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Re:Intel Core i9-7900X review: The fastest chip in the world by danieldk on Thursday July 06, 2017 @03:35AM (#14708744)
It really depends on your applications/field. If you are in machine learning or data analysis, AVX can give a welcome performance boost. Also, a maximum of 16GB RAM is quite limiting.
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Re:Intel Core i9-7900X review: The fastest chip in the world by majewsky on Thursday July 06, 2017 @06:57AM (#14709422)
If you're in ML, can't you just stick a new GPU in the PCIe slot? A GTX 1070 can be had for below 500 €, which would still be a bit less than a new motherboard, new RAM and a new i7.
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Re:Intel Core i9-7900X review: The fastest chip in the world by ac29 on Thursday July 06, 2017 @11:03PM (#14715714)
My i5-750 has run 32GB RAM for years (4x8GB). I haven't had any issues.
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