Hell yes! Once iv had my fun with my X58 build (built purely because of this channel) I'll be diving straight into X79 and I can't wait! Loving the content as always YES man, keep it up!
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same here bro im rocking my x58 with a x5670 all thanks to the yes man. its of to Brisbane for me for xmas then home to start saving $ for the X79 buzz!.
Yeah, I thought my x58 died (long story monitor actually died....) and built a x99 6900K oc ed to 4.1; my x58 was a 5670 oced to 4.45, and honestly, there isnt much a difference. Best case scenario is GTA 5 and thats like 80 fps vs 130 fps. Most games are like 20 fps boost; at what was already exceedingly playable. Wait til the stuff that comes out in a year or two either comes out or becomes cheap.
@@skeivys was for me... I already had an e5 1680v2 and 32gb ecc 1866mhz memory though, bought an Asus x79 Deluxe for 179 usd and it came with a corsair 120mm aio. Im able to hit 4.6ghz with comfortably low temps always under 75c at full load and i can push it higher but the temp go way up
I always wanted one of those Sabertooth x79 boards. And an E5-1680v2. Definitely a killer combo on the platform. Looking forward to how it stacks up to modern chips.
I had a Sabertooth x79 board.. it was great for about 3 years.. then it started to fail.. first memory channels would die.. then sound died.. then something else died (can't remember what) and I gave up on it and stuck it back in the box with a 3930k in the socket.
Just a heads up guys, if Sammy posts a link, it will be marked as spam and disappear. Jayz2cents discussed this in a recent video so you may need to use your search skills in Google. I hate to rain on the parade as I am interested too, but it is better to keep my Tech Yes family informed and be on the safe side
Just keep an eye on the used market. I just picked up a x99 asus sabertooth,5960x,32gb ram, 1tb Samsung pro ssd,gtx 980 in a good case for $400 The guy clearly didn’t know what he was selling! It was a insanely good deal! Didn’t need a new pc just had to pick this up as a extra pc!
osgrov yea it seemed too good to be true so I jumped on it. I was going to flip it to make money but I just couldn’t sell it so I sold the case and put it in a newer better looking case and now have two nice PCs. One for me and one for the wife and kjds or friends
I built my first pc in 2012 I didn't know what I was doing at all and I purchased x79. I got the 4820k, 16gb of ddr3 1600 in quad channel, and a HD 7970 for graphics. When Ryzen came out the prices dropped on the CPU's and I purchased a 4960x for $200 US. I made a newb mistake buying the platform at the time but looking back I think as far as longevity goes, I couldn't have done better. Yes, the graphics card has been upgraded and I spent $200 on a new CPU along with some ssd's but I have had this system for over 6 years and don't feel I am loosing much in performance. Lucky I guess.
I did the same thing with x58 back in 2009, people thought I was crazy for buying an hedt platform with an I7 950 instead of an i5... Nearly 10 years later it's still running but now with an x5675 and a 1070 ti.
@@sburns015 Funny thing about the 4960X is that until Ryzen came along, and the crazy stock oc'd Intels like the 8700K, the 4960X was by far one of the best platforms for Premiere, because that app just doesn't seem to care much about more than 6 cores. Ditto After Effects, and a bonus being able to fit four GPUs for mega CUDA crunching.
It's 2022 and X79 is still weird as heck. Couple months ago i still wonder why it's so unreasonably rare and expensive until i found this video. Now i want one
Huanan X79 Deluxe is based on C602 chipset (server version of X79). It supports quad channel. The chipsets are scavenged from old server boards. If you bough a Runing X79, please try to use more than 2 PCIe x16 slots at the same time. It does not work! I have one and I had to contact the chinese manufacturer who confirmed this. The PCIe x16 slots work 2 at a time!!! I bought it for the PCIe slots to power a server of mine...
I have a motherboard 'RUNNING X79 B10" THAT I MOVED FROM an old Case... but i lost the manuals and CD drivers, does any body has them ??? please let me know.. grobles10@yahoo.com
"It supports quad channel" cross fingers but don't bet on it... most of the China boards this is broken or unstable at best even the dual cpu's one like JINGSHA X79 S8 and HUANANZHI X79-8D is almost impossible to get quad channel to work... and those boards are more expensive than say an refurbished Supermicro board and none of em support OC so that is not an thing ether...
@@brrebrresen1367 You can voltmod huanan and reflash bios to get overclock over 4.2GHz. And quad channel works, for example, on boards like Huanan X79-ZD3.
@@dfsstuff6572 , Huanan X79-ZD3 is a single-socket board though. and while some support quad-channel, and very many just claims it while not delivering it, getting that and say ECC support at the same time is even rarer. and when it comes to overclocking, the Huanan X79-ZD3 cost as much as an used Asus P9X79 board (at least with local prices) and while not new it will be far better at it and not burn up as most of the Huanan boards does after a while because of mediocre VRM's. (and OC with dual socket boards is not something you want to do with boards that can't handle extreme power loads, so like 99.9% of em) and 4.2GHz depends on what CPU you start with...
thanks to your previous x79 videos I got into x79 myself upgrading from a locked i5 with a super cheap overall setup. Now ive got an asrock extreme v6 with an i7-3930k with 16gb in quad channel and ive been loving life with this system.
Hi bro plz can you tell me I'm using Asus p9x79 with the same specs that you are using bro is this possible I can run a 12gen core processor and rtx gpu with the same board?
Got a 4930k in 2013. Asus sabertooth x79 MB and 4x 8gb 1866 CL9 ram. Got an upgrade in 2018 to GTX 1080 and custom liquid cooling using alphacool components. Managed to keep it stable up to 5050 mhz with temp not exceeding 70 degrees when rendering with 3ds MAX for hours. Works like a charm and will continue to use it for a long time I hope.
God I love X79 so much! Have two X79 systems, and they still kick ass to this day. Rampage IV Extreme + E5-1680 v2 @ 4,7GHz X79-Deluxe + 4930K @ 4,8GHz. Yes, I've binned some chips :P
i just ordered e5-2697 v2 for 25$ to replace i7-3820 and i guess i fu*ktup, should i go with e5-1680? but this one is almost 100$ same as 4960x... I want to by gpu first and then mobo+cpu+ram... so we will see how its going to pair with 4080/90 or even 50 series haha Now is gtx1080ti and its still going strong :D
I grabbed an Asus P9X79 Pro and 3930k for 180 US. Very happy with that deal and I've been doing some OC testing and using it as the center of my gaming/editing PC
Can't wait for your upcoming coverage on x79, I have several x58 systems and just last year I picked up an Asus rampage iv formula, 16gb ddr3 2400 and a 3930k rev.2 for $300 and was able to force pcie 3.0, also just recently picked up an Asus Sabertooth x79 for $100😎
Dude, I have said it before but lovin the upload schedule of late and the content is awesome. Always something completely different, definitely one of my fav content creators!
So am I, a Sabertoothx79 with a 3930x chip and 32gb of ram - its had a gtx670, a gtx970, and currently a vega 64. Looking to replace it with a threadripper 32 core in november - that should keep me going for another 7 years lol
The Deluxe was an exellent board. I picked one up basically new for 75 UKP (the guy had bought it only a week earlier but had since decided to switch career direction), built a PC for my brother for xmas with it, added a 3930K initially, later a 2680 v2 which was better for the tasks he mostly does. Very cost effective. This was back in the days when a juicy 32GB DDR3/2400MHz kit was only 115 UKP; memory prices today really suck.
Jonny Wermelin my cpu runs damn hot mate. On stock with 3.8ghz turbo all cores, it maxes out at 75*C on aida64. Using Hyper T4 so i think it is the blame. And not so high quality thermalpaste too. Will buy some bequiet shit!
I used an ASUS RAMPAGE IV GENE X79 board for about 4 years in the past. I still have it lying around. For nostalgia it'll be interesting to see that Xeon overclocking performance.
12 months with a 1650v2 and P9x79LE and I love it. Still super relevant. I just hacked my bios for NVME support and picked up a Samsung PM981 256gb boot drive from Ebay for $67 shipped. Snappy af.
1 Hows ya thumb. 2.Good video nice to see the old tech lovin' 3. As a long term user of the X boards -had X58, 79, 99 and now 299 .I have found the longevity of these units to be almost bombproof, all but the X58 system which i sold I still use today My normal way of doing things when buying for a new PC is get the best, max it out, and run it for years to come. The only problem with this is i like to keep up to date so i now have systems a lot of people can only dream about just littering the house But they are still used and outperform a lot of today's gear. I would recommend to anybody if you are after a reasonably priced second hand or new if you can get it go for the X series all the time. ;-)
Never had any X-Platform myself, but my Dad's rig is X99. I got my Overclocking and tweaking start WAYYYYY back in the Athlon XP days! I had my Athlon XP 2600+ running faster than the 3200+, which if I recall correctly, I managed about 2.5 GHZ give or take a little as I used Bclk as well as multiplier (I used the conductive pencil hack!)
Theoretical bandwidth and power capabilities I think. I ask myself the same question about USB 3.0 a lot. We still use usb 2.0 keyboards and mice and microphones with very few things actually using usb 3.0 for much of anything. The only things I really use usb 3.0 for are docks+flash drives. Then again I remember the complete objective failure of sata express, they tried really hard to put it on intel boards but I don't remember ever seeing a sata express drive released.
As an X79 user for the past 5 years I agree. Using an ASUS X79 Deluxe, 3930K OC'd to 4.8 GHz, 1080Ti, two 400 GB Intel 750 SSD's (HHL), 8x2GB of 2133 G-Skill Ripjaws Z Series in a Lian Li PC-O11 ROG and full liquid cooled setup. ASUS had a competition between Deluxe vs Rampage owners to see which motherboard would get an NVME BIOS update. Deluxe won the vote, so in 02-2016 an NVME compatible BIOS was released. All around performance is excellent. I'll wait to see what Jim Keller does over at Intel before I decide to upgrade again. Great informative videos.
