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manu2b · 04-24-12, 09:14 AM

To go back on topic, the 3820 OC very well, as it's the X79 platform and you can OC through BCLK.

It might be a bottleneck@stock (3.6GHz! and I don't even think it will be) with a 680SLI or 7970xFire
But I agree, a 2500K with a z77 MoBo is a better choice: Cheaper and as effective (gaming wise).

You want the x79 only if you plan a 6 cores/12 threads upgrade in the future, and want the quad channel DDR3.

mjw21a · 04-24-12, 09:23 AM

Sorry to get off topic mate.... All I'm getting at as this setup is most definitely clearer and sound better than my Xonar DX, to my ears at least, and at a lower cost.

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manu2b Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brussels	To go back on topic, the 3820 OC very well, as it's the X79 platform and you can OC through BCLK. It might be a bottleneck@stock (3.6GHz! and I don't even think it will be) with a 680SLI or 7970xFire But I agree, a 2500K with a z77 MoBo is a better choice: Cheaper and as effective (gaming wise). You want the x79 only if you plan a 6 cores/12 threads upgrade in the future, and want the quad channel DDR3. __________________ MSI 990FXA-GD65 PhenomII x6 1075t 4.1GHz/1.52v Noctua NH-D14 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1840/Cl9 Sapphire 7970 Dual-x@1225(1.35v)/1800(1.6v) BeQuiet Pure Power 530W Crucial M4 256GB Samsung SyncMaster BX2450 24"
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04-24-12, 09:23 AM	#22
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