Intel 3930K or 4770K?

[GodAtum]

Intel 3770K, a 3930K or a 4770K?

Which one is the best for gaming and video encoding? Also how are the temps for overclocking?

How about upgrade paths in a few years?

 

[gary996]

3930 by the looks of it

 

[Khazzer]

If you are doing a lot of video encoding then probably the Sandy-E chip will perform better, or maybe consider an AMD with lots of cores although that may degrade the gaming side too much.

 

[GodAtum]

For gaming there is only a few FPS difference between the 4770k and the 3960X which costs twice as much.

http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?ct=articles&action=file&id=4063

http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?ct=articles&action=file&id=4062

 

[smilertoo]

I'm wondering what the odds are of intel releasing a 6core haswell as some point

 

[GodAtum]

I'm wondering what the odds are of intel releasing a 6core haswell as some point

ivybridge e is coming out in september.

I could either go for a 3770K, a 3930K or a 4770K!

 

[smilertoo]

I meant a normal haswell, but with 6cores. I suppose its unlikely as theyll want to save that for 2011. Sad to see intel are going back to old ways thanks to lack of AMD competition.

 

[alex_123_fra]

Leaving upgrade paths aside, for video encoding the 3930k will outperform the 4770k. The 4930k even more so from Sep onwards.

Can you justify the price difference between haswell and SB-E/ivy-E for the purposes of increased performance in certain situations? I could and did.

Haswell upgrade paths? My guess is nil.

SB-E upgrade paths? Ivy-E and beyond that, nil.

 

[GodAtum]

thank you for your comments. i need a new pc soon as mine is on its last legs. could i wait until September, not too sure. maybe buy the 3930k and upgrade to the 4930k next year?

 

[olivier renault]

4770K if you just want a great all-rounder.

 

[GodAtum]

4770K if you just want a great all-rounder.

Not sure about the OCing temps though. looking at my room temp its 28.4c in here atm. might need watercooling.

 

[smilertoo]

I'm looking for 3d rendering performance, but i could get the weaker 4770k and network my current i920 to it for rendering.

 

[Zuban]

I'm looking for 3d rendering performance, but i could get the weaker 4770k and network my current i920 to it for rendering.

go for the 3930k, using rendernodes is usefull, but any package I've used farms out whole frames to other machines, so when doing single images, or test renders, having the fasted single machine you can is more beneficial. Using multiple machines is great for rendering animations though, but either way you will presumably still have your current machine? so i'd say 3930k and overclock it. I do 3d rendering myself and the speed of putting out test renders is very helpful as its less interruption to work flow, does depend how you work though.

 

[olivier renault]

I'm looking for 3d rendering performance, but i could get the weaker 4770k and network my current i920 to it for rendering.

Then you'll need the strongest CPU platform you can get, Correct? Then that would still be 2011, 3930K / 3960K, then onto Ivy-E if you can afford those chip.