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12:22 Conclusion and Recommendations
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The $15 AMD Ryzen Alternative You Can Buy Right Now | OzTalksHW
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[@OzTalksHW]

R e a d m e .txt Try Dashlane Premium free on your first device: www.dashlane.com/oztalks Etherize merch :) pick up a shirt today! "OZI" for $7 off: bit.ly/2BqFANl I've missed you guys!! Hope you're doing well. There are a few things that I didn't cover this video such as the bios mods to run the Xeons at higher clocks. I'll revisit that when my new Aliexpress combos come in (: Description is heavy with links and information, but I wanted to make sure I covered everything. Ok bye for now

[@BOT-ww3vb]

Also can you pls do a 500 dollar PC build in 2020 I’m new to PC’s and don’t have a lot money all I want is a decent build I think some people are with me

[@CSMC6]

could you do a 400 dollar pc prebuild review please

[@rajakhan12346]

@@BOT-ww3vb my brother there's plenty vidoes out there . Go look around. Don't stick to one person . Best way.

[@sptmkel]

i bought a x5680 3.34 or 3.33 ghz cpu was like 64$ 6 cores 12threads

[@KadiusFTW]

Best cpu you can get for x79 is the 2696v2, has a 3.2ghz all core boost and 12 cores to boot for 110 off of aliexpress. Dont know why you said that the x79 has a limitation of 10 cores... This is being sent from a 1650v2 6c 12th @4.3ghz (not even a hard OC, ive seen people with a 4.7ghz OC with this cpu on this exact board) system with 40gb of ram in 2x4gb and 2x16gb config in quad channel 1866 cl10 ECC and a cheapo Jengsha x79m motherboard I got for 66 bucks. Just gotta know what boards have a Russian bios you can slap on them to get better performance/better OC. And with x99, you cannot forget Miconst's channel, who has literally everything you could ever want to know about the Chinese motherboards, and the legendary x99 all core turbo bug. also, you can get the 1650v3 ES that has OC for 46 bucks on aliexpress, so if you want x99 OC that is an option too. Same with the 1660v3 being 130 bucks on Ebay, as its essentially a 1680v2 but with better ipc and heat output. Hopefully soon servers will stop using the 1691v3 and 1681v3 and we could see them on the used market, 10 and 14 core overclockable xeons would be nice to see for "budget" enthusiasts.

[@techyescity]

Thanks for the shoutout OZ!

[@sgcs]

can confirm, thats why im staying with 8gb of ram rn

[@RK-zf1jm]

Drop a big thanks Brian for dropping the tip on the GT 645 they are so cheap and perfect for putting in epsports machines i keep putting together at the minute, they sell out so quickly, without the heads up on the HP workstations & those cards it would of pretty hard to meet the demand Cheers for the used hussle help.

[@SirBrucie]

[@Nizark-dj9uf]

2 legends in the same place.

[@suiken3149]

You guys needs to do a collab video

[@CraftComputing]

Great stuff Oz!

[@Checheno1906]

F e e t

[@Mico605]

Oz: "there are people who live outside of the USA" me: *mindblown* 🤯

[@tani4925]

You’d be surprised how unaware Americans are outside themselves.

[@Oozaru85]

@@tani4925 They have Corona now, so maybe the world will be rid of them soon. They've kept interefering in business not their own, much too often.

[@tani4925]

@@Oozaru85 Yeah, I hate how my country involves itself in other countries' business not involving them. Until then, I'll keep wearing my mask.

[@ikbintom]

Greetings from the Netherlands! 👋

[@nerdonabudget]

I was expecting the big text to pop on screen surrounding your head when you were saying the video title, especially at the pace and rhythm you were saying it, where was it???

[@twooty2148]

Ok

[@OzTalksHW]

I got lazy while editing 😭

[@naws69]

boooo

[@sameecc3432]

OMG danny

[@tsundere.senpai]

@@naws69 kanditt kalangal ayalla

[@annurissimo1082]

Me : *Sees 15$ in the title* *Sees the word "processor"* *clicks* Me : You had my interest, but now you have my attention.

