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xLink · 26 Jan 2018 at 10:53

hey guys, so I'm currently running

rampage extreme 3
i7 980x
corsair h80i
20 gig ddr3
256gb 850 pro
2x 1tb
corsair 1000w PSU
1080ti

..system (apart from gfx) is old as balls, so i've been pondering an upgrade, i should point out i'm a fairly heavy system user, from games to vms and lots of things open at once...

Looking at the following as the potential fresh build since the current one will be getting donated to family(minus the 1080ti), but as i've not really kept up with pc hardware looking for some advice?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Intel Core i9-7920X 2.9GHz (Skylake X / Basin Falls) Socket LGA2066 Processor - Retail= £1,099.99
1 x Asus TUF X299 Mark2 (Socket 2066) Intel X299 ATX Motherboard= £199.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-21300 2666MHz Quad Channel Memory Kit (CMR32GX4M4A2666C1= £349.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H150i PRO RGB Performance Liquid Cooler - 360mm= £164.99
1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 500GB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £239.99
1 x Seagate 4TB BarraCuda PRO 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive + Free Assassins Creed (PC) (ST4000DM006)= £159.95
1 x Seagate 2TB FireCuda 3.5" SSHD Internal Hard Drive + Free Assassins Creed (PC) (ST2000DX002)= £79.99
1 x Corsair Crystal 570X RGB Midi Tower Tempered Glass Case - Black (CC-9011098-WW)= £187.99
1 x Corsair HX850i 850W '80 Plus Platinum Digital Modular Power Supply (CP-9020073-UK)= £169.99

Total: £2,668.17 (includes shipping: £15.30)

NirK · 26 Jan 2018 at 13:16

To be honest a 8700k is a lot better value than the X99, you still get 12 threads at ~5Ghz, also you could put some of that saving on SSD instead of mechanical drives, because for a heavy user like you said, mechanical drives are very slow unless using them for long term storage only, the WD red drives are good for mechanical drives and some memory around 3200-3600mhz would be faster, also a seasonic prime PSU or EVGA P2 would be better.

xLink · 26 Jan 2018 at 14:11

I'm already on a hex core, didn't see the point in upgrading to the same core'd cpu, also I have a 500gb m.2 drive specc'd in there, is it not enough I wonder?

NirK · 26 Jan 2018 at 15:30

Just my opinion anyway, but I would think the 8700k, being the newest chip, would still be a lot faster than the relatively old chip you have there, depends how much you need more cores, but the 12 thread 8700k I would think would be very fast for everything and 700 cheaper than the one you listed. As I said with that 700 you could get SSD instead of that SSHD and still be loads cheaper.

Not sure how accurate this is, but looks like the 8700k would be a good upgrade over the CPU you have now : http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i7-980-vs-Intel-Core-i7-8700K/m3336vs3937

xLink · 26 Jan 2018 at 15:56

Ohhh I think you might be confused, I noted my current rig first as a reference point, the one im looking at building is underneath..

running the 980x now, looking to upgrade to the 7920x potentially

NirK · 26 Jan 2018 at 16:08

xLink said:
Ohhh I think you might be confused, I noted my current rig first as a reference point, the one im looking at building is underneath..

running the 980x now, looking to upgrade to the 7920x potentially

What? You are running a 980x now yes? So I said an 8700k would be quite a lot faster than a 980x, and massively cheaper than a 7920x, but then its completely up to you and what you require.

orbitalwalsh · 26 Jan 2018 at 16:49

There's a big diff between 1st gen i core and 3rd onwards , so even 8700k would out perform your current .
Would personally get Thread ripper for your cash

tamzzy · 3 Feb 2018 at 11:23

xLink said:
heavy system user, from games to vms and lots of things open at once

orbitalwalsh said:
Would personally get Thread ripper for your cash

threadripper 16c32t, 64gb ram, better aio, 1tb ssd, 2x4tb hdd for raid 0/1, case with good airflow
all for ~£100 more than the intel spec

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Ryzen Threadripper Sixteen Core 1950X 4.00GHz (Socket TR4) Processor - Retail= £799.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-X399 GAMING 7 AMD X399 (Socket TR4) ATX Motherboard= £299.99
2 x Team Group Night Hawk LED 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C16 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Red Light (THRD= £299.99x2
1 x be quiet! Silent Loop Superior Liquid CPU Cooler - 360mm= £149.99
1 x be quiet TR4 Cooler Bracket= £2.99
1 x Samsung 960 EVO Polaris 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive= £428.99
2 x WD 4TB Gold Internal Enterprise Hard Drive (WD4002FYYZ)= £159.95
1 x Antec EarthWatts Gold Pro 650W 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply= £79.99
1 x Fractal Design Meshify C Midi Tower Case - Black Tempered Glass Window= £89.99

Total: £2,785.91 (includes shipping: £14.10)

orbitalwalsh · 3 Feb 2018 at 17:48

^^^^° solid.

If after less flash - gamer board and more on creative side . Though out of stock and rare

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/giga...ocket-tr4-ddr4-atx-motherboard-mb-563-gi.html