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SBE vs IB

Katsumoto

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Sandybridge extreme vs Ivy bridge

That's basically it. I haven't really got a budget limit and i'm trying to get the best computer I can.

From what I understand, IB has better onboard graphics but is harder to overclock due to temperatures when overclocking. SBE overclocks well, but doesn't have those graphics. My PSU will be more than enough for anything you throw at it anyway so really where do I go.

I'll be getting one of those Nvidia 690's (the 4gb GPU) by the way so this is where i'm unsure about whether IB > SBE or not. Although IB does look cheaper at the moment.
 
It will be primarily. May have to be making some business models and the like later on (after university) though as i'm looking for a career down those lines.
 
if you end up going for 2 690s in the end or down the line or need an upgrade down the line on processor then 3820 now and ivybridge-e will also fit into sb-e boards next year.
 
Ooh fair point. Yes I was going to get top of the line single GPU now and later on if i need it before i get an entirely new rig just SLI two 690's together.

So the eventual IB-E will be using 2011 sockets. Becomes something of a spend now to save later / save now but spend later deal. Thank you very much.
 
Might be best to get three 680s instead. The 690s are basically two 680s underclocked. So SLi with two 690s will be quad SLi. But the scaling with quad SLi is pants, sometimes tri SLi performs the same or even better then it. And if a game doesn't support SLi, you'll be getting pants performance.
 
Both support PCI-E 3.0 (via the x79 chipset for SB-E and z68 for IB), so you shouldn't see any bottleneck in that regard. Unless you need/want 64GB RAM and 6+ cores, there's not really much point in going SB-E over IB.
 
X79 is the best platform for multiple graphic card systems as it offers many more PCI EX lanes and hence much more flexibility for Graphics configurations. Remember IB E also which will have the entire HS to get rid of the heat unlike IB 1155 which is limited by the massive GPU onboard.
 
8 Pack said:
X79 is the best platform for multiple graphic card systems as it offers many more PCI EX lanes and hence much more flexibility for Graphics configurations. Remember IB E also which will have the entire HS to get rid of the heat unlike IB 1155 which is limited by the massive GPU onboard.
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true but when IB-E is out (well before) Haswell will be out :)
 
Buckster said:
true but when IB-E is out (well before) Haswell will be out :)
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Have intel announced anything about Haswell yet? I'm trying to think of what motherboards will work with it (if any) on the market today to help influence my decision. For now i'm leaning slightly on the ivybridge side simply because the SB-E's are so expensive. I may not be limited budgetwise really but that doesn't mean i'm happy to blow hundreds on something minor / none existent performance increase.
 
none will - so I came to conclusion makes not much difference

as if I went Ivybridge - I couldn't really upgrade on current mobo

if I went SB-E - yes I could upgrade in 14 months time say - but only prob to similar performance to current Ivybridge - so not much point

I'm very happy with my 3770k, Gene V and 16gb Samsung Green. OK 4.4 is the max 24/7 overclock - but its super fast especially with the RAM at 2200 CAS10
 
Buckster said:
none will - so I came to conclusion makes not much difference

as if I went Ivybridge - I couldn't really upgrade on current mobo

if I went SB-E - yes I could upgrade in 14 months time say - but only prob to similar performance to current Ivybridge - so not much point

I'm very happy with my 3770k, Gene V and 16gb Samsung Green. OK 4.4 is the max 24/7 overclock - but its super fast especially with the RAM at 2200 CAS10
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I guess the question is then, as this gen technology appears to be drawing to a close in terms of mobo/processors and within the next year or so Haswell will emerge, am i better off sticking with my current mac (yes i know) for another year and getting my PC built AFTER i finish uni. That way i will have stuff i can upgrade upon.

I can get by fine on my mac but for games it's trash of course. Next year is when i'll be able to fully use it anyway. So...
 
X79 is sometimes cheaper overall if you go for sale items so with no actual disadvantage to going x79 I would if I were you. There are only tiny disadvantages to uber power users on z77 but you are looking at a pair of 690s so yeah you might want to go x79.
 
Confused... why would onboard graphics be relevant if the OP (and most people) are buying a dedicated graphics card anyway?

I've never even considered the onboard graphics as remotely relevant to me, and especially not for a gaming system.
 
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