Hi everyone, I need a rig that can push processing faster than my existing. I currently have an EVGA X58 FTW3 with SSD and 16GB RAM and Core i7 920 which I overclocked to 4MHZ with a watercooler. I am a designer and use apps that need to organize a lot of detail items on a page (photoshop, Axure, illustrator) and can end up waiting for the processor to refresh in some complicated design situations. My rig is almost 2 years old and I'm wondering what the next logical upgrade would be to get more performance would be. Any pointers would be helpful.
Upgrading mobo advice
- Thread starter AlanOz
- Start date
Solution
PandaButtonFTW
Honorable
- Sep 29, 2013
- 469
- 0
- 10,860
if you want lots of power you could always go with a i7 4770k or 4820k all depends on your budget... and how many pcie cards you have
OK - that is one option I did consider. Money does have some consequence, but in general, I'd like to keep the spend under $1500. I can keep my case, memory and drives.
Do you think there is any benefit to going for a board supporting socket 2011? I was looking at this : http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=150-SE-E789-KR
PandaButtonFTW
Honorable
- Sep 29, 2013
- 469
- 0
- 10,860
yeah there is a benefit fo 2011 as it has more cpu cache and higher bandwidth.. the evga dark looks like a good mother board but ive heard a few people haveing issues with it not booting.... for 1500 you could go with a 4930k and a higher end asus board ( probably cost around 900 and since your doing designer stuff the 2 extra cpu cores will help)
PandaButtonFTW
Honorable
- Sep 29, 2013
- 469
- 0
- 10,860
PandaButtonFTW
Honorable
- Sep 29, 2013
- 469
- 0
- 10,860
The Intel i7-4930K has more processing cores than the Intel Core i7-920. Large number of cores helps this CPU to process multiple simultaneous tasks or threads.
The microprocessor comes with higher operating frequency than the Core i7-920 processor.
The microprocessor supports AES technology, that provides AES encryption acceleration. The instructions are beneficial if you need to secure your disk or network data.
The Intel i7-4930K features AVX instructions. These extensions are not extensively used by applications yet, but their support should improve in future programs.
The Intel Core i7-4930K CPU has unlocked multiplier. The microprocessor can be easily overclocked on most motherboards when better performance is needed.
Intel actively supports Socket 2011, used by the Core i7-4930K CPU, and is going to introduce new CPUs for the socket in the future.
these are the benefits of this cpu
The microprocessor comes with higher operating frequency than the Core i7-920 processor.
The microprocessor supports AES technology, that provides AES encryption acceleration. The instructions are beneficial if you need to secure your disk or network data.
The Intel i7-4930K features AVX instructions. These extensions are not extensively used by applications yet, but their support should improve in future programs.
The Intel Core i7-4930K CPU has unlocked multiplier. The microprocessor can be easily overclocked on most motherboards when better performance is needed.
Intel actively supports Socket 2011, used by the Core i7-4930K CPU, and is going to introduce new CPUs for the socket in the future.
these are the benefits of this cpu
TRENDING THREADS
-
-
News Microsoft updates Windows 11 24H2 requirements, CPU must support SSE4.2 or the OS will not boot- Started by Admin
- Replies: 14
-
-
-
Question New Build GPU help- ASRock Steel Legend OC Radeon RX 7900 GRE - Keeps turning off
- Started by bp240
- Replies: 6
-
Question How can I make my AMD GPU scale *all* resolutions to 1080p, even resolutions that are "supported" by my TV?
- Started by Sol33t303
- Replies: 7
Facebook
Twitter
Instagram