3770k and Titan? Or 3930k and 680?

[Starmaderp]

So I'm having an issue of I want to stream games without any FPS loss and I know that not really down to the graphics card but the motherboard so i'm wondering what would be the better solution for me. I want the processor 3930k but I also want a titan graphics card. I can only have either one (It's complicated) so.

Should I get a 3770k and a titan, then in the future I can buy another and SLi the titan.
Or
Should I get the 3930k and 2 680's?

If you guys can suggest a better option it would be appreciated! If you need anything else just ask. I'm a gamer and I like to play all my games at max on 1080p reso.

 

[Rockdpm]

3930k and 2 680's. Two 680s are better than a titan. If you get a 3770k and dont overclock it and get one titan and another later you become bottlenecked

 

[hero1]

So I'm having an issue of I want to stream games without any FPS loss and I know that not really down to the graphics card but the motherboard so i'm wondering what would be the better solution for me. I want the processor 3930k but I also want a titan graphics card. I can only have either one (It's complicated) so.

Should I get a 3770k and a titan, then in the future I can buy another and SLi the titan.
Or
Should I get the 3930k and 2 680's?

If you guys can suggest a better option it would be appreciated! If you need anything else just ask. I'm a gamer and I like to play all my games at max on 1080p reso.

The way I see it, 1 x GTX 680 is more than enough if you are gaming at 1920x1080p. And if yo are streaming then you want something like 2 x GTX 670 or you can go on and grab 2xGTX 680 as you want. So, if you can afford it, I say grab the 3930K with a single Titan for now then another later. No need to get 2x GTX 680 when you can get Titan. Overkill, yes but you will be guaranteed good fps while streaming due to the wide bus of 384-bit from Titan and more vRAM at 6GB.

 

[Starmaderp]

The way I see it, 1 x GTX 680 is more than enough if you are gaming at 1920x1080p. And if yo are streaming then you want something like 2 x GTX 670 or you can go on and grab 2xGTX 680 as you want. So, if you can afford it, I say grab the 3930K with a single Titan for now then another later. No need to get 2x GTX 680 when you can get Titan. Overkill, yes but you will be guaranteed good fps while streaming due to the wide bus of 384-bit from Titan and more vRAM at 6GB.

I can only get 3930k and 2x680 or 3770k with titan.

 

[Starmaderp]

3930k and 2 680's. Two 680s are better than a titan. If you get a 3770k and dont overclock it and get one titan and another later you become bottlenecked

I was going to go with the Sabertooth Z77 but since it's a 2011 socket I'm now not sure which board to get. 😛

 

[Starmaderp]

3930k and 2 680's. Two 680s are better than a titan. If you get a 3770k and dont overclock it and get one titan and another later you become bottlenecked

Plus I was going to get a noctua cooler but now I'm not sure it will fit... Lol

 

[hero1]

I can only get 3930k and 2x680 or 3770k with titan.

Then get the 3770K with Titan. What's your case and what else have you gotten already?

 

[wannabepro]

LGA 1155 is dead, I'd get the i7 3930k. (More powerful and possible future upgrades.)

 

[Starmaderp]

Then get the 3770K with Titan. What's your case and what else have you gotten already?

Nothing yet and I was going to get uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-sstft02bwusb30 but now i'm confused because PCpartpicking says its a Mid Tower case.... But Scan says it is a full tower http://www.scan.co.uk/products/silverstone-sst-ft02b-w-black-full-tower-aluminum-case-usb-30-with-side-window-w-o-psu

 

[hero1]

I was going to go with the Sabertooth Z77 but since it's a 2011 socket I'm now not sure which board to get. 😛

Save money and do this: Get the 3770K with 2GTX 680 and Sabertooth Z77 if your heart is set on SLI. You can OC the CPU to 4.5 and OC the GPUs and voila. There's not much difference at all when you are running 8/8 or 16/16 since the cards can't yet reach the maximum levels of PCI-E 16 bandwith capabilities.

 

[Starmaderp]

Save money and do this: Get the 3770K with 2GTX 680 and Sabertooth Z77 if your heart is set on SLI. You can OC the CPU to 4.5 and OC the GPUs and voila. There's not much difference at all when you are running 8/8 or 16/16 since the cards can't yet reach the maximum levels of PCI-E 16 bandwith capabilities.

Oh 😛 Okay! Will the 3770k be enough for streaming at 1080p? As I plan to stream and I don't want it to have a performance impact on my games since I like to run them on max settings. I want to run crysis 3 on MAAAXX settings (had to be emphasised lol) at 1920x1080 with 40fps or higher

 

[Starmaderp]

Save money and do this: Get the 3770K with 2GTX 680 and Sabertooth Z77 if your heart is set on SLI. You can OC the CPU to 4.5 and OC the GPUs and voila. There's not much difference at all when you are running 8/8 or 16/16 since the cards can't yet reach the maximum levels of PCI-E 16 bandwith capabilities.

