Hey guys!
I have a pretty big dilemma: I've been planning a build for months now, and I have everything picked out, but I'm beginning to question my choice to opt for a 3930K. Here's why:
I'm planning to upgrade when Ivy Bridge-E comes out, but I've heard that it'll use the 2011 socket, so I thought, 'hey I'll get an LGA 2011 CPU/Mobo and just swap out the CPU in ~6 months when IB-E releases,' but now I have serious doubts. Is the 3770K really that much worse than a 3930K ? Is an older technology really worth $500 (yay Microcenter) vs $350 for a newer CPU with a higher core clock and a lower TDP? What real difference could 2 extra cores and +4MB of L3 cache make, especially if I don't plan on keeping either CPU in the long term?
On the other hand, I'm gonna overclock, and I heard that Ivy B doesn't do so well under load (higher temps). Also, whereas X79 Mobos have 8 DIMM slots, Z77 ones have a max. of 4. What's that all about?
Here's my planned system:
Case: Corsair 600T
PSU: Cougar GX1050
Video Card: ASUS OC'd GTX 670
RAM: 16Gb G.Skill Ripjaws Z @2133Mhz
Boot SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120Gb
HDD: 3TB Seagate Barracuda
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100
CPU:
Mobo: ASUS Sabertooth X79 or for LGA1155
EDIT: The H100 will be with push/pull fans. Also, I don't do video/photo editing or modeling, but I do lots of decompressing, mainly with Winrar (games, HD movies, TV Shows). In addition, I plan to add another GTX 670 very soon.
What do you guys think? I could really use some advice.
I have a pretty big dilemma: I've been planning a build for months now, and I have everything picked out, but I'm beginning to question my choice to opt for a 3930K. Here's why:
I'm planning to upgrade when Ivy Bridge-E comes out, but I've heard that it'll use the 2011 socket, so I thought, 'hey I'll get an LGA 2011 CPU/Mobo and just swap out the CPU in ~6 months when IB-E releases,' but now I have serious doubts. Is the 3770K really that much worse than a 3930K ? Is an older technology really worth $500 (yay Microcenter) vs $350 for a newer CPU with a higher core clock and a lower TDP? What real difference could 2 extra cores and +4MB of L3 cache make, especially if I don't plan on keeping either CPU in the long term?
On the other hand, I'm gonna overclock, and I heard that Ivy B doesn't do so well under load (higher temps). Also, whereas X79 Mobos have 8 DIMM slots, Z77 ones have a max. of 4. What's that all about?
Here's my planned system:
Case: Corsair 600T
PSU: Cougar GX1050
Video Card: ASUS OC'd GTX 670
RAM: 16Gb G.Skill Ripjaws Z @2133Mhz
Boot SSD: Kingston HyperX 3K 120Gb
HDD: 3TB Seagate Barracuda
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100
CPU:
Mobo: ASUS Sabertooth X79 or for LGA1155
EDIT: The H100 will be with push/pull fans. Also, I don't do video/photo editing or modeling, but I do lots of decompressing, mainly with Winrar (games, HD movies, TV Shows). In addition, I plan to add another GTX 670 very soon.
What do you guys think? I could really use some advice.
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