Picked an x79 Asus sabertooth today, it came with an i7 3820, bitfenix case and a psu for £80, He wanted £100, all works as now tested. I'm going to sell the I7 cpu to cex for £23, selling/laying off the psu to another one of my builds for £30 and selling the case to another build I have nearly finished for £30 also... Can't wait to start the x79 build, what Xeon processor to use.. I'm also picking up a Sabertooth p67 1155 with a 2600k for £65.. but I'm gonna offer £50 maby meet in the middle at £55 😊
So neat to see my 3930k is still relevant to this day. Recently boosted my overclock to 4.6 GHz as well. Paired it with a new 2070, I honestly would not be surprised to squeeze another 5 years out if this PC.
@@warrax111 I ended up upgrading to a 10850K a year and a half ago but I put the 3930K into a lower power rig at its base clock of 3.2ghz and had it sent to a friend in Jamaica. So to my knowledge it's still going strong but 🤷♂️ lol
@@Jonathon.Johnston Lol, thank you for reply. In my view, you didn't squeeze another 5 years out of it, because "squeezing" is meant for primary computer, when using old hardware. :) Anyway, you found a good use on it, which is cool, that hardware get use out, before it give up, and not trashed out. Btw, I share my story, which is quite funny I think. I'm squeezing LGA775 platform (Asus p5Q deluxe) for 11 years right now. Just exchanged Q6600 for Q9650 (it improved a lot, both performance and power consumption). As I've used heavily overclocked Q6600 with idle states turned off, it was burning 136W of power. I almost got heart attack, I've found it after 10 years of usage. :D Would make at least 200$ more on electricity through those years. Anyway, after upgrading to Q9650, which is most powerful LGA775 processor, I can use non-overclocked CPU to get about same performance, as Q6600 on 3.4Ghz. It has 3 ghz, but more cache, and it's somehow improved. What is good, I even undervolt it (from 1,15v to 1,07v) and it's still rock stable. I've also get rid of old Geforce 8800GTS, that I've bought in 2010 as cheap game graphic card, because I've stoped to played 3D games in 2013. It was really burner in 2D mode, and I've just swapped it for geforce 210, as it's enough for 2D adapter card. My powerconsumption went down to 79W in idle after this, and after CPU sleep states enabling, and performance stood maybe only 5% lower. That's my story of squeezing out. I need to give aplaus to that Asus p5Q deluxe motherboard, holding 11 years used as primary computer, first years on quite frequent gaming in 3D (last years mostly only in idle, or only watching youtube videos). :D
Just picked up a PX79 LE Asus Board thrifting with 4x4 GB sticks of Ripjaw ddr3 ram in the box for $28.00 CDN. Pretty good deal if it works. It looks barely used and basically new so whoever donated it to the thrift shop I got it at took real good care to make sure it was packed up all nice and neatly. Going to repurpose it for a school computer for my classroom, assuming I can find a chip to go in it.
Built an x79 system 7 years ago as an editing rig, overclocking was fun and managed 4.9ghz for benchmark with 4.5/6 stable. Has done me very well indeed, including following me from the UK to NZ in bits and still working! Until last weekend that is when either motherboard or cpu has died. Hard to get hold of replacements here in a timely manner so going AMD for the first time since the Athlon XP with a new 2700x setup.
You came exactly at the time that I'm searching for a new X79 motherboard, I never change my X79 setup but maybe I will consider buying a motherboard not to resell my rig but to keep it!
Just finished putting a Rampage Extreme IV/1680v2/2080S system together Thanks so much for the inspiration She is a beast and a big jump up from my previous P6X58D-E/W3690/1080 system
X79 i7-3930k (Noctua NH-D14 cooler) Asus P9X79 Pro Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB 1333 MHz DDR3 (8gb x 8 in QUAD Channel) Nvidia 1080 ti Founders Edition Raidr Express PCIe SSD Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB WD 2 TB Black x 2 AX860i Corsair Carbide Air 540 It's served me very well over the recent years. I love it Thinking of picking up a Ryzen9 3900X soon. May wait for Gen4 though
My Asus Sabertooth x79 board is still hammering away after 8 years of use and was paired with the 3930K from day one which is OC'd to 4683MHz along with 4 x 8GB(32GB) GSkill TridentX 1600MHz @ 7-8-8-24 208 2T it was great at 1080p with my MSI GTX970 Gaming video card but several years ago I went to 1440P on my main display (3 display setup) and it had struggled to maintain smooth game play at ultra settings and had to make compromises, so I finally upgraded to an MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio and no more issues at 1440p at Ultra settings. This generation of hardware was and still is great value, I spent my money right once and it has held up strong, I have had to use my Corsair warranty on my AIO water cooler H80 several years ago and my HX850 PSU which both went faulty before the 5 year and 7 year warranties had run out and Corsair sent me the new versions of both, the H80i and HX850i, and though I now use a H150i Corsair's RMA has looked after me very well and my eldest daughter has the H80i in her rig. Case is the Lian Li Lancool Dragon Lord PC-K58 Black from 10 years ago, look it up you can see the huge differences, I also cut the side panel and for $40 got a company down here in Victoria to custom cut me a piece of tempered glass. Here's a couple of pics of it. ibb.co/GQ8zKty ibb.co/pnhFKZs
biggest reason to consider X79 today - it has drivers for winXP :) combine it with a 980Ti which also works in winXP using the 780Ti drivers, and you get a monstrous rig for winXP/win7 dualboot :)
I have a motherboard 'RUNNING X79 B10" THAT I MOVED FROM an old Case... but i lost the manuals and CD drivers, does any body has them ??? please let me know.. grobles10@yahoo.com
Just sold an 3930k at 4,4 GHz with an Rampage IV Black Edition, 16GB Ram and GTX 1080.. top notch performance with pretty good features and solid prices in Germany.
I still use a rampage iii extreme with an i7 990x - still performs like an absolute beast and plays any game along with the 980ti! Won’t be changing for a while !
I definitely can’t afford x79 right now, but you’ve been a great inspiration for me to look into upgrading my current set up to an x58 board. The used price to performance is incredible on those old rigs. That said, even if the price to performance isn’t quite there with x79, I definitely agree there is a wow factor to it and there’s something to be said about it’s relevancy as a platform in 2018 and moving forward.
Quite happy with my x79 system. Paid approximately 200usd for asus p9x79 pro, e5-1650 and 16Gigs 1600Mhz CL9 DDR3. One can get away cheaper, but I think this is decent value. Runs well @ 4.8GHz and rock solid @ 4.6Ghz. Looking forward to build an X58 system next.
You are totally to the point. Main brands are not manufacturing the X79 boards, hence the prices are going crazy up. The Hunans give you a cosmetic X79, but not actual one. It is the market orchestrated to keep re-inventing the wheel. And making money in the process. Solution: get a server board with dual x79, this will keep you satisfied for many years to come.
I'm on X79 with intel dx79to MB and a 3930k. No reason to upgrade until I can double my performance. Hoping Ryzen 3000 series gives me that. Thought about this 8 core xeon but it's not compatible with my MB :(
Hi Just built my new pc and I seem to be in a loop of automatic system repair for the windows set up. I have tried everything. Bios stuff etc. Plz help.
There is a family of very overlooked x79 motherboards made by Intel. I managed to get my hands on one a couple months ago for only $75, and I'm planning a video about it right now. It might be ready in the next few days, and I think someone with a little patience can also get one of these at an affordable price. EDIT BTW great video, Brian. I love when you do x79 stuff.
I've had my X79 Rig nearly two years, got a great deal on a rather basic X79 thing and upgraded it in all ways except for the mobo, PSU and case (love me some sabertooth stuff, and I am yet to fault my CM HAF X Case). Went from a i7 3820 with 2x4gb 1866mhz, GeForce 210, arctic freezer i30 etc to a 4930K, 24gb quad channel vengeance pro at 1600mhz, GTX 1070 with a H100i V2 to cool the CPU. I haven't even needed to oc anything yet, so I'm one happy person with this rig. In all its cost me around £800 (I were an idiot and paid £395 for a 1070 at the start of the mining craze 😑) I may get a Xeon down the line for more cores but I don't need them yet. As always, great content and I completely agree. If you can find this stuff cheap, like I did with the bundle I got and upgraded from over the last 18ish months, X79 is more than worth it 👌
Still using a sabertooth with a heavily overclocked 6 core 3970X which I picked up for £80 GBP to replace the quad core 8320 core I had in... and it's still fantastic. Running 64GB ram and NMve fine and a 5700XT card and running everything at 4k... doesn't make me want to upgrade in the slightest, great article by the way!
About time! I was hoping you would have started this earlier Brian. Glad, to hear you’re enjoying this type of build still. Also, I was hoping it would be a Value System. Oh, well. :(
When the 1366 sockets launched, i was one of the first to jump with both feet in.... and i used a few systems until the x79 solution was announced.. I purchased/built a Asus P9X79 Pro + 3930k + 4x8gb PC17000 2133mhz Patriot Black Mamba 3 Setup and with a noctua NH-D14 that was available at the time and the corsair HX1000, plus the fact that i was very heavily involved with every crossfire setup from the initial x850's through to even today with rx 500.... this system was perfectly balanced for my uses. Bios updates that added pci-ex 3.0 support, Initial SATA III support to run ssd's at full speed, and then later the ability to add a NVMe pci-ex card to boot from if need be. granted the Asmedia usb 3.0 controller performance was pretty damn lackluster, but with those 40 pci-ex lanes, i was able to snag myself a faster add-in card if need be. The system at one point actually ran 9x4TB Hitachi drives for a few years before selling them off and consolidating to WD Reds, the board ran the whole thing beautifully without error. I also have ran the 3930k at a moddest 4.3GHz overclock while still being able to use speedstep and all it's power savings functions without cooking it all. Simply bumping the BLK to 130mhz and dropping the multiplier a smidge in order to get my 4.3ghz, couldn't ask for a more stable system (granted the ddr3 had to be dropped from 2133mhz down to 2080mhz which is pretty insignificant imo while maintaining great latency). Outside of just upgrading the SSDs and HDDs along with the graphics cards, even today i really honestly have no real justifiable reason to migrate away from it just yet, and to what would i bother without feeling like i've downgraded outside of arguably the only viable option being threadripper in the 12-24 core range. I suspect that upon Zen 2's release of the threadrippers (Ryzen Threadripper 3000 series), that is when i'll consider making the move. It'll be the best bang for the buck as my 3930k and p9x79 pro board will still retain a decent value, and is still far more than usuable and powerful for pretty much anything. IMO i think this has been the most badass system i've used, and because i bought in 2011 while living canada, i got the best possible value on everything as our dollar was rather strong at that time, and shortly after buying it, everything i had purchased rapidly climbed up in value by almost 40% and remained there for years. It's only been since ryzen launched in march 2017, that the value of my 3930k and x79 in general actually started dropping. It's great that AMD's reemergence into the market with a viable contender that is doing very well, that we've actually seen a decent generation leap in performance and computing that puts a standard desktop at a performance level capable of toppling something in the higher end, while also being significantly cheaper.
