upgrade 4930k ?

[clayer]

hi, just about to rebuild loop full upgrade dual loop 2x gtx 980, currently running 4930k rampage iv black edition, i use pc for 90% gaming is there any point in me upgrading cpu or motherboard ? or stick with what i have.
thanks

 

[spoffle]

Stick with what you have. Surely going to 980s is a bit of a side grade too, a very expensive one at that.

 

[clayer]

dont class 980s as side grade as i brought the swift and would be no real advantage keeping them, and money is not an issue.
probably better off sticking with set up then .

 

[OLDPHART]

Nothing wrong with what you have got, how about one big SSD just for games best upgrade l did.

How about this Samsung 512GB SSD 850 PRO SATA 6Gbps 3D NAND Solid State Drive (MZ-7KE512BW)£278

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-183-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2394

 

[clayer]

nice idea i was considering this
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-171-SA&groupid=701&catid=2104&subcat=2264

is the 1 you recommended far better or similar i already run 2x 256 in raid 0 and wanted to go back to 1ssd and keep the 256s as backups movies etc and get rid of my hdd.

 

[rtho782]

840 EVO is TLC NAND.

850 Pro is MLC 3D NAND.

850 Pro is a much better drive, and certainly the one I'd prefer of the two.

 

[clayer]

sounds good to go with 850 pro and a fresh install at least i get rid of junk programmes etc accumulated 1 512 for op/steam 3 x256 movies/music etc goodbye to hdd.

 

[OLDPHART]

sounds good to go with 850 pro and a fresh install at least i get rid of junk programmes etc accumulated 1 512 for op/steam 3 x256 movies/music etc goodbye to hdd.

A fresh install is the way to go just installed Win 8.1 onto my Sam 830 OS+Apps and games on my 840 the 850 was not out at the time l bought mine.

I found Win 8.1 a lot better all round than Win 7 very quick to install and easy to use.

I did away with my mechanical HDD and l use a WD 1TB Elements Portable Hard Drive USB:3/2 for back up its very fast as well.

 

[clayer]

ive got a 1tb external samsung plu/play which i shift important stuff to now and again they are fast and not bigger than a mobile phone, 1 of my best buys.

 

[alex_123_fra]

If you have a decent clocking 4930k, upgrading to haswell E may actually be a downgrade in gaming terms if you end up with a poor clocking CPU. Unless you need 16 threads for specific applications, in which case x99 and a 5960x are a no-brainer.