[@Pressbutan]

My advice is to check out the E5-2667 V1 if you're looking at X79. They can be had for about $30-35 and offer considerably more bang for the pennies than the SKU Oz mentioned. Same platform, same idea. For what it's worth, my last computer was a dual Xeon X5150 and that got me through to 2018, but barely.

[@schillville]

As a financially broke brazilian, Oz is officially my representative on how I intend to build computers

[@rajakhan12346]

Go check tech yes city much better for you.

[@naruto40541]

Try with lowspecgamer too

[@bitelaserkhalif]

Or maybe local Brazilian tech KZbinr for accurate pricing We Indonesian do have sekilas it, kudet tech

[@DescomplicandoHW]

Inkling Boy - BLK • 555 • yes, like me lol

[@gordonlawrence1448]

If you want something for streaming etc and word processing I can give you a build that used 60W average including the power for the screen etc.

[@mdaltonmurphy8397]

I just built my first lga 1200 pc, for less than 300. Just have to search everywhere endlessly to get the best deals.

[@OzTalksHW]

They bring some good value, especially the Haswell combos! Did you do the bios mod?

[@kamrenmy7007]

@@OzTalksHW I think he's referring to 1200, not 2011.

[@amehu]

Lga 1200? Isn't that the newest socket wtf :D

[@OzTalksHW]

@@kamrenmy7007 Oh snap my bad

[@muhammedaljerari391]

OzTalksHW it all good bro

[@Ray-dx2pf]

A KZbinr named "Miyconst" does detailed reviews of a lot of these chinese motherboards.

[@gxthgnarlos7415]

Thank you king

[@yorchli3152]

Miyconst makes great videos with perfect explanation, pros and cons, the best chinese x99 motherboards reviews out there.

[@abedfo88]

Sweet just checked him out. Lots of new content to watch :)

[@gertjanvandermeij4265]

But why ? With AMD Ryzen CPU's , the X79 isn't worth it anymore !

[@Ray-dx2pf]

@@gertjanvandermeij4265 yes but x99 can be, do some research.

[@zorro315754442]

I am a simple man: I see Ozzy, I hit like. No, jokes aside: I don't hit like on every video, but you seem to be the most likeable tech-youtuber. I bet you are well appreciated for your calm and pleasant manner and are a good companion. Even when I am not interested in the content of one particular video, I still enjoy watching you. You seem to be reasonable and based. I like that, keep it up!

[@KunalVaidya]

I agree, simple straight content, no drama

[@simul8STTC]

My favorite part about your videos is how chill you are presenting this material. Keep up the great work.

[@happysideoffear777]

man your videos are sooo friggen zen. its so calming watching. keep up the amazing work

[@jackcleary1879]

I just LOVE your channel. I started getting into pc building recently and your soothing voice paired with concise points just makes you a pleasure to watch.

[@maximellis7357]

Thank you so much for the video Ozzy! Definitely gonna use this information to build a rig for my friend going through basic training right now!!

[@kalebsmith7232]

I watch a lot of tech youtubers, it's refreshing to see a more casual style of videos feels like we're just sitting down for a chat. Well done!

[@Very_Questionable]

12:45 Yep he's gone insane.

[@ourmoon15]

love the mood in this video and some really good Lo-Fi ( I think ) in the background which is very cool, but yeah nice video

[@thefirstkingofnairobi5172]

dude i dig your well reasoned calm presentation, and big picture, aware of the variables kind of mindset. SUBSCRIBED. lookin for the bell icon.

[@deludedmarxist]

Just came across this channel, instant sub! Such a comfy and wholesome atmosphere.

[@michaelthompson9798]

Hi Oz ☺️👍 from Oz/Auzzie/Australia 🇦🇺 It’s good to see a reviewer actually comment to say that people are from countries outside of the US and we don’t get the great deals like you get. I personally purchased one of these AliExpress combo’s with an Artermiter X79 motherboard, 16gb DDR3 Ram and Intel 1650V2 (6-core) and was able to overclock my cpu to 4ghz and use it as my retro pc for testing parts and 2nd pc. It’s wasa great deal and allows a bit of old school overclocking rather then simply applying XMP and a multiplier settings. Keep up the great work and excellent content. Cheers 🇦🇺🖐😁🥰

[@vincentdecicco7393]

Dude you have great presence on screen. Thanks for all of the great info

[@greenprotag]

Great shout out to all the other content creators. They are awesome and so are you.

