Ok, I'm not sure what I'm missing here, but I can't get my head around why an older board (P9X79) appears so much better than the latest board (P8Z77-V).
These are the boards I've been thinking of getting...
P9X79 DELUXE:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006665H8M
P8Z77-V PREMIUM:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00810TS3G
I'm primarily a film maker and need a powerful PC that will deliver.
The P9X79 has the 64gb RAM limit and can support the 2011 2nd-Gen 6-core i7-3930K. The mobo is cheaper but the cpu more expensive.
The P8Z77-V has a 32gb RAM limit and can support the 1155 3rd-Gen 4-core i7-3770K. The mobo is more expensive but the cpu is cheaper.
By going for the older board, I seem to be getting close-ish to workstation specs. But the newer stuff seems to be getting all the buzz with the Ivy bridge, onboard cache, & thunderbolt support.
Money isn't too much of an issue, I'm prepared to spend a little more for the right machine (I don't want to go down the xeon mobo route though).
Why does the older stuff seem so much better? What am I missing? What would you do?
Cheers,
Mark
These are the boards I've been thinking of getting...
P9X79 DELUXE:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B006665H8M
P8Z77-V PREMIUM:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00810TS3G
I'm primarily a film maker and need a powerful PC that will deliver.
The P9X79 has the 64gb RAM limit and can support the 2011 2nd-Gen 6-core i7-3930K. The mobo is cheaper but the cpu more expensive.
The P8Z77-V has a 32gb RAM limit and can support the 1155 3rd-Gen 4-core i7-3770K. The mobo is more expensive but the cpu is cheaper.
By going for the older board, I seem to be getting close-ish to workstation specs. But the newer stuff seems to be getting all the buzz with the Ivy bridge, onboard cache, & thunderbolt support.
Money isn't too much of an issue, I'm prepared to spend a little more for the right machine (I don't want to go down the xeon mobo route though).
Why does the older stuff seem so much better? What am I missing? What would you do?
Cheers,
Mark