OC3D Review: Intel 980x Gulftown Hexcore

[tinytomlogan]

OC3D loves a good cpu to play with, but is the 980x as good as we all hope?

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[ppuff]

Performs like a champ. It looks as though Intel will once again throw AMD under the bus with this one.

 

[VonBlade]

Fantastic review Tom. Really enjoyable read.

Blimey that's a bit of kit. Dear Santa

 

[thestepster]

looks like its lived up 2 the hype and its like u said its only the price thats the bad point

 

[Runebeard]

Dude I bloody love your analogies, "...it goes like an Essex girl on a Free WKD night." Man that cracked up

So wish I could afford to splurge on one of these, I wouldn't have to upgrade for tiiiiime.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Its back!

 

[thestepster]

ooh u got it back for more playin about

 

[killablade]

God I want one of those 0.o Simply amazing!

 

[BloomerzUK]

OT: Love the avatar Tom.

 

[BbBoS]

Spectacular processor

Maybe with some ATI 5870's in crossfire, or Nvidia equivalents we could see 80 frames + from crysis

 

[JN]

OT: Love the avatar Tom.

w00t. it may be making an appearance elsewhere soon

 

[tinytomlogan]

Yeah the OC3D Range Rover is in the sign shop as we speak! whooooopah

 

[mayhem]

£850 est. come on guyes thats raly taking the piss.

No way will it be worth it buying it. and there is no way on earth any one here is going to need that much power except for good scores on test benches and braging rights wich means naff all in real world.

Thats like getting a car to compenswte for the fact you cannot be good in another department.

still good good review though but way out of my budget range and some thing ill never own unless OC3d are gving it away as a ""PRIZE"" hint hint ....lol

 

[cl0ck_ed]

OMG, that looks like a BEAST, didn't think there would be such an improvement in gaming. The minimum FPS for crysis warhead are 216% better!! WOW.

Great review btw.

 

[Runebeard]

Scan.co.uk have them on preorder for £882.74. Looks like I won't be getting one then as that takes up almost all my budget for my entire pc build xD

 

[FarFarAway]

Looks hawt Tomster

Out of interest, did you manage to get a Super PI 1m at all? I just want to see some pwnage

 

[tinytomlogan]

Super Pi doesnt utilise all the cores dude so that was one of the tests that we missed out as it wasnt a proper representation of the power the CPU had to offer.

 

[MikeEnIke]

6 Cores is just insane. All on the same size chip.

 

[thestepster]

well in memory of my grandad if i get enuff ill have gulftown and 58xx/fermi folding rockin

 

[Macon Paine]

Looks awesome, performance is just incredible! Well done Intel, pity about the price though this thing costs about $1700 AUD. AMDs gonna need to pull a rabbit out of the hat with bulldozer.