Need advice on cpu

[MotokoHammond]

Hello there, so I am currently in the process of putting money aside for my new PC build, I allready have a GPU in mind but I was wondering what you peeps think I should go for in term's of my cpu before I go ahead and buy a new motherboard.

 

The things I am looking to do on my pc and allready do are as follows.

 

* Video Editing for friends

* 3D modeling on Maya

* Texture work with Adobe Photoshop

* PC Gaming (Currently a couple of AAA titles aswell as Planetside 2 and Guildwars 2)

* Game Modding (such as skyrim and the like)

* Scripting

* Text Editing (dunno why this matters probs not but Im listing stuff I do)

* Currently learning how to do animating

 

Anyway's I hope somebody can give me some advice, the budget for my new pc is £1200-£1300 just to add that in.

 

Thankyou very much for your time. x

[Max Dyba]

Lemme ask you one question... Is this more of a workstation or a gaming PC? 

[Tosa]

I think you could actually benefit from an i7 when video editing and 3D modeling.

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, Max Dyba said:

Lemme ask you one question... Is this more of a workstation or a gaming PC? 

Both, I work from home, I do some payed work for my friends who run some private servers on multiple games but also have a day job, I kinda split my PC time half and half between working on projects and gaming

[millerb415]

i was thinking maybe a xeon because the more cores for the workstation aspects of it

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, Tosa said:

I think you could actually benefit from an i7 when video editing and 3D modeling.

for any specific reasson exactly or ? sorry Im kinda analitical so I like explanations toward reassoning hehe :3

[ClobberXD]

6 minutes ago, MotokoHammond said:

Hello there, so I am currently in the process of putting money aside for my new PC build, I allready have a GPU in mind but I was wondering what you peeps think I should go for in term's of my cpu before I go ahead and buy a new motherboard.

 

The things I am looking to do on my pc and allready do are as follows.

 

* Video Editing for friends

* 3D modeling on Maya

* Texture work with Adobe Photoshop

* PC Gaming (Currently a couple of AAA titles aswell as Planetside 2 and Guildwars 2)

* Game Modding (such as skyrim and the like)

* Scripting

* Text Editing (dunno why this matters probs not but Im listing stuff I do)

* Currently learning how to do animating

 

Anyway's I hope somebody can give me some advice, the budget for my new pc is £1200-£1300 just to add that in.

 

Thankyou very much for your time. x

A Core i7-6700 or 6700K will be perfect for you needs, if you can afford it. If not, you can opt for a Xeon with similar specs as the i7, as Xeons are very much cheaper than i7 CPUs due to the exclusion of Intel HD Graphics.

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, anandgeforce said:

A Core i7-6700 or 6700K will be perfect for you needs, if you can afford it. If not, you can opt for a Xeon with similar specs as the i7, as Xeons are very much cheaper than i7 CPUs due to the exclusion of Intel HD Graphics.

 

Just now, millerb415 said:

i was thinking maybe a xeon because the more cores for the workstation aspects of it

any links for these processors maybe ? sorry to be a pain

[millerb415]

what country are you shoping in

 

[Max Dyba]

Take these CPUs into consideration: 

• Intel Core i7-6700k (Overclock it)
• Intel Core i7-4790k (Overclock it)

(Water cool both as well)

 

 

[millerb415]

and it was 1200 euros for just the cpu courect

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, millerb415 said:

what country are you shoping in

 

Scotland, United Kingdom

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, millerb415 said:

and it was 1200 euros for just the cpu courect

oh no lol 1200 GBP (Great British Pound) for the entire build, in terms of GPU I am I allready looking to spend 200-300 of that

[millerb415]

what is a store there that i can look at i live in the us so prices are diffent

[Max Dyba]

Just now, MotokoHammond said:

Scotland, United Kingdom

Get your parts from Amazon (UK) or Aria PC .

