JEMC said:
Aren't Sandy Bridge-E CPUs 6 core rather than 8 core? And replacing it for an 8 core FX processor which uses more power, runs hotter and gives less performance even with 2 more cores... it is a bit odd. Sure, it's cheaper, but it's still odd. About the GPU, a Nvidia GTX570 gives about the same performance of an AMD HD7870, which will be on par with an HD8770 Sea islands GPU? I don't know what to think. Yes, it looks very powerful, but also quite expensive. |
It's probably 4core/8thread SB CPU (though it might be EP variant with 8 physical cores). As for 8-core FX CPUs, there are versions with 95W TDP, so that seems plausible - guess we'll finally see well optimized 8-core code after all ;). And GPU performance does seem to be in line with for a long time rumoured 78xx performance...