Help Guys! I need some advice on lga 2011 vs lga 1155

[sleyk]

Ok, so i want to build a pc. I got all my peripherals like hd/ssd etc. I wanted to know if i should get a x79 chipset or just stick with the ivy bridge 3570k until haswell. I have been reading all over and trying to decide what to do.

The twist is that i want it to have htpc as well as server properties. I have a buttload of hard drives. Including two m4 64gb i plan to raid on the intel controller. I have a total of 16 hard drives. six 2tb, two 1.5tb, four 750gb and four 500gb.

i want to be able to connect most of them to the motherboard. x79 is looking wonderful in that respect as some x79 boards offer 12 or more sata ports, but i dont want to go overkill. i want to do some moderate gaming on it as well. The thing is, should i just build a cheaper i5 2500k pc or go to x79 with the 3820?

Also, i kinda like the idea of being somewhat future proof with the 3820 for lga 2011, but i was thinking of jst building cheaply now, then upgrade to haswell in 2013? What do you guys think?

 

[Durvelle27]

stick with the 3570K

 

[sleyk]

hi, thanks for the reply. could you tell me the reason to stick with the 3570k? i was just wondering. I think you may be right, but i wanted to view all aspects before i pull the trigger and purchase from newegg. thanks!

it seems as if the z77 and x79 versions of my motherboard are around the same price. the deciding factor would be the cpu.

 

[ensign_lee]

Because unless you do things that require 6 threads (which gaming does not), then you won't need 2011

 

[_Rick_]

Do you need more than 32GB of RAM? More than four cores for compute heavy applications? More than two GPUs for GPU compute?
If yes, X79 with 8 slots for up to 64GB, plenty of PCIe lanes and support for up to 8 core CPUs, if not: Ivy Bridge.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

Think of it this way, according to a movie-line from a not too intellectually-endowed Gary Busey. "The 6-P principle: Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance."

There is such a thing as enthusiast over-enthusiasm. I have an E8400 system for a WHS rig that has "server capabilities" or server-usage for at most five users, but I doubt that double that number would make much of a difference. I have a Sandy Bridge system which does "extra-duty" as an HTPC, and this "extra duty" is like a fly-spec in a pepper-bottle.

It isn't just a question about "whether the OP has a need" for six cores, quad-channel RAM or other features. It's a matter of whether he would really notice any difference, given the uses to which he will put the machine.

I just upgraded my Sandy Bridge from 8GB to 16GB RAM. I can see that I really didn't have a "need," but it's an extra cushion of memory resources. Some people, running some applications, may think they need -- or simply want -- 32GB . . . or 64GB.

Ultimately, they will answer their own questions. But it boils down to one thing: If I don't "need" it, what "want" will it satisfy, and would it really be wise to spend anything extra if I ultimately cannot see or experience much of a difference? If you want to express your economic demand as a "solid-gold cadillac effect," your computer will not nearly match the cadillac as conspicuous consumption from which you might benefit in some way. At least with the Cadillac, people you don't know will see you driving it.

 

[Exodist]

Id stick with Ivy Bridge CPU based solution for PCI-E 3.0 support. Yea they tend to run little warm partially due to lowq trim paste. But Lucid MVP with the onboard video runing even with another video card is a huge boost to speed and quality. Plus the Z77 chipset is just much better. They are both very affordable to boot. Ivy I7-3770 runs on par with the highend extreme Sandy I7s and only half the cost..

 

[IntelEnthusiast]

The value behind the X79 boards and the socket 2011 processors for it is due to the high memory bandwidth that is useful in application media creation over things like gaming. So when it comes downt to a system with the Intel® Core™ i7-3820 and the Intel Core i5-3570K in a gaming system you would see much difference between them.

 

[BrightCandle]

X79 was the right choice last December for a number of people and the release of Ivy has not changed anything. You buy SB-E because you know you need something the platform brings that others don't. If you are asking the question is unlikely you would benefit from it. I use it because I have applications that utilise the 6 cores and take quite a not of RAM and hence I can be more productive with lga2011.

Of you don't know then just stick with your current set and await has well which appears to be the second coming.

 

[Exodist]

Bright Candle has a point about waiting for Haswell. If you can wait, then it may be a better bet. While Ivy has PCI-E 3.0 compaired to Sandy, its mostly just a die shrink. If you gaming the Ivy may be a better choice for you. I am upgrading from a Phenom 9850, so eveything is an upgrade to me. If however you need something that is very very multicore inensive with lots of RAM, Sandy-E still may be your best bet, though Ivy still gets up to 32GB and for most multimedia application including games it comes in 10% faster per clock then its Sandy bridge counterparts. So each their own. You have to choose what fits your needs. Keep in mind i7-3770 is only 310ish USD, and for a price per performance value is excelent. Thats one thing I havent ever said about intel..