LGA 2011 Build Critique

mlee49 · Feb 13, 2014

Hi everybody! Please help with my new 2014 build and critique and/or provide your opinion.

CPU: i7 4770k
MOBO: Asus X79 Deluxe
RAM: 32GB Corsair Vengance Pro 1866MHz
VGA: 2x GTX 780 Ti's
HDD: 240 GB Samsung 840 with 1TB WD Black
PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 850W
CASE: Enermax Fulmo GT
MONITORS: 2x Asus 144Hz 24" 1080p

That's the core of the build, I'll be recycling my G510 keyboard and Dark Glider mouse, also my Corsair 1500 headset.

Please help critique as you would see fit.

micropage7 · Feb 13, 2014

looks good
you can add one 1tb and make it raid

cadaveca · Feb 13, 2014

wrong CPU, chose 3820, 3960K, 3960X, 4820K, 4830K, 4960X. OR choose SKT 1150 motherboard.

850W PSU is not large enough.

VGA = 265W (TDP Limit via BIOS, voltage, etc doesn't matter, is hard-locked on Ti, all you can do is go that 6% over the 250W BIOS lock, giving 265W, also locked in BIOS) x2 VGAs = 510W.
CPU = 130W stock, avg 200W OC = 710W total.

Add in 35-50w for board/ram plus colling and then drives, and 850W is not enough. Just dealt with this myself, so don't go down that road, get 1000W or greater.

Kaynar · Feb 13, 2014

That CPU is not LGA2011

mlee49 · Feb 13, 2014

Oh man, take away one of my stars.

Devon68 · Feb 13, 2014

Why not wait for the X99 motherboards to come out at the end of the year. Your current PC seems to be still great why change it?
CPU: i7 4770k -------------->socket 1150
MOBO: Asus X79 Deluxe -->socket 2011
Maybe choose the i7 3940K or the newer 4930K no need to spend a 1.000$ on a extreme chip

ZenZimZaliben · Feb 14, 2014

I know this ins't exactly on topic, but I have almost identical system as yours. I am waiting for x99 myself. I can tell you the 780ti was a big upgrade from a 7970. So get your 2 780ti's and try to hold out until x99. OR get 1 780ti now an another in a few month switch to x99. I think waiting for the x99 is the best thing to wait for because the step from i7 9xx @ 4.4Ghz to a newer 4930 isn't going to be as worth it. Plus DDR4 on x99.

Aquinus · Feb 14, 2014

DDR4 is still a little ways away before making its way into the consumer market. Even when it does come out, memory bandwidth isn't a shortcoming with the 2011 CPUs. Unless the CPU cores or the PCI-E lanes benefit you, 1150 is the way to go. If you were to go 2011, I would go IVB-E just because of the reduced power consumption. My 3820 can eat a lot of power.

mlee49 · Feb 14, 2014

ZenZimZaliben said:
I know this ins't exactly on topic, but I have almost identical system as yours. I am waiting for x99 myself. I can tell you the 780ti was a big upgrade from a 7970. So get your 2 780ti's and try to hold out until x99. OR get 1 780ti now an another in a few month switch to x99. I think waiting for the x99 is the best thing to wait for because the step from i7 9xx @ 4.4Ghz to a newer 4930 isn't going to be as worth it. Plus DDR4 on x99.

I'm thinking along the same lines, 3 phases:

Phase 1: New video cards and 1 monitor

Phase 2: New cpu/mobo

Phase 3: 1 more monitor, a 2nd 780 ti, and upgrade to a 1kW psu

Whats the timing on X99? Q314?

ZenZimZaliben · Feb 14, 2014

mlee49 said:
I'm thinking along the same lines, 3 phases:

Phase 1: New video cards and 1 monitor

Phase 2: New cpu/mobo

Phase 3: 1 more monitor, a 2nd 780 ti, and upgrade to a 1kW psu

Whats the timing on X99? Q314?

Everything I have read is saying q3 14. The ddr4 is still unknown, but I know that several companies already have them in place.

http://www.crucial.com/promo/DDR4.aspx
http://www.crucial.com/pdf/EN_Crucial_DDR4_infographic_online.pdf

The other cool thing is the Haswell cpus that will initially be released are all the performance ones X and K. Also they are supposed to be DDR4 ready with x99 chipset.

To me it seems pointless to invest that much cash in x79 when it will be replaced in a few months. I know I would feel buyers remorse.

cadaveca · Feb 14, 2014

ZenZimZaliben said:
To me it seems pointless to invest that much cash in x79 when it will be replaced in a few months. I know I would feel buyers remorse.

Meh. If you are buying now, it's not like X79 costs more overall, and offers better PCIe connectivity if you need it. 4820k + entry-X79 is good option for multi-GPU instead of 4770K and board. Intel didn't price these in the same segment by mistake.. they offer the same.

Buying a chip with an iGPU built-in, when as an enthusiast you'll never use it, would make me just as remorseful, if I got a chip that overclocked poorly.

