3930k to 4930k worth it??

[BS Dave]

I’ve noticed 4930ks are going on eBay for less than £100 recently and wondered if the upgrade is worth it? Probably say £40 once i’ve Sold my 3930k. Are the 4930k any good at overclocking? Will it match my 3930k at 4.6? Are there any cpu features/extensions that are useful will be useful?

Thanks

Dave

 

[BS Dave]

Silicon lottery exactly. Sounds like I should just stay the way I am. I think the chances of getting a 4930 that does 4.5 on low volts is quite low and if I go to the hassle of taking my loop apart to find it doesn’t do it i’m not going to be happy. Also if the next gen of nvidia is better at dx12 that’ll be another reason to stay on x79. Thanks for the replies

 

[BS Dave]

I suspect a lot will come down to how good a sample the individual CPUs are.

I've been mulling over upgrading my 4820K to one of the 6/12 4000 series or one of the Xeons but usually come back to just saving my money for a future upgrade - it isn't like my 4820K is struggling anyhow in most cases.

Did you get NVME working on your x79 mate? I got a custom bios that adds it on boot

 

[BS Dave]

Well if you fancy trying nvme google bolts4breakfast nvme test bios on the ROG forums. The guy has updated the microcode for a load of x79 motherboards along with other bits of the bios too. I’ve been running it for years and they’re really stable