Your timing is interesting, as I just recently bought a bunch of LGA2011 toys. My 6-core on X58 is plenty fast, but I am upgrading my core home network to 10Gbit (over CX4) and needed more PCIe slots for GPU, two RAID cards, and the 10Gb adapter.
Asus P9X79 WS (for the PCI Express slots) 3930k - no brainer GTX 560 Ti 448-core (I don't game much/at all, but I wanted a card with DisplayPort output that my current 460 lacks) New block (Swiftech Apogee HD), radiator (4x120 Swiftech XP), and pump (Swiftech MCP655) so I can overclock and test it on the bench to 100% stability before replacing my main rig. I was wanting to replace my existing pump anyway, as it's bumping up against its MTBF rating of 5 years. Memory is TBD. I started with 8x4GB of the Samsung 1600 30nm stuff that everybody raved about hitting 2133 C9, but I haven't had much luck and am now trying to determine if I want to buy a 4x8GB 2133 kit, or just back off to 1600. If I do buy, I'll probably go with the G.Skill 2133 C9 Z-series kit. I've always liked Corsair memory, but C9 is better than the C10 they offer in a 32GB 4x8GB kit. Memory performance isn't critical, especially on a quad-channel system, but 1600 just feels like a step backwards for me on an upgrade that already feels very much like a lateral, given I'm moving from a 32nm 6-core to...a 32nm 6-core. I personally don't plan on buying any more AMD GPUs until they stop being so backwards on driver support. My cards often end up in use for long periods in other systems, sometimes running Server editions of Windows. AMD has a bad habit of dumping driver support for cards that are still entirely capable of this sort of secondary duty. They also cripple/restrict their drivers on Windows Server. Nvidia has a spectacular track record of older GPU driver support, as well as drivers that fully install on Windows Server. For that reason alone, they'll get the nod from me. As to your output requirements, that one's tougher. I'm just driving two 27" 2560x1440 displays, but if you need 4 outputs, AMD may be a better bet. Nvidia's latest 6xx series may be able to drive them simultaneously as well, but I can't say for sure. You don't have a thermal solution in your list. The SB-E chips don't come with any HSF, so you'll have to get one. If you're overclocking, the Corsair H100 is a great solution, but the H80 would probably suffice if you're running stock. Both are self-contained mini water loops, and are superior to any air solution available with very little fuss. To your last question--it's tough to say. I really wanted to actually upgrade--to either an 8-core Sandy Bridge or a 6-core 22nm Ivy. LGA1155 topping out at 4 cores and limited PCIe lanes ruled it out for me, but it's a better platform for those that don't have such requirements. Intel hasn't given any timelines as to when--or if--an Ivy Bridge E chip is coming. Many think it may be out soon, others think no earlier than Q3 next year, and others still say not at all. I've already told myself that I will upgrade if it does get released. IB-E, if released, is expected to be compatible with existing X79 boards. So at least there's that. Greg -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2012 6:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [H] New build It is time for me to upgrade. I don't have a big need to upgrade other then it would be nice to encode things faster but it has been four years. The last time I did this was in Oct 08 and I built around an Intel Q9650. At the time everything I read said the I7 would be arriving the following year and motherboards were far and few between and I thought the I7 being new to the table would be a lot more money then the Quad cores. I was wrong about all of it and I am worried that I might be making the same mistake this time.Six core Ivy bridge is probably just around the corner. Although I don't know that I would actually benefit from a Ivy bridge setup over a Sandy bridge. For now I have come up with Thermaltake Level 10 GT VN10001W2N No PS Full Tower Case PC Power and Cooling S75QB 750W .. which I allready have. ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2 1 LGA 2011 Processor - BX80619I73930K 32 GB of CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 I am currently using a couple of Sapphire 5700 series video cards but I am thinking about switching to a single Nivida because I use TMPGEnc products that are built to use NVIDIA CUDA decoder. I need a Nivida card that is capable of driving a 30 inch and two 24 inch monitors and HDMI simultaneously ... any suggestions? Greg and Chris I would appreciate some feedback on this. You guys are always on the cutting edge of hardware. Should I hold out to the first of the year or will it matter. thanks
