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Phog

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So I've held off long enough with my overclocked 2600k.

While things seem to be bright for the future of Intel Procs, they consistently delivered sub-par incremental updates, which is why I figured now was as good a time as any. Perhaps the even greater driving force is upgrading my GPUs.

I'm looking at buying the Acer 4K gsync 28" monitor after reading a pretty good review of it over at Tweaktown. Looks like I'll need a pair of 980's to power the damn thing. Any reason to hold off?

Haswell-E seems to be a bit of a letdown on the gaming front, and Anandtech recommends the 4790K for gaming still. Any thoughts on this? Should I make the jump to reap the benefits(?) of DDR4, or just buy stuff that is clearly up to speed and not pay a premium for brand new tech?

I'm also looking for a nice small case does this exist for a multiGPU setup? Smaller/Quieter the better.
 
haswell-e or any of the 2011 socket solutions-as far as gaming goes-are really only beneficial for those looking to go with 3 or more video cards. two cards are fine for 4k; you'll typically have to run without aa for the most demanding games. from reviews of the gtx 980s you might actually get to use some aa at 4k after all. i wish i can give you firsthand experience with gtx 980 sli in 4k, but evga is taking its time with my step up. i do have firsthand experience with gtx 780 ti sli, gtx 780 6gb sli, and 290x cf at 4k and my no aa statement does apply on those platforms.

if you're looking to go with multi gpu in a small package, i would consider the fractal design midi cases. i've used them in clients' machines recently and i've come to appreciate them very much.
 
First and foremost: While yes, Intel's CPU performance increases have been rather on the small side, there's really no real push for Intel to research and release CPUs that are 15% to 20% faster clock for clock every time on account of the light competition coming from AMD. From a business standpoint, Intel's current release method makes a lot of sense.

Honestly, I would still hold off on any CPU + mobo upgrade as both Haswell-E and the current Haswell Refresh CPUs aren't significantly fast enough to justify the price. Even with your plans for GTX 980 SLI right off the bat, still not good enough to justify the costs of a CPU + mobo upgrade (which can range from $450 to $700 depending on the platform). No, DDR4 RAM doesn't really benefit Intel systems that much in real world apps and games. Unless you're extremely strapped for physical space, the mATX factor alone isn't going to be worthwhile either. Again, $450 to $700 depending on the platform.

With your current setup, I don't see a worthwhile CPU + mobo upgrade coming along until at least 2016 with the release of Intel's Skylake CPUs.
 
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