Similar scenario like the i7 980x on the old 1366 platform. From 960, they came out with the 975,
That would be - in a word - wrong.
1. The i7 975XE ($999), was a D0 successor to the C0 step i7-965XE (also $999). The i7-960 ($562) was a successor to the i7-950 (also $562)
2. "
From 960, they came out with the 975" . No mean feat considering the 975 actually launched 4 months
before the 960.
and then jump to the 980x right before X99 was released.
Actually, the 980X dropped in March 2010. The X79 (
not X99) platform didn't launch until November 2011. For those counting, that's over a year and a half between the two. Even if you use the actual product progression ( i7-990X -> i7-3960X), the gap is 9 months....and pretty much everyone knew the 990X was a last hurrah and benchmark queen for the X58 platform.
I think my next setup or built will be a 2 physical processor Mobo with next Gen cores for rendering Here is my thoughts on i7 6950x: 2 extra "cores," less than 10% gains on PC gaming at 4.0Ghz, barely can OC to 5.0Ghz at high temperatures, extra 2 cores don't do squat for PC gaming, but rendering and number crunching is improved by another 20%
You know that i7's lack a second QPI and aren't compatible with dual socket (C612) boards right? I'd suggest some research before doing the CPU and mobo buying.
