Asus P9X79-E WS Motherboard

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dekalbirving

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Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if this motherboard was worth buying? I wanted to pair it off with either the I7-3930K or the I7-3770K? Also, We wanted to know if we should buy the Evga Gtx 690's, Evga Titans, or simply buy a Quadro graphic card?
I like this mobo because I can run all 4 graphic cards all at x16. Also, The mobo is design to be run 24hrs a day. We left the other computer running all day and night thus the computer shutdown.
The kids use it for their homework, the wife uses it for work, I use it for graphic designs/video editing, and we do alot of gaming. These are the programs we use everyday on our computer: Adobe Master Collection, Autocad, Digital marketing, Creative Cloud for Education, and so forth.
Could you please give me the good the bad about the board? Also, Which graphic card should we use? Also, Which CPU should we use as well? Thank you for all your answers and opinions on this subject.
 
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The X79 platform has an LGA 2011 socket. There are currently only four consumer CPUs for this socket, the 3820, the 3930K, 3960x, and the 3970x. Despite being marketed as part of Intel's 3000 series CPU lineup, they are all based on the Sandybridge architecture. Newer models marketed as part of Intel's 4000 series CPU lineup will be debuting in the next few months and will be based on the Ivybridge architecture.

The LGA2011 CPUs are beefier and far more powerful than their LGA1155/1150 counterparts, but are more expensive and draw more power as a result. If you do a lot of video editing then such a platform is probably just what you need, but I recommend waiting until September when the CPUs are refreshed as the current ones are based...
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The X79 platform has an LGA 2011 socket. There are currently only four consumer CPUs for this socket, the 3820, the 3930K, 3960x, and the 3970x. Despite being marketed as part of Intel's 3000 series CPU lineup, they are all based on the Sandybridge architecture. Newer models marketed as part of Intel's 4000 series CPU lineup will be debuting in the next few months and will be based on the Ivybridge architecture.

The LGA2011 CPUs are beefier and far more powerful than their LGA1155/1150 counterparts, but are more expensive and draw more power as a result. If you do a lot of video editing then such a platform is probably just what you need, but I recommend waiting until September when the CPUs are refreshed as the current ones are based on a 3 year old architecture.
 
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Peter Cytryn

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P9X79E WS is a socket 2011 mobo and is NOT compatible with I7-3770K!!! You could use the equivalent I7 3820 (4 cores), I7 3930K (6 cores, as you mentioned) or I7 3970X (6 cores).
for your use i would recommend the I7 3930K as it gives you a bit more horsepower when editing gfx and video. For games it will not give you any significant extra performance compared to I7 3820.
As for GFX goes i would NOT recommend the quatro Card as it will give you trouble with games. It is a professional Card for heavy rendering/CAD jobs. GTX 690 is the most powerful (and thereby most energy consuming!!!) Graphics Card og the two. Both should have you covered well in both gaming and video rendering (depending on the level of rendering you do!)

Personally i would have 2 PC and seperate office/gaming on one and dedicating the second purely for pro use. You have no idea how much "pollution" and performance dive you can expect on a PC that is used for all the above. At least have 2 system disks that you can multi-boot!

As for the MOBO it is solid and trustworthy. Just be aware that 2011 is a "energy hog" compared to socket 1155, 1156.

Good luck with the build!
 
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@Pinhedd & Peter,
Thank you both for the information. We will do as Pete asked and build 2 seperate computer to meet our needs. Just one question though...Should we build both computers with the new Asus Z87 Mobo & Haswell chip? We find it to be more affordable.
Asus P9X79-E WS Mobo @ newegg is $500
I7-3930k @ newegg is $570
4 PCI 3.0 Express all at x16

My wife pointed out with the 2nd choice we could dedicate the rest of the money towards graphic cards or something else we might need. What are your thoughts?

Asus Z87 WS Mobo @ newegg is $290
Haswell 1150 @ microcent is $280
4 PCI 3.0 Express x16 (2x16, 3 x 16-8-8, 4 x 8-8-8-8)
 
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A Z87 platform is most likely the wisest decision. As Tom's noted in their Haswell review those who purchased X79 based computers two years ago are still very happy with them, but what was a wise decision two years ago is not necessarily a wise decision now.
 
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Peter Cytryn

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Don´t do it just because i say it. Do it if it makes sense to you. Just imagine experiencing data loss, performance dives etc on your pro platform due to mallware or something else casued by gaming, surfing or the like. Some pros only have their Workstation hooked up to the internet when they need it (for updates, uploads etc)

I solved it by having 2 system drives in 1 pc. So you choose between a pro workspace enviroment or a office/playground enviroment on boot-up. It is not as tight as having two seperate systems but it Works for me as i am the only one using the PC.

If i had kids playing with it, i would have 2 seperate PCs.

As for haswell. It is a solid platform for both PCs if you go that path. An i5 for the gaming rig and a i7 for the pro rig would be my suggestion.
The office/gaming rig could also be a AMD build if you wish to save some $



 
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