How to best spend $300 - $400 in my new rig.

It is better to spend on 2x hd 7950.

Say no to X79 altogether, it's pointless for gaming.

Thanks for that. I appreciate the quick response.

I am seeing about a $200 savings using the 7950

Now does it make a big difference if I use the 3820 for gaming or the 3930k. Or will i see no real difference.

FinneousPJ what do you mean bye that. Should i be using a different chip?

Asus Sabertooth is a great motherboard and gives good support to the AMD crossfire

- Those SSD are great for a build like that so don't exclude them
- Radeon HD 7870 X 2 sounds more bang for bucks
- Stick with 3930 its really good

Have a nice built

Tanks for that. Is there a big loss going to the 3820 over the 3930k. I would think that i would realy not see that much of an issue because the poster before you mentioned the 7950x2 and I was kind of liking that idea.

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X79 chipsets offer no benefit for gaming over the cheaper Z77.

The 3930K will not benefit you in any way in gaming compared to the 3820 simply because they are both already very powerfull.
Even if you need more power, you can always overclock the 3820 by a GHZ and there you go.
If the PC is purely for gaming and you don't need a good upgrade path, save your money and step down to a Core i5 3570K and a good Z77 motherboard.
You will achieve the exact same FPS as with the 3930K.


And by the way i don't know who is building your PC, but you can fit EVERYTHING you want in that 2200 dolar budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor ($499.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($99.95 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) ($407.55 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card (CrossFire) ($407.55 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 600T (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Enthusiast 950W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($109.98 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $2127.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-23 14:12 EST-0500)

The difference between 3930k and 3820k is like difference between a six core and a quad core processor

=> 3930k is Intels most powerful sandy bridge processor out there
=> 6 core allows great flexibility in multi tasking
=> overclocking is the piece of cake
=> For a $1200 built 3930k is a must


Secondly 7870 is generations best price to performance card

=> Difference between 7950 and 7870 is negligible
=> spending $300 for a 7950 is not worthy decision
=> 7870 will give you the actual pleasure of gaming

This topic has been moved from the section CPU & Components to section Systems by Mousemonkey