[@Tirebay2]

Your vids are great , informative but not too much. It hits the sweet spot combined with your cool DJ voice. My new favorite youtube spot, thank you.

[@thoughtsauce7225]

The timing of this video is perfect. I built an E5-2670 PC back in mid 2016 just for streaming, and it was awesome. Due to IRL circumstances, I had to get rid of the PC almost right after I got it. I’ve been l eye balling the 2670 again to build a video editing/gaming work station. I wanna start making KZbin videos myself. My station will be half windows and the other half a Hackintosh because I like the workflow of MacOS so much more than windows. For me, the Xeon is a better choice for the price. I couldn’t have came to a reasonable conclusion without your help. Thanks for the video & your wholesome attitude while filming certainly gives off good & positive vibes. Keep it up, Oz.

[@YouSoSpice]

recycling, great! one of my friends might actually use one of these when they build a new pc also that greenscreened bit at the beginning was the best thing I seen all day. 1:50 love how you were just sitting on Russel Crowe's face

[@facialsupremacy2040]

@OZTalksHW Glad to see ya. You look more grown every time KZbin recommends a video of yours. I always forget your name and type "Ozzy Talk show". Needless to say, I get a bunch of rock star videos in results. Great video. Still rockin the 1400 on my B350 Asus Prime Plus. Brilliant 2:00 ad by the way.

[@cloud819]

Fun sponsor spot. Good job Oz. Great job on the video as normal Oz.

[@antonnym214]

Oz, your stuff is always hyper-interesting, well presented and well-explained. Thank you for this video, especially, because I had no idea there were a viable, tenable processor out there for $15! Amazing. Don't ever stop!

[@thenman23]

I lucked out and built my PC in february before coronavirus.

[@rexyaxy4314]

imagine buying a pc, this comment was made by the 8 year old dell inspiron gang

[@ScienceAlliance]

Rexy Axy Lol ok rip

[@bruhmomento4197]

@@rexyaxy4314 imagine having a dell inspiron, this post was made by 13 year old lenovo thinkpad gang

[@rexyaxy4314]

@@bruhmomento4197 truly you are the more superior, i bow down to you

[@scottyhaines4226]

I did mine at black Friday. Built a $1,000 system for 700

[@AcktongueBaby]

Love your channel and will definitely be checking out the merch. I can't fault an entrepreneur in these times.

[@MrTryoutt]

oz you're the man i cant thank you enough for your knowledge and tips you share you pushed me to build y first rig with just only $200 and i couldn't be happier. i hope to meet you someday, Ur climbing to my #1 you tuber spot

[@MrNix2489]

I really like watching your video your voice and the music in the background calming and thanks for the content

[@butterycrumpet]

Love your content dude, keep it up

[@streamdungeon5166]

This video had one of the best segways to sponsorships I have seen in a long time! Funny that it was that even more than the rest of the video that made me sub :D

[@ifty7017]

Your videos are really informative and relaxing. You definitely deserve way more subscribers

[@Spicynuggts]

always a chill informative video :)

[@FexerPlaycraft]

I really liked the video and the research you did, it seemed like you are a humble person. I also feel some Aesthetics in the video which is pretty cool in my opinion, good job +1 sub

[@p.pinc.2360]

Loved the chill vibe and could tell your effort z

[@jesseormond4167]

Love you vids Oz, keep it up! (:

[@Kraven83]

It's been a while! Glad to watch this new video

[@OzTalksHW]

Thanks!

[@b.henriques9871]

Id still go for a cheap ryzen, like a used 3 1200 or 2200g, just for upgradeability, you will be saving money in the long run

[@calvitocalvon1711]

Those are like 20 bucks cheaper than a r5 3600 nowdays

[@b.henriques9871]

@@calvitocalvon1711 lmao no they aren't, the 1200 is 50 new and the 2200g 70-80... new...

[@calvitocalvon1711]

@@b.henriques9871 where?

[@b.henriques9871]

@@calvitocalvon1711 1200 AF is 50, the normal isn't even sold here anymore, in Portugal 🇵🇹

[@calvitocalvon1711]

@@b.henriques9871 oh no idea im using amazon and ebay prices, portugal op?

