Alright.
I'm having an extremely hard time finding a used X6. They seem to be in high demmand and when I do find one, it's never more than 20% off. Guess that's the best I'm gonna do.
But I see lots of X58/9x0 boards/cpus out there. I was thinking that what if I built X58 based system then traded it for a X6? That will let me try out both CPUs and ultimately get the X6 that I want. Couple of questions though:
1) Good strategy? Or terriable idea? If it matters, I love getting new parts and don't mind swapping out things.
2) Is that a fair trade? I would have a X58 board and a Ci7 920 and I would get one of the X6's and a 890FX board. I'm primarily concerned about
cost/value, not performance.
3) So let's talk about X58 parts. Ci7 920 or 930? Which motherboard? Really keep in mind resale value as this will be traded within a couple of months.
Thanks again people.
1.If you built an X58 system, that in it self should be good enough for pretty much anything. the i7's are on par and most of the time exceed the performance of the AMD x6 CPU's.(but for a bit of a higher cost.). If your goal is to just swap parts, then have at it, but just keep in mind you won't be doing a massive overhaul moving to an X6, and if anything, you'll be losing performance in some situations moving away form an i7.
2. AMD's Phenom II X6 CPU's are great chips and yes you will see some great value in those actual parts themselves. On the other end though, you are sacrificing performance to an extent. But if performance isn't the priority as you said, then i say go for it.
3. Go with a i7 930 and a good mobo with some great features on it, like USB3, SATA III, etc the more future proof the better, then again, if you're selling it to someone who doesn't know much about hardware, you could possible pick up a lower end X58 board and chip and possibly get around the same cash as you would selling it to someone who is more informed(but that would be ripping them off to an extent). You'll be able to sell those parts for a boat load. BUT, i really have a feeling you're getting ripped off, i mean you're willing to buy parts that exceed an X6 platform to an extent and yet you know your going to just sell it anyways in a couple months to go with something that isn't as beefy. I understand you want the X6 badly, but really, why lose if you can gain by going with the X58?
Really, if you have enough cash to go X58, then why not just go X58?. The AMD X6 CPU's are utterly fantastic, but that's something i would recommend for people who: A. can't afford the X58 platform. B. just want to play games and maybe the occasional video encoding, benchmarks etc. C. loves the company AMD so they feel as though they have to support them even if they lose performance. D. already own a mobo that when updated can support the X6 CPU's.
But this is just IMO, i sure many others will offer just the opposite insight as to why it would be a great move.
