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Hi and thansk for reading this, here is a bit of background:
Im a software developer. I use virtualization extensively: host is Linux and guests are a mix of different Linux flavours and some Windows XP/7/8/10. I use VirtualBox to run everything. I would like to start up VMs faster, have more VMs running in parallel and have fast clone (coping) VMs operations.
Im using a 48" screen with 4K resolution, so the GPU must be able to drive 4k at 60fps for normal desktop use. My current laptop GeForce 930M can only drive the 4K display at 30fps :-( Gaming is secondary. I play mostly old games.
My budget is EUR 1500ish
So, questions:
A. LGA2011/X99: Im choosing this platform for the quad memory channels feature which I think will make a difference when virtualizing. Am I right to assume that the 5820K slightly overcloked + the 4 memory channels will perform better overall than a 6700K ? Am I right to assume that single thread performance is worse on the 5820K ? What if I overclock a bit ?
B. MOBO: It took me a while but Im pretty sure this MOBO supports vt-d (important for speedy virtualization I/O). It is a "cheap" mobo within the 2011-v3 range but I cannot find any feature in more expensive boards that I may use (other than very aggresive ascetics!) Am I missing something?
C. GPU: It has a HDMI 2.0 that can run 3840x2160 @ 60fps which is my main concern. Im not going to play in 4K, I will be happy to downgrade to 1080 for gaming now and then. I just need the card to move 4k @60fps for normal desktop workloads with HDMI 2.0 since my screen (a tv) lacks DisplayPort. Will this do the job ?
D. Im getting 64GB of ram so I can have lots of VMs and not have to be stingy with guests ram. Im also planning to run the host OS entirely in a Linux ramdive with tmpfs. This should improve things greatly. The M2 Samsung 950 will host the most frecuently used VMs, Im reusing a 4TB hdd for bulk storage of other stuff.
E. The RAM setup will be 4 x 16GB sticks. I will leave 4 slots empty so in the future I may get another 64GB of ram for a total of 128GB. (the MOBO supports 126GB, ark.intel.com says thte 5820k only supports 64GB but look at this: Hardcore Hardware: We stuffed this PC with 128GB of cutting-edge DDR4 RAM )
F. COOLING: I have never run a liquid cooling system before, but a huge heat sink seem bulky and ugly over the CPU. I would love to liquid cool the CPU mostly for ascetics reasons as I have never overclocked a CPU before. I may try to push the 5820K a bit this time. Will the Arctic 240 fit into the nzxt H440 ? I have googled a lot trying to find someone with this setup but I cannot fint it. Anyone has a video/photo of this?
THANK YOU for reading so far!!!
Any help / comments / input is greatly appreciated
Im a software developer. I use virtualization extensively: host is Linux and guests are a mix of different Linux flavours and some Windows XP/7/8/10. I use VirtualBox to run everything. I would like to start up VMs faster, have more VMs running in parallel and have fast clone (coping) VMs operations.
Im using a 48" screen with 4K resolution, so the GPU must be able to drive 4k at 60fps for normal desktop use. My current laptop GeForce 930M can only drive the 4K display at 30fps :-( Gaming is secondary. I play mostly old games.
My budget is EUR 1500ish
- Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (BX80648I75820K) - PCPartPicker) | EUR 372
- MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 (MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (X99A Raider) - PCPartPicker) | EUR 205
- ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 (ARCTIC Liquid Freezer 240 74.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (ACFRE00013A) - PCPartPicker) | EUR 77
- 4 x Kingston HyperX Fury Black 16GB DDR4-2133 (Kingston FURY 16GB (1 x 16GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (HX421C14FB/16) - PCPartPicker) | EUR 288
- Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280(Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (MZ-V5P256BW) - PCPartPicker) | EUR 204
- MSI GeForce GTX 950 2GD5T OC 2GB DDR5 (MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card (GTX 960 2GD5T OC) - PCPartPicker) | EUR 161
- NZXT H440 White (NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case (CA-H442W-M1) - PCPartPicker) | EUR 111
- EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modulart (EVGA 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (220-G2-0750-XR) - PCPartPicker) | EU 119
- Total | EUR 1561.00
So, questions:
A. LGA2011/X99: Im choosing this platform for the quad memory channels feature which I think will make a difference when virtualizing. Am I right to assume that the 5820K slightly overcloked + the 4 memory channels will perform better overall than a 6700K ? Am I right to assume that single thread performance is worse on the 5820K ? What if I overclock a bit ?
B. MOBO: It took me a while but Im pretty sure this MOBO supports vt-d (important for speedy virtualization I/O). It is a "cheap" mobo within the 2011-v3 range but I cannot find any feature in more expensive boards that I may use (other than very aggresive ascetics!) Am I missing something?
C. GPU: It has a HDMI 2.0 that can run 3840x2160 @ 60fps which is my main concern. Im not going to play in 4K, I will be happy to downgrade to 1080 for gaming now and then. I just need the card to move 4k @60fps for normal desktop workloads with HDMI 2.0 since my screen (a tv) lacks DisplayPort. Will this do the job ?
D. Im getting 64GB of ram so I can have lots of VMs and not have to be stingy with guests ram. Im also planning to run the host OS entirely in a Linux ramdive with tmpfs. This should improve things greatly. The M2 Samsung 950 will host the most frecuently used VMs, Im reusing a 4TB hdd for bulk storage of other stuff.
E. The RAM setup will be 4 x 16GB sticks. I will leave 4 slots empty so in the future I may get another 64GB of ram for a total of 128GB. (the MOBO supports 126GB, ark.intel.com says thte 5820k only supports 64GB but look at this: Hardcore Hardware: We stuffed this PC with 128GB of cutting-edge DDR4 RAM )
F. COOLING: I have never run a liquid cooling system before, but a huge heat sink seem bulky and ugly over the CPU. I would love to liquid cool the CPU mostly for ascetics reasons as I have never overclocked a CPU before. I may try to push the 5820K a bit this time. Will the Arctic 240 fit into the nzxt H440 ? I have googled a lot trying to find someone with this setup but I cannot fint it. Anyone has a video/photo of this?
THANK YOU for reading so far!!!
Any help / comments / input is greatly appreciated