Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) Overclocking

[Rozyn]

Is this a good processor to overclock and such? Info:

Intel Core i7-3960X Extreme Edition Sandy Bridge-E 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73960X

Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116491

Would it go good with this rig? Link: http://www.computerforum.com/216662-good-rig-10k.html

Is there any better processors? I am looking for major overkill here .

 

[Ankur]

This is better than 3960X
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492
in terms of price, performance wise both are neck to neck.

For 10k
build should be something like this
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[spirit]

Well it's the highest-end consumer CPU you can get right now, so - I guess it has the best performance. That doesn't necessarily mean it's the best value for money though.

The 3960X is a 1000 buck processor, the 3930K is a 570 buck processor, almost half the price. You're paying about 500 bucks more for a tiny performance gain http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/552?vs=443

There's really no reason to go for a 3960X other than perhaps 'bragging rights' - the 3930K is much cheaper and only a tiny, tiny, tiny bit slower. You won't even notice it.

As for overclocking, both are great chips to overclock on because they are both multiplier unlocked.

 

[Rozyn]

Thanks both of you, I appreciate it. Is there any private connections where I could get like crazy powerful rig?

 

[spirit]

...just build the one you were on about in your thread?