You can use SoftXpand Duo to play multiple games on one PC with multiple mice and keyboard http://www.miniframe.com/technology/softxpand.html
So is having 2 gaming rigs in one computer possible like I suggested? It's a weird thought but one that interests me a lot lol. Especially with Fury Nano.....
VMs seem pretty cool. It would give me a chance to utilize my older GPUs rather than throwing them out. If Zen was close enough to intel's performance, that would seal the deal for me. 8 threads to each GPU!
There's a reason a LOT of people went 5820k over the 6700k...
because in the US, the 5820k has been available for a year, and the 6700k is not available for purchase?
Those settings have no value whatsoever for me and most gamers. Show me the non-SLI figures at 1440 or more instead, and I'll bet the difference is much smaller if there is one at all.
How does that make any sense at all? 90% of people who buy a 5960x end up buying it? What the hell does that mean?
It s not about money or buy the cpu. it s about TEST it at least once in your life.
If u don t test it directly you re ignorant about most of its aspect. you only know how to read benchmarks.
ps: it s sad you say 5960x users are less informed, you say this based on .... your imagination
[T]he reason someone would choose a 5960X (or whatever the case may be at the time) over multiprocessor server options is it's the best blend of the two worlds available. You *generally* are not afforded the overclocking options on those setups like you are on the unlocked HEDT line, therefore as awesome as their multithreaded abilities may be, their single threaded abilities are for crap.
That's complete horsecrap, the reason someone would choose a 5960X (or whatever the case may be at the time) over multiprocessor server options is it's the best blend of the two worlds available. You *generally* are not afforded the overclocking options on those setups like you are on the unlocked HEDT line, therefore as awesome as their multithreaded abilities may be, their single threaded abilities are for crap.
you know this debate can go on for hours...
It maybe for crap, but its not that bad, also the fact you have ECC on said server, and other fault protection.
You maybe one of the few i was implying that it didnt apply, but most 5960X users got their processors cuz its intel's flag ship and a 8-Core, which again, unless ur folding / DCing your not going to do anything close to stressing out the cpu load wise.
Of course it all depends on the game. Current games that are CPU heavy (lots of AI threads/schedules) do happen to scale well beyond 4 cores. A good example is Novigrad in Witcher 3, or Assassin's Creed Unity.
RPG genre in the future looks like it will be helpful for more cores.
Please... remove this post. Games don't scale beyond 4 cores. Are you not paying attention? Please do NOT post anymore examples of games scaling beyond 4 cores...
Please... remove this post. Games don't scale beyond 4 cores. Are you not paying attention? Please do NOT post anymore examples of games scaling beyond 4 cores...
This is what I found odd, it's directly oppositional to what you are arguing in here. With the 6700k you're gaining only 4 logical cores. With the 5820k you're gaining 2 physical cores and 4 logical cores for about the same price difference again. Granted with a very slight ipc penalty, but still.I am surprised to see so many people tossing high end gear into a system and opting for a 6600k instead of the 6700k. I did that before with the 3570k vs 3770k and I ended up wishing I had the HT chip at times.
Those settings have no value whatsoever for me and most gamers. Show me the non-SLI figures at 1440 or more instead, and I'll bet the difference is much smaller if there is one at all.
In the past, Intel's flagships were just better binned versions of the $300-$500 chips. But this time, we at least got MOAR CORES.
The question of 6700K vs 5820K is similar to E8400 vs Q6600 some ~8 years ago. The E8400 offered more performance up front, but a few years down the line, the Q6600 was the big winner. So if you're looking at keeping the chip into 2017, 5820K easily, imo. Quite a few games support multiple cores now, and the modern engines which many games from here on out will be developed using, will take advantage of it. Personally, I'd like to have some free cores while gaming so I end up with the highest possible minimum frame rates.
Please... remove this post. Games don't scale beyond 4 cores. Are you not paying attention? Please do NOT post anymore examples of games scaling beyond 4 cores...
There is no non-SLI setup that can run that game at 1080p with a consistent 60fps. If you are running at 1440p you need 2 cards. 1080p is the highest playable resolution for my single card setup.
Please... remove this post. Games don't scale beyond 4 cores. Are you not paying attention? Please do NOT post anymore examples of games scaling beyond 4 cores...
This is what I found odd, it's directly oppositional to what you are arguing in here. With the 6700k you're gaining only 4 logical cores. With the 5820k you're gaining 2 physical cores and 4 logical cores for about the same price difference again. Granted with a very slight ipc penalty, but still.
The entire build is nearly $200 more expansive though.
Depends on your component selection I suppose, some of the Z170 boards are stooopid expensive. Then there is the fact you can frequently grab the 5820k for $299 at Microcenter. Now that's not apples to apples using a promo price, but with current availability they probably won't be running doorbusters on the 6700k very soon. That being said, I can certainly see why someone would want a 6700k. Absolute latest in chipsets and the very best single thread performance.