upgrade needed

dandos23

dandos23

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Well, its time for an upgrade.

I don't need much as I already have most of it, so I just need a cpu and motherboard (I might add some more ram later).

I don't do any gaming but do a lot of video editing and encoding in HD.

budget wise, I don't want to go crazy and like a bargain but I also want something that is going to perform. So, under £600 and I will be a happy man :D

I was looking at the i7 2700k but then saw the i7 3820 and like the idea of having 8 ram dimms.

Any help will be much appreciated.
 
So something like,


YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail £229.99
1 x MSI X79A-GD65 (8D) Intel X79 (Socket LGA2011) DDR3 Motherboard with FREE Thermaltake Frio Advanced Cooler & Tomb Raider Game £229.98
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual/Quad Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3K4/16GX) £79.99
Total : £551.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).



• Are all your drives SATA?
• Do you have a suitable OS for the amount of RAM?
 
If you have a small SSD (or would like to purchase one) and wish to use SSD-Caching, it is worth noting that the X79 chipset doesn't support Intel's Smart Reposnse Technology.

This is why I opted for an Asus board over any of the other offerings, as Asus have implemented their own SSD-Caching technology to some of their boards.

So it's worth putting the P9X79 PRO into the mix for a similar cost (although you'll obviously need to buy a cooler with this board, as it's not on offer with a free cooler).

For what it's worth, the P9X79 seems to be a good clocker so far (I've only had it 3 days) :)
 
I have a vertex 3 240GB to use and yes, all my drives are sata. I also have windows 7 ultimate 64 bit to put on it, so the amount of ram wont be a problem.

Whats the difference between the i7 2700k and the i7 3820?
 
OK, so they are both very similar really. I take it the i7 3820 would be better for me as the boards can handle more ram. What about over clocking? Is it just as good as the i7 2600k?
 
OK, so the i7 3820 is the way to go for me then.

The cpu and motherboard that you picked stulid are the same ones that I already had in my basket lol.

Is there anything else that could help improve encoding times?
 
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