6990 vs GTX 590

[Porksmuggler]

Originally Posted by udidwht

The i7 2600k is not the fastest CPU. That would be the following:

i7 995x @ 3.60ghz

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

fastest at passmark by a hair, but you do realize there are other benchmarks where it's not faster, right? Like any benchmark that's not heavily threaded...

Oh, and good luck finding a 995X, and since you have more money than brains, have fun spending about 4x what the 2600K cost.

[udidwht]

Originally Posted by Porksmuggler

fastest at passmark by a hair, but you do realize there are other benchmarks where it's not faster, right? Like any benchmark that's not heavily threaded...

Oh, and good luck finding a 995X, and since you have more money than brains, have fun spending about 4x what the 2600K cost.

We'll stick with what he specifically stated. Not what's the wisest choice dollar for dollar. Fastest it's not. Even when it might be by just a hair. No problem on my end finding a 995x....readily available where I'm at.