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Hi All,

So I was busy getting all the bits for my new build which was going to be a 4770k system but have been reading reviews on them not being good clockers so thinking of changing it to a X79 build.

Some thoughts on the below components would be great?

So thoughts on the below to CPU's, I will mainly be gaming and benchmarking on this system also will be folding at home.

If you would not mind some reasons why you would choose one over the other would be grand.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 4930K 3.40GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74930K) £449.99
1 x Intel 4820K 3.70GHz (Ivybridge-E) Socket LGA2011 Processor - Retail (BX80633I74820K) £259.99
Total : £719.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).



The motherboards I like again thoughts and views why you think the one is better than the other would be good.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Black Edition Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £419.99
1 x Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £339.95
1 x Asus Rampage IV Formula Intel X79 (Socket 2011) DDR3 Motherboard £279.95
Total : £1,049.48 (includes shipping : £8.00).



I will be using the following as well.
YOUR BASKET
2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified "Dual BIOS" 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (03G-P4-3788-KR) £443.99 (£887.98)
1 x Corsair Obsidian 900D Super Tower Case (CC-9011022-WW) £299.99
1 x SuperFlower Leadex Platinum 1200W Fully Modular "80 Plus Platinum" Power Supply - Black (NESF-012) £199.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 16GB (4x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Quad Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K4/16X) £161.99
Total : £1,567.64 (includes shipping : £14.75).




Some thoughts would be great. I already own the 900D, one of the Evga 780s and will be send the 4770k and Giga OC mobo back on Monday. Although I don't have a budget so to speak my wife will only let me spend £500 a month for her own reasons so once I send the 4770k and mobo back I will have around £1200 to spend on the next lot of goods look forward to your thoughts :D
 
Gonna be honest with you hear mate, for your uses (as you've described) it would be a bit foolish to pile more money into a 2011 build, rather than a 4770k rig.

Yes some 4770k's don't overclock well but does it really matter. Most/all will get to 4.2 easy and there then very little difference between that and 4.5 (which most people describe as the most balanced overclock point)..

And then lets look at the 2011 CPU's. The 4820k is actually slower than the 4770k in most situations (look at benchmarks) and is around the same price.. While the 4930k is nearly £200 more. I very much doubt you'd be using it to even half its potential..

Now lets look at the motherboards, the Z87-OC (which is a stunning board) is around (below) £160. to get a decent X79 board you're looking around £80-£100 more atleast..

So if you got a 4820k and a Rampage Motherboard you're paying £120 more for a WORSE Rig..

So to get a big rig you'd have to pay nearly £300 more than the Haswell option..

I understand you're concern but when you think about it, its a foolish idea.

EDIT: i also noticed you got the 1200W PSU, you should have just got the 1000W version and saved yourself £50-£60
 
Many Thanks for your honest opinion Doomedspeed it's appreciated

The 1200w platinum is only £20 more than the 1000w platinum only reason I was getting that small increase for the extra power to ensure if I add another gpu I can.

I know you are right about spending the extra on a system I will not use to its full potential I think it's just that fact I have for a long time been wanting an enthusiast PC :)
 
Doomedspeed said:
So if you got a 4820k and a Rampage Motherboard you're paying £120 more for a WORSE Rig..
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Disagree about the worse rig aspect :P

However I'd agree with the general theme - the 4770K setup is a better buy for most people unless your buying into X79 for specific reasons.

Overclocking can be hit or miss on either - a 4820K needs around 4.4GHz on the core to match or beat a stock 4770K in every situation and an average clocking 4820K will still top out at about the same performance as a good clocking 4770K* - but if you get lucky and get a good clocking 4820K its another story.


* The average and good clocking 4770Ks tend to be fairly close due to most of them hitting a wall you can't get past to see the real difference without delidding the 4770K.
 
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if you are not keen on overclocking, I recommend ASUS workstation series mobo as they are more stable than gaming series.
 
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