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2010-09-17 , 02:05
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Originally Posted by nokia_n900_user View Post
Well,you buy all the parts and the only part that remains to buy is the cpu.As I said before you can afford expensive parts and because of that you are start thinking to buy Intel's Core i7-980X Extreme Edition 'Gulftown'.
The benefits of the i7-980X are limited. Anyone who could truly use (and afford) the i7-980X would probably get more out of two Xeon 5500 series chips. Most everyone else is just wasting money on excess cores and power consumption.

My question is now:even if you have the ability to buy this processor is it worth the money?What I mean is that yeah it has great specs,but for somebody who is an exteme gamer is it worth to buy this processor or it's waste of money even if he can afford this kind of buy?
Waste of money. A gamer would do better to spend time, money, and effort on their graphics, storage, power, and put some effort into setting up a system that operates quietly.

Question number 2):What if somebody is an extreme gamer and also wants to edit video,render video(and other things like that)and use programs which demand a lot of processing power?Is it worth it?
Possibly, but you'd get way more out of a dual CPU system with more physical cores.

Question 3):If you look this thing a little bit in the future will it worth?What I mean with that?I mean that after 2 or 3 years will somebody who bought this processor and gave 1000$ say that:"Damn now I have to buy a new processor"?
Unlikely. I'm over a year into my i7-920 and I haven't come near to needing an upgrade. No biggie, since by the time I replace it Intel will have already made Socket 1366 obsolete.

Of course technology changes with the speed of light,but I thing it's a crappy thing to give 1000$ and and after a relatively short time start thinking that it was a stupid thing giving so much for something that lasts so little.(if you want to understand what I mean think what probably people say today who gave money for the intel core 2 quad extreme.)
The Extreme Edition processors seem to be more for those with too much money and not enough sense. Cut down a couple editions on your processor, overclock a bit, take care of the real slow spots and you'll get more bang for your buck. I run my i7-920 at 3.0GHz and it took zero effort.

Question number 4):If you have to choose between Intel i7 950 and Intel i7 975 and intel i7 980X and AMD Phenom 2 X6 T1090 Black Edition which will you choose and why for the kind use that I already said in the question number 2.
The Phenom is half the price of the i7-950 and gets you most of the performance in video processing. I'd look at some comparative benchmarks and see what fits for you.

But definitely, the 980X is not worth the money by any stretch of the imagination. Easily, $600 or more that could be spent on an SSD that would really boost performance.