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- Mar 15, 2016
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- Motherboard
- Q87: Dell Optiplex 9020.
- CPU
- i7 4790
- Graphics
- AMD R5 240 1GB: 1/2 height, 1 slot
- Mac
Well, I just looked up the i7-7820X, and it is supposedly going to retail for $600. I can't seem to find pricing on the x299 boards though...
but, yeah, that's a seriously expensive processor you found!
EDIT: However, if one has the cash, and really needs the compute power, then that's not a problem.
Thread Ripper will upend Intel's business model. Their "infinity fabric" makes their yield model less finicky. Clever.
By the time the IMP drops, we should see some 'interesting' price adjustments, for raw cpu's in the "HEDT"/X299 space, in our favour.
Intel really got... ripped
There will also be Covfefe Lake soon after, so 6 core 4.5Ghz+ on latest IPC should suit a LOT of ProSumer market.
The IMP is pretty, and beautifully engineered. But so was the nMP.