Haswell E Build

[weaslefluff]

I'm gearing up to replace a 6+ year old system with Haswell E.

Purpose - Mostly to build a really high end quiet system for fun. I will play some games (Diablo III, Civ V) but it's mostly to build something new. Being a little later in life with a good job means I can spend a decent amount of cash for fun. That doesn't mean I want to waste money on a part that isn't a lot better than something I can get for significantly less. I also want it to be something that sticks around for at least 5 years so some future proofing is included. Being as close to silent is really important but I wouldn't mind a little noise if I choose to do some minor overclocking.

Here is what I'm thinking:
Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz Processor ~$600
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 CPU Cooler $75
Some Asus MB to be determined @ launch ~$400
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4 2666 (PC4-21300) $300
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB SSD $400
EVGA Geforce GTX 780 3GB Superclocked ACX Video Card $510
Nanoxia Deep Silence 1 ATX Mid Tower Case $120
EVGA 850Watt 80+ Gold Modular ATX Power Supply $120
LG 34UM95 34" 3440x1440 Monitor $1000

I went with a slightly oversized PS so I have the option to SLI down the road.

I'd really like to get a bootable PCIE SSD, but I don't think there is anything out there yet that will be certified for the motherboard - if I'm wrong, please point me in the right direction.

Does the build list make sense? Something I should be doing differently?

Thanks in advance.

 

[VirtualLarry]

I might wait for the GTX880 to come out, the 780/ti is getting a little long in the tooth, and Maxwell has way better power consumption.

 

[mfenn]

There's not really much point in speculating about unreleased processors and mobos. Everything will be announced at IDF, so we should probably talk about it then.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

unless you're thinking of adding multiple GPUs and/or multiple PCI-e SSDs, you might want to consider the 5820K instead of the 5930K and save some money (or spend that money elsewhere)

 

[Lyfer]

Might as well use an i10-8800 55 core cpu since we are at this.

 

[weaslefluff]

Friday is coming up quickly so I wanted to bump this. I start buying stuff next week.

@VirtualLarry it sounds like 880 is almost a better binned 780. I think I will wait til the next process node to upgrade the video - 780 should be more than enough right now particularly if I go with two cards.

@mfenn the details of the Haswell E chips are pretty well documented within 100 MHz one way or the other. The boards are more of a question and I'm sure on Friday, we'll be able to tell what the boards will have.

@bunnyfubbles I'm spending a good amount and would just hate to buy a neutered chip to save $200 when I might need those lanes later (dual Video, dual PCIe SSD) and I don't know where I would spend that $200 to make the build better in the first place (maybe a Titan?)

@lyfer i10-8800 is my next build with GTX 1480 and 1024GB DDR 7 7800MHz and 4TB PCIe 4.0 x 16 SSD in a RAID 10 configuration.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

@bunnyfubbles I'm spending a good amount and would just hate to buy a neutered chip to save $200 when I might need those lanes later (dual Video, dual PCIe SSD) and I don't know where I would spend that $200 to make the build better in the first place (maybe a Titan?)

DDR4 isn't cheap, nor is SSD storage, would be easy to blow $200 there.

$200 towards cooling to help with overclocking would also make a bigger difference. Add the $75 you have budgeted towards a tower cooler and you then have $275 to go towards some decent custom water, or high end AIO for both CPU and GPU.

I just think that to really need 40 PCI-e lanes vs. 28, you really have to be prepared to go all out (i.e. at least four 8x/16x PCI-e cards), the 5820K isn't going to be hurting with 3 outside of chasing benchmark records.

I know I'm kind of in a similar situation as you in that I like to leave my options open, but I also know its very unlikely for me to ever go with more than 1 video card ever again. I also know that I'd rather have an 8 core Haswell-E, and thus the 5930K is just as neutered in that regard... and seeing as how Intel has done it in the past, I'm still expecting to see an 8-core part replace the 5930K's position in a couple months, after Intel has milked the 5960X as the only 8-core for $1000 as well as milking the 5930K @ $600 from users are only buying it because they're afraid they'll be stuck with something less.

Again if you really do intend to load up your rig with lots of high bandwidth expansion cards, by all means, go for the 5930K. But if you're planning on the 5930K only because it gives you the opportunity to load up, I don't think that's being very smart with your money. If you don't load up the system, you're effectively throwing away $200 just to be "safe".