3930k vs 3820 for an extra 130 pounds... help?

[squarehead94]

Hey all
so I'm about to pull the trigger on buying my new build. I can't decide between a pre built i7 3820 bundle or a seserate i7 3930k bundle. The price difference is £130. The 3820 comes with an gigabyte board whereas the 3930k will be a board of my choice, probably p9x79 pro or something. What should I get? Help please!

 

[Surveyor]

Which Gigabyte motherboard does the i7-3820 come with and are you also looking for advice on a motherboard if you go down the i7-3930K route?

It would help people to advise you if you stated your intended uses for the PC.

 

[squarehead94]

Its the gigabyte gd45 board or i can get the asus p9x79 pro. I intend to overcloxk, game and do basic video and photo work but i intend to keep it for 3 to 4 years so i thought hexacore would be the best investment for longevity.
edit: yes, I'd like advice on a good board below £180 as I'm looking at the p9x79 pro due to 8 Ram slots and a good amount of pci-e slots. I'll only ever run 2-3 GPU's so I don't need more than this. I'll be playing battlefield 3 on high - ultra settings on a 28" monitor, 1920x1080, and fifa 13 and gta iv and games similar to this. Ill be doing photoshop work, sony vegas stuff too.

 

[stuie]

Any reason your going 2011? If im honest you wont see that much benefit over what youve already got

 

[squarehead94]

Any reason your going 2011? If im honest you wont see that much benefit over what youve already got

yes, mainly because I've just sold CPU, Mobo & Ram to a friend, kinda regretting it now but thought rather than spend inevitably more on a setup thats the same as my old one, I may as well spend 2-300 more on one thats going to last me longer, and one thats better.
2011 seems to be the best going.

 

[olivier renault]

yes, mainly because I've just sold CPU, Mobo & Ram to a friend, kinda regretting it now but thought rather than spend inevitably more on a setup thats the same as my old one, I may as well spend 2-300 more on one thats going to last me longer, and one thats better.
2011 seems to be the best going.

You can also get a lot for that kind of money with 1155.

If you go quad-core 2011, I don't really see the point compared to a 3770K. Unless you want Ivy-E, which will be expensive. Then you have to consider the cost of getting a good 3770K, selling it later and getting the latest (haswell).

At the end of the day, I would pick a high quality 3770K system over 2011, if I don't need the 6-cores.

 

[Gripen90]

Well you can build a lga 2011 system for the same price of lga 1155 so I pretty well understand the reasoning since I have in the same dilemma before ending up with what i have now.

3930K vs 3820 ? that really depends on what you want to do work-wise. If serious video-editing etc, then a 6core 3930K will give you a faster minute pr minute over all processing, but in terms of gaming they really trade even blows to with each other.

Right now I'm thinking of trying out the 3930K - not because I need to or am missing any power... I'm just curious to try out a 6 core from Intel

 

[squarehead94]

Well you can build a lga 2011 system for the same price of lga 1155 so I pretty well understand the reasoning since I have in the same dilemma before ending up with what i have now.

3930K vs 3820 ? that really depends on what you want to do work-wise. If serious video-editing etc, then a 6core 3930K will give you a faster minute pr minute over all processing, but in terms of gaming they really trade even blows to with each other.

Right now I'm thinking of trying out the 3930K - not because I need to or am missing any power... I'm just curious to try out a 6 core from Intel

Thank you! The reason im in a pickle is because I know I won't utilize the 3930k's six cores now, but in time I will, Im in the dilema of spend 700 on a epic rig now that will last say 3-4 years (ivy-e will be supported in 2011 sockets i hear so could always upgrade IF its worth it) or spend 570 on a quad core thats similar to my old spec but will last longer performance wise, however running on a socket thats near the end of production (1155). think im just gonna jump at the 3930k. but im stingey with money by nature so its hard for me to just buy it, even though I can afford it, before I buy anything pricey I have to weigh up value for money and longevity, will it last me 4 years etc.

 

[Gripen90]

Thank you! The reason im in a pickle is because I know I won't utilize the 3930k's six cores now, but in time I will, Im in the dilema of spend 700 on a epic rig now that will last say 3-4 years (ivy-e will be supported in 2011 sockets i hear so could always upgrade IF its worth it) or spend 570 on a quad core thats similar to my old spec but will last longer performance wise, however running on a socket thats near the end of production (1155). think im just gonna jump at the 3930k. but im stingey with money by nature so its hard for me to just buy it, even though I can afford it, before I buy anything pricey I have to weigh up value for money and longevity, will it last me 4 years etc.

If you know you won't use 6 cores now, then save the money and go for 4 cores now. Then put a bit £ aside every month and when Ivy-E hits the stores in mid 2013 you'll have access and £ (cash) and to a more efficient and faster CPU than the 3930K.

 

[stuie]

However there is also the other side of having a k model for overclocking, You may not use 6 cores but you might use the k for clocking up

 

[squarehead94]

If you know you won't use 6 cores now, then save the money and go for 4 cores now. Then put a bit £ aside every month and when Ivy-E hits the stores in mid 2013 you'll have access and £ (cash) and to a more efficient and faster CPU than the 3930K.

normally im happy to do that but with having a job now im finding saving difficult - always seem to waste money in shops and stuff! lol. Ordered my board and ram now, still debating on cpu, will order a cooler now too, however I will decide on the processor later today.