3930 review | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:23:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png 3930 review | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Intel Core i7 3930K & Asus P9X79 WS LGA2011 WorkStation Review https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/zardon/intel-core-i7-3930k-asus-p9x79-ws-lga2011-workstation-review/ https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/zardon/intel-core-i7-3930k-asus-p9x79-ws-lga2011-workstation-review/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:01:08 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=79146 The latest Intel Core i7 processors are class leading performers and we have already reviewed the i7-3820 and flagship i7-3960X Extreme Edition. Today we are looking at the 3930K which should offer much of the 3960X performance, at almost half the price. To power the system today we thought it was a good time to …

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The latest Intel Core i7 processors are class leading performers and we have already reviewed the i7-3820 and flagship i7-3960X Extreme Edition. Today we are looking at the 3930K which should offer much of the 3960X performance, at almost half the price. To power the system today we thought it was a good time to look at the Asus P9X79 WS Workstation motherboard. This follows in the footsteps of our previous Asus Rampage IV Extreme and P9X79 Deluxe motherboard reviews.

There is no doubt that the Intel Core i7 3960X Extreme Edition is the CPU to rule them all right now, but the asking price of £800+ in the United Kingdom is enough to make grown men cry and credit cards cower in fear. The Core i7 3930K is available for £445 inc vat, which is certainly more palatable. The big question is, can it get close to the 3960X after we trash it to within an inch of its life?

Asus really need no introduction, they genuinely make some of the finest motherboards known to man, and the Asus P9X79 WS will hopefully complete the trinity of high performance X79 boards that we have reviewed to date. Asus introduced the ‘workstation' line of motherboards with the X58 series, with three models in the lineup – the WS Supercomputer, WS Revolution and WS Professional. These boards could cope with Xeon chips, as well as the mainstream Core i7 range.

Today we aim to test the system in a highly overclocked state and then with two of the most recently released AMD graphics cards in Crossfire. How will this new system compare to our long standing overclocked Core i7 970 system?

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