Get a 2011 i7 3820 or wait for the Ivy Bridge 3770k

Raider00657

Raider00657

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Hey Guys

So at the moment I have:

Intel Core2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.60GHz

OCZ gold Series 4GB RAM 1066mhz

Samsung HD103SJ 1TB, Samsung HD204UI 2TB

2 x ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB

Monitor: Samsung T240

Auzentech Xfi Forte 7.1

Windows 7 Professional 64Bit

Gigabyte EP45-UD3P

Antec Three Hundred

My main uses for my pc at the moment is 3D cad work and 3d rendering for my uni work but also game when i have time and i can just about cope with games like crysis 2 sitting at 30fps.

The problem is with my system is lack of processing power and memory so I intend for now just to upgrade my motherboard, processor, memory, cooler and case as I don't have enough money for a full on massive upgrade.

At the moment I have been looking at getting the system below but I don't know if I should wait for ivy bridge as time is a bit of an issue, my cw is in for 4th of may (3dsmax animation). i know there is a lot of speculation about the release date and performance but if it is not really going to be worth waitng for I may have to go for 2011. As there is no k version of the 3820 I take it that means I cannot overclock even though its probably not nessasary.

New parts

I7 3820

Gigabyte X79 UD3

16Gb 2133 Mushkin Enhanced Redline Ridgeback

Noctua NH-D14

Fractal Arc Midi

Some more fractal 140mm fans

If I go for the 2011 where do I get the adapter for the NH-D14

I think thats the best value for money system I could build on 2011 I hope you guys can let me know if I should wait or not.

Thanks

Alex
 
Wait for the Ivy Bridge 3770k mate!!
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What Jacky said, the 1155 socket isn't going to be around much longer, in my opinion, Ivy Bridge will probably be its last guise.
 
Seeing as your going to do a lot of 3D stuff i'd say go for Sandy-E

Edit: I see your planning on buying extra case fans, but whatever you do, don't put a fan in the side panel else you'll have tons of dust entering your system. Everywhere else is fine as there's dust filters in the front, top and bottom of the case (although i wouldn't put a fan in the bottom either as it's pointless)
 
Thanks guys i think i'll do that then.

As for the side fan, I was planning to mod a window in.

Anyone know where I get the adapter for the D14 I can't seem to find it anywhere
 
Raider00657 said:
Thanks guys i think i'll do that then.

As for the side fan, I was planning to mod a window in.

Anyone know where I get the adapter for the D14 I can't seem to find it anywhere
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Defo mod a Window in, it will look amazing in the Arc.

As for the adapter, you can either buy the NH-D14 SE2011 which comes with the 2011 bracket in the box or you can buy the bracket on its own from SpecialTech here: http://oc3d.net/17
 
PetrolHead247 said:
Defo mod a Window in, it will look amazing in the Arc.

As for the adapter, you can either buy the NH-D14 SE2011 which comes with the 2011 bracket in the box or you can buy the bracket on its own from SpecialTech here: http://oc3d.net/17
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Or you can go to noctua's website and get one free, just haven to show proof of purchase of the D14, motherboard and CPU
 
I think with the top Ivy bridge chip you will get the better processing power over 2011's lowest end processer, but you will run into memory issues.(aka hold you back in rendering)

buying into 2011, you will get work done faster, with raw memory bandwith, the processing power will be close to a 2600/2700K, but you will have a better upgrade path later if you need it.(more memory,ram cach,better CPU,etc)
 
The 3820 is a capable chip and gives you the option to upgrade to a hex core later, i7 970 for example can be picked up for in the £250-£300 range but thats still cheap compared how much they were retail (and how much it would be to upgrade to a 2011 setup from 1366) considering how long they have been END OF LIFE.

With the host clock multiplier setting on the first step up from 1x (100Mhz core) at 1.25x (125Mhz core) sits you at 4.5Ghz without even touching the multi.

Turning turbo off and pushing the multi up to the non turbo max of 40x from the stock 34x brings theoretically up to 5Ghz if you get an amazing chip, tho i havent seen any clocks that high that are stable.

Ive seen a few clocks at 4.75 stable. (125 BLK x 37)

TLDR, Overclocks without turbo that ive seen can be 4Ghz(40x multi), 4.5Ghz(1.25x base block) or 4.75Ghz(37x multi with 1.25x base clock)
 
I have bought the I7 3820, I realised I can't afford to wait because of the amount of coursework I have to do on 3DS between now and when Ivy comes out. I'm really struggling doing it with only 4gb of ram and a duel core at 3.6. My model has over 3 million polygons already and it will probably double when I add more things.

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i have the 3820 core and its no slouch by all means! it's very capable, i haven't had much opportunity to OC it, only via the MSI OC Genie, which takes it to 4ghz. I might switch it off and try manual OC to about 4.5ghz, which isn't too hard to achieve apparently.
 
I had a quick go at overclocking the 3820 yesterday night. I managed to reach 4.75ghz with 125mhz and 38 multi, vcore was 1.34. I didn't get to stress test it fully, I will do tonight. But this chip is really amazing. some have managed 5.2ghz stable, but with watercooling.
 
This is a serious chip, i'm currently running prime 95 on my core, just over an hour in and the average max temp across all cores is 67 degrees, running at 4.625ghz with bus speed of 125mhz, multiplier of 37 and core voltage of 1.290. I'm doing all air cooling too, noctua NH-D14 cpu cooler with the U.L.N.A in place. if that remains stable then brilliant, this will be my daily OC of this chip!

I could push it further to 5ghz (bus speed 125mhz, multiplier of 40) but that would mean i need to push the core voltage up to over 1.4, which will also raise my temperature. There are some that have it running 5ghz on air, however i doubt that would be their daily OC.

So yeh i would expect 5ghz fairly easy on water though!
 
Dude, post some screen shots, this seems too good to be true! I know the 3820 is a good chip but damn!
 
I will post up screen shots as soon as its stable. It BSOD'ed at 3 hours in! I don't quite understand the temps were brilliant. So I tweaked it to run at 1.3 vcore and see how that goes. I'll test after work today. Let's hope that runs fine. I have a feeling it will work now. Fingers crossed
 
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