I'm planning new gaming system from Novatech, no over-clocking and no liquid cooling, just a good conventional cooler, need some more info before i decide.
Both have pros and cons, the quad core is still DDR3, the 6 core is DDR4 and is approx £350 more, and an 8 core is an extra £372 on top of the 6 core, all motherboard options for the quad core are ones that have or support Intel's on-board/on-cpu hd graphics.
Someone mentioned to me that just the existence of this can reduce system performance even if disabled, but i've read a few articles elsewhere on the internet and some here that say otherwise.
The 'MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) Motherboard' seems to be the best of options for the quad core without spending too much. none of them support Dual Graphics both running at 16x
six core option is socket 2011, DDR4 and only has one mobo option GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD4 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) Motherboard and no on-board/on-cpu graphics, more modern hardware means more upgradable in the future, plus the option for Dual Graphics both running at 16x
The next cpu upwards for this system option is Eight Core I7 5960X 3.00GHz at £372 extra just for the CPU, no way am i doing that, i may have money to spend on it but thats ridiculous, i would rather buy a 2nd graphics card than a slower-but more core cpu (feel free to tell me if i'm wrong on this, its just a personal preference regarding spending)
So the question.... is the 3.5GHz six core and more modern technology and benefits worth the extra £350, or would i be better off with the 4.0GHz quad core and DDR3?
any input regarding the other system parts would also be appreciated.
apart from the main system variations, the rest is:
nvidia GTX 970 SC, not Super SC (bad luck with overclocked cards in the past, but nearly all are overclocked to some degree now), probably gigabyte if i get the 6 core, or msi if i get the quad core as i heard matching graphics card and mainboard manufacturer can improve stability
SATA3. crucial bx100 or bx200 500GB ssd for the OS and best games
SATA3. 2x WD red 3TB raid stripe for most other games
and an older WD black 2TB SATA2 for misc data storage that i already have
Cheapest or second cheapest Creative Soundcard
Corsair modular PSU, 1000W as i may get 2nd GTX 970 to run Dual Graphics with the six core setup.
Using novatech barebones to save some effort, no overclocking so no liquid cooling, as mine will probably leak, i often get the 'bad one of the batch', same reason for not having the latest graphics card, plus they are insanely expensive and may still be 'buggy' like new stuff often is.
Both have pros and cons, the quad core is still DDR3, the 6 core is DDR4 and is approx £350 more, and an 8 core is an extra £372 on top of the 6 core, all motherboard options for the quad core are ones that have or support Intel's on-board/on-cpu hd graphics.
Someone mentioned to me that just the existence of this can reduce system performance even if disabled, but i've read a few articles elsewhere on the internet and some here that say otherwise.
The 'MSI Z97 Gaming 7 Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) Motherboard' seems to be the best of options for the quad core without spending too much. none of them support Dual Graphics both running at 16x
six core option is socket 2011, DDR4 and only has one mobo option GIGABYTE GA-X99-UD4 Intel X99 (Socket 2011) Motherboard and no on-board/on-cpu graphics, more modern hardware means more upgradable in the future, plus the option for Dual Graphics both running at 16x
The next cpu upwards for this system option is Eight Core I7 5960X 3.00GHz at £372 extra just for the CPU, no way am i doing that, i may have money to spend on it but thats ridiculous, i would rather buy a 2nd graphics card than a slower-but more core cpu (feel free to tell me if i'm wrong on this, its just a personal preference regarding spending)
So the question.... is the 3.5GHz six core and more modern technology and benefits worth the extra £350, or would i be better off with the 4.0GHz quad core and DDR3?
any input regarding the other system parts would also be appreciated.
apart from the main system variations, the rest is:
nvidia GTX 970 SC, not Super SC (bad luck with overclocked cards in the past, but nearly all are overclocked to some degree now), probably gigabyte if i get the 6 core, or msi if i get the quad core as i heard matching graphics card and mainboard manufacturer can improve stability
SATA3. crucial bx100 or bx200 500GB ssd for the OS and best games
SATA3. 2x WD red 3TB raid stripe for most other games
and an older WD black 2TB SATA2 for misc data storage that i already have
Cheapest or second cheapest Creative Soundcard
Corsair modular PSU, 1000W as i may get 2nd GTX 970 to run Dual Graphics with the six core setup.
Using novatech barebones to save some effort, no overclocking so no liquid cooling, as mine will probably leak, i often get the 'bad one of the batch', same reason for not having the latest graphics card, plus they are insanely expensive and may still be 'buggy' like new stuff often is.