So by the end of the summer i'll have about $1900 for my build. Givin this, what would you put in the system?
NOTE(s):
i can get a 3770k for $230
I will be using AMD for the gpu.
I don't think you'll be able to sway me on the current parts
3770k is good, fir gpu i would go with a 680 or a 7970 or 7950
what will you be using if for?
3770k, Gigabyte UD-3 or UP-5, and 7970, 7950, or 7950 CF (if you can fit it in the budget), and a Seasonic X 750 PSU.
Also, I would change all of those fans to Cougar Vortex and Cougar Vortex PWM fans. They look much better (the ones with black blades/fins, not orange), are much quieter, and cheaper. Very good fans :)
- Gaming
- some GIMP off to the side (too poor for PS, and I don't sail the seas)
- School
- Some recording (fraps)
- movie maker to render fraps
I also have lots of aplications running @ the same time (habit). so i like cores
I'm leaning toward the 8350 BECAUSE:
- cheaper over all (more money to throw @ gpus 'n schizz)
- AM3+ is sticking around (fuck you intel sockets)
- CORES
- I don't NEED uber-render power
I would highly recommend sailing the seven seas, even if just for Photoshop. It is rediculous to pay $600 for a single piece of software that can easily be... attained for consumer-level work. If you ever decide to produce professional work, you can earn enough money from your legal copy of Photoshop to buy a legal copy of Photoshop.
A blue ray drive. :D :D :() :D
A Windows 7/8 OEM.
Well, AM3+/990FX does not handle multi-GPU nearly as well. It can bottleneck up to 40% with tri-SLI/CF, and quite a bit in two-way systems, especially with powerful cards, such as 680s, 7970s, and Titans.
If i was actually into editing/making images n'stuff I'd sail the seas obviously. But i don't. It's more of a "i'm extremely fricking bored" tpye hobby.
That is the very reason to get your very own legal copy of PS, instead of pay out the ass for it.
I can get a copy of win8 upgrade disc pretty cheap.
My family has a copy of vista that we slap on any machine then we upgrade it to win7/8. Good way to avoid spending full $$$.
I was reading up on pcie 8x 2.0 vs pcie 8x 3.0 and the results were only 8% (favor of the 3.0) ~this was a 7950 bench
No - the bottleneck isn't from PCI revisions nearly as much as it is from computational power. Some design of the 8350, perhaps the longer pipeline, makes for a worse-multi GPU system. I would highly recommend a 3770k over 8350 if you plan on going multi-GPU. Idealy, a 3820 for full 16x 2-way. If you don't plan on getting multiple GPUs, then an 8350 is fine; very powerful chip, but the 3770k, and 3820 are much better for multi-GPU.
not hating on amd but just to make you aware that they aren't FULL cores, each pair SHARES a 256 bit FPU where as intel has one dedicated to each core, if anything its more like a form of hyper threading
NOTE this is all subject to change.
By the time hasewell comes out i might pick up one of those.
I do plan on adding a 2nd GPU when i have more money even furthur down the road
WOW! i can also get a 3820 for $230. But 2011 mobos are $200+ for a decent one.
I'm thinking i should try scoring a 3770k and an appropriate.
If you could call it upper render power at all, go to 3:25:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RoYcl0j2ME
It's just the power, if you will use it a good amount of hours, and then you let it on to download stuff, or watch movies etc. etc. I would say 3770k. For upgradeabillity, if you will change your cpu in maybe 3-5 years. The 8350. (I haven't calculadet it though, but logan has done some as we know.) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4et7kDGSRfc
So lets assume the 3770k draws the same amount of power like in logans video. (it isn't probably that kind of an accourate number in gaming, but close) We can use Logan's STFU FORMULA here right now. So: 0,02688 $ a day. The price diffrence on amazon.com between these 2 guys:
i7 3770k = 319.89
FX 8350 = 194.15
And there is an LGA 2011 socket cpu I've found on amazon.com RIGHT NOW, freakin cheap:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-i7-3820-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B006YM9JSW/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1366415813&sr=8-5&keywords=i7+3770k
I7 3820 = 289.98
I'll just stop my excietment, (go get it...) and will go on:
So the diffrence is 125.74 $. How long will we need to accumulate this?
125.74:0,02688 = 4677,8273809523809523809523809524 (pasted it from my calculator)
so about 4677 days
How many years are that? Devide the days through the day-count of a year:
4677,8273809523809523809523809524:365= 12,815965427266797129810828440965
12 fucking years. So let's assume you are a heavy user, using it about (make it easy) 6 hours a day? 6 fucking years... Now, there is not overclocking included... That means, you can possibly imagine, that it could pay off choosing the 3770k. But now you could get the LGA 2011! It's in your price range. That's though, I just made it harder for you XD.
*stares at wall of text*
i wasn't talking about power consumption. Doesn't affect me. if they were cars i was talking "horsepower" not their gas guzzling ability. :P
you also forgot that i can get both the 3820 and 3770k for $230
:::::::D 2? Erm..., well, that will save you more money. I guess they are used from a friend? Or an epic deal?