Building from scratch for WCG + 1080p Gaming.

Vap0rX · Dec 9, 2013

Planning to build a brand new system from scratch uptill January. Primary usage will be 24x7 crunching for WCG and 1080p medium to high settings gaming. Budget is strictly under 1K.

Nordic · Dec 9, 2013

Overclocking or no overclocking?

RCoon · Dec 9, 2013

If serious about WCG I'd recommend an 8350 over an i5.

Vap0rX · Dec 9, 2013

Overclocking considered as added bonus.

Nordic · Dec 9, 2013

I asked because you could get 4cores/8threads from a xeon for the price of an i5. An overclocked 8350 would put out great ppd but with less efficiency if that matters to you. 24/7 computing ya know. I would go amd on gpu in case more gpu work comes, which we expect it too.

Vap0rX · Dec 9, 2013

That sounds right. What about MoBo and GPU?

Norton · Dec 9, 2013

sneddenraj said:
That sounds right. What about MoBo and GPU?

I use an ASUS M5A99X Evo in one of my rigs and it lets me crunch 24/7 @4.4Ghz on the 8350- have had no issues with it so far.

As far as a GPU- the 7870 is a great bang for your buck card that games fairly well and does very well with OpenCl gpu work (crunching or folding). A 7970 is much better for both but you won't be disappointed by a 7870

Nordic · Dec 9, 2013

sneddenraj said:
That sounds right. What about MoBo and GPU?

I got a asrock 970 xtreme 4 for a killer deal of newegg. Never ran an 8350 on it but it was built for it.

Vario · Dec 9, 2013

I got a phenom II 4.0ghz capable and Asrock am3+ 970 Extreme 3 I could sell you for cheap, real cheap. Send me a pm?

Otherwise I'd buy a xeon 1230v2 and a h61 mobo. That would be really cheap and very fast.

Buy a 7950/760/R9-280X at a minimum.

brandonwh64 · Dec 9, 2013

I would go 6/12 socket 2011

Nordic · Dec 9, 2013

brandonwh64 said:
I would go 6/12 socket 2011

1k budget though.

BUCK NASTY · Dec 9, 2013

Norton said:
I use an ASUS M5A99X Evo in one of my rigs and it lets me crunch 24/7 @4.4Ghz on the 8350- have had no issues with it so far.

Rev 1.0 or 2.0 Norton?

Norton · Dec 9, 2013

BUCK NASTY said:
Rev 1.0 or 2.0 Norton?

I'm pretty sure it's Rev. 1.0 but I would have to double check

Chetkigaming · Dec 9, 2013

go for haswell + gtx 760/780 + 840 evo.

Vap0rX · Dec 10, 2013

So Intel is not advisable in crunching basically. What about GPU's? @Norton Can't I go with the newer AMD 280's? Or last Gen 7870 or 7970 will work just fine for my needs.

Norton · Dec 10, 2013

sneddenraj said:
So Intel is not advisable in crunching basically. What about GPU's? @Norton Can't I go with the newer AMD 280's? Or last Gen 7870 or 7970 will work just fine for my needs.

Anything 7870 and above will do fine- including the newer cards

and it's not a case against Intel, the i7's do just fine... it's a case of budget. The FX-8's can crunch and game very well for their price (downside is they use more power)

AlienIsGOD · Dec 10, 2013

Norton said:
I use an ASUS M5A99X Evo in one of my rigs and it lets me crunch 24/7 @4.4Ghz on the 8350- have had no issues with it so far.

