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October 17, 2014 7:40:37 AM

Hi, all.

This is my first post here, but I've used the other info on the site to help me figure out what I want to do with my ~4 year old system. Now I just need to know if I'm on the right track. :) 

Here's how my system was originally built back in 2010:

Case: CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advanced Full Tower Gaming Case
Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Extreme (ATX, Socket 1366)
CPU: Intel i7 980 3.33GHz (OC to 3.47 GHz by builder), 133 MHz bus, 12 MB L3 cache, LGA1366, Chipset ID 3A16
GPU: Asus GeForce GTX 590 3MB GDDR5, PCI-E 2.0, 612 MHz engine clock, 1024 CUDA cores, 3420 Mhz memory clock (855 Mhz GDDR5), 11.5"x 5"
CPU cooling: Asetek 570LX w/dual radiator, 2x silent high performance fans
RAM: 24GB (4GBx6) Corsair Vengeance DDR3-1600
PSU: Thermaltake TR2 TRX-1200M 1200W
SFX: Creative Labs X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series)
Primary SSD: Kingston SSDNow V+100 SVP100S2/96G 2.5" 96GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive
Storage HDD: Hitachi GST Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 (0f12115) 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Optical 1: Pioneer BDR-206D 12x BD/DVD/CD Burner
Optical 2: Sony Optiarc AD-7261S CD/DVD Burner
Meter display: NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller and Temp Display
Network card: Killer Xeno Pro Gaming

The only thing I've changed is the GPU. Last week I purchased and installed a Gigabyte GV-N970G1 GAMING-4GD GTX 970 and, I must say, it's a wicked awesome card. Certainly left the old GTX 590 in the dust anyhow.

But now I'm looking at other changes - motherboard, RAM, CPU. I'm just trying to figure out if the other bits in my machine will work with whatever new board I get. I'm not worried about space at all - the HAF 932 case has plenty of freespace inside, even after installing the super-long GTX 970. But here are the parts I'm looking at adding:

Board: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.3GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75820K
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Intel Core i7-5930K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.5GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75930K

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666 (PC4-21300) Desktop Memory Model CMK16GX4M4A2666C16

SSD (because the one that's on here is woefully small by today's standards): Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR240GB 2.5" 240GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)


I'm pretty sure all of those components are good pieces and will easily fit in my case. And I would imagine that my Thermaltake PSU should still be perfectly fine. What I don't know is if the other bits (CPU cooler, optical drives, network card, sound card) will still work with the new motherboard.

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!

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October 17, 2014 8:00:18 AM

How about a less expensive option that is still very powerful? Thoughts on the combined build below?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($94.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac) ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (Purchased For $0.00)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($112.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Thermaltake 1200W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Optical Drive: LG WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $782.95
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October 17, 2014 8:46:23 AM

sadams04 said:
How about a less expensive option that is still very powerful? Thoughts on the combined build below?


That definitely seems like a great price for a good build and certainly does allow me to keep using several of my current components - which is ideal. But I do I like the idea of stepping up to the LGA 2011-v3 socket since it's the newest from Intel. I like to try to make my machines as future-proof as possible. When I got my current rig I wanted something that was going to be solid for at least 4 years. I've managed to get that. My machine is still perfectly fine, especially now that it's running a GTX 970, but sometimes you just want to get new stuff. :)  And if I'm going to get new stuff, I might as well get the bits and pieces that will be good to go for another several years.

The build you've suggested might be a good stop-gap if nothing else. It would get me up to the PCI-E 3.0 standard (which is nice) and would certainly last for a while - maybe long enough for the i7-5960X CPU to come down for a more reasonable price. :) 



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October 17, 2014 10:42:50 AM

OK. Regarding an LGA2011-v3 build...

CPU - The only difference between the 5820k and the 5930k is 200MHz which isn't a noticeable difference. They will both overclock the same. Stepping up to the 5930x would net you two cores (and their two associated hyperthreads) and more CPU cache, but not enough over a 5820k to justify the costs. ..just overclock the 5820k and don't look back.
CPU Cooler - The ASETEK looks to be compatible with the LGA2011-v3 platform. The data sheet lists LGA2011 anyway...
MB - The Extreme 4 offers the same features as the Killer and is a bit cheaper.
MEM - The best value at the moment is with DDR4-1400 modules with a latency of 15 (CL15). There is no reason to go overboard here with tall heat spreaders... The Vengeance modules you listed are fine, but overpriced.
SSD - The two budget minded options are with the Samsung 840 EVO and Crucial MX100. Both offer great performance. For a high-end SSD toward the Samsung 840 Pro.
NETWORK CARD - Not needed. The onboard 10/100/1000 NIC will be fine.
SOUND CARD - The onboard sound will be fine, but if you wanted to install your existing Fatal1ty card that would be fine. ...it isn't needed though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.59 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($225.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Value 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($259.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($209.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (Purchased For $0.00)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card (Purchased For $0.00)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced ATX Full Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: Thermaltake 1200W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $0.00)
Optical Drive: Sony 5280S-CB-PLUS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00)
Optical Drive: Pioneer BDR-209DBK Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: ASETEK 570LX Extreme Liquid CPU Cooler (Purchased For $0.00)
Total: $1085.56

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October 17, 2014 12:17:05 PM

sadams04 said:
OK. Regarding an LGA2011-v3 build...

CPU - The only difference between the 5820k and the 5930k is 200MHz which isn't a noticeable difference. They will both overclock the same. Stepping up to the 5930x would net you two cores (and their two associated hyperthreads) and more CPU cache, but not enough over a 5820k to justify the costs. ..just overclock the 5820k and don't look back.
CPU Cooler - The ASETEK looks to be compatible with the LGA2011-v3 platform. The data sheet lists LGA2011 anyway...
MB - The Extreme 4 offers the same features as the Killer and is a bit cheaper.
MEM - The best value at the moment is with DDR4-1400 modules with a latency of 15 (CL15). There is no reason to go overboard here with tall heat spreaders... The Vengeance modules you listed are fine, but overpriced.
SSD - The two budget minded options are with the Samsung 840 EVO and Crucial MX100. Both offer great performance. For a high-end SSD toward the Samsung 840 Pro.
NETWORK CARD - Not needed. The onboard 10/100/1000 NIC will be fine.
SOUND CARD - The onboard sound will be fine, but if you wanted to install your existing Fatal1ty card that would be fine. ...it isn't needed though


Very awesome info. Thanks much!

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