I have a friend who upgraded to x99 about 3 years ago. The reason he did this cause at that time x79 board prices were ridicules and he blew a board I forget how. I've been trying to find a board cause I wanna get his old cpu and have another decent computer. But prices are still up there making it a more difficult decision. This will be a great series. Can wait to see the results.
I am running X79 with an Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12 core, 24 thread) cpu, given your comments in the video do you consider this chip inferior to the 8-core Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 after overclocking? I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this cpu comparison. Great content as always!
It depends on what you're doing. Is threaded performance more important to you than single core performance? What about power consumption, thermals, efficiency and noise? An oc'd 1680 v2 will end up with similar threaded performance but much better IPC than a higher core count 2600 v2 series XEON (I did quite a bit of meddling with the 2680 v2, I had five of them), but at the expense of power, noise, etc. Better IPC will help a lot for some types of tasks, especially certain newer games, but it matters much less for others such as modelling in Blender. I'm curious, what scores do you get just now for CB R15 multi and single threaded? I don't yet have a 1680 v2 but I have lots of other data here: www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/tests-jj.txt
Cinebench result for my Xeon E5-2697 v2 are as follows: 1653 (max) and 1638 (avg) after 7 runs. I also have an E5-2680 v3 (also 12 core) for comparison on the x99 platform that comes in at: 1811 (max) and 1790 (avg) after 7 runs. More comparisons: i7-4930k (oc 4.3): 1075 (max) and 1071 (avg). I7-4770 (oc 4.4): 846 (max) and 845 (avg) To compare that with a modern CPU, my stock Threadripper 1950x gets: 3011 (max) and 3004 (avg) Those are the CPU’s I had in my machines at present.
@@jordanwalker2000 Thanks for the info!! And sorry for the delay, was away for a while. Interesting about the 2680 v3 uplift, that's only just a bit more than 9% (vs. a core count increase of 20%). Am I right in thinking therefore that the v3 has a lower max all-core turbo? Btw, my 4930K @ 4.5 gives 1202, though that could be partly due to the RAM (2400 @ CL10). Still not pipped a 3930K @ 4.8 giving 1241 though. Something I'd like to know is why CB at all gives a higher result on a 1st run, what the heck is it doing? I can see why some are saying it's become a broken benchmark, it behaves very badly with a lot more threads.
The 2680v3 is a 12c24t processor just like the 2697v2, and yes it has a lower base and boost clock. I was surprised by the result. I am interested at your 3930k vs 4930k results, I have a spare 3930k on my desk (and a 5930k too) so I am tempted to apply overclocks and test those generational cpus if I get time. I heard the 3930k was a great overclocker. I usually only push for around 80% on the OC for stability, so I will rarely extract the maximum performance for benchmarking...
I was wondering if you have any thoughts on the Huanan X79 Deluxe...in terms of overclocking, general build quality, etc. The show has reviewed earlier versions, correct?
i felt in love with X79 since i watch your videos !!! i've got a dell precision t3600 and i'll upgrade it with a Xeon E5-2665 and a 1050TI. Do you think this would be a good combo ? and thank for your videos, i like them !! Amicalement, de la part d'un français !
@6:50 ist it the same for ALL X79 mainboards that the rear usb3.0 goes directly to the CPU ? most of the diagrams hasn't this link ?! i got an asrock fatality professional. and if this link is the same like in your diagram i should use these ports ;)
I freaking *LOVE* my X79 system. it's still not quite powerful enough for what I need but my Xeon 1650v1 is an absolute powerhouse for a lot of the streaming, gaming and editing workloads I use it for. Also, RAM is REALLY cheap for the platform with Xeon processors as ECC DDR3 is as cheap as $3US/GB, making it less than $50 for a 16GB kit of 1600 ECC.
E5-1650 is great so easy to overclock to stabile 4,9 GHz or unstabile 5,5. and it performs in games better than e5-1650 v2, v3... beneath the e5-1680 v2 the best e5-1600 chip.
Continued: I built my Sabertooth X79 system about five years ago for sim racing. I'm a big fan of Asus. My system I call THOR, because that the case it's in, is even to day one of the fastest baddest computers I've ever put together. I own a small computer business in Lodi California. I started with the X79 Sandy Bridge, i7 4820K, 8 GB of Flex II RAM, 120 GB SSD, Sapphire Radion 7970 with Boost GPU and a Corsair AX1200 power supply. I was in PC heaven, the thing just kicked ass. I was running Windows 7 Ultimate and killing it at Project CARS. There was a problem with the Sandy bridge and Asus replaced the board with one that had the Ivy bridge fix. Two years go by with out a problem. Then I got the update bug. Changed the SSD to a 500 GB. Pulled the RAM and installed 32 GB of Kingston RAM (4 sticks). Still no problems. I got a new GPU, the EVGA NVIDIA GTX 980 ti Hybrid. This was at 2 1/2 years. I soon stated having a problem while racing in project cars. I'd be racing and the screen would just go black for 10 to 20 seconds, then it would come back. Most of the time I'd be off track or into a wall. I bought the card used but contacted EVGA anyway. They had me send them the card and TWO days later sent me a brand new card with a four year warranty and what they said was an experimental BIOS. It worked without a problem. Then six months later, which would be two years ago this month, I bought the Aorus 1080 ti 11 GB card, and sold my EVGA. I got to enjoy it for 1 1/2 weeks. Then the day after Microsoft's big yearly update, my system started to blue screen a lot. It took months before I discovered what was causing it. I tried reinstalling my OS but it would always blue screen during install. Then I read a post, (one that has sins vanished from the web) about Microsoft's Feb update. What I read was alarming. The writer accused Microsoft of (for lack of a better term) planting a virus in there update that looked for 8th gen OEM systems running windows 7. When found, locked up the BIOS. They are said to have done this because of an agreement they had with Intel and AMD. In this agreement all computers sold after a certain date would have the windows 10 OS. The writer went on to say that this update was said to have spilled over and affected some older CPU's, making them unable to run windows 7. It sounded crazy, right? but I took a chance and tried windows 10 and sure enough, it loaded just fine. I've sins tried to reload windows 7 and could not. It worked fine, but within a month started the random black screens, which over time progressed until they where happening two or three times a day. Microsoft told me it was a hardware problem, so I began changing hardware. To date I have changed every single part of this PC, including the cables and monitors. Everything! The motherboard was replaced my Asus Corp in Fremont Cali. about 50 miles from me, with a brand new ivy bridge board. My CPU is cooled with a Corsair H115i Pro, and I even built the water cooling loop from hell for my GPU, South Bridge and Mosfits. My max temps are CPU 38C and GPU 48C. I've given up and in five days THOR is getting a heart transplant. Asus Prime Z370-A motherboard, i7 8700K CPU and 16 GB of DDR4 RAM. The time and money and aggravation are huge. Microsoft could't give a *(%&(%*&^*%, well you get it. Now everything I've said is the truth, without exaggeration. So let the buyer beware.
I have an Asus X79 Deluxe board with a 12 core E5 2695 v2 cpu. Slight overclocking available with voltage control on all 12 cores 24 threads. Great pc. Cheers t x79 lovers.
Still on the Sabertooth x79 here too! i7 3930k, 64gb ram, NVMe modded bios. The motherboard is showing its age though... I don't fully trust the SATA ports (had a few SSDs prematurely die and require RMA). Plus on boot up my audio sometimes doesn't work and I have to reboot to get it back... I'm not mad thought - the board has lasted 8 years and I'm writing this message on that system right now! In the end I opted to buy a good looking Huanan X79 for $150 with quad channel ram and NVMe baked in by default. Just $150 and I should be back up and running 100% again. We'll see how it goes. I also decided to grab a second Huanan X79 board - this one with dual CPU support. Grabbed two Xeon E5 2690 v2 CPUs, two nice Noctua NH-U12DXi4 fans and 256gb ECC ram at 1600mhz. Planning to do some heavy virtualization work along with some machine learning tasks. It was a difficult choice, but there is no way I could have gotten this much ram and a dual cpu server-grade system for less than a fortune. Bottom line is this platform still delivers!
I commented this on fb, but I'm talking to a guy who's selling a x79 sabertooth with a i7 3820and a beefy air cooler for 175 US, now the bord is a bit damaged, it has its main pci slot missing and the audio does not work, but every thing els is fine, so i really wanna get this combo, i think its pretty cheap, since other sellers are advertising their x79 for 320+ $$ with only a bord and cpu here in Serbia. I never personally owned a x79, it was always pricey and it still is even today, so i really hope i get this deal and make use of that quad channel memory, i also have a guy selling a working i7 4820k for $60, so i hope to get both and try some overclocking and see how it goes.
x99 Cpu's Are Still Pricey IMO... X99 is a great platform and the motherboards seem to be on par or even less expensive then the X79, but the price difference from X79 to X99 cpu's is where you will see the cost come into play, along with the ddr4 ram.
