Recommendations for a new i7 rig please.

[meanhoe]

First off, thank you for reading this. I am hoping to get some useful recommendations for a new rig I have to build for my father for work purposes. I would normally try to do all the research myself but I need to build this very soon.

Here are a few questions I had.

1. What is the best i7 to get for overclocking, as well as easiest?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115211

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115213

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116368


2. What are some very dependable mobo's for the cpu recommended? Non-gamer mobo, yet has the latest doohickeys.

3. Ram options?

4. CPU Heatsink?


Thanks for any and all help.

 

[Markfw]

Well, I am sure many will disagree, but the 950 on a gigabyte x58a-ud3r took me 20 minutes to get to 4127 stable....

get PC 1600 ram, and a megahalem cooler.

 

[Sp12]

The i7-8XX are theoretically better overclockers, but I don't think you'll have issues with either. 8XX are also a bit faster at the same clock.

Though what will this be used for? There's a chance he could either use a much less-powerful system or an AMD hexacore depending on what 'work purposes' entails.

 

[nyker96]

... 8XX are also a bit faster at the same clock...

really? this is the first time I heard of that. x58s with triple channel seems to give i7 9xx a boost over 8xx series.

 

[aigomorla]

The i7-8XX are theoretically better overclockers, but I don't think you'll have issues with either. 8XX are also a bit faster at the same clock.

Da what?

Unless its the 875K with an unlocked multi... No.
Even then, a good 920 will give a 875 a hell of a run for its money.
Faster per clock... NO...

32nm i7's, yes which are only available for 1366 = 12 meg cache = faster clock / clock.


1156 = Limited on the VTT side..
1366 = Higher VTT limit, which allows a higher BClk, hence better Ocing.

1156 = poor man's i7
1366 = overclockers i7

1156 used to be priced about 20% cheaper then 1366, but now its all MOOT
I can go on and on with reasons on why u should not get 1156 over 1366 if your in the market right now.

 

[Makaveli]

This ^

 

[Markfw]

This ^

10 times over... at least now I have someone who agrees. (two, including aigomorla)

 

[Shmee]

I would have to agree as well with aigo. Makes sense to me. 950 is the best choice of the 3. Even better if you can get it for 200 bucks at micro center.

 

[Rifter]

another vote for the 1366 platform. Took some work but my 930 is at 4.2Ghz.

 

[meanhoe]

Thank you all for your great recommendations. I do so happen to live close to a Micro Center and will be getting the 950 for $200!

Now to choose a mobo...

Btw, he does light AutoCAD, a bit of photoshop, as well as the usual internet browsing and what not. He's a general contractor.

 

[aigomorla]

Thank you all for your great recommendations. I do so happen to live close to a Micro Center and will be getting the 950 for $200!

Now to choose a mobo...

Btw, he does light AutoCAD, a bit of photoshop, as well as the usual internet browsing and what not. He's a general contractor.

Use quality parts for a production machine.

Production machine by default means something which generates you income.
Mission Critical machines mean, something that will cost you money in reverse if it was down.

For a mission Critical machine, unless u have experience building enterprise parts, go with HP, or Dell.

For production machine, id go with Work station class parts.

IE.
ASUS P6T7 WS
or
Giggy UD5 -> UD9

 

[Sp12]

Da what?

Unless its the 875K with an unlocked multi... No.
Even then, a good 920 will give a 875 a hell of a run for its money.
Faster per clock... NO...

The higher turbo makes it faster at the same overclock, and the lower TDP makes it theoretically better in that it runs at a lower temperature, and thus can be cooled better by an equivalent heatsink than an i7-9XX (and thus have a better snr and thus overclock higher)

Here's some benches (can't vouch for the accuracy of the site, but it gets the point across) http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/192?vs=100

Ai, most people overclock on air where they're limited by their cooling, not the max Vtt. If you're going for an extreme cooling solution then sure, get a 32nm i7-9XX (or even better, Xeon) and go crazy.

I'm ignoring the Westmere chips as they're obviously much better overall.

 

[aigomorla]

The higher turbo makes it faster at the same overclock, and the lower TDP makes it theoretically better in that it runs at a lower temperature, and thus can be cooled better by an equivalent heatsink than an i7-9XX (and thus have a better snr and thus overclock higher)

Here's some benches (can't vouch for the accuracy of the site, but it gets the point across) http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/192?vs=100

Ai, most people overclock on air where they're limited by their cooling, not the max Vtt. If you're going for an extreme cooling solution then sure, get a 32nm i7-9XX (or even better, Xeon) and go crazy.

I'm ignoring the Westmere chips as they're obviously much better overall.

While ur arguements hold weight..

All i need to say is, with the 1366 your dad has an oprotunity to get a 970 class or higher and step into the hexcore area.

1156 on the other hand is a DEAD platform.
There is nothing left for your upgrade on 1156 after a quadcore with HT.

1366 allows u to get a westmere, or even a gulftown in the future.

In short a 1366 allows an upgrade.