Upgrading Core i7-4930K Processor in Sabertooth X79 Motherboard questions

[Rhombeus]

Hi people, new here.

I have a Tabertooth X79 motherboard
Core i7-4930K Processor, I'm pretty sure it's socket 2011

I want to keep the motherboard but upgrade the Chip to maybe a i7-6850K
I've been told the motherboard will accept this chip but on further digging it seems that this chip requires DDR4 2400/2133 Memory???

My current memory is:
64GB (8x8GB) Corsair DDR3 XMS3, PC3
So quite a lot to replace 🙁
Would I need to replace this memory to DDR4 and if so would my X79 support it??

Thanks for taking the time to read this
Kind Regards
Rhom

 

[Calvin7]

Different Socket
Socket 2011 / LGA2011 .vs Socket 2011-3 / R3 / LGA2011-3

i7-6850K would be compatible with X99 platform not X79. You would need something like the SABERTOOTH X99.
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_X99/HelpDesk_CPU/

 

[spdragoo]

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_X79/HelpDesk_CPU/

Your i7-4930K is about as good as it gets for that motherboard. The only "better" chip would be the i7-4960X, but it's only slightly faster (3.4 vs. 3.6GHz base, 3.6 vs. 3.7GHz Turbo for 6 cores, 3.9 vs. 4.0 GHz Turbo for 1 core), so I doubt you'd even see any difference in performance. Not to mention that runs a couple of thousand dollars for the CPU (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cpu-hierarchy,4312.html).

I doubt you'd see much of an improvement switching to the i7-6850K. You'd have to get a brand-new motherboard -- note that PCPartPicker indicates there might be a BIOS issue (i.e. you might need a completely different CPU for the X99 motherboard to update the BIOS just so it could take the i7-6850K) -- plus potentially get a new cooler or adapter (as the i7-6850K doesn't come with one, & I'm not sure if your current cooler will be compatible), plus buying new DDR4 RAM for the system (& 64GB will be expensive, like almost as expensive as the CPU & motherboard combined).

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VTKsFd

Assuming you kept the PSU, GPU, SSD/HDD, & all other parts, just getting that new CPU/Motherboard/RAM would run you almost $1,500USD. Plus you'll have to reinstall Windows. And again, I doubt you'd really see any improvement in performance.

 

[Rhombeus]

Thank you for your honest replies.

I run 3dsmax and after effects on it and it's having issues with heavy max projects.
I don't want to get a quadra card as they cost loads and I also use it for gaming. So maybe the best option would be trading up from my GTX 780 ti to a Titan X or something.
That or as suggested getting a whole new moherboard and chip set up.

 

[spdragoo]

Wouldn't have to be a Titan. You could get similar CUDA core count & memory bandwidth (but with greatly improved fillrates & processing GFLOPS) with lower power consumption by replacing the 780Ti with a GTX 1070 for about $450USD. Or you could get a 1080/1080Ti & get Titan X (or near Titan XP) performance for about $700USD (the 1080Ti is apparently running cheaper than the 1080 right now on Amazon, go figure).

 

[Rhombeus]

Thanks again for the reply.

I agree, I've just read about 30 reports and these cards.
Everyone says go 1080Ti

 

[Rhombeus]

Will this will work okay on my board?

I'm assuming the power connectors would be the same as for the 780 TI

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-GeForce-Founders-Express-Graphics/dp/B06XDDMPLQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1496422915&sr=1-1&keywords=1080+ti

 

[spdragoo]

Yeah, PCIe power connectors haven't changed. As long as you have the right types (i.e. 6-pin for 6-pin, 8-pin or 6+2-pin for 8-pin), you should be OK.

 

[Rhombeus]

I got the card.
The Display port to DVI adapter supplied did not support 2560 x 1440 resolution so had to order a display port to HDMI cable for my second monitor. It only had One HDMI output.

I then did a test render.
A 3DS Max scene that took 2Hours 15Minutes last week. The new card did it in 1Hour 15Minutes.
That is some improvement!!

Cheers for your input chaps!
Great forum

 

[apeironn]

I got the card.
The Display port to DVI adapter supplied did not support 2560 x 1440 resolution so had to order a display port to HDMI cable for my second monitor. It only had One HDMI output.

I then did a test render.
A 3DS Max scene that took 2Hours 15Minutes last week. The new card did it in 1Hour 15Minutes.
That is some improvement!!

Cheers for your input chaps!
Great forum

doesnt 3dsmax only use cpu for rendering?

 

[Rhombeus]

I got the card.
The Display port to DVI adapter supplied did not support 2560 x 1440 resolution so had to order a display port to HDMI cable for my second monitor. It only had One HDMI output.

I then did a test render.
A 3DS Max scene that took 2Hours 15Minutes last week. The new card did it in 1Hour 15Minutes.
That is some improvement!!

Cheers for your input chaps!
Great forum

doesnt 3dsmax only use cpu for rendering?

Yup that's what everyone says, especially for vray adv which I use.
Everyone agrees that a better GPU will improve viewport performance though.
All I can say is my render times have dropped and by quite a bit after getting my new card. I have no Idea why.

After Effects is much faster also but that's to be expected.

 

[apeironn]

I got the card.
The Display port to DVI adapter supplied did not support 2560 x 1440 resolution so had to order a display port to HDMI cable for my second monitor. It only had One HDMI output.

I then did a test render.
A 3DS Max scene that took 2Hours 15Minutes last week. The new card did it in 1Hour 15Minutes.
That is some improvement!!

Cheers for your input chaps!
Great forum

doesnt 3dsmax only use cpu for rendering?

Yup that's what everyone says, especially for vray adv which I use.
Everyone agrees that a better GPU will improve viewport performance though.
All I can say is my render times have dropped and by quite a bit after getting my new card. I have no Idea why.

After Effects is much faster also but that's to be expected.

oh actually i was just testing Vray and the latest versions does support combined gpu rendering, so that would explain the increase.
now i just have to convince myself to shell out for one of these cards 😀

 

[Rhombeus]

I got the card.
The Display port to DVI adapter supplied did not support 2560 x 1440 resolution so had to order a display port to HDMI cable for my second monitor. It only had One HDMI output.

I then did a test render.
A 3DS Max scene that took 2Hours 15Minutes last week. The new card did it in 1Hour 15Minutes.
That is some improvement!!

Cheers for your input chaps!
Great forum

doesnt 3dsmax only use cpu for rendering?

Yup that's what everyone says, especially for vray adv which I use.
Everyone agrees that a better GPU will improve viewport performance though.
All I can say is my render times have dropped and by quite a bit after getting my new card. I have no Idea why.

After Effects is much faster also but that's to be expected.

oh actually i was just testing Vray and the latest versions does support combined gpu rendering, so that would explain the increase.
now i just have to convince myself to shell out for one of these cards 😀

GPU & GPU + CPU render options were for Vray RT only I thought. I was talking about Vray Adv. I'll have a another look on Monday.