High-End Futureproof Build/ Or Not

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Hi guys once again

I want to know if my new Build is high-end and futureproof or not. Currently I'm thinking of one of two builds Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge E. (Updated 16 February)

Build 1 :

CPU : i7 3770K (Coming in March/April)

Motherboard : Asus P8Z68 V-PRO/GEN3

GPU : 2x HD 6950 (In Crossfire)

PSU : Antec HCG 620W

Hard Drive : 500GB Internal + 3TB External (Plugged in as an internal hard drive)

Case : NZXt Guardian 921 RB (Saw this on ZeroCool's thread and I love it )

Cooling : Antec Kuhler H20 920

RAM : Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB DDR3

Monitor : ASUS ML249H (Also saw on ZeroCool's thread)

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Build 2: Since this is more an extremist rig and thus costs more I'll have to downgrade my monitor, PSU and HDD

CPU : i7 3930K (6 Cores/12 threads)

Motherboard : Asus P9X79 LGA 2011

GPU : 2x HD 6950 (In Crossfire)

PSU : Corsair CX 600

Hard Drive : 1.5 TB Internal

Case : NZXt Guardian 921 RB (Saw this on ZeroCool's thread and I love it )

Cooling : Antec Kuhler H20 920

RAM : Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB DDR3

Monitor : ASUS ML228H (Also saw on ZeroCool's thread)


I will try and OC the CPU to 5GHz and if needed in the future I could put another 2 extra HD 6950's for 4 GPU's. Basically I want this computer to last around 4 years.
 
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I'd rather wait for the 78xx radeon series to come out. Shouldn't be a problem for you since you waiting for Ivy Bridge anyway.

Maybe also consider getting a SSD
 
Kuga said:
I'd rather wait for the 78xx radeon series to come out. Shouldn't be a problem for you since you waiting for Ivy Bridge anyway.

Maybe also consider getting a SSD
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Okay I'll probably wait then for the 78xx Radeon series and I might as well wait for the GTX 6xx series to come out as well. I've heard many people buying SSD's what are the benefits of it and SSD caching over conventional HDD's
 
Maybe consider a 920 kuhler if you are trying for a high overclock...
 
Spider-Pig said:
I've read the reviews and most show a very marginal differencce
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Very marginal isn't completely accurate. The deltaT is much more evident at higher overclocks than at stock speeds.
My H60 cools my 2500k (@4.5) to 3C above room temp at idle, and maxes out at 60C under full load. I've seen the H100/Antec 920 push down to 50C so you'd see a noticeable difference.
5GHz is a tougher one to crack with the H60 though, although it handled relatively fine at 4.95GHz (I wouldn't run it at those temps for too long).


But what xrapidx said.... there aint no such thing as futureproofing in IT. Merely attempting to slow down the speed at which the speed of your device ages.
 
froot said:
Very marginal isn't completely accurate. The deltaT is much more evident at higher overclocks than at stock speeds.
My H60 cools my 2500k (@4.5) to 3C above room temp at idle, and maxes out at 60C under full load. I've seen the H100/Antec 920 push down to 50C so you'd see a noticeable difference.
5GHz is a tougher one to crack with the H60 though, although it handled relatively fine at 4.95GHz (I wouldn't run it at those temps for too long).


But what xrapidx said.... there aint no such thing as futureproofing in IT. Merely attempting to slow down the speed at which the speed of your device ages.
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In that case then I am trying to slow down the speed at which my device ages very drastically :). I'll consider the Antec 920 and I forgot to put my RAM specs, I'm going to get the Corsair Vengeance Blue 16 GB DDR3 RAM. Would it make much difference compared to 8GB DDR3 RAM?
 
Get 8GB for now.... unless you actually need 16GB, there's no need to buy it yet.
I'm assuming the RAM you're buying is 1.5V? 1.65V is not recommended (and apparently it's not going to work on Ivy).

You can always upgrade your RAM at a later stage.

Also wrt your PSU... do you already have that power supply?
I looked at your build on the PSU calculator and it recommends at least 535W. Just a suggestion, but for "future proofing" and considering that a PSU lasts long if you take care of it, but maybe take a look at a 650W or 700W PSU?
 
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froot said:
Get 8GB for now.... unless you actually need 16GB, there's no need to buy it yet.
I'm assuming the RAM you're buying is 1.5V? 1.65V is not recommended (and apparently it's not going to work on Ivy).
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My RAM is 1.5V, but would there be any multitasking difference? I've read on Tom's Hardware that is makes multitasking much smoother is that true or not?
 
Upgrade PSU to Corsair/Antec and higher wattage.

I would get 16GB, the more the merrier, whether you need it or not.
 
Spider-Pig said:
My RAM is 1.5V, but would there be any multitasking difference? I've read on Tom's Hardware that is makes multitasking much smoother is that true or not?
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It's more to do with the CPU. I have also been told that 1.5V performs better than 1.65V. Intel recommends 1.5V, but admitted that 1.65V doesn't "damage" the i-X's.

If you want to have Quad-CF later, you're going to want something in the region of a 1200W power supply.... but for that reason I'd recommend that you buy one when you need it - a proper 1200W psu is rather expensive.
 
froot said:
If you want to have Quad-CF later, you're going to want something in the region of a 1200W power supply.... but for that reason I'd recommend that you buy one when you need it - a proper 1200W psu is rather expensive.
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:D

At the end of the day, it only really serves one purpose - bragging rights.

Neverwhere said:
You're getting a CPU that's only coming out in the future...that's as future proof as it gets :)
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LOL! :D:D
 
froot said:
Very marginal isn't completely accurate. The deltaT is much more evident at higher overclocks than at stock speeds.
My H60 cools my 2500k (@4.5) to 3C above room temp at idle, and maxes out at 60C under full load. I've seen the H100/Antec 920 push down to 50C so you'd see a noticeable difference.
5GHz is a tougher one to crack with the H60 though, although it handled relatively fine at 4.95GHz (I wouldn't run it at those temps for too long).


But what xrapidx said.... there aint no such thing as futureproofing in IT. Merely attempting to slow down the speed at which the speed of your device ages.
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Between the H100 and the Antec 920, which is better? And is there any better CPU Water Cooler under $150 (I'll try and buy from newegg or amazon)
 
Rather go for a single HD7970 and get another one in a year or two. The rest of the components should be fine for a few years. Wait for Nvidia to release their cards first. The HD7970 price should drop a bit.
 
SaiyanZ said:
Rather go for a single HD7970 and get another one in a year or two. The rest of the components should be fine for a few years. Wait for Nvidia to release their cards first. The HD7970 price should drop a bit.
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I'm currently going to wait till mid March for the new Ivy Bridge CPU's and the 78xx and 6xx Radeon and nVidia cards to release
 
The 920 is nice, but the H100 does outgun it on high clocks. Build-quality, they're the same, as they're both manufactured by the same company.
 
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