Looking to maximize my system

[Jason S]

Currently I have:

 

Intel Core i7-3930K 3.2GHzC

CORSAIR Hydro Series H50 Quiet Edition

Intel BOXDX79SR Motherboard

32 GB of RAM (G.SKILL Sniper Gaming Series F3-1600C9Q-32GSR)

2x PNY GTX 780-OC (VCGGTX7803XPB-OC)

Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB

Seagate 3TB HDD (ST33000651AS)

3x ASUS 27" Monitors (VN279)

 

Running Windows 8

 

I've noticed in the specs for my processor that it can only handle PCI-E 2.0 where a newer version of the same processor (i7-4930K) can do PCI-E 3.0. Intel's website says that this processor is not supported on the motherboard I have. 

 

Would it make any difference to get the newer processor?

Do you know if it would work on this motherboard, or would I need to spend another $200 on top of the $580 processor?

 

The main thing I do on the computer right now is play Eve Online with 5 clients running at full 1080 in borderless window mode and ISBoxer to make it span to 1/2 of the 2 side screens where I keep CPU and GPU information programs running and a small browser window so I can watch video while playing Eve.

 

Attached is a screenshot of how my desktop looks when I'm fully loaded

 

Any opinions?

 

Thanks

[Mecami]

It's NOT your cpu....

Your cpu was released long after PCIe 3.0.....

 

Edit: perhaps you don't have pcie 3.0 disabled in you bios?

[DIV1D3]

It's only 1 gen behind, and PCI-E 2.0 hardly bottlenecks any GPU (none AFAIK). There is no reason to upgrade the already beast CPU you have. 

[Jason S]

Macami, I wish it was just a bios issue, but on Intel's ARK website where they list the specifications of their processors, it shows the PCI Express Revision for my processor is 2.0. It's in the link below under "Expansion Options"

 

http://ark.intel.com/products/63697/Intel-Core-i7-3930K-Processor-(12M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz)?wapkw=3930k