1:15 - There was a period of time about 2 to 1.5 years ago when good X79 mbds were very affordable indeed, I bought quite a few of them, mostly the R4E, P9X79 WS and P9X79-E WS (average price was about 125 UKP for a WS, the R4E somewhat less, the E-WS a bit more). Best BIN deal I bagged was an R4E, 16GB/2400 RAM and 3930K for 200 UKP, and elsewhere a new in box R4E for 80 UKP. Today, the good mbds are hard to find (or expensive) whereas the CPUs are dirt cheap; even I have seven 3930Ks to sell off. :D If one can find a good mbd, the low cost of a 3930K can offset the mbd cost somewhat. Just a pity those 1680 v2 XEONs are so expensive, and alas RAM is another matter aswell, but hunt for GSkill TridentX or Corsair if you can. Note that a worthy CPU compromise is the 2680 v2, the later 10-core part; it's not an oc'able CPU, but its stock performance is pretty good, scoring 1389 for CB R15. Ref: www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/tests-jj.txt Where it suffers of course is IPC, scoring only 112 for the single thread test, but if one cares more about threads than single core performance then it's a good choice, and much cheaper than the 1680 v2; a year ago I was buying the 2680 v2 for 150 UKP each. Still, unless PCIe lane provision is important, modern Ryzen may make more sense in terms of general threaded CPU performance, but it's perhaps more fun doing stuff with something that people will insist is utterly out of date, yet often be able to beat modern systems sometimes. :D X79 holds its own because it came before the age of Intel's PCIe lane gimping with the 5820K. And remember the history of all this too, the 3930K *was* an 8-core CPU, it's just a XEON part with 2 cores disabled; Intel didn't release an 8-core SB-E because they just didn't have to, back then AMD was having problems even competing with the middling 2500K. Overall though, yes indeed X79 has still has the wow factor which has long since gone from later Intel chipsets. I have a Rampage V Extreme with a 6850K and it's just *yawn*. AMD brought the fun back in terms of basic specs, value for money, more cores & suchlike, but nothing since X79 on the Intel side has been as interesting or fun for oc'ing. Don't forget that even the baseline i7 3820 has the same 40 PCIe lanes (albeit 2.0) and many people ran them at 5GHz+. Likewise, the 4820K is a cheap option to get those same lanes @ 3.0 if the primary need is for PCIe; it's hillarious that a 4820K on an R4E can do things with PCIe that a 7820X can't. Just a darn shame the 2680 v2 isn't oc'able.
are there realy 40 PCI 3.0 lanes if i chabge my e5-1660 to an 1660 v2 or 1680 v2? now there are 32 PCIe 3.0 lanes if no other slot is used as 1and 4, or no other lane. if it is the performance falls to 2.0 and x8 at one x16 slot at the rampage iv extreme???
In vacation in Japan, managed to get two sweet X79 mobos for 9500 yen and 15,000 yen. 9500 yen was a Rampage IV Formula, 15,000 yen is an AsRock X79 Champion that came with an ES Xeon 8c/16t CPU and 8GB Registered DDR3.
Just picked one of these up last week for $145. Came in a really nice cherry red NZXT case, an 850w power supply and a water cooler. I was stoked. Just wish it came with a xeon instead of an i7.
bought my x79 Asus rampage IV formula x 3930k @4.4ghz + 16gb 2133 ram 7 years ago. would be worth me upgrading to a 1680 v2 ? i mostly just game, but have noticed BFV using almost 100% cpu at times
More recent CPUs have already been pushed to their limits on air. Xeons have always been much lower clocked and highly binned. Much like x58, Im guessing it needs to be OC'd to remain relative - but will be highly capable of keeping up in certain tasks thanks to the quad channel memory. Cant wait to see!
Part of your video make me consider Xeon E5-1680 V2, thx you for the info to this point. Im rolling Sabertooth X79 + i7-3930K @ 4600Mhz + 16GB @ 2400Mhz RAM for about 6 and a half years. Beautiful platform ! But this 1680 V2 damn, it put a small on my face. It's just fun to work on 7 years old platform, and making it more and more powerful (really powerful, not 10-15% etc..) + the stable support for boot NVME drives. I'll wait for your benchmarks. Thx and keep the good work.
On Aliexpress Huanan X79 boards are selling hard. During black friday they were all around aliexpress - 1 or 2 sockets, with RAM/Xeons or boards only. 2x E5 2660 + 32G RAM + board for 550-580 USD. And there are other sets.
Hey Bryan a couple of years back I replaced my Asus Tuf gaming x79 board with my z390 mainly because my wife's computer died and she didn't want to spend money on a new computer so I did and she ended up with the x79 which she is still using now.. after seeing what you have shown in this video i am rethinking replacing this system and maybe work to get in up and running to its maximum potential.. I think its currently got a heap of miss matched ram to make up 16 gig lol with a i7 -3820 cpu.She is currently using a gtx1050Ti which she won't part with saying its good enough for what she wants lol. When I had it I knew it performed well but wasn't aware of how good the technology was back then for this board..
I'm very confused as to what you were saying about the host controllers for usb 3.0.. I'm on x79 platform with 4930k for nearly 6 years.. Should I be using my keyboard and mouse on the mobos usb 3.0 in the back or usb 2.0 in the back?
Built this in 2014 and still have running today....Rampage 4 Black Edition, 4930k at 4.6Ghz, Corsair16Gb 2400mhz ram. Fully stable in Prime 95 for 8 hours. fully watercooled. Will be keeping for next few years, will just upgrade GPU
I had a z77 with 3770k but mobo begins die, i selling 3770k and I bought a 3960X + X79 for a good price to continue with my DDr3 rams and works very good to gaming
my first computer was a hp don't remember the model but had a pentium 2 250mhz and 128mb ram. then i would go to the computer repair shops and dumpster dive for parts to upgrade it and ended up having a pentium 3 500mhz in it with 512mb of ram 40gb hd windows xp pro. the got another hp given to me that had a amd semporn 1.6 ghz 256mb ram 20gb hd with windows xp home. my first build had a asus p5kr ppga 478 socket with a pentium 4 3.06 ghz and 2gb of ram duel 80gb hd's with windows xp home. then went from that to a laptop with a athlon ll 2.1 ghz duel core 3 gb of ram 320gb hd with windows 7 pro. upgraded the athlon to a turion 2.3 ghz and boosted the ram to 6 gb. now i'm using a older dell optiplex 760 with a q8400 core 2 quad 2.6 ghz 8 gb of ram 320gb hd +160gb evga 750 ti sc. it may not be the fastest computer but it does everything i need it to
lol i was similar minus the lap warmer until 4 months ago went from a q6700 ,8gb, 650ti to a i7 860 12gb 650ti, 2500k,2600k, Corsair16gb 1866mhz, r9 380x,1060 6gb to a 8930k ,G1 assassin 2 @ 4.6 ghz 1.295v .... Yeah I caught me the "OC" bug haha now I need better or more gpu and ram lol
Hell yes! Once iv had my fun with my X58 build (built purely because of this channel) I'll be diving straight into X79 and I can't wait!
Loving the content as always YES man, keep it up!
same here bro im rocking my x58 with a x5670 all thanks to the yes man. its of to Brisbane for me for xmas then home to start saving $ for the X79 buzz!.
Not worth it
Yeah, I thought my x58 died (long story monitor actually died....) and built a x99 6900K oc ed to 4.1; my x58 was a 5670 oced to 4.45, and honestly, there isnt much a difference. Best case scenario is GTA 5 and thats like 80 fps vs 130 fps. Most games are like 20 fps boost; at what was already exceedingly playable. Wait til the stuff that comes out in a year or two either comes out or becomes cheap.
It
@@skeivys was for me... I already had an e5 1680v2 and 32gb ecc 1866mhz memory though, bought an Asus x79 Deluxe for 179 usd and it came with a corsair 120mm aio. Im able to hit 4.6ghz with comfortably low temps always under 75c at full load and i can push it higher but the temp go way up
I always wanted one of those Sabertooth x79 boards. And an E5-1680v2. Definitely a killer combo on the platform. Looking forward to how it stacks up to modern chips.
I got a 1640v2 with an asus p9x79 ws board with 32gb ecc ram and an intel ssd a psu and a nice cooler for 280 bucks
I have one unfortunately I believe it's broken
I own this combo as my main PC :D
With GTX 1080 ;)
@@CompatibilityMadness I used to motherboard gave out i think
I had a Sabertooth x79 board.. it was great for about 3 years.. then it started to fail.. first memory channels would die.. then sound died.. then something else died (can't remember what) and I gave up on it and stuck it back in the box with a 3930k in the socket.
Yeah but...no RGB headers. Can't be all that good.
Lol
Some of us are Computer Cavemen and don't really concern ourselves over things like RGB. 🤣
Scott Weaver yeah most people build pc for look and they rarely even use pc
There was this thing before RGB called performance - that's why no RGB on X boards until recently
Cuss rgb gives you that extra fps you need.
Sabertooth x79 user right here. (with nvme moded bios)
can you please direct me to a reliable source for the BIOS mod? I am looking to get my Sabertooth X79 on NVMe as well - thanks in advance!
Me too please
Plus me too buddy.
Yeah Sammy. Can you provide a link to that modded BIOS? I would like to see it myself.
Just a heads up guys, if Sammy posts a link, it will be marked as spam and disappear. Jayz2cents discussed this in a recent video so you may need to use your search skills in Google. I hate to rain on the parade as I am interested too, but it is better to keep my Tech Yes family informed and be on the safe side
Just keep an eye on the used market. I just picked up a x99 asus sabertooth,5960x,32gb ram, 1tb Samsung pro ssd,gtx 980 in a good case for $400 The guy clearly didn’t know what he was selling! It was a insanely good deal! Didn’t need a new pc just had to pick this up as a extra pc!
Dang, that's a real catch!
osgrov yea it seemed too good to be true so I jumped on it. I was going to flip it to make money but I just couldn’t sell it so I sold the case and put it in a newer better looking case and now have two nice PCs. One for me and one for the wife and kjds or friends
@@Huntmx24 yeah good call. You don't flip steals like that, it's too good not to use. :) I wish I'd been the one who found it, haha.
Holly crap! That's the deal of the year!
Ben Anderson the DDR4 ram alone is worth $400+. That’s a crazy deal ? Was it stolen ?
I built my first pc in 2012 I didn't know what I was doing at all and I purchased x79. I got the 4820k, 16gb of ddr3 1600 in quad channel, and a HD 7970 for graphics. When Ryzen came out the prices dropped on the CPU's and I purchased a 4960x for $200 US. I made a newb mistake buying the platform at the time but looking back I think as far as longevity goes, I couldn't have done better. Yes, the graphics card has been upgraded and I spent $200 on a new CPU along with some ssd's but I have had this system for over 6 years and don't feel I am loosing much in performance. Lucky I guess.
