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Okay so basically, I'm planning out my new build, and I have a budget of 3k $ 

is it going to be enough for an X99 build? 

 

Question : will skylake use the 2011-v3 chipset? 

 

Monitor/Peripherals and the OS are not included

 

I live in the United Arab Emirates (google it) and the prices are a bit higher here when it comes to PC parts and such.

 

I currently use an

 

i5 3570k 

GTX 970 4G 

600 w PSU from gigabyte 

and 32 gigs of DDR3 Ram

 

anything should I salvage from my old build? 

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Thats a pretty beefy computer to begin with, what do you want to upgrade for?

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Dont build a new system, please, dont.

 

If anything, upgrade to Z97 and throw in another 970 and THATS IT.

And maybe new PSU.

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Why do you need to upgrade?  That system is pretty good the way it is, maybe get a better mobo/CPU, second GPU and that is all :)

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What kind of stuff do you do on your computer?

I actually couldn't underclock my 5 year old GPU to make it as slow as a next-gen console.

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Mate, I am going to cry if you spend $3000 on a new computer when you already have a system as good as that!

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Come on guys, he clearly wants a new toy to play around with  :)

 

Now considering I don't know exactly how different the prices are around there, I'd say the best bang for your buck would be a z97 build with a 4790k with a good AIO water cooler and 2 980ti. It's just my guess though... Could you give us a web site or something that we can use as reference?

 

Oh and about your ram, could you tell us what frequency they run at?

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Thats a pretty beefy computer to begin with, what do you want to upgrade for?

 

Dont build a new system, please, dont.

 

If anything, upgrade to Z97 and throw in another 970 and THATS IT.

And maybe new PSU.

 

Mate, I am going to cry if you spend $3000 on a new computer when you already have a system as good as that!

 

I want to buy a new system just for the sake of buying a new system, I know nothing is wrong with mine at the moment, but I'll have it a secondary PC if anyone comes to my house and wants to play games and such, but for my system, I want a beefy PC that can run anything maxed out on all settings, while staying 60 FPS

 

I also want to get an X99 board because its new, and why not? I have the money for it. 

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Come on guys, he clearly wants a new toy to play around with :)

Now considering I don't know exactly how different the prices are around there, I'd say the best bang for your buck would be a z97 build with a 4790k with a good AIO water cooler and 2 980ti. It's just my guess though... Could you give us a web site or something that we can use as reference?

Oh and about your ram, could you tell us what frequency they run at?

He wants an X99 build, not Z97.

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Come on guys, he clearly wants a new toy to play around with  :)

 

Now considering I don't know exactly how different the prices are around there, I'd say the best bang for your buck would be a z97 build with a 4790k with a good AIO water cooler and 2 980ti. It's just my guess though... Could you give us a web site or something that we can use as reference?

 

Oh and about your ram, could you tell us what frequency they run at?

 

can it possibly be an X99 board? 

 

I'm going to use this website : http://uae.dtcae.com/ to buy the parts from,, although they still don't sell the 5930k I will try to look for it in stores in here, if no luck, I will order it from amazon or something

 

my ram currently runs @ 1600 Mhz, but its a 2400 Mhz ram, its limited by my motherboard that I have right now which is a Gigabyte-DS3H-H77 

 

Edit : the store sells the 5930k 

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What kind of stuff do you do on your computer?

 

I will be starting a youtube channel, so I'll need it to render 10-15 minute footage in 10 minutes or less, I also will be doing heavy gaming, triple A title games will be played, a lot of streaming too, and photo editing 

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I will be starting a youtube channel, so I'll need it to render 10-15 minute footage in 10 minutes or less, I also will be doing heavy gaming, triple A title games will be played, a lot of streaming too, and photo editing 

If that's the case, then an X99 board (I'm not so familar with them), 5820K (or 5930K if you plan to run 3-way SLI) and a GTX 980 Ti (make sure it has a custom PCB). That would be an absolute monster rig.

EDIT: However, $3000 is still a lot to spend on a PC. It won't be as quick, but a 4790K would still be pretty damn good at rendering videos. Not to mention that the motherboard and RAM will be cheaper (by a fair margin).

The way I like to see it is: Does your source of income ABSOLUTELY depend on your PC and your wellbeing is dependant on the performance of said PC? Go X99. Otherwise, go Z97.

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If that's the case, then an X99 board (I'm not so familar with them), 5820K (or 5930K if you plan to run 3-way SLI) and a GTX 980 Ti (make sure it has a custom PCB). That would be an absolute monster rig.

EDIT: However, $3000 is still a lot to spend on a PC. It won't be as quick, but a 4790K would still be pretty damn good at rendering videos. Not to mention that the motherboard and RAM will be cheaper (by a fair margin).