[@MadMensDen]

Ooozzz, it feels like just yesterday i found a cool budget channel with like 3000 subs. So proud of you man, I knew you'd make it big. Still rocking that Q300L. Love you man.

[@moldoveanu8]

Good video. Very informative !!! Dude, I don't mean to be weird but you have such a soothing voice, I could listen to you all day lol. You remind me of Wendel from level1tech (or whatever is called) channel, he talks with the same calm soothing voice.

[@tastyjerkk]

Man... I love your videos so much. I had no idea about these funky AliExpress mobos. Crazy cool.

[@thelogician9879]

Hey Oz, I am a new viewer and am really coming to enjoy your channel and your personal style. I think you're every bit as "Zen" as AMD's processors. It makes me happy that anyone can be as chill as you appear to be, these days. I do have to take slight issue with your recommendation for the best CPU to use on X79, specifically for gaming. You went with the E5-1650, while I would heavily lean toward the E5-1660. I've owned both before, and the 1660 actually makes a significant difference in performance, due mostly to the extra 3MB of L3 cache, but also slightly higher clock speed. I don't have an X79 board anymore, but at the time I did and was trying a few different processors, the price difference between the 1650 and 1650 was on ten or fifteen bucks for a solid upgrade. I LOVED my Xeon E5-1660! Anyway, that's my two cents. Keep up with the enjoyable videos!

[@Inivican]

I really enjoy your videos. They are well researched and considered.

[@ragtop70]

Great vid - one thing that I'd mention is that multi-processor Xeon systems are quite prevalent and can be had for little coin. Case in point, my gaming system is a Dell Precision T5600 - dual E5-2643 quad core Xeons with 64 GB of ECC RAM (capable of 128 GB). I've added an AMD Rage Fury Nano card along with a pair of PCIe SSDs (240 GB OCZ RevoDrive and a 400 GB Sun/Oracle Warp Drive Flash Accelerator that Windows 10 sees as an SSD). The Oracle drives are a steal - 400 GB PCIe SSD for about $30 shipped, and faster than the OCZ drive. The system was about $200, processor upgrades were about $20/each when I got them, 4 sticks of 16 GB were about $20/each as well. Add your own storage and video card... and away you go. Games at 1080p on a 55" screen like a champ - and Dell still has support for the T5600s available, easy to find and download drivers.

[@aaronhuffmusic]

Hey! Your content is great, and I really appreciate the work you're putting into your videos. :)

[@browniefnbr9013]

when you got your award for your password i was dying inside😂💙 (great video)

[@sdnative9648]

Oz you the man! I’ve always wanted to do this through AliExpress while we are all staying at home mostly! Thanks for this video!

[@skaal_]

digging the music choices on this one

[@jayrodriguez439]

Hello oZ ❤ nice vid as always much love from the philippines

[@monsirto]

Good on you for giving Tech YES some Lovin'.

[@unicaller1]

Wow that case is so early 2000's with the clock! Awesome Video! One thing to think about adding would be power consumption. some the the old workstation/server CPU's used a tone of power and in many countries electricity can be quite expensive.

[@domenicpolsoni8370]

Another gem Oz. I'm still rocking my FX 8300 (OC'd to 4.4Ghz) and 7950. I don't game as much as I used to but it does well for those games that I do (CS:GO, Fortnite with my son who hands me regular beatings lol). My son's computer is by far the quickest and most modern as it was built in 2019. But if I were to attempt to build it now, I'd easily pay double. Even a 2600x where I live (Canada) is $100 more now. But that can you do? Unprecedented demand can do that. Anyway. Keep up the exceptional work. Your channel is both informative and comforting. Take care.

[@upekshawetthasinghe906]

Thank you so much Ozi

[@baroncalamityplus]

You are so calming to listen to compared to so many other KZbinrs.

[@LeiCal69]

You are a saint for making videos for affordable PC building, keep on keeping on!

[@MetalRhino42]

It's so crazy how you can get your identical siblings together for so many videos. Your mom must be so proud her boys are good with the computer

[@clewis4744]

Great videos. I am still running my AMD FX8350. Thinking of getting new Ryzen but will probably wait a while, let someone else be first to see what surprises there are if any.

