Spec check

Mightyashy · 25 Jul 2013 at 23:00

Hello

Looking at getting a new PC and wondered if I could get some advice on the following choices and where it could be improved etc. Going for something like:

Corsair Obsidian Series™ 650d
Intel® Six Core I7-3930k
Asus® P9x79 Le: Intel® Socket Lg2011
32gb Kingston Hyperx Beast Quad-Ddr3 2400mhz X.M.P (4 X 8gb Kit)
6gb Nvidia Geforce Gtx Titan
240gb Kingston Hyperx 3k Ssd, Sata 6 Gb/S (Upto 555mb/Sr | 510mb/Sw)
2tb Wd Caviar Black Wd2002faex, Sata 6 Gb/S, 64mb Cache (7200rpm)
Corsair 850w Enthusiast Series™ Tx850 V2-80 Plus® Bronze
Corsair H100i Hydro Series High Performance Cpu Cooler
Asus Xonar Ds

Not too sure on the motherboard/SSD and the CPU cooler. Any thoughts welcome

Thanks

Mightyashy · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:07

stulid said:
I have a pair of those SSDs in raid0 on a Gigabyte X79-UP4 board...they go like greased lightning.

Excellent, going from a vertex 2 in my current PC and that's quick enough. bit out of touch really with the state of SSDs.

Any other thoughts? want it to be reasonably quiet, would I be better off with a different CPU fan? is 32gb ram overkill?

Mightyashy · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:27

stulid said:
You don't say what the PC will be used for?

My other criticism is that the WD black drives I don't think are worth paying extra for compared to a Barracuda for example.

very good point haha!

going to be using it for gaming, FPS etc and I'm a designer so lot of Creative Suite work. Currently have 2 dell u2410 monitors but looking to get 2 27" ones in the near future so will have more resolution to play about with.

i'll be honest its that long since I upgraded my current PC (very old i7, 2 x 6950s, 12gb ddr3) that I am pretty out of touch with what's out there. After having a fair bit of hassle with drivers for crossfire I definitely want to go back to a single GPU setup for now. I basically looked at some configuration tools online and picked out the "best" bits from each drop down hence asking are there better alternatives.

money isn't really an issue on the spec so dont want to cut back unless its silly not to. ideally want to get this PC and not have to upgrade for a while (yes I know I know..

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thanks for any advice, much appreciated

Mightyashy · 26 Jul 2013 at 10:17

Doomedspeed said:
I can run crysis.

will I require a better PSU if you are being configured into this system?

Mightyashy · 26 Jul 2013 at 10:21

Doomedspeed said:
No just a few packets of crisps everyday and a can of a tango.

that's very reasonable

Mightyashy · 26 Jul 2013 at 10:32

scotsdragon said:
Are you building it now or waiting till around september when new chips are coming out? if your waiting you could get the 3820 chip to do you till then?

need to get it pretty sharpish as my mate is buying my old one and needs it soon. are the new chips going to be significantly better? at a bit of a loss with the intel line up these days

Mightyashy · 26 Jul 2013 at 10:55

Idleman said:
Would a 4770k not meet all your requirements?

I've no idea mate, is that better than the 3930k?

Mightyashy · 26 Jul 2013 at 11:25

Doomedspeed said:
No,

They are both different.

The 3930k is a hex-core CPU which is most commonly used for heavy Video editing, rendering and CAD machines. Due to those programs using a a lot of cores and threads.

The 4770k is a 4-core CPU but with hyperthreading which helps a bit in tasks like rendering, video edting and CAD.

I suggest if this is a gaming rig, with some video-editing (type thing) happening occasionally the 4770k will be more than fine. Though if its the other way round the 3930k would be better suited.

Idleman said:
As I have no idea of what you do with the Creative Suite, maybe, this link will help you decide. The 4770K does not appear, but as it gives a slightly better performance increase over the 3770K, it should still give you a better idea.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-performance-comparison,3370-13.html

thanks lads, will take a look at that

Mightyashy · 26 Jul 2013 at 11:28

Idleman said:
As I have no idea of what you do with the Creative Suite, maybe, this link will help you decide. The 4770K does not appear, but as it gives a slightly better performance increase over the 3770K, it should still give you a better idea.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-performance-comparison,3370-13.html

the 3930k is top of the tree for Photoshop which is appealing. Is the 4770k better for gaming? would I actually see any real world difference as such? Going to overclock either way

Mightyashy · 27 Jul 2013 at 15:00

Doomedspeed said:
Now photoshop is multi-threaded the 3930k is bound to be at the top.

The 4770k is close to the 3930k performance due to most games not using even 4 cores or HT.

The factor here is price.

You can pay £450+ for a CPU and it'll help you more with photoshop.

Or you can pay £270 for a CPU and you'll see very little difference in your gaming performance but won't perform aswell in photoshop.

If you don't photoshop a lot thats not a hjuge issue but if you use it heavily for 6-8 hours a day, the 3930k will be worth it.

If you don't need the 3930k you could put the money saved towards a bigger SSD, going with 2 x 780's or back in your wallet.

I'm always in Photoshop and considering how much the new CC version eats what it can I think it would be wise to go for the 3930. Thanks for all the advice mate, appreciate it