Value
I did the same thing with x58 back in 2009, people thought I was crazy for buying an hedt platform with an I7 950 instead of an i5... Nearly 10 years later it's still running but now with an x5675 and a 1070 ti.
@@sburns015 Funny thing about the 4960X is that until Ryzen came along, and the crazy stock oc'd Intels like the 8700K, the 4960X was by far one of the best platforms for Premiere, because that app just doesn't seem to care much about more than 6 cores. Ditto After Effects, and a bonus being able to fit four GPUs for mega CUDA crunching.
Same situation!
It's 2022 and X79 is still weird as heck. Couple months ago i still wonder why it's so unreasonably rare and expensive until i found this video. Now i want one
Huanan X79 Deluxe is based on C602 chipset (server version of X79). It supports quad channel. The chipsets are scavenged from old server boards. If you bough a Runing X79, please try to use more than 2 PCIe x16 slots at the same time. It does not work! I have one and I had to contact the chinese manufacturer who confirmed this. The PCIe x16 slots work 2 at a time!!! I bought it for the PCIe slots to power a server of mine...
I have a motherboard 'RUNNING X79 B10" THAT I MOVED FROM an old Case... but i lost the manuals and CD drivers, does any body has them ??? please let me know.. grobles10@yahoo.com
I hope this isn't the case with my Huanan X79 boards. I'm waiting for them to arrive now...
"It supports quad channel"
cross fingers but don't bet on it... most of the China boards this is broken or unstable at best
even the dual cpu's one like JINGSHA X79 S8 and HUANANZHI X79-8D is almost impossible to get quad channel to work...
and those boards are more expensive than say an refurbished Supermicro board and none of em support OC so that is not an thing ether...
@@brrebrresen1367 You can voltmod huanan and reflash bios to get overclock over 4.2GHz.
And quad channel works, for example, on boards like Huanan X79-ZD3.
@@dfsstuff6572 , Huanan X79-ZD3 is a single-socket board though.
and while some support quad-channel, and very many just claims it while not delivering it, getting that and say ECC support at the same time is even rarer.
and when it comes to overclocking, the Huanan X79-ZD3 cost as much as an used Asus P9X79 board (at least with local prices) and while not new it will be far better at it and not burn up as most of the Huanan boards does after a while because of mediocre VRM's.
(and OC with dual socket boards is not something you want to do with boards that can't handle extreme power loads, so like 99.9% of em)
and 4.2GHz depends on what CPU you start with...
thanks to your previous x79 videos I got into x79 myself upgrading from a locked i5 with a super cheap overall setup. Now ive got an asrock extreme v6 with an i7-3930k with 16gb in quad channel and ive been loving life with this system.
Hi bro plz can you tell me I'm using Asus p9x79 with the same specs that you are using bro is this possible I can run a 12gen core processor and rtx gpu with the same board?
Got a 4930k in 2013. Asus sabertooth x79 MB and 4x 8gb 1866 CL9 ram. Got an upgrade in 2018 to GTX 1080 and custom liquid cooling using alphacool components. Managed to keep it stable up to 5050 mhz with temp not exceeding 70 degrees when rendering with 3ds MAX for hours. Works like a charm and will continue to use it for a long time I hope.
x79 has been my favorite chipset for years. got a 3960x in my main build
I got two of the rampage 4 x79 boards from a guy who was chucking them out lol
God I love X79 so much! Have two X79 systems, and they still kick ass to this day.
Rampage IV Extreme + E5-1680 v2 @ 4,7GHz
X79-Deluxe + 4930K @ 4,8GHz.
Yes, I've binned some chips :P
what voltages
Binned?
@@promethea8916 He delided his CPU to hit those frequencies is what he's saying
i just ordered e5-2697 v2 for 25$ to replace i7-3820 and i guess i fu*ktup, should i go with e5-1680? but this one is almost 100$ same as 4960x... I want to by gpu first and then mobo+cpu+ram... so we will see how its going to pair with 4080/90 or even 50 series haha Now is gtx1080ti and its still going strong :D
damn that was 4 years ago haha
I grabbed an Asus P9X79 Pro and 3930k for 180 US. Very happy with that deal and I've been doing some OC testing and using it as the center of my gaming/editing PC
i7-4960X @ 4.5GHz
Asus x79 Sabertooth
32GB G-Skill Sniper 1866 Memory
250GB Samsung 850 EVO
Gigabyte AMD Vega 64
Couldn't be happier :o)
Mike Martinez Are you running Windows 10 or...?
@@WarriorsPhoto vista pro
GTA4haterHQ Holy Cow! Haven’t meet anybody using that in a while. Oddly enough, I liked Vista.
@@WarriorsPhoto U might want to read the name of the commenters. He was joking.
Lee Ham Thank you for your input. It is definitely appreciated. (:
Can't wait for your upcoming coverage on x79, I have several x58 systems and just last year I picked up an Asus rampage iv formula, 16gb ddr3 2400 and a 3930k rev.2 for $300 and was able to force pcie 3.0, also just recently picked up an Asus Sabertooth x79 for $100😎
In U.SA or Australia?
@@acerimmeh IKR? What's your secret dude. Lol, seriously though, X58 and X5675 user here and have loved it since Day 1.
Dude, I have said it before but lovin the upload schedule of late and the content is awesome. Always something completely different, definitely one of my fav content creators!
You really know your motherboards that's for sure. I learn so much from your channel.
You're my tech hero man. I'm running a 1680 v2 myself so I can't wait to see how it does against the newest chips!
IM STILL ON x79
X79 4 lyfe lol, I’m using the Asus P9X79 Pro with an ocerclocked xeon e5 2680 v2 at 4ghz and 3.5ghz all 10 core turbo.
@@Harryw007 harryyyy what's your discord, I'm from gamermeld 😂😂
@@nickgrace4699 Harryw007#3340
So am I, a Sabertoothx79 with a 3930x chip and 32gb of ram - its had a gtx670, a gtx970, and currently a vega 64. Looking to replace it with a threadripper 32 core in november - that should keep me going for another 7 years lol
@@trevorwilliams1262 im using an asus x79 Deluxe, the golden heatsink one, it has 32gb ecc 1866 and an e5 1680v2 at 4.6ghz
I bought my x79 rig in 2016 (upgrade from p67 I had/have since 2011) and I plan on keeping it for a few more years. Great stuff
Still loving my x58. It's a beast!
Lizard King Me too. I am shocked how well it still performs almost 10 years later.
@@WarriorsPhoto Same
Damian Yoss Yup it was why ahead of it’s time in 2008/2009 thus held on for so long. (:
What do you use your PC for?
ricky v mostly gaming and media center..
Lizard King 🤴 🤯 These X58 machines are perfect for that. 💥
I am a proud owner of the great P9X79 Deluxe and E5 1650!!! X79 ROCKS!!!
The Deluxe was an exellent board. I picked one up basically new for 75 UKP (the guy had bought it only a week earlier but had since decided to switch career direction), built a PC for my brother for xmas with it, added a 3930K initially, later a 2680 v2 which was better for the tasks he mostly does. Very cost effective. This was back in the days when a juicy 32GB DDR3/2400MHz kit was only 115 UKP; memory prices today really suck.
Nice im running p9x79 with a 1650@4,6ghz but abit unlucky with the silicon lottery i need 1,4v to run it at those speed
Jonny Wermelin my cpu runs damn hot mate. On stock with 3.8ghz turbo all cores, it maxes out at 75*C on aida64. Using Hyper T4 so i think it is the blame. And not so high quality thermalpaste too. Will buy some bequiet shit!
I used an ASUS RAMPAGE IV GENE X79 board for about 4 years in the past. I still have it lying around. For nostalgia it'll be interesting to see that Xeon overclocking performance.
12 months with a 1650v2 and P9x79LE and I love it. Still super relevant. I just hacked my bios for NVME support and picked up a Samsung PM981 256gb boot drive from Ebay for $67 shipped. Snappy af.
Pro tip: if you are considering the x79 platform, get it off AliExpress and AliExpress only. They have some really sick combos
I'm still running an X79 Sabertooth with a 3930K and 32G ram and i built my son an X79 Sabertooth rig as well. It has been a reliable board for me.
1 Hows ya thumb.
2.Good video nice to see the old tech lovin'
3. As a long term user of the X boards -had X58, 79, 99 and now 299 .I have found the longevity of these units to be almost bombproof, all but the X58 system which i sold I still use today My normal way of doing things when buying for a new PC is get the best, max it out, and run it for years to come. The only problem with this is i like to keep up to date so i now have systems a lot of people can only dream about just littering the house But they are still used and outperform a lot of today's gear.
I would recommend to anybody if you are after a reasonably priced second hand or new if you can get it go for the X series all the time. ;-)
Wonder if it can hold up in 2022..?
Never had any X-Platform myself, but my Dad's rig is X99. I got my Overclocking and tweaking start WAYYYYY back in the Athlon XP days! I had my Athlon XP 2600+ running faster than the 3200+, which if I recall correctly, I managed about 2.5 GHZ give or take a little as I used Bclk as well as multiplier (I used the conductive pencil hack!)
I'm still rocking a X79 board with a 3970X for my gaming rig :D
Theoretical bandwidth and power capabilities I think. I ask myself the same question about USB 3.0 a lot. We still use usb 2.0 keyboards and mice and microphones with very few things actually using usb 3.0 for much of anything. The only things I really use usb 3.0 for are docks+flash drives.
Then again I remember the complete objective failure of sata express, they tried really hard to put it on intel boards but I don't remember ever seeing a sata express drive released.
Can't wait for this!! Keep it up Bryan !
As an X79 user for the past 5 years I agree. Using an ASUS X79 Deluxe, 3930K OC'd to 4.8 GHz, 1080Ti, two 400 GB Intel 750 SSD's (HHL), 8x2GB of 2133 G-Skill Ripjaws Z Series in a Lian Li PC-O11 ROG and full liquid cooled setup. ASUS had a competition between Deluxe vs Rampage owners to see which motherboard would get an NVME BIOS update. Deluxe won the vote, so in 02-2016 an NVME compatible BIOS was released. All around performance is excellent. I'll wait to see what Jim Keller does over at Intel before I decide to upgrade again. Great informative videos.
