X99 may be the best platform to build a PC in 2024...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- LGA 2011-3, the updated version of the X79 LGA 2011 platform, was the most expensive platform of its time. Today though, both the high core count Xeons that used to cost over 1000$ and the over 500$ motherboards have come down in price dramatically, to under 100 bucks.
In this re-review video I go over who I think should buy this platform, if it even is a good idea to do so and why :)
I also wanna hear your experience with X99 down in the comments!
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X99 C612 are Intels last good chipsets that intel made.
I have a HP Z840 Workstation with dual 2696 V4 512GB of ram Titan XP for heavy rendering
Asus Z10PE-D8 WS with dual 2643 V3 64GB of ram and dual Gtx 980 Strix in sli for Casual workloads and gaming
and an Alienware R2 Area 51 with a 2696 V3 and 1080 ti for Game Capture and video rendering machine
Last but not least an E-wasted Puget Systems Serenity Custom with a 6950x, Asus X99M Workstation, 32GB DDR4 and a 1080 for an HTPC
Only regret Ive ever had with X99 is selling my X99 Deluxe. That was such a great motherboard
i just picked a x99a gaming carbon pro and 5820k only 110 bucks lol that combo will be my server
@kwifan3285 Nice combo! 5820k is still one my favorite CPUs. It will be a great powerful server. Plenty of pcie slots for expansion also
OVERCLOCK GUIDE WOULD BE AMAZING!
Then it will be done :)
@@ImWateringPSUswhen 😭
@@ImWateringPSUs we are waiting!!!
I found an ad on Facebook for a "Gaming PC" listed at 100 bucks USD. The guy was moving and wanted to get rid of it. Best 100 I ever spent, I ended up with a 5820k i7, 16gb of RAM, and a 980ti. People genuinely and seriously undervalue these systems with x99 platform. Nice video and great recommendations!
How many of those ADs have I bought from my man! Back in the day it was the same with X58 and X79 (which are now both close to obsolete unfortunately). Lots of value to be gained, keep it up my man :)
Same I found an old Alienware R2 Area 51, had a 6800k 16gb of ram a GTX 1080 FE w/ SSD and 2TB HDD working for $200
Great deal. Too bad X99 stuff is rare. Forget about those crappy Chinese boards.
@christopherjames9843 what country do you live in. In the US people are litterally throwing it away. They have no idea what they have
@@Hairybarryy The USA. NYC.
I have 5 x99 machines, 3 x299, a 5950x and a 7950x. The old direct die 7980x is the fastest still.
Waiting for your overclock guide, if possible can you do a quick benchmark cinebench and some game to see how much really does the cpu bottleneck at 1440p and 1080p?
Yessir! I’ll have the full build video come out in roughly a week, with gaming benchmarks too!
Bought my asus x99e-ws usb3.1 for 70€ some time ago. Been serving me well
There we go! Exactly one of the deals I was suggesting in the video. Absolutely great buy. Now that high end Xeons are really coming down in price too you’re also gonna have a great upgrade path
@@ImWateringPSUs yeah. Originally was going to use the board for a test bench, but the e5 2630v3 I had lying around was already about as fast as my x5675 at 4.1ghz so decided to get the e5 1660v3 and overclocked that thing to 4.1ghz core/4.1ghz cache and been using that ever since. Probably going to stay on this platform for some time as it's quite fast. Only problem is that the cpu can push up to 210 watts during a high cpu load and that gets painful during the summer :P
@@elia04_ Yay they do like power and a lot of it lol! You need a good cooler with an Overclocked Xeon for sure. You can make the platform last a long time, the upgrade path you have is amazing :)
I can't find anything worth buying (motherboard) for my i7 5960X. Anything solid is well over 100 euros. WAY WAY over 100.
I will wait for August to end and then I will sell my 5960X, my 64GB of DDR4 RAM (4x) and perhaps my GTX 1660 Super.
I am tired.
Thanks for the video.
Hi, I have an X99 motherboard, the ASUS X99-A II, and I want to build it for streaming and, if possible, gaming. Can you recommend the best CPU for handling streaming? Thanks.
I think at least in the USA you could do better going AM4.
Value prop is amazing rn I managed to buy 4 full server blades each armed with i7 5960X CPU w Corsair H80i watercooler, Gigabyte Gaming 5p + old strix GTX 970 GPU and 850W 80+Gold psu for 75$ each. re pasted and running great so far all needed BIOS update for RAM Comp. USA CA. central valley
SEVENTYFIVE DOLLARS??? Man you probably got the best deal on X99 I’ve ever heard of, they’re probably worth 5 times the money you paid if you put it all in a new case and set them up properly :)
@@ImWateringPSUs It was my best deal to date for sure. I do PC give aways and at cost sales to people with interest in learning more about pc building. HMU if ur in the central valley.
