- Oct 2, 2013
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Hello,
I am currently building a new PC. This will be my first purchase after 6 years (I'm frugal when it comes to tech), so I intend to spend a bit to make it relevant in the long run. I have been looking into Z87 chipset that offers future expansion and Haswell CPUs.
I will be using this PC for gaming, browsing, and general usage. Maybe some matlabbing and engineering simulation in the future. I have all other components (hd 7950 boost, 32 ggb ddr3 1333, 750W psu, etc) ready except for mobo, cpu and case (which will be Antec One). I do however, have a certain budget I intend to keep to.
The problem with Haswell as many reviews point out is the temperature. I like my CPU to run cool, preferably 30s idle and 60s max under load, with stock cooler (my old phenom II X4 945 runs very cool with stock cooler, max was 57). But what I don't understand is, does this high temperature apply to all haswell models or only some?
Overclocking goes against my principle, so I will never do that. However I do want to have a decent performing CPU at stock speed and if possible, run cool. The thing is, I am perplexed by the sheer number of iterations Core i5 and i7 have. How do I decide when there are 4430 all the way to 4770 with different letters like r,s,t and k? Almost all of them run upwards from 3 Ghz, which sounds good for me. I heard i7-4770k runs very hot, dunno if this is a good investment. It will certainly piss me off if I spend 330 dollars on this 'subpar' design, only to have the next haswell significantly improve cooling.
Alternatively, I have considered buying some low performance cpu like i5-4670 or 4570 and upgrade later when a new, cooler haswell comes out, though i hate the hassle of putting cpu up for sale on ebay - i never have any experience selling cpu components.
Also, I cannot afford to wait. I have to build this PC asap. Dunno how long will this acer 4720g last...its screen is already showing artifacts.
Please help me!!!
I am currently building a new PC. This will be my first purchase after 6 years (I'm frugal when it comes to tech), so I intend to spend a bit to make it relevant in the long run. I have been looking into Z87 chipset that offers future expansion and Haswell CPUs.
I will be using this PC for gaming, browsing, and general usage. Maybe some matlabbing and engineering simulation in the future. I have all other components (hd 7950 boost, 32 ggb ddr3 1333, 750W psu, etc) ready except for mobo, cpu and case (which will be Antec One). I do however, have a certain budget I intend to keep to.
The problem with Haswell as many reviews point out is the temperature. I like my CPU to run cool, preferably 30s idle and 60s max under load, with stock cooler (my old phenom II X4 945 runs very cool with stock cooler, max was 57). But what I don't understand is, does this high temperature apply to all haswell models or only some?
Overclocking goes against my principle, so I will never do that. However I do want to have a decent performing CPU at stock speed and if possible, run cool. The thing is, I am perplexed by the sheer number of iterations Core i5 and i7 have. How do I decide when there are 4430 all the way to 4770 with different letters like r,s,t and k? Almost all of them run upwards from 3 Ghz, which sounds good for me. I heard i7-4770k runs very hot, dunno if this is a good investment. It will certainly piss me off if I spend 330 dollars on this 'subpar' design, only to have the next haswell significantly improve cooling.
Alternatively, I have considered buying some low performance cpu like i5-4670 or 4570 and upgrade later when a new, cooler haswell comes out, though i hate the hassle of putting cpu up for sale on ebay - i never have any experience selling cpu components.
Also, I cannot afford to wait. I have to build this PC asap. Dunno how long will this acer 4720g last...its screen is already showing artifacts.
Please help me!!!
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