Sandy Bridge-E advice

[Infernoarc]

Hi everyone,

I am looking for your opinions on whether or not the 3960x is worth it
Money does not matter as i am on a high budget
so i want to know how the 3960x compares to the 3930k, does the extra 3mb of L3 cache really make a difference
the 100mhz increase in speed does not matter as i will be overclocking (if you are buying a $1000 processor you probably should be)

I also want some recommendations on a power supply for...

EVGA GTX 580
Asus ROG rampage IV extreme
OCZ Agility 120gb SSD x2
G-Skill ripjaws Z 16gb
Corsair H100 Cooler

Thanks in advance

 

[a4mula]

Simply put, no. The only thing that extra $400 buys you is the right to claim you own an Extreme Edition. For those that know it's a sign of ignorance, and for those that don't... it doesn't matter.

 

[Infernoarc]

Simply put, no. The only thing that extra $400 buys you is the right to claim you own an Extreme Edition. For those that know it's a sign of ignorance, and for those that don't... it doesn't matter.

Ok thanks, i will go with the 3930k

what about the power supply?
i will overclock as much as possible so i want a bit of headroom
thanks

 

[a4mula]

Ok thanks, i will go with the 3930k

what about the power supply?
i will overclock as much as possible so i want a bit of headroom
thanks

580 is a 244w draw, 3930K is 135w. nVidia recommends a minimum of 600W for the 580 but I'd say with the high LGA2011 tdp I'd shoot for a minimum 750W for a single 580 and 1K if you plan on SLI in the future.

 

[Infernoarc]

580 is a 244w draw, 3930K is 135w. nVidia recommends a minimum of 600W for the 580 but I'd say with the high LGA2011 tdp I'd shoot for a minimum 750W for a single 580 and 1K if you plan on SLI in the future.

Ok thanks i think i might go for a 1kw just to be safe and for when the 6xx series of graphocs cards come out