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intel core i7-980x, is it good? - ElevatorToHeaven - 06-08-2017
Hi i was wondering if the Intel core i7-980x is still viable.
It seems really good to me but its pretty old.
I'm thinking of buying a few and wanted some input before making the purchase.
Thanks!
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - Ecks - 06-08-2017
It really depends on your own needs, is it a good CPU if you can get it for a descent price but if you need something more powerful you can check out https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-980X+%40+3.33GHz&id=866 .
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - ElevatorToHeaven - 06-09-2017
(06-08-2017, 11:42 PM)n3r0x1d3 Wrote: It really depends on your own needs, is it a good CPU if you can get it for a descent price but if you need something more powerful you can check out https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-980X+%40+3.33GHz&id=866 .
I can get them for like 25 bucks each, its a really good price for what seems to me as good hardware. I dont know what to do with it though...
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - JzJad - 06-09-2017
for 25$ I mean hell I'd grab a few for a few systems, servers and such for that cheap. For gaming sure they will do alright don't expect the best performance though.
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - ElevatorToHeaven - 06-09-2017
(06-09-2017, 02:50 AM)JzJad Wrote: for 25$ I mean hell I'd grab a few for a few systems, servers and such for that cheap. For gaming sure they will do alright don't expect the best performance though.
Could i possibly make a monero miner with cpus? I know one usuallhy uses gpu's but would these work also?
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - Nyx - 06-09-2017
(06-09-2017, 02:54 AM)ElevatorToHeaven Wrote:(06-09-2017, 02:50 AM)JzJad Wrote: for 25$ I mean hell I'd grab a few for a few systems, servers and such for that cheap. For gaming sure they will do alright don't expect the best performance though.
Could i possibly make a monero miner with cpus? I know one usuallhy uses gpu's but would these work also?
Might bottleneck a bit depending on your card just due to the age of the CPU. For 25$ though, still a steal.
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - Blink - 06-09-2017
(06-09-2017, 02:54 AM)ElevatorToHeaven Wrote:(06-09-2017, 02:50 AM)JzJad Wrote: for 25$ I mean hell I'd grab a few for a few systems, servers and such for that cheap. For gaming sure they will do alright don't expect the best performance though.
Could i possibly make a monero miner with cpus? I know one usuallhy uses gpu's but would these work also?
Yes, but it's not ideal. Still, the 980x extreme was $1.4k, it's still like $140, so that's a great price.
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - mothered - 06-09-2017
(06-09-2017, 12:21 AM)ElevatorToHeaven Wrote: I can get them for like 25 bucks each, its a really good price for what seems to me as good hardware. I dont know what to do with it though...
For that price, you can't go wrong.
Whether It's does suffice your needs (as stated above), depends on your overall usability.
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - Ecks - 06-09-2017
Hell if you can't find any uses for them there is always flipping them on a marketplace (creigslist, ebay, here).
RE: intel core i7-980x, is it good? - Boudica - 06-09-2017
(06-09-2017, 06:38 AM)n3r0x1d3 Wrote: Hell if you can't find any uses for them there is always flipping them on a marketplace (creigslist, ebay, here).
To be fair, that was what I thought he was going to do until I read further. I can't see any particular cons to it! Seems like there are a lot of option available, so I say, why not?