Greetings from Turkey. Love your channel
Hey man, thanks a lot!!
What about power consumption of this 20 cores Xeon in ldle and full load while rendering video?
It’s extremely efficient under load, it stays at around 120W, whereas in idle it is not as efficient as latest gen CPUs that have E-cores and stuff. It’s covered more in depth in the pink PC build I made for my girlfriend with it! It’s on the channel
messing with an x99 myself can you do a comparison between the diff cpus that are commonly used and are they certain x99 boards that i should try to get currently got a asus x99 pro but if another one is nominally better i totally would do that instead
That’s a very interesting vid! Short answer is the best for gaming is the E5 1680 V4 if you’re comfortable with overclocking. Best for productivity is the E5 2694 V4 (video with that coming VERY soon)
i got myself a asus x99-a li + i7 6950x + asus rog 1070 for 130$ on marketplace today, was that a steal?
is that one of the good mobos u we’re talking about?
Man not only is that an ABSOLUTE steal but the X99-A II is one of the best motherboards out there lol
That's less than the price of a 6950x by itself
Can we use the same ram for Xeon and i7, or must be different?
You can use standard non-ECC DDR4 for both i7s and Xeons, but if you wanna use ECC RAM you’re gonna need a Xeon because the memory controller is on the CPU
id rather get a b660/12400f
I definitely see your point for gaming but if you do need multicore performance X99 would still be the better option imho
@@ImWateringPSUs 12400f with undervolt on msi board has same multicore performance as 2678v3 unlocked, at half the power
but double single core performance
Not a single benchmark against a 7800x3d :/
Because it wouldn’t make sense as a comparison! The 7800X3D is the best gaming CPU for high refresh rate. You buy X99 to play at 144Hz max but mostly to have a LOT of cores for cheap. The 8c/16t 7800X3D would get destroyed in a synthetic benchmark against my 20c/40t E5 2698 V4😅
@@ImWateringPSUs Of course it would. You compare against the best to give you a sense of scale
I mean x99 is good for a very budget builds but these xeons are as fast as a 3th or 5th gen ryzen 5
Not if you consider very high core count Xeons like the E5 2698 V4 which I show in the video, which is a 20 core 40 threads CPU! And they’re finally coming down in price to the point that they’re cheaper than a Ryzen :)
@@ImWateringPSUs okay fair Mather of time when xeons are worth like nothing and then you can build a 100 euro pc easily
L'IPC di queste CPU non e' piu' in graod di stare al passo con le nuove architetture. Ho avuto per anni una x79 con un E5-1650. Per quando ci siano stati miglioramenti nella X99, la gente si vende le mobo ancora a prezzi assurdi. Se uno trovasse un bundle intorno ai 150 euro mobo + cpu (non cinese), forse avrebbe senso.
In termini di PC hai assolutamente ragione. Anche se tra un E5 1650 ed un E5 1650 V4 parliamo di un 30% di incremento di IPC. Parlando degli E5 serie 16XX, il punto è l’overclock. Serve un overclock sostanzioso con un dissi a liquido. Si prendono 4.4Ghz facile, la maggior parte dei chip con cooling adeguato prende i 4.8Ghz. A quella frequenza reggono anche una 3090 in 1440p. Però secondo me attualmente il vero good value buy è negli Xeon V4 ad alto core count. Come appunto l’E5 2678 V4 del video. 20c/40t e puoi forzare il turbo su tutti i core. È vero che l’ipc è indietro ma con così tanti core batti un Ryzen 9 di serie 5000 in multithread!
sorry man, not true, not all brands support REG memory, gigabyte don't for sure
Yay that’s true, but the IMC still is the only thing controlling the REG part. Same as it was on X79, so in theory a bios mod would be all you need even on those mobos. But it’s very important to point it out indeed
yes more xeon plz ...
They’re gonna be coming :))
ryzen sends his regards
I see what you’re saying but a Ryzen 7 has 8 core and 16 threads, the Xeon I show in the video has 20 core and 40 threads😅
Can buy asus deluxe x99. but it costs 150 euros.
These are the ones that remain unsold. A few pop out for under 100 bucks but you need to be quick! Also be sure to ask for a discount :)
😒👍 EVGA FTW / ASUS SABERTOOTH / ASROCK FAITALITY KILLER
Those are GOOD mobos! Very difficult to find tho
No, you shouldn't
Why😩