Upgrade Bug!!!!

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snips86x

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I've got the upgrade bug and I'm trying really hard not to upgrade my PC with Christmas being not long away (hoping for some deals), however, I'm still window shopping and looking for a decent deal.

Current Spec:
Intel 2500k @ 4.5ghz
H100i w/Wingboost 2 PWMs
Asus V Gene
8GB Patriot Mamba @ 2133mhz
VTX R9 290
250gb Samsung 830 Pro (OS)
128gb OCZ Vertex 4 (Games)
1.5 TB WD Green
Corsair HX850+ Gold

My options
1 - Grab a 3770k and overclock to 4.5ghz ish
2 - DC i7 with matx motherboard
3 - Go all out and upgrade to x99 (Fancy a change and having a play around) and this would consist of 5820k, EVGA mATX board & 16GB DDR4

PC is used for gaming, photography and video encoding! I'm also due my 6 month review in my new job and I get the distinct impression its going to go really well, so this could be a celebratory upgrade too :D :D

What do you think? What would you do?
 
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Shivy011 said:
Personally I'd go 3770k, however the X99 does sound fun for yourself
Most photo editing programs use a single core if I'm not wrong so you wouldn't really see any benefit going for X99 there however
Likewise with video-editing, it would cut down time but unless you are using around 50%+ of your time editing I wouldn't see any point in it

Would be fun though! :D
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You know it :D

I can see this being an impulse buy after my review - but need to think about it in all honesty, pretty sure the wife won't see it in the same light as I!
 
Shivy011 said:
I would snatch a 3770k off the MM if possible, then see how it performs - I can't see you loosing much on the value of it should you want to be rid of it all then go to X99 after that, so you wouldn't loose all that much?
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well considering the 2500k would catch me 80% of the price of the 3770k once I sell it, it can't be a bad move!
 
tamzzy said:
3770k, another 290, and watercool the whole lot!
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This is something else which has crossed my mind, but the scare stories of WC are enough to put me off.

My PC gets used daily while I'm at work and would hate for something to go wrong!
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
I was in this position last year, I had only built 2 pcs before but I went straight in with a CPU, motherboard and 2 GPU's all under water. Still works to this day + I changed case and done it all again without issue.

Morale: Go for it, it's great fun.
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Good to know it still working :)

I've actually been considering a custom loop for a while now but keep putting it off! Think I'll have to just do it and see what the insurance covers if I mess it up!
 
I think I'm going to go for a custom loop. I've had a browse on the MM and I cannot believe the amount of WC equipment going - its crazy!! Would easily same be 40%, if not more, over buying new! There's a 290 with a fitted block @ £200 FFS!!!!!
 
Rangerjr1 said:
Getting a new CPU too?
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I will do but I have one which is working, so may get the loop done before the CPU is changed - it depends how quickly I can get the ££ for the whole lot in one go - should be easy enough to swap the CPU once the loop is in right?
 
External wouldn't work, I don't have the space and it makes porting it around difficult! The reason I have the S2 is due to space, I have no room for an ATX case and to be honest, don't want one!
 
Uncle Petey said:
2x240 would be fine if you're not running much more than stock clocks tbh.
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The CPU will be overclocked for sure but the single 290 I have running 1440p is perfect - just don't see the point in going under water if not to get dual cards, seems like a waste!
 
My CPU doesn't hit anything over 62c (h100i) and GPU is 78c (reference cooler) - so running 2 under water with an overclock shouldn't be too bad right?
 
tamzzy said:
it's not "great" temps but it's sure as hell over 9000x quieter than air cooling
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This is one thing which is pushing me more and more towards a custom loop. My air cooling is adequate for what I'm running but when you think the wife wants to go to bed and the reference cooler is running at 60% along with 4 case fans on full, its gets loud.

Do you think its worth going crossfire or should I look at single GPU with a heavy overclock first?

I do have space for a 3rd rad but it would block the 2nd PCIE slot.
 
Uncle Petey said:
You may have space for a third rad, but do you have the appropriate ventilation/airflow setup to support it?
Are you going to have a bunch of rads competing for fresh air or and/or feeding hot air into each other etc?

I'd try single card with nice OC first tbh :)



Fair enough. I still think you have a miracle setup there though :D

When I was mining, I tried dual loop with a 360 on each 7990 and a parallel setup with triple 360's and the rads still got saturated each time...
It did baffle the hell out of me tbh. It should have been perfectly fine.
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The setup would be top radiator exhausting, front intake & bottom intake, on the assumption I would use the bottom panel with a radiator - not sure yet.

Should I have top/front intake to start with?
 
Uncle Petey said:
Just had a look at your build log, and I can't really see how you have space for a rad+fans at the bottom with two cards.
At the very least, it'd be pressed right up against the block.

Anyway, I agree with Tamzzy fwiw :)
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I know - there would be no space for 3 rads and 2 cards, unless I went with a 295x2 or 7990<-- would be going backwards though.
 
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