Components for first build

Big Boss94 · 6 Feb 2014 at 16:51

What the benefit of going with the 4930k over the 4770k? I can't understand the major difference between the 1150 and 2011 CPU'S and boards.

Big Boss94 · 6 Feb 2014 at 16:52

I'd also much rather stick with an air cooled build, and am very impressed with everything I have read regarding the Noctua NH-U14S. If i were to buy a fan, it would be that one.

lee32uk · 6 Feb 2014 at 17:03

I would stick with Haswell if it was my build. The extra price involved in 2011 isn't worth it imo.

lee32uk · 6 Feb 2014 at 17:03

The Only Beardy said:
Then I would suggest possibly spending another £5 and getting the H100i that should probably fit...

You also want 2 sets of ram (Quad channel on 2011)

Big Boss94 · 6 Feb 2014 at 17:11

Fulax · 6 Feb 2014 at 17:20

The Titan Black will be massively expensive and almost certainly not worth the money for a gaming rig, and high-end Maxwell cards won't be with us until the end of the year at least.

Isn't that the same spec as you proposed in post #6? I stand by my comments on it in post #9.

Big Boss94 · 7 Feb 2014 at 13:21

Im going to go with the 1150 Socket - just got a bit of a dilemma. I'm happy with all the parts I've chosen but with the maximus vi formula, using dual sli native ill be running x8/x8, wheres with the maximus vi extreme, I would be running dual sli at x16/x8, but would need a sound card due to the omission of 'Supreme FX', what PCI configuration would that set me up in, x8/x16/x8 and would sli still be enabled? Is there a large difference between x8/x8 and x16/x8 and will these be an important aspects within the near future? My chosen heatsink fan would also block the first PCI-E slot on the maximus extremeso I'd have to look for an alternative there, not watercooling for now. (Future upgrade ability is very important, otherwise I'd go with a 2011 board.)

This'd be my setup using the formula - http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/asus_maximus_vi_formula_review,7.html

lee32uk · 7 Feb 2014 at 13:38

Have a read of this

http://hardocp.com/article/2010/08/16/sli_cfx_pcie_bandwidth_perf_x16x16_vs_x16x8#.UvThrfl_vEh

lee32uk · 7 Feb 2014 at 14:08

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780Ti WindForce 3x OC 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (GV-N78TOC-3GD) £539.99
1 x Asus Z87 MAXIMUS VI FORMULA Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £249.95
1 x Intel Core i7-4770K 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £239.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1000W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black (NESF-010) £161.99
1 x Avexir Core White Series 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-17200C9 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U21330908G-2CIW) - White Light £149.99
1 x Samsung 250GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE250BW) £143.99
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £59.99
1 x Alpenföhn K2 Mount Doom CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208DB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
Total : £1,762.80 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Big Boss94 · 7 Feb 2014 at 17:52

Cheers for all the information, pretty much set now, you've all been really helpful. Just been reading about the Haswell refresh, the Haswell-e, and the Gen 5 Broadwell CPU. Due to the fact that the Broadwell CPU will be using a new 'Series 9' chipset, what do you think the chances are of the Broadwell-E, or the enthusiast version of the CPU, coming to the upcoming x99/LGA 2011-3 chipset?