W5590 or X5677 real world differences

[AkuskaUK]

Hi all,

I'm currently on the bench with deciding between the W5590 or X5677. There is a seller that I've found that can sell a pair of w5590's for £84. I can't seem to see anywhere (Apart from China) that has the 5677's at a decent price.

Would it really matter that much if I just went for the 5590's over the 5677's? I spend a lot of time on MS Flight Simulator X which only really takes in clock speed and a single core. I currently have a dual 2.4ghz machine.

Who ever has had both, what one would you recommend and why? Would it be worth waiting for a decent supplier for the 5677's?

Pro's and cons of deciding with the 5590 over the 5677?

 

[Ultracyclist]

As far as i can tell it would depend on pricing... if that would be the same i would choose the X5677 just because their a bit faster... +-5%, if the pricing difference would just 5% i would think its worth it, but as far as i can see, that won't be the case.

 

[flowrider]

I've used them both, the X5677 is faster and runs cooler. I'm glad I made the change!



Lou

 

[AkuskaUK]

I've used them both, the X5677 is faster and runs cooler. I'm glad I made the change!

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Lou

Is it worth twice the price though? Have any Apple updates or new versions of OSX rejected them?

 

[mstasko]

No. I have not had an issues with my setup 4,1 8 core, x5677s, from a 2.66.
You can not beat the price per performance.
Looks like eBay uk has a few listed:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Xeo...451785?hash=item1eaeba1dc9:g:N80AAOSw3mpXDqm~

 

[AkuskaUK]

No. I have not had an issues with my setup 4,1 8 core, x5677s, from a 2.66.
You can not beat the price per performance.
Looks like eBay uk has a few listed:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Intel-Xeo...451785?hash=item1eaeba1dc9:g:N80AAOSw3mpXDqm~

Shame that link is from America, postage is stupidly priced to England, including import tax