Not sure what PC to build now

Mono

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So I was happily using my computer till my XFX750 PSU started making clicking noises and then went !POP! :mad:

This leaves me in a dilemma and I am not sure what to do for replacement parts.
After several days of testing I have identified that that the PSU also killed the motherboard & CPU too which makes things expensive!

So I currently have these working parts available

Case: Phanteks enthoo primo
Ram: Avexier DDR3 (16GB Dual Channel)
CPU: I have a spare i5 Haswell CPU
GPU: EVGA 980Ti
WC: Full dual rad loop

I was holding out for the new x99 @ Q4 2016 to do a major upgrade BUT now this has happened I am not sure which of the following to do.

1) Just get a cheap Haswell motherboard and still wait Q4 2016
2) Just buy into the x99 board even though its at EOL for CPU upgrades
3) Go for a Skylake setup.

My primary uses are:

* Games Developer (UE4)
* Games Player
* Core applications : GIMP, Blender, Sketchbook, MS Office, SQL Server

I do not have a budget but obviously I do not want to spend crazy money (I just do not know if I should temp build not holding off for the new x99 successor)



Cheers.
 
I'm surprised the PSU also took the other parts with it. Was it under warranty or will you be swallowing up the costs?
 
dacads said:
I'm surprised the PSU also took the other parts with it. Was it under warranty or will you be swallowing up the costs?
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I purchased it in 2013 and the XFX support site says its not covered. On further reading there are many people with this particular PSU that have reported similar problems.

I was shocked other components went down too, not had this happen before!

I will not be using XFX for PSU's any more (Previoulsly I always went Seasonic).
 
Did they say that to you personally, or was it stated on the website? I do believe however you are meant to register the product within 30 days to receive the full warranty, I'm guessing you didn't do that. But AFAIK the standard warranty is 5 years?
 
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dacads said:
Did they say that to you personally, or was it stated on the website? I do believe however you are meant to register the product within 30 days to receive the full warranty, I'm guessing you didn't do that. But AFAIK the standard warranty is 5 years?
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It says that on the site. Unfortunately I did not register it until the thing went pop so that was my bad. Lesson learned.
 
Nevermind, anyway moving onto your options. With the first one maybe you can stick with Haswell if it will cater for your needs? Certainly the cheapest option, if you decide not to upgrade next year.

Second option you get a deadend chipset but it is still a great one which will last you 4+ years easily :) Personally this is the option I would go for as I said the 5820k will be solid.

Hopefully this simplifies things, I think you have to consider what Skylake-e will bring that will be better than X99? I haven't looked it at myself but there might be something you need.. or maybe not. Plus Q4 2016 is a long way away.
 
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dacads said:
Nevermind, anyway moving onto your options. With the first one maybe you can stick with Haswell if it will cater for your needs? Certainly the cheapest option, if you decide not to upgrade next year.

Second option you get a deadend chipset but it is still a great one which will last you 4+ years easily :) Personally this is the option I would go for as I said the 5820k will be solid.

Hopefully this simplifies things, I think you have to consider what Skylake-e will bring that will be better than X99? I haven't looked it at myself but there might be something you need.. or maybe not. Plus Q4 2016 is a long way away.
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I was leaning on the X99 as well.... just wanted to hear another opinion before jumping in! :)
Thanks for the nudge!
 
I would also go X99, although (personally) I would go down the 5930k route rather than the 5820k, due to the additional PCIe lanes it provides.

5930 has 40 lanes where the 5820k has only 28.

Leaving the 5820k short for SLI / X-Fire setups.
 
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Will be fine for 2 GPUs, assuming OP even decides to have that.
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To be Honest, I have always been a single GPU customer. In terms of performance per £ SLI always seems slack to me. Many of the applications do not use the second GPU either so I would rather just have a single monster and upgrade every couple of years (or when performance demands it)

Single 980ti is fine for current workload :)

Apart from the extra lanes on the other CPU for additional cards, would I see much more performance gains in rendering and the such?
 
Mono said:
To be Honest, I have always been a single GPU customer. In terms of performance per £ SLI always seems slack to me. Many of the applications do not use the second GPU either so I would rather just have a single monster and upgrade every couple of years (or when performance demands it)

Single 980ti is fine for current workload :)

Apart from the extra lanes on the other CPU for additional cards, would I see much more performance gains in rendering and the such?
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Nope, just a slightly higher clock. 5820k will be substantial enough :)
 
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