The way I like to see it is: Does your source of income ABSOLUTELY depend on your PC and your wellbeing is dependant on the performance of said PC? Go X99. Otherwise, go Z97.

 

You see, I'm an enthusiast, and I really want to build on the X99 chipset, and I want DDR4 and all of that goodness, money is not a problem for me at all, I can go over my budget if needed too. 

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Okay so basically, I'm planning out my new build, and I have a budget of 3k $ 

is it going to be enough for an X99 build? 

 

Question : will skylake use the 2011-v3 chipset? 

 

Monitor/Peripherals and the OS are not included

 

I live in the United Arab Emirates (google it) and the prices are a bit higher here when it comes to PC parts and such.

 

I currently use an

 

i5 3570k 

GTX 970 4G 

600 w PSU from gigabyte 

and 32 gigs of DDR3 Ram

 

anything should I salvage from my old build? 

The upcoming Skylake is LGA 1151. 

 

Broadwell-E is supposedly Q1 2016 and will use the current X99 LGA2011-3 platform. Skylake-E is supposedly Q3 2016 and that might use a different platform altogether.

 

Source:

 

http://wccftech.com/intel-processor-roadmap-leaked-10nm-cannonlake-skylakee-arrives-q3-2016-skylake-muy-chips-q4-2015/

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The upcoming Skylake is LGA 1151. 

 

Broadwell-E is supposedly Q1 2016 and will use the current X99 LGA2011-3 platform. Skylake-E is supposedly Q3 2016 and that might use a different platform altogether.

 

Source:

 

http://wccftech.com/intel-processor-roadmap-leaked-10nm-cannonlake-skylakee-arrives-q3-2016-skylake-muy-chips-q4-2015/

 

so whats better in the long run? 2011-v3 or should I wait for Skylake? 

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so whats better in the long run? 2011-v3 or should I wait for Skylake? 

 

Well the 2011-3 platform has the stronger cpu lineup i.e 6 and 8 core.

 

The upcoming Skylake will be similar to current Devil's canyon i.e 4 core.

 

If you want an enthusiast build then stick with 2011-3

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I want to buy a new system just for the sake of buying a new system, I know nothing is wrong with mine at the moment, but I'll have it a secondary PC if anyone comes to my house and wants to play games and such, but for my system, I want a beefy PC that can run anything maxed out on all settings, while staying 60 FPS

 

I also want to get an X99 board because its new, and why not? I have the money for it. 

If you must...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Mac Mall)

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($309.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($174.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($115.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($188.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $2917.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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If you must...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor  ($378.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110i GT 113.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($129.99 @ Mac Mall)

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard  ($309.99 @ Amazon)

Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory  ($159.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($174.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($115.00 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Superclocked+ ACX 2.0+ Video Card (2-Way SLI)  ($679.99 @ Amazon)

Case: NZXT H440 (White/Black) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($99.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: Corsair 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($188.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $2917.91

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

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Thanks a lot! I love the H440, one question tho why not the Gaming G1 980 Ti's ? I heard they're better at cooling and better overclockers

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Well the 2011-3 platform has the stronger cpu lineup i.e 6 and 8 core.

 

The upcoming Skylake will be similar to current Devil's canyon i.e 4 core.

 

If you want an enthusiast build then stick with 2011-3

 

alright awesome, thanks :) 

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Sorry I'm late to the party  :P . The build mentioned above is what I had in mind but since you said the prices there are a bit higher, I gave priority to the massive GPU's (I guess I'm a bit biased xD ) and hence lowered from X99 to z97 to keep within your budget (I also asked about the RAM to see if it was worth salvaging for a z97 build). If you go for the above build you'll have a beast system and it is very unlikely that skylake will have better performance since it's going replace the "mainstream" platform while x99 is theiur "enthusiast" grade hardware to begin with. Have fun with your new PC  :)

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Sorry I'm late to the party  :P . The build mentioned above is what I had in mind but since you said the prices there are a bit higher, I gave priority to the massive GPU's (I guess I'm a bit biased xD ) and hence lowered from X99 to z97 to keep within your budget (I also asked about the RAM to see if it was worth salvaging for a z97 build). If you go for the above build you'll have a beast system and it is very unlikely that skylake will have better performance since it's going replace the "mainstream" platform while x99 is theiur "enthusiast" grade hardware to begin with. Have fun with your new PC  :)

 

oh okay :) thanks! I wont be building this until my new house is built, so I need to sort everything before getting it :P

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Thanks a lot! I love the H440, one question tho why not the Gaming G1 980 Ti's ? I heard they're better at cooling and better overclockers

You can swap them I suppose ^_^ Just depends on what is available in your area.

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You can swap them I suppose ^_^ Just depends on what is available in your area.

 

oh yeah, I should've thought of that :P thanks! 

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