[@wolfoftheveil5315]

Wowwww I’ve been watching you for years and JUST NOW NOTICED I wasn’t subscribed! Life’s crazy! And as a pretty frugal (and poor) guy your content has opened a lot of doors for pc builds and gaming.

[@GabbyTech]

0:27 he sleeps and films how ? I KNOW why you are OZ magic

[@lloydmaliakal6256]

Thanks for the vid yet again. Always helpful and thoughtful about building an affordable gaming system :) you do not need to waste an amount of money on something new. Something old skool is still cool.

[@esra_erimez]

How did I not know about this channel before??? Subbed

[@Lacrete74]

Dude, you look so nice and chill, like the buddy you want to have ! Thanks for your videos, i think many people with very tight bugdet would benefit from your advices to have a better value and better gaming experience :-)

[@coreyisabigpushover]

I built a beefy budget gaming server using a Lenovo Thinkstation S30 which uses that LGA2011 socket. Got it sort of barebones for around $110 off ebay. It had no drives, only 4GB RAM, and some $5 4c/4t Xeon E5 CPU. I changed the CPU out to the E5-2690 which is 8c/16t, put in 32GB of ECC DDR3 (also cheap stuff these days), a SSD for the OS and game servers, then a couple of 1TB HDDs in RAID1 for NAS storage. I use it for running a few Minecraft servers as well as a few other game servers for me and my friends to play on. It works amazing and I couldn't even come close to the specs building something new for the same price.

[@greatpower30]

Sick channel dude!

[@OrganicFoxes]

I think that might be the best intro to a sponser I have seen on KZbin before.

[@PaulLemars01]

Hey Oz, I'm running the 420 motherboard, it's inside my Z420 workstation I picked up in February. One of the options you may have missed is that the Xeons can address quad channel memory. I have 32GB with 8GB in each channel. Also the Xeon E5-16xxV1/V2/V3 are unlocked. I use the Intel Extreme Utility to run my E5-1650V2 at 4.0GHZ. All of this appears to boost the performance of the Z420 quite significantly. Probably not as good as new Ryzen silicon but for that I've got to buy not only a new CPU but also new memory, PSU and motherboard. On the other hand my total system cost (not including the RX580) was $230 from a local recycler.

[@keyr3733]

Oz, i'm so glad that you mentioned other youtubers in your niche! You're really good man! How do you think, is it possible to give to all people on earth a chance to use Internet (by using old PCs)?

[@mauroherrera4342]

Hi Oz! New subscriber here....It felt nice when you said that outside US the prices are way expensive...True story, especially in South America because taxes when we buy pc parts are INSANE. That why Xeon's became an alternative for us. I love your videos..keep going further.

[@oxmor]

Love ya dude keep doing you

[@PinkyTech]

I've still yet to see a 3100 in stock for $100. Cheapest I have seen is $150, which was $50 over MSRP.

[@cylgshlat]

same here I cant find a 3100 anywhere for a good price. might just stick with a 3200g

[@user-te1le7ck6b]

@@cylgshlat hk has loads for 80$ try jumbo computer supplies in mong kok

[@dirkslipperypeanutdiggler9211]

NewEgg had them in stock yesterday

[@shrodinger3844]

this guy has to be the most genuine tech reviewer ive seen

[@lilphife01]

Love your vids bro. Curious if anyone has ever told you, you remind them on Jon Bones Jones? just smaller of course. I been thinking this for a few months now anyhow thanks for all great vids and information~

[@snowymako]

Love your videos

[@Mikakuna]

Love your videos, Oz! Still rocking my Core i7 4790 non-K with a GTX 1060 6GB and 16GB 1600. Got me a good deal on a 24" 60Hz Samsung monitor and an SSD. Not the best but very playable and most importantly, I'm satisfied.

[@CloudJack]

Great video!

[@henrold__]

That Dashlane commercial was top-notch

[@jonesjobs4657]

Tysm for info

[@fathermurphy218]

I have a 2700x/2080ti but I'm constantly putting rigs together on tight budget for family and friends. I love the i5-3570/1650 combo or i7-3770/1660, but this is going in my bag of tricks for sure. Thanks for the tips and info. Your probably the best "average Joe pc" person on youtube.

