Workstation PC build, overkill? x99 vs z97

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Hi all,

I'm guessing based on similar posts i've read this is going to divide opinion, but i'm about to update my workstation PC and am being lured in to X99 chipset and wondered whether it's an overkill for what i need.

I'm a developer and regularly use Visual studio, also some VMs on a Windows 8/10 OS. I would like to run mac OSX VM on new machine too. I'm a heavy user of Adobe products, AI, PS and Ae, although new versions of Ae are painful on current PC and I've given up with premier even with SSDs.

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My last two builds I've found a good value o/c'd mobo,cpu and memory bundle from Overclockers.co.uk and padded it out with cooler, case etc. but this time i'm thinking stick to stock settings to allow for easily changing parts (like mem) in the future. I'm not really future proofing, but I'd like to be able to increase memory in a couple of years if needed without messing up pre-configs o/c settings. I don't really know what i'm doing o/c wise which is probably another consideration.

So anyway, these are the parts i'm thinking, please let me opinions, i'm not adversed to dropping to z97 board and going that way.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor (£293.94 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3 67.8 CFM Fluid Dynamic Bearing CPU Cooler (£60.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus X99-PRO ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard (£245.20 @ Aria PC)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (£169.23 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Samsung SM951 512GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive (£213.02 @ Ebuyer)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB Video Card (£199.00 @ Aria PC)
Case: be quiet! Silent Base 800 ATX Mid Tower Case (£83.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply (£133.99 @ Amazon UK)


Some parts like the GPU and PSU i've picked because of their quietness. ASUS gpu fans only get involved when they need to and PSU is fanless.

It's a few hundred pounds more than i intended to spend but is it worth it over z97 with Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor and a SATA3 vs the m.2?

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The question between 1150 and 2011 socket boards is a somewhat thorny one. For the money
you can get equivalent output just differently composed. The 1150 has been fully explored and
has lots of different configurations available. The 2011 is slightly more robust incorporating things
like DDR4 into the mix.

Your use case calls for more than a few threads. A workstation should empower you and allow you
to move through your workflow with ease. It's toe-may-toes to to-mat-toes with a fast e1650 vs the
nice budget 5820K until you think of the dollar difference. The 4790K would be even cheaper and
complemented with a mid range board would have the same ability to add a second GPU or another
32GB. In the end the 5820K has the six cores and twelve threads and the X99pro will host the M.2
drive and you should be quite happy with it. Your build is not excessive at all and has the ability to
fill in that extra headroom in the future.
 
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thanks fport, after i posted i saw a number of other xx vs x99 too which see to echo you sentiments. i specs another build using the 1150 chips and with similar spec was coming in about £300 cheaper, but this would limit me to as you say DDR3 memory, fewer channels and max 4 cores. should i even need/want to change a component.

any thoughts on on o/c, i know they're well up for it, but concious of keeping to stock a) as im not particularly confident doing it b) i don't want to be in the position i am in now where i'm worried about replacing memory for example and losing oc config and making the system unstable

any experience with cooler too, my selection is purely based on a review. thanks
 
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First, air on a single CPU non OC, the top end is mostly the same. The dbA levels are not :)

The 1150 comparison should properly be for the same amount of money but different config
like substituting a Xeon or expensive 6 core.

Third, the 1150 limitations you point out as important to your build philosophy are just that limitations.
For headroom you want to be able to add RAM, upgrade the GPU or the CPU according to your use over
time.
 
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sorry im being dense, what does
"First, air on a single CPU non OC, the top end is mostly the same. The dbA levels are not :)" mean?

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