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, Max Dyba said:

Take these CPUs into consideration: 

• Intel Core i7-6700k (Overclock it)
• Intel Core i7-4790k (Overclock it)

(Water cool both as well)

 

 

I will most likely end up water cooling if not figure out how to do a custom water loop, but its kinda a shame really, I allways thought the pipes in most water cooler's dont look very, lets say ascteticly pleasing

[ClobberXD]

1 minute ago, MotokoHammond said:

for any specific reasson exactly or ? sorry Im kinda analitical so I like explanations toward reassoning hehe :3

An i7 has got 4 cores, and Hyper-Threading. Hyper-Threading refers to intelligent scheduling of processing tasks, and makes the Operating System recognize one single core, as two logical cores, capable of taking on 2 threads simultaneously. With a total of 8 threads, the i7/Xeon hits the sweet-spot between performance and price, when it comes to workstation-grade performance.

 

Also the i7-5820k has got 6 cores/8 threads, and is priced just a few bucks more than the i7-6700K, but you also need to get a more expensive motherboard (X99 Chipset/LGA-2011v3) for that.

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, millerb415 said:

what is a store there that i can look at i live in the us so prices are diffent

Overclockers UK is based out of Newcastle, road trip I hear lol

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, Max Dyba said:

Get your parts from Amazon (UK) or Aria PC .

never herd of aria, I will check it out thanks

[MotokoHammond]

1 minute ago, anandgeforce said:

An i7 has got 4 cores, and Hyper-Threading. Hyper-Threading refers to intelligent scheduling of processing tasks, and makes the Operating System recognize one single core, as two logical cores, capable of taking on 2 threads simultaneously. With a total of 8 threads, the i7/Xeon hits the sweet-spot between performance and price, when it comes to workstation-grade performance.

 

Also the i7-5820k has got 6 cores/8 threads, and is priced just a few bucks more than the i7-6700K, but you also need to get a more expensive motherboard (X99 Chipset/LGA-2011v3) for that.

Ok Bookmarked thanks, suprised to not see a single amd entry here to be honest, I suppose maybe they dont fit into the workstation whole thing well, quite intresting none the less

[Purplehazeffc]

4 minutes ago, MotokoHammond said:

Ok Bookmarked thanks, suprised to not see a single amd entry here to be honest, I suppose maybe they dont fit into the workstation whole thing well, quite intresting none the less

AMD fall well behind the top INTEL CPU's in single threaded performance.

PS. Nice name LOL

[Max Dyba]

1 minute ago, MotokoHammond said:

Ok Bookmarked thanks, suprised to not see a single amd entry here to be honest, I suppose maybe they dont fit into the workstation whole thing well, quite intresting none the less

AMDs Opteron CPUs are for workstations but I would not even consider them "Prosumer". Unlike Xenons. But an i7 will give you the best all round performance for what you need. Personally I would not go near the 5820k based on these RESULTS.

[millerb415]

an i7 5960x for editing could be used, it is expensive for an i7 (some will say that this is over kill, but depending on the editing you are doing can be a life saver) and it falls in your price range on amazon it  (would give the best of both worlds)http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Extreme-Processor-Socket-2011-V3/dp/B00N1O4RRY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457086756&sr=8-1&keywords=i7+5960x

or a xeon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-E5-2670V3-Processor-LGA2011-v3-Socket/dp/B00NFNYYJW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1457086481&sr=8-7&keywords=xeon+e5

this would favore your editing and workstation functionality with 4 more cores and 8 more threads but could hinder some cpu bound games because of its lower clock speed

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, Peter Hammond said:

AMD fall well behind the top INTEL CPU's in single threaded performance.

PS. Nice name LOL

the Motoko bit or the Hammond bit ? lol since your also a Hammond :3

[MotokoHammond]

Just now, millerb415 said:

an i7 5960x for editing could be used, it is expensive for an i7 (some will say that this is over kill, but depending on the editing you are doing can be a life saver) and it falls in your price range on amazon it  (would give the best of both worlds)http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-Extreme-Processor-Socket-2011-V3/dp/B00N1O4RRY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1457086756&sr=8-1&keywords=i7+5960x

or a xeon

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Intel-E5-2670V3-Processor-LGA2011-v3-Socket/dp/B00NFNYYJW/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1457086481&sr=8-7&keywords=xeon+e5

this would favore your editing and workstation functionality with 4 more cores and 8 more threads but could hinder some cpu bound games because of its lower clock speed

Holy Unicorn farts and lepricorn hairs that's one pricey cpu, most likely overkill lmao, however I suppose I could just not buy my parts for an extra month if I really did feel I needed it haha, thanks anyways