Picked an x79 Asus sabertooth today, it came with an i7 3820, bitfenix case and a psu for £80, He wanted £100, all works as now tested. I'm going to sell the I7 cpu to cex for £23, selling/laying off the psu to another one of my builds for £30 and selling the case to another build I have nearly finished for £30 also... Can't wait to start the x79 build, what Xeon processor to use..
I'm also picking up a Sabertooth p67 1155 with a 2600k for £65.. but I'm gonna offer £50 maby meet in the middle at £55 😊
So neat to see my 3930k is still relevant to this day. Recently boosted my overclock to 4.6 GHz as well. Paired it with a new 2070, I honestly would not be surprised to squeeze another 5 years out if this PC.
So, did you squeeze another 5 years out of it?
@@warrax111 I ended up upgrading to a 10850K a year and a half ago but I put the 3930K into a lower power rig at its base clock of 3.2ghz and had it sent to a friend in Jamaica. So to my knowledge it's still going strong but 🤷♂️ lol
@@Jonathon.Johnston Lol, thank you for reply. In my view, you didn't squeeze another 5 years out of it, because "squeezing" is meant for primary computer, when using old hardware. :)
Anyway, you found a good use on it, which is cool, that hardware get use out, before it give up, and not trashed out.
Btw, I share my story, which is quite funny I think. I'm squeezing LGA775 platform (Asus p5Q deluxe) for 11 years right now. Just exchanged Q6600 for Q9650 (it improved a lot, both performance and power consumption).
As I've used heavily overclocked Q6600 with idle states turned off, it was burning 136W of power. I almost got heart attack, I've found it after 10 years of usage. :D Would make at least 200$ more on electricity through those years.
Anyway, after upgrading to Q9650, which is most powerful LGA775 processor, I can use non-overclocked CPU to get about same performance, as Q6600 on 3.4Ghz. It has 3 ghz, but more cache, and it's somehow improved. What is good, I even undervolt it (from 1,15v to 1,07v) and it's still rock stable.
I've also get rid of old Geforce 8800GTS, that I've bought in 2010 as cheap game graphic card, because I've stoped to played 3D games in 2013. It was really burner in 2D mode, and I've just swapped it for geforce 210, as it's enough for 2D adapter card.
My powerconsumption went down to 79W in idle after this, and after CPU sleep states enabling, and performance stood maybe only 5% lower.
That's my story of squeezing out. I need to give aplaus to that Asus p5Q deluxe motherboard, holding 11 years used as primary computer, first years on quite frequent gaming in 3D (last years mostly only in idle, or only watching youtube videos). :D
Just picked up a PX79 LE Asus Board thrifting with 4x4 GB sticks of Ripjaw ddr3 ram in the box for $28.00 CDN. Pretty good deal if it works. It looks barely used and basically new so whoever donated it to the thrift shop I got it at took real good care to make sure it was packed up all nice and neatly. Going to repurpose it for a school computer for my classroom, assuming I can find a chip to go in it.
Built an x79 system 7 years ago as an editing rig, overclocking was fun and managed 4.9ghz for benchmark with 4.5/6 stable. Has done me very well indeed, including following me from the UK to NZ in bits and still working! Until last weekend that is when either motherboard or cpu has died. Hard to get hold of replacements here in a timely manner so going AMD for the first time since the Athlon XP with a new 2700x setup.
Sabertooth user with a 3930K here, have been using it since it first came out back in 2011. Still my main gaming rig.
You came exactly at the time that I'm searching for a new X79 motherboard, I never change my X79 setup but maybe I will consider buying a motherboard not to resell my rig but to keep it!
Just finished putting a Rampage Extreme IV/1680v2/2080S system together
Thanks so much for the inspiration
She is a beast and a big jump up from my previous P6X58D-E/W3690/1080 system
X79
i7-3930k (Noctua NH-D14 cooler)
Asus P9X79 Pro
Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB 1333 MHz DDR3 (8gb x 8 in QUAD Channel)
Nvidia 1080 ti Founders Edition
Raidr Express PCIe SSD
Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB
WD 2 TB Black x 2
AX860i
Corsair Carbide Air 540
It's served me very well over the recent years. I love it
Thinking of picking up a Ryzen9 3900X soon.
May wait for Gen4 though
My Asus Sabertooth x79 board is still hammering away after 8 years of use and was paired with the 3930K from day one which is OC'd to 4683MHz along with 4 x 8GB(32GB) GSkill TridentX 1600MHz @ 7-8-8-24 208 2T it was great at 1080p with my MSI GTX970 Gaming video card but several years ago I went to 1440P on my main display (3 display setup) and it had struggled to maintain smooth game play at ultra settings and had to make compromises, so I finally upgraded to an MSI RTX 2070 Super Gaming X Trio and no more issues at 1440p at Ultra settings.
This generation of hardware was and still is great value, I spent my money right once and it has held up strong, I have had to use my Corsair warranty on my AIO water cooler H80 several years ago and my HX850 PSU which both went faulty before the 5 year and 7 year warranties had run out and Corsair sent me the new versions of both, the H80i and HX850i, and though I now use a H150i Corsair's RMA has looked after me very well and my eldest daughter has the H80i in her rig.
Case is the Lian Li Lancool Dragon Lord PC-K58 Black from 10 years ago, look it up you can see the huge differences, I also cut the side panel and for $40 got a company down here in Victoria to custom cut me a piece of tempered glass.
Here's a couple of pics of it.
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biggest reason to consider X79 today - it has drivers for winXP :) combine it with a 980Ti which also works in winXP using the 780Ti drivers, and you get a monstrous rig for winXP/win7 dualboot :)
Still running x79 👍
I have a motherboard 'RUNNING X79 B10" THAT I MOVED FROM an old Case... but i lost the manuals and CD drivers, does any body has them ??? please let me know.. grobles10@yahoo.com
Ayy same but I got a rly dodgy intel board
Still running a X79 sabertooth with a 3930k. Been bulletproof, OC'd to 4.5Ghz
Picked up some x79 era PCs recently. Definitely a good bit of fun working on them.
i have this cheap x79 mobo, running with xeon 2670, for a 2 years 24/7 as a server, 10/10
Why you haven't review huanan dual X79?
Check out Craft Computing. He has a pretty good review on there.
Still running X79 with a 3930k @ 4.4Ghz with 16GB of RAM in Quad-channel. It still plays games and multitasks like a boss.
Just sold an 3930k at 4,4 GHz with an Rampage IV Black Edition, 16GB Ram and GTX 1080.. top notch performance with pretty good features and solid prices in Germany.
I still use a rampage iii extreme with an i7 990x - still performs like an absolute beast and plays any game along with the 980ti! Won’t be changing for a while !
I definitely can’t afford x79 right now, but you’ve been a great inspiration for me to look into upgrading my current set up to an x58 board. The used price to performance is incredible on those old rigs. That said, even if the price to performance isn’t quite there with x79, I definitely agree there is a wow factor to it and there’s something to be said about it’s relevancy as a platform in 2018 and moving forward.
Quite happy with my x79 system. Paid approximately 200usd for asus p9x79 pro, e5-1650 and 16Gigs 1600Mhz CL9 DDR3. One can get away cheaper, but I think this is decent value. Runs well @ 4.8GHz and rock solid @ 4.6Ghz. Looking forward to build an X58 system next.
You are totally to the point. Main brands are not manufacturing the X79 boards, hence the prices are going crazy up. The Hunans give you a cosmetic X79, but not actual one. It is the market orchestrated to keep re-inventing the wheel. And making money in the process. Solution: get a server board with dual x79, this will keep you satisfied for many years to come.
I'm on X79 with intel dx79to MB and a 3930k. No reason to upgrade until I can double my performance. Hoping Ryzen 3000 series gives me that.
Thought about this 8 core xeon but it's not compatible with my MB :(
Hi
Just built my new pc and I seem to be in a loop of automatic system repair for the windows set up. I have tried everything. Bios stuff etc. Plz help.
Fetus PC-TECH brand new
Unplug one of your RAM or swap slots. If it installs without any problems, replug them and see which one is causing the problem.
ive had this happen before and I had to reinstall windows
maci coinc that’s what I was going to do today after I tried to take out my ram and then put it back
maci coinc but it also does not let me do that 🤔
There is a family of very overlooked x79 motherboards made by Intel. I managed to get my hands on one a couple months ago for only $75, and I'm planning a video about it right now. It might be ready in the next few days, and I think someone with a little patience can also get one of these at an affordable price.
EDIT BTW great video, Brian. I love when you do x79 stuff.
Where can you buy them ?
I've had my X79 Rig nearly two years, got a great deal on a rather basic X79 thing and upgraded it in all ways except for the mobo, PSU and case (love me some sabertooth stuff, and I am yet to fault my CM HAF X Case).
Went from a i7 3820 with 2x4gb 1866mhz, GeForce 210, arctic freezer i30 etc to a 4930K, 24gb quad channel vengeance pro at 1600mhz, GTX 1070 with a H100i V2 to cool the CPU.
I haven't even needed to oc anything yet, so I'm one happy person with this rig. In all its cost me around £800 (I were an idiot and paid £395 for a 1070 at the start of the mining craze 😑)
I may get a Xeon down the line for more cores but I don't need them yet.
As always, great content and I completely agree. If you can find this stuff cheap, like I did with the bundle I got and upgraded from over the last 18ish months, X79 is more than worth it 👌
Still using a sabertooth with a heavily overclocked 6 core 3970X which I picked up for £80 GBP to replace the quad core 8320 core I had in... and it's still fantastic. Running 64GB ram and NMve fine and a 5700XT card and running everything at 4k... doesn't make me want to upgrade in the slightest, great article by the way!
About time! I was hoping you would have started this earlier Brian. Glad, to hear you’re enjoying this type of build still.
