Hey all, I have a question with na eye on a new build... I currently have a 955 ii x4 AMD System I built nearly 5 years ago which the motherboard finally crapped out and won't recognize ram... so it's time to start a whole new build for the most part. I have agood job so I intend to invest 2k-2500 into my new build over the next 18 months, but I need something now to get back up and running so I'm starting the process of choosing a new motherboard and CPU and of course with that, new memory, psu, etc.
In any case, I at first was gonna stuck with AMD and grab a 9590 and load it up with RAM - My purpose primarily is to game but I do some photoshop and video rendering as well as a lot of multi-tasking....
Well AM3+ is a very dead platform with no upgrade path, so I think I've ruled that out.
I've decided to switch to Intel but I'm torn between the i7 4790k and the 5820k and the motherboard to pick for either... in current games, I understand the 4790 is neck and neck with the 5820k if not slightly better, but I'm understanding that if games go to utilizing more then 4 cores soon(which may well happen), I would be ahead of the curve a bit by getting the 5820k(price on cpu isn't a factor here much) along with an MSI x99S mobo which looks very sharp and has decent reviews... my question is to the intel platforms, I could save money and live with the 4790k and live with it but be on z97 platform... I know some have a distaste for the x99 platform, but int erms of looking to the future with an upgrade path, should I just get the x99 platform with the 5820k? Will that give me the most time with a respectable build? I have to upgrade in parts, so right now I have $650 to purchase a new mobo, cpu and memory... so I was gonna grab that 5820k, that MSI mobo and 8 Gigs of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 ram to slap into a new build... my video card is an old 560ti which will be upgraded hopefully to a titan in christmas... i'll be replacing tower,psu and whatnot down the line as well... I have an old warhorse 500w PSU(dont know brand, which is important i know), but I think 500w would support the 5820k and the x99 until I can snag another better psu sometime around here...
In any case, for my purposes and an eye on a slight bit of future proofing with a staggered but solid budget... should I go the x99 platform with the 5820k? Is x99 the platform of choice for someone with an eye on an upgrade path?
In any case, I at first was gonna stuck with AMD and grab a 9590 and load it up with RAM - My purpose primarily is to game but I do some photoshop and video rendering as well as a lot of multi-tasking....
Well AM3+ is a very dead platform with no upgrade path, so I think I've ruled that out.
I've decided to switch to Intel but I'm torn between the i7 4790k and the 5820k and the motherboard to pick for either... in current games, I understand the 4790 is neck and neck with the 5820k if not slightly better, but I'm understanding that if games go to utilizing more then 4 cores soon(which may well happen), I would be ahead of the curve a bit by getting the 5820k(price on cpu isn't a factor here much) along with an MSI x99S mobo which looks very sharp and has decent reviews... my question is to the intel platforms, I could save money and live with the 4790k and live with it but be on z97 platform... I know some have a distaste for the x99 platform, but int erms of looking to the future with an upgrade path, should I just get the x99 platform with the 5820k? Will that give me the most time with a respectable build? I have to upgrade in parts, so right now I have $650 to purchase a new mobo, cpu and memory... so I was gonna grab that 5820k, that MSI mobo and 8 Gigs of Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 ram to slap into a new build... my video card is an old 560ti which will be upgraded hopefully to a titan in christmas... i'll be replacing tower,psu and whatnot down the line as well... I have an old warhorse 500w PSU(dont know brand, which is important i know), but I think 500w would support the 5820k and the x99 until I can snag another better psu sometime around here...
In any case, for my purposes and an eye on a slight bit of future proofing with a staggered but solid budget... should I go the x99 platform with the 5820k? Is x99 the platform of choice for someone with an eye on an upgrade path?
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