[@stephenpipes664]

This is awesome! SO INSIGHTFUL!!!!!!

[@shigaxn]

Dude, wish we could be friends. You seem so friggin chill and down to earth, reasonable people are in short supply lately.

[@pierrecesario6446]

E5 1650v2 gang. These Chinese x79 mobos, ECC memory, and used Xeon combos are amazing

[@PaulLemars01]

I love my 1650V2, runs at 3.8Ghz all day. Max I've had it up to is 4.2Ghz all core but it definitely got a bit toasty so now I leave the Max at 4Ghz. Still didn't thermal though. Using quad channel?

[@pierrecesario6446]

@@PaulLemars01 awesome! I believe this PlexHD x79 motherboard supports quad channel, so yes. 4x4gb at 1600mhz :) it's set up as my personal PC, music server and also hosts a small Minecraft server for my friends and I

[@Ryanhaapala1]

I’m a system builder and I ordered a china x79 and x99 combo. For the x99 I found an ES version of the e5-2630 v4 for $50. Great processor for the price

[@aceantoniosiquijor5194]

I still use a x79 build for both gaming and business. I built two x58 for my brothers as well and it may take two to three years for me to move on to a newer socket platform build. Nice video Oz. More power to you~!

[@_mccarter]

Still using the x79?

[@MagnumEDU]

"Where do I know you from? Are you from Atlanta?" I typed this and then I noticed your shirt. I enjoy your videos dude. You remind me of a guy from Roswell. Keep creating!

[@slycordinator]

On the availability/pricing thing for outside the USA, even if you find something from the US and can get it shipped either from the seller or re-shipping company, the customs fees can get high quickly.

[@vandiversullivan814]

Hell yeah! I'm running X79 right now, planning on upgrading to X99 soon!

[@rajakhan12346]

How's the old pc life man. Tell me about it. I'm interested. What build do you have currently. How's everything. And what's benchmarks for codwz etc

[@Lynnfield3440]

@@rajakhan12346 if you want an old pc that is good you should look at 1156 xeons with 4c and 8t, just make sure the mobo has pcie 2.0. I got a x3440 and it is insanely good.

[@btmeant578]

@@Lynnfield3440 can you tell me what kind of a gpu it can handle?

[@Lynnfield3440]

@@btmeant578 I am running it with a 2060super and waiting for a 3060ti. The 2060super works pretty good for 1080p high settings, but the 2060super is still a bottleneck. Ill probably make a benchmark once I get the 3060ti but it coupd be tomorrow, because not that many people are in que or it could take weeks/ months because they aren't making very much of them.

[@matthewday7565]

My phase 1 upgrade was from an old Phenom II X4 965 to an i7-3770, which is now rolling toward my phase 2 upgrade of an i7-4790 .... ok, maybe not as big a step the second time, as it's still only a 4C/8T, but for things that care about clock, it clocks faster than those Xeons. Real reason for where I ended up, was a collision of two plans..... 1. Get a nicer motherboard for my 3770 (with native SATA 3 and 5.1 audio) 2. Build a Haswell setup which I intended to sell - which then placed me in the situation of having a nice board for the 3770 and a board that didn't give me 5.1 - BTW I also wanted line in, so jack retasking wasn't an option for the Haswell. Asked around and someone on a forum found a decently priced board that ticked all my boxes

[@TechTeardownYT]

Great content, great testing and great video Oz! I think Ryzen is the best for longevity and upgrade paths. But, Xeons do offer a fun experience and can get you decent price to performance if you can find a decent priced mobo.

[@icalexander]

Great video. Helped a buddy upgrade an i7 machine he got for like $150 with a first gen 920 to a Xeon I want so it was a 5650 if memory serves. 6 core/12 thread monster for $15 on ebay. Dropped in a R9 280x that I had as a spare card after an upgrade and he's playing every game he wants to without breaking $300 Canadian to buy his machine.

[@Pressbutan]

Yo Oz! My advice if you're going Sandy Bridge or Ivy Bridge is the E5-2667 V1/V2 . V1 offers 6 cores at a higher base clock of 2.89 single core to 3.5, all core to 3.19 with the high TDP of 125W and the higher L3 cache (which can come in handy for some tasks). I'm on a 2667 V1 for my daily driver (Dell Precision T3600/Vega 64) and I cannot stop telling people to check it out; though I'd suggest the T5810 as it offers the 625/825W PSU by default and offers the dual socket X99 board rather than a single slot X79. I bought my 2667 V1 for about $30 on ebay a few months ago, they're listing at or around $25-40 depending on the seller. Would obvs aim to buy for as low as possible considering they aren't getting any younger. One last edit: If you do get a Sandy Bridge, get a set of Noctua 92mm fans and replace the stock CPU cooler fans in a push-pull config. Run them at high by cutting the PWM wire/set to high in your config. You'll see idle temps in the high 30*C (38-39C) and Prime95 small FFT workloads settle in at around 70*C, and they're barely audible. Thanks as always for the show, love your work!

[@chaslinux]

Hope to see more about your X79/X99 adventures. Would like to see a comparison of the 3100 vs the 6 or 8 core X79/X99 for encoding video with something like Handbrake. As I understand it Handbrake really benefits from more cores. Subbed!

[@JK-gm6kk]

The summer before last. I drove about 2 hours away for a Craigslist ad. Was an HP Proliant ML350 G6. Is 2x X5650, for a total of 12c24t. Came with 32gb of what is likely lower speed RAM. Also had 2 of the possible 8 total spaces in the front drive cage populated. small capacity, 15k. 2.5" sas drives for a small RAID 1+0 logical volume. He even threw in 2008r2, all for 100 dollars. I kept it on a fairly strict power diet since, and used it for Plex Media Server. I've since switched to an m92p with an i5 3470 for this, so the Proliant became one of many servers sitting in a spare bedroom. Fast forward to about a month ago. A good friend of mine expressed interest in getting a desktop to play games on, despite the fact that he has never played pc games before. I started looking through these older servers, and was admittedly pretty shocked by the 2x x5650 benchmark score. It turns out to be very close to the score of a 9600k! Once I realized this, I started to send him fb marketplace ads to entry level graphics cards, to use for the time being. A couple of days ago, he followed up on a single fan MSI RX550 4gb, and he got it for 80 dollars. We're still in the process of getting games installed and such, but I tested it with Doom Eternal and Battlefield V with very smooth results. Ideally, more gpu horsepower will happen in the future, but I would like to see someone build something that would perform better, at the price point of 180$!

[@micahjacobs7939]

I needed a work from home pc to remote in. I had a x79 rampage IV extreme laying around, so I paired it with a E5-2689 off ebay for 50 bucks. I also bought a budget friendly gtx 1650 off Newegg for 120 on a sail. I had most the other parts already bc I frequently upgrade computers. This setup worked great for a work pc.

[@_pnky]

I see that GA Tech shirt youre rocking my good sir..... Im from GA and went to GA state, was before Tech bought the dorms from GA state so I lived literally across the street from Techs football field in what were the then GA state dorms.

[@natevirtual]

great content, however your audio and video don't sync, I see a slight delay

[@certs743]

My own main rig is a good example of another benefit for the x79/x99 Xeon platform. I got an off lease Dell T5610 from a local animation studio for 500. It packs dual E5-2660 V2s and 128GBs of ECC DDR 3 RAM and I can upgrade to V3 Xeons. Dual sockets and 128GBs are not even an option on consumer systems. Plus one thing to think about in terms of longevity is workstation and server grade stuff tends to be of a higher tier in terms of quality and specifications.

[@jasonyantentorres3763]

thanks for mentioning that prices are different in other countries. Here in Chile south america gtx 1650 arrived with the price of 250 USD in store.

[@untadagang6172]

Wtf. Really?

[@jasonyantentorres3763]

@@untadagang6172 wanna hear other crazy price? nintendo switch on its launch. 400USD no games included. that was the average price on every videogame store.

[@untadagang6172]

@@jasonyantentorres3763 about switch is pretty same with my country, and I think it's because how popular is this now. I'm more concerned about the gpu price. 250 USD for 1650 is insane. In my country you can get gtx 1660 or even some gtx 1660 super with that money.

[@cool_cat007smoove3]

Oh Damn