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Is a 5930k worth its extra price over the 5820k?

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September 10, 2014 9:13:07 AM

Hi i am getting a new computer end of this month and i was wondering if the 5930k is worth the extra money over a 5820k. Maybe in the future i might buy another graphics card so would 5930k with 40 lanes be better?

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a c 816 à CPUs
September 10, 2014 9:28:24 AM

No it is not worth the extra price.
a b à CPUs
September 10, 2014 9:52:32 AM

I personally would get the 5930k because of the full compliment of 40 pci lanes that it supports like the 5960x. The 5820k only supports 28 lanes of pci. If you are going to have a multi gpu setup then definitely go for the 5930k as you could run two in x16 if you want and it would also support 4 way SLI if you ever wanted to go that far. Also, who knows how many expansion cards that you may wish to add in the future. For the life of the system, the extra cost is honestly not that much. Buying into the 2011 v3 socket / x99 system and only getting a 5820k is stupid as you cutting off one of the main highlights of the system which is the expansion potential.
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a c 816 à CPUs
September 10, 2014 9:56:13 AM

Who really uses expansion cards anymore? I honestly cannot remember the last time I bought one. :lol: 
a b à CPUs
September 10, 2014 10:00:44 AM

There are a lot of people that have multiple NICs, video capture cards, etc. This is a workstation class machine which is meant for people that use their machines for a living or for people that like to play games that want their epeen to be the largest. I get where you are coming from though. Motherboards are becoming more and more full featured with every chipset release which is negating the need for many add in cards :) !
September 24, 2014 6:46:47 AM

In terms of future proofing, it's not just the GPU's anymore (though you wouldn't need the extra lanes until the 3rd or 4th GPU). Storage is moving over to the PCIe lanes now, so in another year or two, if you want to throw down an NVMe compatible PCIe SSD or two, you'll want to make sure it doesn't hurt your GPU performance.

Think about how long you'll have the board, and how likely you are to add more GPU's or add PCIe SSDs. Though honestly, if you don't need the lanes, you probably don't need the chipset at all.
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