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Stinger53

Stinger53

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Hi,
I am looking to upgrade my motherboard and processor, so be able to run AutoCAD and Revit easier, as noticed my PC gets a lil sluggish when doing large 3d models for uni..
Currently have a 2500k @4.2 and ntel Z68 MSI Z68A-G45-G3

Looking to upgrade to:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i7-4790K 4.00GHz (Devil's Canyon) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £259.99
1 x Asus Z97-A Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £106.99
1 x Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound (3.5g) £8.99
1 x Arctic Silver ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover and Surface Purifier - 60ml Kit £6.98
Total : £382.96 (includes shipping : ).



this any good? or would a different motherboard be better?

thanks
 
 
stulid said:
Ok then.

Do any of these bundles tickle your fancy? - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=2833&catid=2836

There's some CPU+board only selections in that link such as,

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Maximus VII Ranger - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£34 Saving** £365.94
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-BK - Devil's Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£35 Saving** £356.98
1 x Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 7 - Devils Canyon Core i7 4790K CPU & Motherboard Bundle **£43 Saving** £351.98
Total : £1,084.50 (includes shipping : £8.00).

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Ok,
would you say those are better than the asus one?
the reason that one drew me was the 5-Way Optimization to self overclock..
 
(please correct me if im wrong)

My experience is programs like this don't benefit from the HT which the 2600k/2700k brings to the party. Modelling is more RAM (creating data) and Hard Drive (loading data) based.

HT comes into its own when rendering (using the CPU) though.

What is the rest of your rig? I thought the 2500k would be spot on, mine was perfect (just had a RAM bottleneck).
 
Doomedspeed said:
(please correct me if im wrong)

My experience is programs like this don't benefit from the HT which the 2600k/2700k brings to the party. Modelling is more RAM (creating data) and Hard Drive (loading data) based.

HT comes into its own when rendering (using the CPU) though.

What is the rest of your rig? I thought the 2500k would be spot on, mine was perfect (just had a RAM bottleneck).
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my rig is Antec 750w True power
MSI Z68A-G45 G3
Intel i5 2500k
Antec 920 cpu cooler
16gb corsair vengeance blue
HIS 2GB 6950
2tb HD
a 128gb Crucial M4 SSD

The programs are install and run of the SSD
 
Stinger53 said:
Ok,
would you say those are better than the asus one?
the reason that one drew me was the 5-Way Optimization to self overclock..
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They work out cheaper than buying the i7+board separately.

The Gaming 7 board has a 4 year warranty, the BK edition has a 5 year warranty if you register them.

You get Easytune which can give you a choice of light, medium or heavy overclock profiles, but as with any "one touch" overclocking solution they tend to set the Vcore way too high as the programs designed for a wide range of CPU's that will have a wide variance in overclock ability.

Usually best to try and do the overclock manually so you give your particular CPU the Vcore it needs and not more.
 
stulid said:
They work out cheaper than buying the i7+board separately.

The Gaming 7 board has a 4 year warranty, the BK edition has a 5 year warranty if you register them.

You get Easytune which can give you a choice of light, medium or heavy overclock profiles, but as with any "one touch" overclocking solution they tend to set the Vcore way too high as the programs designed for a wide range of CPU's that will have a wide variance in overclock ability.

Usually best to try and do the overclock manually so you give your particular CPU the Vcore it needs and not more.
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ok thanks, out of the 3 which would you say is the better? or are they all very similar..

thanks
 
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