X99, still a USED Value KING in 2024?

Building an X99 Gaming PC with the i7-6950X, and RTX 3070 Ti in 2024 is definitely something special. However it's even more special when you account for used bargains and then compare the mid-range RTX 3070 Ti on this platform vs the i9-13900K.

Chapters
00:00 THIS looks like an interesting combo, X99 and a crazy cheap i7-6950x, Build total with some juicy Deals (thanks marco!)
02:15 Fixing up the Salvaged Focus G Case
03:01 Tuning up an i7-6950x with a Huananzhi Aliexpress motherboard?
07:14 Gaming performance, testing out Fortnite, Spiderman and Robocop
08:01 Benchmark graphs of i7-6950x vs i9-13900K with RTX 3070 Ti.
08:59 Closing thoughts on X99, power consumption and recommendation.

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[RealTechnoPanda]

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[SteelPenny]

I just built 2 systems for less than $1000 with Asus X99 edition 10's and 6950x's with 3070 Ti's. Got every ounce of power out for both setups for my wife and I and we have zero issues playing anything at 1440p. X99 is an amazing budget for power right now.

[ghosttheoremproductions]

Been getting ali-chinese x99 mobos for $35-45usd and x99 xeons for $5-10usd (e5 2640 v3 or better). Bios mod to perpetually turbo-boost all cores. Kind of amazing how well they will game without causing a bottleneck. Excellent value for a homelab or editing box too.

[JohnWiku]

I upgraded my old 5820k @4.3 to a Xeon E5 1660 v3 @4.3 but less voltage. My dark rock pro 3 can't handle more heat at this point.

My system wasn't snappy anymore, and the octo core CPU brought the snappiness back. Best upgrade for less than 100 bucks I could have done, apart for a decent nvme, I'm running a 2TB P5 plus.

I have this x99 extreme 4 + 5820k system since 2018, which was bought from a friend that had it since 2016!

[vanfly]

Looking forward for the re-size bar

Awesome as always
Thank you for the video

[TalonsTech]

I loved my X99 5820K back in the day. I built it new in early 2015 and it was an absolute monster rig. Would totally still be usable today.

[NXSProductions]

I love my Huananzhi X99-TF. Had it for 3 years now and she hasn't let me down yet.

[NUCLEARARMAMENT]

It absolutely is. I'm still rocking my i7-6950X & MSI X99A Godlike Gaming Carbon since 2019.

[JMNovak]

Thanks for the updated X99 review. I just revived my old X99-M WS board/system for $350. Fuma 3, 5960X@ 4.5ghz, Asus X99 MATX, 64GB DDR4 2666, 1TB M.2, RTX 3060TI in a Asus Prime AP201 case. Was suprised at how well it runs being as old as it is.

[greenprotag]

Miyconst is a good buddy, I have been on his discord for a while and these Rebar mods AND Turbo unlock mods are VERY popular. Tons of custom BIOS specifically for x99. Rebar is a part of the PCIE 3.0 spec and in THEORY should be possible on those systems. Most manufacturers have only gone back so far. We have seen a few X299, Z370/Z390 for Intel AND AMD B450/B550. Unofficially? TONs of x99 confirmed, and rumors of x79 and old Haswell success.

[TybJim]

Been using my X99 based system since 2014. Over time the RAM was increased from 16GB to 64GB, an M2 drive was added, and the graphics card was replaced for an RTX 2070 Super, and I recently replaced the 5820K for a 6950X. It plays all games fine at 1080p, though I might move to a 3080ti if I get a bigger screen.

[sokantnevesti]

There is something so majestic about old intel HEDT builds.

[WillbmeEVA]

My Blood pressure hit Nvidia stock levels as I Saw a Tech yes City upload in my notifications. Totally liking this X99 content. Marco you rawk, great mobo there.

[Adam-Mei]

Where I live you can't even get a used 2060 for under $350-400 because there are not many gamers, and we hold onto everything way too long. I finally upgraded from an AMD 580 to a 4090 in October of last year. If I hadn't gotten 25% open box discount and a sweet $100 in store coupon, I would be rocking a 4070 right now.

[numan]

the front fans didn't fit with the mesh in beacuase the fans should have been installed on the inside of the cas, not on the outside

[zhiwoo]

Managed the Re-size BAR on a Dell T5810. Needed to use an external eeprom programmer to first copy the BIOS then flash the modded bios. Otherwise was easy to do and was recognised by the Intel ARC A750.

[JamisDuanne]

I see TYC and X99, I instantly hit like

[CornBreadMan]

I still have my C612 (X99) with 2x *E5-2699A v4s*

[Rez_nick]

I just built a second PC with my old X99 SOC Champion that was laying around collecting dust. i7 5930k 4.4ghz, GTX 1660S, 600W all for about £200

[HD]

Honestly x299 is my goto budget platform now. You can sometimes pickup a cpu and mobo combo for around $200. I paid $300 for mine and it came with a mono block and delid tool. Im running 4.8ghz all core and i am on par with a ryzen 9 5900. Id go further but my 360mm aio is completely tapped.