As far as a GPU- the 7870 is a great bang for your buck card that games fairly well and does very well with OpenCl gpu work (crunching or folding). A 7970 is much better for both but you won't be disappointed by a 7870

im very satisfied with my 7870 gaming wise

Vap0rX · Dec 11, 2013

Alright. Narrowed down to AMD 8350 and 7970 for Boxing week sale. Hope I get a sweet deal on newer cards. And I will go with Asus for mobo as @Norton mentioned but Rev 2.0

System Name	Prototype I \|\| Prototype II
Processor	Core i7 2670QM @ 2.2Ghz \|\| Core i7 4790K @ Stock
Motherboard	Lenovo Base Board \|\| Asus Maximus VII Hero
Cooling	Stock Cooler \|\| Corsair H100i
Memory	8GB Corsair DDR3 (1066Mhz) \|\| G.Skills Ripjaws X 8GB DDR3 1866Mhz
Video Card(s)	AMD 7670M \|\| Asus GTX 980 Poseidon
Storage	Samsung Evo Pro 250GB \|\| Crucial MX100 512GBx2
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp 24" - U2414H
Case	NZXT S340
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W
Software	Windows 10 64bit

Processor	7800x3d
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Auros Elite AX
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	GSKILL 2x16gb 6000mhz Cas 30 with custom timings
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 6750 XT MECH 2X 12G OC
Storage	Adata SX8200 1tb with Windows, Samsung 990 Pro 2tb with games
Display(s)	HP Omen 27q QHD 165hz
Case	ThermalTake P3
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Titanium
Software	Windows 11 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	CB23: 1811 / 19424 CB24: 1136 / 7687

System Name	HP Omen 17
Processor	i7 7700HQ
Memory	16GB 2400Mhz DDR4
Video Card(s)	GTX 1060
Storage	Samsung SM961 256GB + HGST 1TB
Display(s)	1080p IPS G-SYNC 75Hz
Audio Device(s)	Bang & Olufsen
Power Supply	230W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD+
Software	Win 10 Pro

System Name	Prototype I \|\| Prototype II
Processor	Core i7 2670QM @ 2.2Ghz \|\| Core i7 4790K @ Stock
Motherboard	Lenovo Base Board \|\| Asus Maximus VII Hero
Cooling	Stock Cooler \|\| Corsair H100i
Memory	8GB Corsair DDR3 (1066Mhz) \|\| G.Skills Ripjaws X 8GB DDR3 1866Mhz
Video Card(s)	AMD 7670M \|\| Asus GTX 980 Poseidon
Storage	Samsung Evo Pro 250GB \|\| Crucial MX100 512GBx2
Display(s)	Dell UltraSharp 24" - U2414H
Case	NZXT S340
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	SeaSonic M12II 620 Bronze 620W
Software	Windows 10 64bit

Processor	7800x3d
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Auros Elite AX
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	GSKILL 2x16gb 6000mhz Cas 30 with custom timings
Video Card(s)	MSI RX 6750 XT MECH 2X 12G OC
Storage	Adata SX8200 1tb with Windows, Samsung 990 Pro 2tb with games
Display(s)	HP Omen 27q QHD 165hz
Case	ThermalTake P3
Power Supply	SuperFlower Leadex Titanium
Software	Windows 11 64 Bit
Benchmark Scores	CB23: 1811 / 19424 CB24: 1136 / 7687

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Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
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Cooling	Noctua NH-D15S, 2xThermalRight TY-143, 4xNoctua NF-A12x25,3xNF-A12x15, 2xAquacomputer Splitty9Active
Memory	G-Skill Trident Z5 (32GB) DDR5-6000 C36 F5-6000J3636F16GX2-TZ5RK
Video Card(s)	EVGA Geforce 3060 XC Black Gaming 12GB
Storage	1x Samsung 970 Pro 512GB NVMe (OS), 2x Samsung 970 Evo Plus 2TB (data 1 and 2), ASUS BW-16D1HT
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Mouse	Zowie EC3-C
Keyboard	Vortex Multix 87 Winter TKL (Gateron G Pro Yellow)
Software	Win 10 LTSC 21H2

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Cooling	Coolermaster Hyper 212+
Memory	8GB GSkill DDR3 1600
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Audio Device(s)	Onboard
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Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB / WD Caviar Black 500GB
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Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar U3
Power Supply	FSP 650w

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