Building a PC and am lost finding a CPU

[FootBallBat]

Hello all I am new to this Forum.
I am looking at building me a PC for the first time. As of right now I am just looking at performance and prices of everything I need, and the CPU has me lost. I find my computer skills to be in the very good range but, I have never built one before.

Here is everything I will be using my PC for:
Watching Blue-ray movies / maybe 3D as well.
Hard Core Gaming / some 3D.
Running anywhere up to 6 internet profiles at once.
Video Editing.
Lots of PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop at the same time.

Out of all my research so far I believe I would benefit from having more then 1 core, and clock speed of a 3GHz min.
I was hoping to get a little nudge in the right direction of what would be best for me.
I would like to keep my price range below $500 but if necessary I could go higher.
I realize that the higher the price is not always the best, so looking through hundreds of CPU's has me screaming.

Side note: I have not bought anything yet (want to make sure everything is compatible before I start buying)

Thank you all in advance, and if this is not the right place to post please let me know.

 

[MFBLO96]

500 for just the cpu?
Or cpu mobo?
Or the whole system?

 

[FootBallBat]

500 for just the cpu?
Or cpu mobo?
Or the whole system?

I was thinking $500 for just the CPU.
I searched for the price of the CPU that I'm using now and it goes for $120, and I cant do everything I would like to or it bogs down to much.
I put the cap at $500 cause I don't know much about CPU's, and I don't want just an average one that will just get me by.

The CPU that I have in this computer is 1600 MHz

 

[MFBLO96]

Ooooo,
For 570$ there is the 3930k which is an amazingly fast cpu, 6 cores, 12 threads. And is the choice for people running triple or quad sli for large monitors,
They require the use of a socket 2011 mobo, which are more expensive, 230$ to get a descent low end one. But they have 8 ram slots and support 5x the graphics card lanes of a socket 1150,.
If not the 3930k then a 3820k is essentially a 4770k with more cache, coming in at 350 I think. It is a 4 core with 8 threads, but is still powerful, and has an advantage over the mainstream 4770k (4c8t 320$, socket 1150) of the graphics bandwidth which you sound like you will need

 

[FootBallBat]

Ooooo,
For 570$ there is the 3930k which is an amazingly fast cpu, 6 cores, 12 threads. And is the choice for people running triple or quad sli for large monitors,
They require the use of a socket 2011 mobo, which are more expensive, 230$ to get a descent low end one. But they have 8 ram slots and support 5x the graphics card lanes of a socket 1150,.
If not the 3930k then a 3820k is essentially a 4770k with more cache, coming in at 350 I think. It is a 4 core with 8 threads, but is still powerful, and has an advantage over the mainstream 4770k (4c8t 320$, socket 1150) of the graphics bandwidth which you sound like you will need

I just looked over the spec to the i7-3820 and the i7-3930 and looks like the only real difference is the number of cores and threads. I would have to say that the i7-3820 would be more then plenty for me.
Right now I'm barely getting by with 1600GHz.

Thank you so much for your help, and turned out to be a lot cheaper then I was thinking.

 

[MFBLO96]

Sure, no problem, in gaming as long as the cpu is not the bottle kneck a 300$ cpu gets the same frames as a 500$ cpu
Good luck on your build

 

[FootBallBat]

Sorry again but for the Intel® Core™ i7-3820 Processor it needs a MB that has a FCLGA2011 Socket.
All I can find close to that is a LGA2011 Socket, are they the same thing? I have no idea what a mobo is or if i need it.
Thanks

 

[killakallies]

Even being an AMD fan I can say if you have $500 to spend on the CPU an Intel i7 is the way to go. I would recommend the Intel i7 4770K. This processor will provide you with plenty of power to handle the scenarios you listed above. As for a motherboard to go with the CPU I would recommend the MSI Z87-G45 as it provides plenty of excellent features and is well reviewed. The RAM, PSU, GPU, and all the other components are your call based on your remaining budget. I recommend devoting a large portion of your budget on a high performance GPU as it seems you will be doing lot's of GPU intensive work. Possibly the money saved by going with the 8 thread i7 vs. the 12 thread will let you get a better GPU in the end. I'm sure there are good choices in the server CPU side for what your trying to do I'm just not as experienced with Intel server class CPU's in desktop applications but I'm sure if you are interested in going the server CPU route someone in this forum is bound to lend you some excellent recommendations!

Intel i7 4770K:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116901

MSI Z87-G45:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130693

 

[MFBLO96]

Lga 2011 is the correct socket

 

[mc962]

I'd second the 4770k. Unless you really need the 6 core cpu (which need the costlier boards) then the i7 will give you decent performance for what you want but not punch a hole in your wallet. Asus has some nice offerings for boards and I always thought this one would be a fun one to use: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VI_FORMULA/

 

[FootBallBat]

I wanted to thank you guys for all the help, and I have one more question for you.
I have decided to go with the ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA "MB" and now I'm looking for a Power Supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132038&Tpk=MAXIMUS%20VI%20FORMULA
Im not really sure what to look for since the MB has:
1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)
1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)
1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

I want to make sure I don't fry anything, so i would like a min. of a 1000w Supply (would prefer 1300 or more).
If you guys could help me out that would be great.

 

[MFBLO96]

That setup will you be using for graphics?

 

[MFBLO96]

*what

 

[ethereal essence]

unless you are running 3 or more graphics cards, 1000W and up is a bit overkill. a good 750W PSU will be more than enough power for any single graphics card.

 

[mc962]

The 24 pin powers the board, the 8 pin powers the cpu, and any other connections will be for various peripherals and the gpu (which also usually get's its own wire). 750w will probably be more than enough for 1 gpu and overclocking, although if you want two gpu then I usually hear people recommending something in the 800w range

 

[FootBallBat]

Graphics Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131549
750W (minimum)

 

[MFBLO96]

If you are using one card a 4770k is plenty fine, I have one and it runs my 780 just fine. I thought at first you were using multiple cards, which is the only justification for socket 2011 besides more powerful cpus

 

[killakallies]

The 750w power supply will do you fine. Most of the time the 750w minimum is in order for them to safely cover the card running at full load with all the components in your system. If you want to get a general idea of large of a power supply you should buy see the link I posted below.

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp