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Ivybridge-E Overclocking

@8 Pack - sounds good.

=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
One thing for our resident enthusiasts is who would buy the 4820K instead of the 6 core 4930K ... Are their applications where the 2011 platform comes into its own?
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Memory bandwidth! Quad channel is surprisingly close to twice the bandwidth of dual channel. Getting data to and from ram at twice the rate is significant - provided you're actually stressing the processor and the data doesn't fit in cache.

4820 vs 4930 will come down to opportunity cost. I think I'd prefer four cores & 64gb ram to six cores and 32gb ram, and the pricing is about the same for each configuration. Otherwise £200 is a lot of beer.
 
Absolutely not :)

Given that clock for clock performance will sit somewhere between ivy and haswell and won't have temp issues outside of the usual heat associated with a 130w chip. Odds are you'll hit an easy 4.6-4.8 average on a 4820k, more with water once you get the volts up too.

Also many a pci lane for multi card setups along side a quad channel memory controller leaves some serious consideration when looking at a 4770k.
 
I was going to get a haswell build this month but I had to get flooring and wall tiles instead, so new computer in September instead! By some good timing, I should get a tax rebate this month which will up my budget a bit so now I'm looking to get the following:

4930k (or whatever the six core 3930k replacement is)
ASUS P9X79 PRO or alternative £250 mobo
512 or 750GB Samsung evo SSD
H100i cooler

To go with my 2x 4GB 2133MHz ram and 7970.

Couple of questions relevent to this thread- does £250 net you a solid motherboard for overclocking, or is £300 a better bet?
Is memory clocking a big deal- how much of a performance gain would you see at say 2600MHz over 1600MHz, when you have an OC ivy-e and ssd?

Same question for quad channel over dual- when I got my current i7 860 set up I thought I would be missing out without triple channel but that quietly disappeared.

Is ivy-e as overclockable as ivy? I don't understand the de lidding and TIM talks in this thread so... Will similar clock % increase be possible?

Lastly, I would save a lot if I went for a 4770k plus h100i, £200 mobo and same ssd... I could probably get a second 7970. Would you go for my 2011 build, or haswell if upgrading from first gen i7, for gaming ?
 
Depends on how long you want it for.I personally despise taking apart my system and prefer to build the base and slap in gfx cards every two years.Last time i went dual core and got fudged with a bad clocking E6300 over a q6600 and was unable to play frostbite while i held out for Ivy bridge lol.

You want Quad on X79 anything less is gimping the cpu.And it will love 2400-2600mhz ram also.Motherboards i havent found an answer too yet as VRM is the main issue on X79.Can u find a good VRM cooled mobo for £220 ish? All i can find is fatality and Asus x79 normal and pro but pro lacks the legacy PCI slot.Fatality pro £220 GSKILL 2400mhz C10 trident x quad channel £150.


And to the question of 2011 over 1150 and Xfire 7970 depends on the users.Socket 2011 wont show gains like the two 7970's on a 4770k will until many years down the road when games all use six cores.Its a gamble but personally as im odd and i keep cpus for 5 years i would bank on socket 2011.
 
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