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Glythen
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2016/05/23 19:14:42 (permalink)
I am coming from a X79 Dark with a i7 4930k and am considering upgrading, mostly for the new SSD PCI slot drives. But X99 has been out for awhile and don't want to be buying technology that will no longer be supported soon. (I realize that architects change very quickly and you can never have bragging rights for very long). But I do need an upgrade soon. What I am asking is, is now a good time to upgrade. I have a 980 Hydro Copper for GPU and 2400mhz dominate memory. With a slightly old Toshiba SSD.
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    Shockjockey
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    Re: Should I Upgrade? 2016/05/24 06:22:16 (permalink)
    x99 is going to be here for a while yet. There are still multiple unreleased chips coming.

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    Re: Should I Upgrade? 2016/05/24 06:40:05 (permalink)
    Shockjockey
    x99 is going to be here for a while yet. There are still multiple unreleased chips coming.




    True, but how much of a performance increase is it from X79? It's a lot of money to upgrade for what? 10%?
     

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    Re: Should I Upgrade? 2016/05/24 23:04:55 (permalink)
     
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    Re: Should I Upgrade? 2016/05/24 23:58:33 (permalink)
    Im also debating, was going to get a skylake but kaby lake is supposed to support intels new ssd storage thats coming out this year?

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    Re: Should I Upgrade? 2016/05/25 01:49:01 (permalink)
    I am considering an upgrade as well. Mainly just to have 4-6 SATA III ports instead of just two. Real bummer my SSD(He's a Peacock) doesn't get a chance to fly.
     
    Maybe just snag a PCI-E RAID/SATA III card.

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