Also, I was hoping it would be a Value System. Oh, well. :(
When the 1366 sockets launched, i was one of the first to jump with both feet in.... and i used a few systems until the x79 solution was announced.. I purchased/built a Asus P9X79 Pro + 3930k + 4x8gb PC17000 2133mhz Patriot Black Mamba 3 Setup and with a noctua NH-D14 that was available at the time and the corsair HX1000, plus the fact that i was very heavily involved with every crossfire setup from the initial x850's through to even today with rx 500.... this system was perfectly balanced for my uses. Bios updates that added pci-ex 3.0 support, Initial SATA III support to run ssd's at full speed, and then later the ability to add a NVMe pci-ex card to boot from if need be. granted the Asmedia usb 3.0 controller performance was pretty damn lackluster, but with those 40 pci-ex lanes, i was able to snag myself a faster add-in card if need be. The system at one point actually ran 9x4TB Hitachi drives for a few years before selling them off and consolidating to WD Reds, the board ran the whole thing beautifully without error.
I also have ran the 3930k at a moddest 4.3GHz overclock while still being able to use speedstep and all it's power savings functions without cooking it all. Simply bumping the BLK to 130mhz and dropping the multiplier a smidge in order to get my 4.3ghz, couldn't ask for a more stable system (granted the ddr3 had to be dropped from 2133mhz down to 2080mhz which is pretty insignificant imo while maintaining great latency).
Outside of just upgrading the SSDs and HDDs along with the graphics cards, even today i really honestly have no real justifiable reason to migrate away from it just yet, and to what would i bother without feeling like i've downgraded outside of arguably the only viable option being threadripper in the 12-24 core range.
I suspect that upon Zen 2's release of the threadrippers (Ryzen Threadripper 3000 series), that is when i'll consider making the move. It'll be the best bang for the buck as my 3930k and p9x79 pro board will still retain a decent value, and is still far more than usuable and powerful for pretty much anything.
IMO i think this has been the most badass system i've used, and because i bought in 2011 while living canada, i got the best possible value on everything as our dollar was rather strong at that time, and shortly after buying it, everything i had purchased rapidly climbed up in value by almost 40% and remained there for years. It's only been since ryzen launched in march 2017, that the value of my 3930k and x79 in general actually started dropping. It's great that AMD's reemergence into the market with a viable contender that is doing very well, that we've actually seen a decent generation leap in performance and computing that puts a standard desktop at a performance level capable of toppling something in the higher end, while also being significantly cheaper.
I have a friend who upgraded to x99 about 3 years ago. The reason he did this cause at that time x79 board prices were ridicules and he blew a board I forget how. I've been trying to find a board cause I wanna get his old cpu and have another decent computer. But prices are still up there making it a more difficult decision.
This will be a great series. Can wait to see the results.
I am running X79 with an Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 (12 core, 24 thread) cpu, given your comments in the video do you consider this chip inferior to the 8-core Intel Xeon E5-1680 v2 after overclocking? I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this cpu comparison. Great content as always!
It depends on what you're doing. Is threaded performance more important to you than single core performance? What about power consumption, thermals, efficiency and noise? An oc'd 1680 v2 will end up with similar threaded performance but much better IPC than a higher core count 2600 v2 series XEON (I did quite a bit of meddling with the 2680 v2, I had five of them), but at the expense of power, noise, etc. Better IPC will help a lot for some types of tasks, especially certain newer games, but it matters much less for others such as modelling in Blender. I'm curious, what scores do you get just now for CB R15 multi and single threaded? I don't yet have a 1680 v2 but I have lots of other data here:
www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/tests-jj.txt
I will post cinebench numbers in a couple of days. Would be interested to see how they line up with the 8 core chip when overclocked.
Cinebench result for my Xeon E5-2697 v2 are as follows: 1653 (max) and 1638 (avg) after 7 runs. I also have an E5-2680 v3 (also 12 core) for comparison on the x99 platform that comes in at: 1811 (max) and 1790 (avg) after 7 runs.
More comparisons: i7-4930k (oc 4.3): 1075 (max) and 1071 (avg).
I7-4770 (oc 4.4): 846 (max) and 845 (avg)
To compare that with a modern CPU, my stock Threadripper 1950x gets: 3011 (max) and 3004 (avg)
Those are the CPU’s I had in my machines at present.
@@jordanwalker2000 Thanks for the info!! And sorry for the delay, was away for a while. Interesting about the 2680 v3 uplift, that's only just a bit more than 9% (vs. a core count increase of 20%). Am I right in thinking therefore that the v3 has a lower max all-core turbo?
Btw, my 4930K @ 4.5 gives 1202, though that could be partly due to the RAM (2400 @ CL10). Still not pipped a 3930K @ 4.8 giving 1241 though.
Something I'd like to know is why CB at all gives a higher result on a 1st run, what the heck is it doing? I can see why some are saying it's become a broken benchmark, it behaves very badly with a lot more threads.
The 2680v3 is a 12c24t processor just like the 2697v2, and yes it has a lower base and boost clock. I was surprised by the result.
I am interested at your 3930k vs 4930k results, I have a spare 3930k on my desk (and a 5930k too) so I am tempted to apply overclocks and test those generational cpus if I get time. I heard the 3930k was a great overclocker. I usually only push for around 80% on the OC for stability, so I will rarely extract the maximum performance for benchmarking...
Looking forward to your next Chinese mobo review Bryan!
Bought a x79 with 3930k and 16gb for 220euros recently and i love it
Identical to the combo I bagged. :D Congrats!! I ended up running the 3930K @ 4.7 and the ram at 2400. The mbd was an R4E.
@@mapesdhs597 mine runs at 4,9ghz :D and ram at 2133
I was wondering if you have any thoughts on the Huanan X79 Deluxe...in terms of overclocking, general build quality, etc. The show has reviewed earlier versions, correct?
the overclocking is limited to 4.2 ghz for unlocked processors Vrm's do a good job never had any problems with this board so decent enough
I bought a Chinese X79 motherboard and Intel i7 4960X 32GB DDR3 and GTX 980 Ti. Amazing PC 😎
i felt in love with X79 since i watch your videos !!! i've got a dell precision t3600 and i'll upgrade it with a Xeon E5-2665 and a 1050TI. Do you think this would be a good combo ? and thank for your videos, i like them !! Amicalement, de la part d'un français !
X79 with a i7 4820k here,always been a solid system
Hasta que al fin me conseguí un x79 a buen precio con I7 x3930...soy un fanático nostálgico de estas build...me encanta tu canal, saludos
@6:50 ist it the same for ALL X79 mainboards that the rear usb3.0 goes directly to the CPU ? most of the diagrams hasn't this link ?! i got an asrock fatality professional. and if this link is the same like in your diagram i should use these ports ;)
I freaking *LOVE* my X79 system. it's still not quite powerful enough for what I need but my Xeon 1650v1 is an absolute powerhouse for a lot of the streaming, gaming and editing workloads I use it for. Also, RAM is REALLY cheap for the platform with Xeon processors as ECC DDR3 is as cheap as $3US/GB, making it less than $50 for a 16GB kit of 1600 ECC.
E5-1650 is great so easy to overclock to stabile 4,9 GHz or unstabile 5,5. and it performs in games better than e5-1650 v2, v3... beneath the e5-1680 v2 the best e5-1600 chip.
What do you need?
The trend with older gear: motherboards hold their value, cpus and Ram eventually do not.
Continued: I built my Sabertooth X79 system about five years ago for sim racing. I'm a big fan of Asus. My system I call THOR, because that the case it's in, is even to day one of the fastest baddest computers I've ever put together. I own a small computer business in Lodi California. I started with the X79 Sandy Bridge, i7 4820K, 8 GB of Flex II RAM, 120 GB SSD, Sapphire Radion 7970 with Boost GPU and a Corsair AX1200 power supply. I was in PC heaven, the thing just kicked ass. I was running Windows 7 Ultimate and killing it at Project CARS. There was a problem with the Sandy bridge and Asus replaced the board with one that had the Ivy bridge fix. Two years go by with out a problem. Then I got the update bug. Changed the SSD to a 500 GB. Pulled the RAM and installed 32 GB of Kingston RAM (4 sticks). Still no problems. I got a new GPU, the EVGA NVIDIA GTX 980 ti Hybrid. This was at 2 1/2 years. I soon stated having a problem while racing in project cars. I'd be racing and the screen would just go black for 10 to 20 seconds, then it would come back. Most of the time I'd be off track or into a wall. I bought the card used but contacted EVGA anyway. They had me send them the card and TWO days later sent me a brand new card with a four year warranty and what they said was an experimental BIOS. It worked without a problem. Then six months later, which would be two years ago this month, I bought the Aorus 1080 ti 11 GB card, and sold my EVGA. I got to enjoy it for 1 1/2 weeks. Then the day after Microsoft's big yearly update, my system started to blue screen a lot. It took months before I discovered what was causing it. I tried reinstalling my OS but it would always blue screen during install. Then I read a post, (one that has sins vanished from the web) about Microsoft's Feb update. What I read was alarming. The writer accused Microsoft of (for lack of a better term) planting a virus in there update that looked for 8th gen OEM systems running windows 7. When found, locked up the BIOS. They are said to have done this because of an agreement they had with Intel and AMD. In this agreement all computers sold after a certain date would have the windows 10 OS. The writer went on to say that this update was said to have spilled over and affected some older CPU's, making them unable to run windows 7. It sounded crazy, right? but I took a chance and tried windows 10 and sure enough, it loaded just fine. I've sins tried to reload windows 7 and could not. It worked fine, but within a month started the random black screens, which over time progressed until they where happening two or three times a day. Microsoft told me it was a hardware problem, so I began changing hardware. To date I have changed every single part of this PC, including the cables and monitors. Everything! The motherboard was replaced my Asus Corp in Fremont Cali. about 50 miles from me, with a brand new ivy bridge board. My CPU is cooled with a Corsair H115i Pro, and I even built the water cooling loop from hell for my GPU, South Bridge and Mosfits. My max temps are CPU 38C and GPU 48C. I've given up and in five days THOR is getting a heart transplant. Asus Prime Z370-A motherboard, i7 8700K CPU and 16 GB of DDR4 RAM. The time and money and aggravation are huge. Microsoft could't give a *(%&(%*&^*%, well you get it. Now everything I've said is the truth, without exaggeration. So let the buyer beware.
