Haswell-E arrives, bringing a $999 8-core desktop CPU with it

Discussion in 'hardware' started by lotuseclat79, Aug 30, 2014.

  1. lotuseclat79

    lotuseclat79 Registered Member

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    lotuseclat79, Aug 30, 2014
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  2. 3x0gR13N

    3x0gR13N Registered Member

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    5820k looks very nice, the compromises made (28 vs 40 PCIe lanes) make it a very good mATX HEDT option. The DDR4 prices though...
     
    3x0gR13N, Aug 30, 2014
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  3. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Why the hell would I pay $999 for a processor? :)
     
    Rasheed187, Aug 31, 2014
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  4. SweX

    SweX Registered Member

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    Why the heck would someone pay 100,000 for a car.

    It all depends on the buyer and the buyers needs. Same with CPU, GPU etc... :)
     
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    SweX, Aug 31, 2014
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