And I don't know much about OC'ing and will the noctua be able to cool the 3770 OC'd?

 

[Fokissed]

Streaming tends to be very hard on the CPU. I recommend the 3930K. Streaming at 1080p with ~30FPS will easily load a Quad, probably even the 6 core.

 

[hero1]

Nothing yet and I was going to get uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-sstft02bwusb30 but now i'm confused because PCpartpicking says its a Mid Tower case.... But Scan says it is a full tower http://www.scan.co.uk/products/silverstone-sst-ft02b-w-black-full-tower-aluminum-case-usb-30-with-side-window-w-o-psu

Oh yes yes! I have been eyeing that too. And LG 1155 is not dead, it will last you for 4 years but I do see the point of getting a more future proof platform. And if that's what you want then grab the 3930K, grab the 2x GTX 680 which outperform a single Titan, grab ASUS P9X79 Deluxe, Noctua-DH14, low profile RAM and a good 850-1000 Watts PSU!

 

[hero1]

And I don't know much about OC'ing and will the noctua be able to cool the 3770 OC'd?

Yes it can. Loot at my second last reply. I went with the 3930K due to streaming and you should be fine.

 

[Starmaderp]

Oh yes yes! I have been eyeing that too. And LG 1155 is not dead, it will last you for 4 years but I do see the point of getting a more future proof platform. And if that's what you want then grab the 3930K, grab the 2x GTX 680 which outperform a single Titan, grab ASUS P9X79 Deluxe, Noctua-DH14, low profile RAM and a good 850-1000 Watts PSU!

I just read around and it says the Noctua-DH14 doesn't fit a 2011? Is this a mistake by the site or doesn't it? And I was going to get this mobo Asus Rampage IV Formula Battlefield 3 Edition Motherboard because it comes with meaning i Don't have to spend an extra £70 on Windows HP lol

 

[Starmaderp]

Yes it can. Loot at my second last reply. I went with the 3930K due to streaming and you should be fine.

Should I just spend an extra £50 on a water cooler? H100i

 

[hero1]

I just read around and it says the Noctua-DH14 doesn't fit a 2011? Is this a mistake by the site or doesn't it? And I was going to get this mobo Asus Rampage IV Formula Battlefield 3 Edition Motherboard because it comes with meaning i Don't have to spend an extra £70 on Windows HP lol

They have a special edition for 2011. So yes it does fit.

Check this out
http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/

 

[hero1]

Should I just spend an extra £50 on a water cooler? H100i

If you want to then sure but just got for air cooling since Noctua-DH 14 trades blows with top notch watercoolers, the all in one type like H100i and such.

Here's the build you want and I hope you like it!

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HJ2b
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HJ2b/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HJ2b/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£433.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler (£62.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£198.61 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£88.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.88 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£171.72 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Silverstone SST-FT02B-USB3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£189.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£139.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.85 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £2279.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-05 20:05 GMT+0000)

 

[Starmaderp]

If you want to then sure but just got for air cooling since Noctua-DH 14 trades blows with top notch watercoolers, the all in one type like H100i and such.

Here's the build you want and I hope you like it!

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HJ2b
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HJ2b/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/HJ2b/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor (£433.99 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler (£62.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus P9X79 PRO ATX LGA2011 Motherboard (£198.61 @ Dabs)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£88.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£52.88 @ CCL Computers)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£171.72 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.99 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 680 4GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) (£429.99 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Silverstone SST-FT02B-USB3.0 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£189.62 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£139.99 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.85 @ Aria PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£68.30 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £2279.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-05 20:05 GMT+0000)

Thanks dude your the best!

 

[hero1]

Thanks dude your the best!

You're very welcome. I hope that it all works out for you. I have been looking at that case for sometime now. I am currently modding my Haf XM but I want the 900D if it won't be too much or I will have to settle for the FT02 since it's one the best cases around and you can't go wrong for that price. Cheers!

 

[Starmaderp]

You're very welcome. I hope that it all works out for you. I have been looking at that case for sometime now. I am currently modding my Haf XM but I want the 900D if it won't be too much or I will have to settle for the FT02 since it's one the best cases around and you can't go wrong for that price. Cheers!

Want me to give you my opinion on the case when I buy it? 😀

 

[hero1]

Want me to give you my opinion on the case when I buy it? 😀

Yes please. Do add me to your contact list and let me know how it is. I would like to get the silver one since the black one is in such short supply here in Canada. Thanks! 😀

 

[Rockdpm]

I was going to go with the Sabertooth Z77 but since it's a 2011 socket I'm now not sure which board to get. 😛

Well you could get the LGA 2011 sabertooth. Also the X79 Extreme6 is a great board with fast boot time

 

[sfvirgo86]

And I don't know much about OC'ing and will the noctua be able to cool the 3770 OC'd?

one of if not the best air coolers on the market