I have an Asus X79 Deluxe board with a 12 core E5 2695 v2 cpu. Slight overclocking available with voltage control on all 12 cores 24 threads.
Great pc. Cheers t x79 lovers.
Can we use dual CPU setups for video editing. Will those video editing softwares utilities both the CPUs???
Long live X79! 😎🤙🏼
Still on the Sabertooth x79 here too! i7 3930k, 64gb ram, NVMe modded bios.
The motherboard is showing its age though... I don't fully trust the SATA ports (had a few SSDs prematurely die and require RMA). Plus on boot up my audio sometimes doesn't work and I have to reboot to get it back... I'm not mad thought - the board has lasted 8 years and I'm writing this message on that system right now! In the end I opted to buy a good looking Huanan X79 for $150 with quad channel ram and NVMe baked in by default. Just $150 and I should be back up and running 100% again. We'll see how it goes.
I also decided to grab a second Huanan X79 board - this one with dual CPU support. Grabbed two Xeon E5 2690 v2 CPUs, two nice Noctua NH-U12DXi4 fans and 256gb ECC ram at 1600mhz. Planning to do some heavy virtualization work along with some machine learning tasks.
It was a difficult choice, but there is no way I could have gotten this much ram and a dual cpu server-grade system for less than a fortune.
Bottom line is this platform still delivers!
I commented this on fb, but I'm talking to a guy who's selling a x79 sabertooth with a i7 3820and a beefy air cooler for 175 US, now the bord is a bit damaged, it has its main pci slot missing and the audio does not work, but every thing els is fine, so i really wanna get this combo, i think its pretty cheap, since other sellers are advertising their x79 for 320+ $$ with only a bord and cpu here in Serbia.
I never personally owned a x79, it was always pricey and it still is even today, so i really hope i get this deal and make use of that quad channel memory, i also have a guy selling a working i7 4820k for $60, so i hope to get both and try some overclocking and see how it goes.
Is it worth it anymore though? You can get a first gen ryzen and an am4 motherboard pretty cheap nowadays. Considering this for my server.
What about x99, i see x99 boards going for pretty cheap by comparison at only around $150
X99 is even more relevant, actually. DDR4 RAM is more expensive though.
x99 Cpu's Are Still Pricey IMO... X99 is a great platform and the motherboards seem to be on par or even less expensive then the X79, but the price difference from X79 to X99 cpu's is where you will see the cost come into play, along with the ddr4 ram.
1:15 - There was a period of time about 2 to 1.5 years ago when good X79 mbds were very affordable indeed, I bought quite a few of them, mostly the R4E, P9X79 WS and P9X79-E WS (average price was about 125 UKP for a WS, the R4E somewhat less, the E-WS a bit more). Best BIN deal I bagged was an R4E, 16GB/2400 RAM and 3930K for 200 UKP, and elsewhere a new in box R4E for 80 UKP. Today, the good mbds are hard to find (or expensive) whereas the CPUs are dirt cheap; even I have seven 3930Ks to sell off. :D If one can find a good mbd, the low cost of a 3930K can offset the mbd cost somewhat. Just a pity those 1680 v2 XEONs are so expensive, and alas RAM is another matter aswell, but hunt for GSkill TridentX or Corsair if you can.
Note that a worthy CPU compromise is the 2680 v2, the later 10-core part; it's not an oc'able CPU, but its stock performance is pretty good, scoring 1389 for CB R15. Ref:
www.sgidepot.co.uk/misc/tests-jj.txt
Where it suffers of course is IPC, scoring only 112 for the single thread test, but if one cares more about threads than single core performance then it's a good choice, and much cheaper than the 1680 v2; a year ago I was buying the 2680 v2 for 150 UKP each. Still, unless PCIe lane provision is important, modern Ryzen may make more sense in terms of general threaded CPU performance, but it's perhaps more fun doing stuff with something that people will insist is utterly out of date, yet often be able to beat modern systems sometimes. :D X79 holds its own because it came before the age of Intel's PCIe lane gimping with the 5820K. And remember the history of all this too, the 3930K *was* an 8-core CPU, it's just a XEON part with 2 cores disabled; Intel didn't release an 8-core SB-E because they just didn't have to, back then AMD was having problems even competing with the middling 2500K.
Overall though, yes indeed X79 has still has the wow factor which has long since gone from later Intel chipsets. I have a Rampage V Extreme with a 6850K and it's just *yawn*. AMD brought the fun back in terms of basic specs, value for money, more cores & suchlike, but nothing since X79 on the Intel side has been as interesting or fun for oc'ing. Don't forget that even the baseline i7 3820 has the same 40 PCIe lanes (albeit 2.0) and many people ran them at 5GHz+. Likewise, the 4820K is a cheap option to get those same lanes @ 3.0 if the primary need is for PCIe; it's hillarious that a 4820K on an R4E can do things with PCIe that a 7820X can't.
Just a darn shame the 2680 v2 isn't oc'able.
are there realy 40 PCI 3.0 lanes if i chabge my e5-1660 to an 1660 v2 or 1680 v2? now there are 32 PCIe 3.0 lanes if no other slot is used as 1and 4, or no other lane. if it is the performance falls to 2.0 and x8 at one x16 slot at the rampage iv extreme???
In vacation in Japan, managed to get two sweet X79 mobos for 9500 yen and 15,000 yen. 9500 yen was a Rampage IV Formula, 15,000 yen is an AsRock X79 Champion that came with an ES Xeon 8c/16t CPU and 8GB Registered DDR3.
X79 user here with a 3930K at 4.5ghz. Still going strong
Just picked one of these up last week for $145. Came in a really nice cherry red NZXT case, an 850w power supply and a water cooler. I was stoked. Just wish it came with a xeon instead of an i7.
bought my x79 Asus rampage IV formula x 3930k @4.4ghz + 16gb 2133 ram 7 years ago. would be worth me upgrading to a 1680 v2 ?
i mostly just game, but have noticed BFV using almost 100% cpu at times
7 years later and my x 79 sabertooth still running good just upgraded my gpu and harrd drives.
x79, E5-2670, GTX1660. It's a bloody beast!
X79 is def the peak of intel
Watching this on an a Intel brand DX79SR board with an i7 3820. Quad channel activated!
More recent CPUs have already been pushed to their limits on air. Xeons have always been much lower clocked and highly binned. Much like x58, Im guessing it needs to be OC'd to remain relative - but will be highly capable of keeping up in certain tasks thanks to the quad channel memory. Cant wait to see!
Great video. Still rockin X79 myself, but with a i7 3820. Was going to look into what other cpu's might be an upgrade for this platform.
Part of your video make me consider Xeon E5-1680 V2, thx you for the info to this point. Im rolling Sabertooth X79 + i7-3930K @ 4600Mhz + 16GB @ 2400Mhz RAM for about 6 and a half years. Beautiful platform ! But this 1680 V2 damn, it put a small on my face. It's just fun to work on 7 years old platform, and making it more and more powerful (really powerful, not 10-15% etc..) + the stable support for boot NVME drives.
I'll wait for your benchmarks. Thx and keep the good work.
On Aliexpress Huanan X79 boards are selling hard. During black friday they were all around aliexpress - 1 or 2 sockets, with RAM/Xeons or boards only. 2x E5 2660 + 32G RAM + board for 550-580 USD. And there are other sets.
Hey Bryan a couple of years back I replaced my Asus Tuf gaming x79 board with my z390 mainly because my wife's computer died and she didn't want to spend money on a new computer so I did and she ended up with the x79 which she is still using now.. after seeing what you have shown in this video i am rethinking replacing this system and maybe work to get in up and running to its maximum potential.. I think its currently got a heap of miss matched ram to make up 16 gig lol with a i7 -3820 cpu.She is currently using a gtx1050Ti which she won't part with saying its good enough for what she wants lol. When I had it I knew it performed well but wasn't aware of how good the technology was back then for this board..
"Asus Rampage IV Black Edition" ft "Intel i7 4960X" still ruling , maybe two years later I consider upgrade to latest "X" chipset.
I'm very confused as to what you were saying about the host controllers for usb 3.0.. I'm on x79 platform with 4930k for nearly 6 years.. Should I be using my keyboard and mouse on the mobos usb 3.0 in the back or usb 2.0 in the back?
Built this in 2014 and still have running today....Rampage 4 Black Edition, 4930k at 4.6Ghz, Corsair16Gb 2400mhz ram. Fully stable in Prime 95 for 8 hours. fully watercooled. Will be keeping for next few years, will just upgrade GPU
tbh X79 is the greatest platform ever made for pc's
why does the x79 saber tooth motherboard come with a sticker saying use the usb 2.0 near the top usb3.0 ps2port for mouse and keyboard ?
I had a z77 with 3770k but mobo begins die, i selling 3770k and I bought a 3960X + X79 for a good price to continue with my DDr3 rams and works very good to gaming
my first computer was a hp don't remember the model but had a pentium 2 250mhz and 128mb ram. then i would go to the computer repair shops and dumpster dive for parts to upgrade it and ended up having a pentium 3 500mhz in it with 512mb of ram 40gb hd windows xp pro. the got another hp given to me that had a amd semporn 1.6 ghz 256mb ram 20gb hd with windows xp home. my first build had a asus p5kr ppga 478 socket with a pentium 4 3.06 ghz and 2gb of ram duel 80gb hd's with windows xp home. then went from that to a laptop with a athlon ll 2.1 ghz duel core 3 gb of ram 320gb hd with windows 7 pro. upgraded the athlon to a turion 2.3 ghz and boosted the ram to 6 gb. now i'm using a older dell optiplex 760 with a q8400 core 2 quad 2.6 ghz 8 gb of ram 320gb hd +160gb evga 750 ti sc. it may not be the fastest computer but it does everything i need it to
lol i was similar minus the lap warmer until 4 months ago went from a q6700 ,8gb, 650ti to a i7 860 12gb 650ti, 2500k,2600k, Corsair16gb 1866mhz, r9 380x,1060 6gb to a
8930k ,G1 assassin 2 @ 4.6 ghz 1.295v .... Yeah I caught me the "OC" bug haha now I need better or more gpu and ram lol