Looking for very high end i7

Antoni · Jul 28, 2013

My friend has a huge budget for his PC. 5 figures but I don't just want to be that idiot who finds the most expensive thing in the store. I built my own PC last year but with the new i7 4000 and GTX 700 I need to research for him.

So he does vegas pro work and maybe photoshop, with his huge budget I think it's worth getting him an i7. Should I get the best i7 or an i7 extreme?

drtoast · Jul 28, 2013

with a ten figure budget? wait a few weeks, I think haswell-e is on the horizon or ivy bridge-e, one of them is close =D

Antoni · Jul 28, 2013

drtoast :

Well $10k 4 figures in UK. What is haswell-e?

Bejusek · Jul 28, 2013

As mentioned above, wait for ivy bridge E. It is the high end enthusiast segment of desktop CPUs, compatible with LGA2011, will be released in September. 6-core 4930k and 4960k will be available.
There is a 4960x preview done by Toms not long ago:
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/core-i7-4960x-ivy-bridge-e-benchmark,review-32735-8.html

If you have to buy now, go with hexacore sandy bridge E 3930k or 3970X Extreme Edition.
If you want the best there is, octacore Xeon E5 2687W is your choice. Consider limited overclocking though.
Both 3970X EE and Xeon are far past the point of reason, but if he has the money, why not get it?

Antoni · Jul 28, 2013

Bejusek :

I don't think he needs an extreme at all. He is mostly getting it for gaming, does some vegas pro work, I don't want him to waste so much money on something he doesn't need. He's not doing any professional work on it, what are the advantages of getting him an extreme CPU?

Bejusek · Jul 28, 2013

Advantages of 3970X EE over 3930k?
None, apart from the higher base and turbo clocks. Extreme Editions chips tend to be the best parts available, meaning their OC potential may be higher. However it's always a lottery, you may get 3930k that will OC better than EE.

In my opinion 3970X is not worth the money. My advice it this: 6-core CPU will be significantly faster in media content creation (such as mentioned Vegas), and not faster in games when compared to 4 cores counterpart (4770k, 4670k). 3930k (4930k in September) is the most expensive CPU to consider. Either go with it and LGA2011 platform, or drop to 4770k/4670k and Z87.
LGA2011 gives you benefit of quad channel memory, more pci-e lanes and some other (not necessarily indispensable) features, but you get one generation older CPU (compared to the newest non-E parts). On the other hand Haswell is no revolution and is only marginally faster than ivy bridge.

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