Chetkigaming · Feb 14, 2014

Man, nice build and sweet monitors!) Cpu 4930k would be okay) You can add some creative soundblaster zxr sound card for complete equip!)

leeb2013 · Feb 14, 2014

two monitors - with the split in the middle, won't that be bad for gaming?

Devon68 · Feb 14, 2014

two monitors - with the split in the middle, won't that be bad for gaming?

I think if he is going with a x79 it probably isn't for gaming but rendering or editing. For gaming a 1150 would be more than enough.

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Processor	i7 8700k @ 4.7GHz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus X APEX
Cooling	Custom water loop
Memory	16GB 3600 MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	2x MSI 780 Ti's in SLI
Storage	500GB Samsung 850 PCIe SSD, 4TB
Display(s)	27" Asus 144Hz
Case	Enermax Fulmo GT
Audio Device(s)	ON BOARD FTW
Power Supply	Corsair 1200W
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Win 10 64x

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. P55A-UD3R (Socket 1156)
Cooling	Enermax ETS-T40F
Memory	Samsung 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3
Video Card(s)	NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800
Storage	V-GEN03AS18EU120GB, Seagate 2 x 1TB and Seagate 4TB
Display(s)	Samsung 21 inch LCD Wide Screen
Case	Icute Super 18
Audio Device(s)	Auzentech X-Fi Forte
Power Supply	Silverstone 600 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Sades Excalibur + Taihao keycaps
Software	Win 7 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Classified

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Display(s)	Asus ROG SWIFT
Case	Lian Li 359
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Power Supply	Corsair AX860
Mouse	Roccat Kone Pure Optical
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Software	Win10 64-bit home

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Processor	i7 8700k @ 4.7GHz
Motherboard	Asus Maximus X APEX
Cooling	Custom water loop
Memory	16GB 3600 MHz DDR4
Video Card(s)	2x MSI 780 Ti's in SLI
Storage	500GB Samsung 850 PCIe SSD, 4TB
Display(s)	27" Asus 144Hz
Case	Enermax Fulmo GT
Audio Device(s)	ON BOARD FTW
Power Supply	Corsair 1200W
Keyboard	Logitech G510
Software	Win 10 64x

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Motherboard	Asrock B650E Steel Legend Wifi
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15
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Video Card(s)	Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Nitro + gaming Oc
Storage	WESTERN DIGITAL 1TB 64MB 7k SATA600 Blue WD10EZEX, WD Black SN850X 1Tb nvme
Display(s)	LG 27GP850P-B
Case	Corsair 5000D airflow tempered glass
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime GX-850W
Mouse	A4Tech V7M bloody
Keyboard	Genius KB-G255
Software	Windows 10 64bit

LGA 2011 Build Critique

mlee49

micropage7

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Kaynar

mlee49

Devon68

ZenZimZaliben

Aquinus

Resident Wat-man

mlee49

ZenZimZaliben

cadaveca

My name is Dave

Chetkigaming

leeb2013

Devon68

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Processor	AMD 7800x3d 5050Mhz / Intel 10700kf (5.1ghz All Core)
Motherboard	ASrock x670e Taichi / ROG Strix z490-e gaming
Cooling	HeatKiller VI CPU/GPU Block -2xBlackIce GTX 360 Radiators - Swiftech MCP655 Pump
Memory	32GB G.Skill 6000Mhz DDR5 / 32GB G.Skill 3400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	Nvidia 3090ti / Nvidia 2080ti
Storage	Crucial T700 2TB Gen 5 / Samsung Evo 2Tb
Display(s)	Acer Predator xb271hu - 2560x1440 @144hz
Case	Corsiar 550
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Antec Quattro 1000W
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Corsair Gaming k70
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64bit

System Name	Apollo
Processor	Intel Core i9 9880H
Motherboard	Some proprietary Apple thing.
Memory	64GB DDR4-2667
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon Pro 5600M, 8GB HBM2
Storage	1TB Apple NVMe, 4TB External
Display(s)	Laptop @ 3072x1920 + 2x LG 5k Ultrafine TB3 displays
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Audio Device(s)	AirPods Pro, Sennheiser HD 380s w/ FIIO Alpen 2, or Logitech 2.1 Speakers
Power Supply	96w Power Adapter
Mouse	Logitech MX Master 3
Keyboard	Logitech G915, GL Clicky
Software	MacOS 12.1

Processor	Intel i7-4770k
Motherboard	ASUS MAXIMUS VI HERO
Cooling	Deepcool GAMMAXX S40
Memory	Kingston HyperX Beast Black 8gb @ 1600 cl8
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 670 POWER EDITION
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB / WD Caviar Black 500GB
Display(s)	BenQ XL2420T
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar U3
Power Supply	FSP 650w

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Processor	Xeon E3-1230-V2
Motherboard	Asrock Z77 Extreme 3
Cooling	Coolmaster EVO
Memory	Gskill 2133 8GB
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Storage	128GB SSD, 256GB SSD, 3TB HDD, 1TB HDD
Display(s)	3x 22" 1050 monitors 16:10
Case	Xigmatec
Audio Device(s)	onboard
Power Supply	Xigmatec 800W centurio
Software	Win7 64bit