Zka17 wrote:
Oh, yes! X79 with SB-E is still one of the most powerful platforms today... IB-E is here too, runs more efficient than SB-E, but is heating more... - personally I think that even when X99 will come out, this platform will still work strong...
Zka is right...just added a 4960X to the RIVE X79 which I know well from my 3970X...the Ive-E is more efficient but does put out more heat (or rather more 'concentrated' heat), so make sure you get a strong cooling setup (ie extensive water-cooling).
X79 has already had an amazingly long run and by the time X99 rolls around, other configs such as LGA1150 / 1155 will also leave...1150 in particular seems to have a short run, depending what Intel will actually do with next-Gen Haswell
Whether you're going with 2x Titans / 780 TI Black / 290X or even dual GPU cards, X79 also will give you a nice 16x PCIe3 'natively', another plus
