- Aug 22, 2013
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Hey guys I'm looking to build a new PC over the next few weeks. I came across a dilemma. I was going to buy a nice new motherboard that came out this year. ASUS Maximus VI Extreme Motherboard. I noticed it used 1150 pins for the cpu socket. So I was going to purchase an i7 4770k which is just a quad core.
Then I saw the 2011 pin motherboards and I was like "That's like almost double the pins for a cpu, I wonder why?" So I took a look. I came across the older version of the motherboard I was initially going to purchase, it is called a ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard. But it seems it's better, more powerful and even a little more pricey, I was amazed that a 2 year old motherboard has more features and faster performance then a new "and improved?" one.
I also found that the motherboards are quad channel for ram, have 8 slots, and up to 64GB (new one only 32GB). It also supports the super powerful i7 cpu's like the 6 cores with multi threads (i7 3930k for e.g.).
So my question is, is it worth buying the new stuff, the only benefit I see here is it seems to use less power, but what gamer would care about that!??? All I want is top quality performance for my games, my video rendering, and my virtual machines.
Is there a 4930k to be released soon with next gen mobo's better than those sandy bridge ones? If yes is it worth waiting for?
What would you do if you wanted a high power machine, would the 4770k be enough, would you just buy the high powered sandy bridge stuff, or would you wait for the next model to be out (I have no idea when it will be, if it's soon then I'll wait, but if it's like 4 months or more away, don't have that kind of time).
Any answers would help a lot, a pro's and con's list might be cool too and maybe some benchmarks or something. Thanks, sorry about the long message.
Then I saw the 2011 pin motherboards and I was like "That's like almost double the pins for a cpu, I wonder why?" So I took a look. I came across the older version of the motherboard I was initially going to purchase, it is called a ASUS Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard. But it seems it's better, more powerful and even a little more pricey, I was amazed that a 2 year old motherboard has more features and faster performance then a new "and improved?" one.
I also found that the motherboards are quad channel for ram, have 8 slots, and up to 64GB (new one only 32GB). It also supports the super powerful i7 cpu's like the 6 cores with multi threads (i7 3930k for e.g.).
So my question is, is it worth buying the new stuff, the only benefit I see here is it seems to use less power, but what gamer would care about that!??? All I want is top quality performance for my games, my video rendering, and my virtual machines.
Is there a 4930k to be released soon with next gen mobo's better than those sandy bridge ones? If yes is it worth waiting for?
What would you do if you wanted a high power machine, would the 4770k be enough, would you just buy the high powered sandy bridge stuff, or would you wait for the next model to be out (I have no idea when it will be, if it's soon then I'll wait, but if it's like 4 months or more away, don't have that kind of time).
Any answers would help a lot, a pro's and con's list might be cool too and maybe some benchmarks or something. Thanks, sorry about the long message.
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