X58 platform vs P67 ?

Question

I'm raising money for my dream PC and I thought of purchasing an Intel Core i7 990x but I am constantly told that no games utilize all six cores just yet.So , I thought of Intel 2600k.My question is which will perform better in gaming and overclocking?Also,will games utilize all six cores in the future?(Don't mind the price because I have put A LOT of money aside)

Answer 1

The thing is that LGA 1366 is allegedly being scrapped at the end of the year in favor of LGA 2011. This means that there likely won't be many (if any) more CPU's coming out for the X58 platform. So if you build a X58- based system you're pretty much stuck with what you have. There's no upgrade path. However LGA 1155 (Sandy Bridge) is still new and chances are we'll see some hexacore CPU's show up when the Ivy Bridge die shink shows up early next year.



Right now even a quad core i7-2600k is on par with the Gulftown hexacores when it comes to gaming, and the Sandy Bridge CPU's overlocked substancially better as well.

Answer 2

I'm rather certain nearly everything will be capable of harnassing multiple cores eventually, but far as the future is concerned, I wouldn't worry. There's is currently a development of photon-processors that will just blow away the CPUs now, so probably just worry about now if that's your choice. And games don't necessarily need such high-end CPUs because most of the rendering is done on the graphics card, but higher end games could probably do well with a 3GHz dual or quad core. CPUs with more than 4 cores are more suitable for video editing and rendering, because they draw a lot of CPU usage, not so much graphics card. Also servers use multi-core CPUs to handle more workload, but as far as games go, you could probably save some money with something a little more rational for now.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The 2600K will perform better for both games & overclocking. At 1/3 of the price