Cheapest X99 CPU?

[WinnerYG]

What is the cheapest 2011 V3 CPU, and the Cheapest x99 i7 cpu? I decided to upgrade my build for photo, and graphic editing.

[Samppa221]

What is the cheapest 2011 V3 CPU, and the Cheapest x99 i7 cpu? I decided to upgrade my build for photo, and graphic editing.

I think Core i7-5820k is the cheapest.

U need ddr4 with these cpus

[WinnerYG]

I think Core i7-5820k is the cheapest.

U need ddr4 with these cpus

Would a regular haswell i7+z97 be a cheaper choice?

[SteveGrabowski]

The Xeon E5-2603v3 is the cheapest LGA 2011-3 CPU. The i7-5820k is the cheapest LGA 2011-3 i7.

 

LGA 2011-3 Consumer CPUs

LGA 2011-3 Server CPUs

[Samppa221]

Would a regular haswell i7+z97 be a cheaper choice?

if u dont need all those 6 cores /12threads

[JoaoPRSousa]

The i7-5820k is the cheapest.

But there are the Xeons:

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80644e52603v3

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80644e51620v3

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80644e52609v3

 

Give us a budget for the whole build and we will make you a full PC...

[KirbyTech]

Would a regular haswell i7+z97 be a cheaper choice?

Yes much, because of DDR4. If you have DDR3 already you can use then it is super cheap.

[SteveGrabowski]

Would a regular haswell i7+z97 be a cheaper choice?

 

Significantly cheaper than an i7-5820k platform even with the i7-4790k. Z97 boards are way cheaper than X99 ones, and DDR3 RAM is a lot cheaper than DDR4 RAM.

[othertomperson]

DDR3 RAM is a lot cheaper than DDR4 RAM.

 

Only because it's available in lower speeds. If you compare like for like 2400MHz they're basically the same.

[WinnerYG]

Significantly cheaper than an i7-5820k platform even with the i7-4790k. Z97 boards are way cheaper than X99 ones, and DDR3 RAM is a lot cheaper than DDR4 RAM.

Can a i5 4690K, handle photo shop, light room, and some other video editing software open in the background? 

[WinnerYG]

Yes much, because of DDR4. If you have DDR3 already you can use then it is super cheap.

When do you think ddr4 will be the mainstream?

[givingtnt]

Significantly cheaper than an i7-5820k platform even with the i7-4790k. Z97 boards are way cheaper than X99 ones, and DDR3 RAM is a lot cheaper than DDR4 RAM.

significantly cheaper than the 5820k... but NOT OVERCLOCKABLE

[SteveGrabowski]

When do you think ddr4 will be the mainstream?

 

Probably when Skylake releases middle of next year.

[SteveGrabowski]

significantly cheaper than the 5820k... but NOT OVERCLOCKABLE

 

??? 4790k has an unlocked multiplier

[TheFalseHuman]

significantly cheaper than the 5820k... but NOT OVERCLOCKABLE

What's not overclockable?

[WereCat]

If you dont plan on overclocking and want to save as much money as possible I suggest you to get Intel Xeon E3 1231 V3 which is basicaly i7 4770k (4cores 8threads) without integrated GPU and it costs only as much as i5 4690k.

No OC though.. you may do that but only trough BCLK I believe which is prety advanced OC and it is not recommended unless you know exactly what youre doing.

[TheFalseHuman]

Can a i5 4690K, handle photo shop, light room, and some other video editing software open in the background? 

Just open or are all three applications rendering or whatnot at the same time? If all three rendering, then consider the 4790K or something with hyperthreading

[givingtnt]

??? 4790k has an unlocked multiplier

oh woops. replied to thewrong comment   I was talking about the xeons not being overclockable

[givingtnt]

What's not overclockable?

wrong comment reply.... I was talking bout the xeons

[Nuc lover]

5820k

[SteveGrabowski]

If you dont plan on overclocking and want to save as much money as possible I suggest you to get Intel Xeon E3 1231 V3 which is basicaly i7 4770k (4cores 8threads) without integrated GPU and it costs only as much as i5 4690k.

No OC though.. you may do that but only trough BCLK I believe which is prety advanced OC and it is not recommended unless you know exactly what youre doing.

 

That Xeon is awesome. The biggest thing you sacrifice with the Xeon is not having Intel Quick Sync for encoding H.264 videos, since you don't have the IGP.

[TheFalseHuman]

That Xeon is awesome. The biggest thing you sacrifice with the Xeon is not having Intel Quick Sync for encoding H.264 videos, since you don't have the IGP.

Can't one have the GPU encode the H.264 videos, since all modern GPUs have dedicated encoders on them? If so, the lack of the iGPU isn't too big of a deal, is it?

[SteveGrabowski]

Can't one have the GPU encode the H.264 videos, since all modern GPUs have dedicated encoders on them? If so, the lack of the iGPU isn't too big of a deal, is it?

 

It's good for streaming though. Not that I care anything about that, but lots of others seem to.

[WinnerYG]

Just open or are all three applications rendering or whatnot at the same time? If all three rendering, then consider the 4790K or something with hyperthreading

Well the photo editing and graphic will only be open in the background while the video will render in the background once a week

[TheFalseHuman]

Well the photo editing and graphic will only be open in the background while the video will render in the background once a week

You're only rendering video once a week and the other applications are just open in the background? I think even an i5 is enough, since only the video editing software is only using the resources, while the other applications are just idling, though if you could afford the i7 or higher, that's going to speed the render time.