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Promo Code SSCZA866 brings this down to $2900. I don't know if it was added after OP posted or if they just missed it.
Sure, but why spend top-of-the-line money for a 2 generation old CPU core?
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Just saying, this CPU barely beats a 7950x (with half the cores) on multi-core loads these days. It's clocked lower (3.5 vs 4.5 all core) and has zen 2 vs zen 4. zen 4 wipes the floor on single core.
End the talk. Link to $3600 PC with current parts.
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12-16-2023 at 10:26 PM.
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Just saying, this CPU barely beats a 7950x (with half the cores) on multi-core loads these days. It's clocked lower (3.5 vs 4.5 all core) and has zen 2 vs zen 4. zen 4 wipes the floor on single core.
My friend, you are simply missing the point by comparing this to the 7950X.
This computer is not for your average gamer/user. This is a legit productivity computer. Go and spec out a 7950X build with similar specs (128GB RAM, 6 PCIe 4.0 x16 slots, multiple 3080-level GPUs, 1200W PSU, and out-of-band management capability). Hint: You can't. Because there isn't a single AM5 motherboard with 6 PCIe 4.0 slots, let alone x16. Or an IPMI, that I am aware of. By the time you even get close to the specs of this computer with a 7950X, you're already at $3000 and you have half the cores, and half the features.
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Maybe because the newest 32-core Threadripper is $2500 just for the processor. And 3 years is not at all "old" in terms of processor technology.
Edit: Plus the 3080 10GB is still selling for ~$350-$400 and you're getting two of them.
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This computer is not for your average gamer/user. This is a legit productivity computer. Go and spec out a 7950X build with similar specs (128GB RAM, 6 PCIe 4.0 x16 slots, multiple 3080-level GPUs, 1200W PSU, and out-of-band management capability). Hint: You can't. Because there isn't a single AM5 motherboard with 6 PCIe 4.0 slots, let alone x16. Or an IPMI, that I am aware of. By the time you even get close to the specs of this computer with a 7950X, you're already at $3000 and you have half the cores, and half the features.