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I think the quality of the memory controllers in FX chips is quite variable.
Some are running really high mem speeds circa 2400 and others struggle to get 1600 stable ?
OOPS
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since the 8350 overclocks so well then is a 4.8-5ghz 3850 not better than a 4.4-4.5ghz 4770? Or does the clock for clock speed of haswell still beat amd when overclocked this high?
Your rig would be absolutely drool worthy but it's gonna cost.
I really don't know how the FX perform with virtual PCs tbh. Not really an area of interest for me. From what I recall (and don't quote me on this !) 990FX don't overclock very well with 4 dimms in place. I could be wrong, but something is nagging at me about it...
So fare ive managed a 5,0ghz OC on my 8350 using 4x4giga corsair dimms. Doesnt seem to care much tbh. Worked wonderous for BF3.
Simple way of looking at it:
Q: Which ones do AMD put in the machines they demonstrate their top GPU's on?
A: i7's
...I intend to run Windows 8.1 and also 2 or 3 virtual machines (VirtualBox) - a command line Debian, Linux Mint and a Windows 7. I'll tend to have the Debian running all the time and one or both of the others as needs dictate. I tend to leave the machine on 24/7 so it has to be efficient and quiet.
On the Windows 8.1 host I'll be running Photoshop (once or twice a week) and also compiling in Visual Studio (every other day). I'll play a few old games (Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 / Diablo 2 are were my gaming interests lie).
I also run some high end film editing software which can make use of Cuda so I'll probably get an NVidia graphics card to help with this and the photoshop but I'm happy to slum it without one initially....
Xeon E3 1230v3
Yeah BF3 loves clock speed tbh. Was one of the reasons why I had to retire my bloody Xeon after 11 months. I usually buy a pretty decent PC upgrade once a year but I wasn't bloody planning to replace a CPU that quick.
I'm using Mushkin Blackline. I really ought to do some digging to see what it's really capable of.
Slightly off topic but if that Mushkin blackline is a 1600mhz kit with 6-8-6 timings it'll clock very very well. They usually do 2000mhz+ on air
Chances are it is the regular CAS9 kit though.
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Yeah... Actually... Why not..?
- Haswell
- 4 cores with hyperthreading
- 3.7GHz turbo
- ECC & Non-ECC memory support
- £70 cheaper
Seems like a good option.