X79 CPU ideas

[Mat_95]

I were wondering if it's worth bothering getting a better cpu for my rig, looking into long-term use, usage will be for graphics work and multi tasking quite a lot, with occasional light gaming? 

 

System specs:

-Asus Sabertooth X79

-I7 3820 

-Gtx 1070

-Cooler Master HAF X case

-GS800 corsair psu

-corsair vengeance lp 1866 ddr3 CL9 

 

Suggestions welcome, thanks!

 

[Coaxialgamer]

You should look at the 3930k. It's quite cheap nowadays and should be considerably faster. 

[Mat_95]

1 minute ago, Coaxialgamer said:

You should look at the 3930k. It's quite cheap nowadays and should be considerably faster. 

Okay, thank you for your suggestion, is there any point in getting a older Xeon at all? Do they help with rendering and such beyond 3930k/4930k etc?

[Coaxialgamer]

17 hours ago, Mat_95 said:

Okay, thank you for your suggestion, is there any point in getting a older Xeon at all? Do they help with rendering and such beyond 3930k/4930k etc?

You might be able to get a 2670 for not much money . They're sandy bridge 8 cores. Problem is single thread perf sucks because they run at 2 ish ghz . 

All the high core count parts ran on lga1567 back then . all the others are prohibitively expensive or slower . 

Not worth it imo.

[Ground]

The e5-1650/1660 may also be worth considering, both are unlocked 6 cores with 3 mb Cache extra over the 3930k. If they aren‘t much more expensive (10-20€ extra may be worth it if you want to) those are an option too. There is also the 1680 v2 which is an unlocked 8 core, but its quite expensive still (not really worth it for the price)

[Ordinarily_Greater]

21 hours ago, Mat_95 said:

Okay, thank you for your suggestion, is there any point in getting a older Xeon at all? Do they help with rendering and such beyond 3930k/4930k etc?

Xeons have lower clock speeds than mainstream CPUs, so i wouldn't get it if the price is ridiculous

[Mat_95]

Thank you all for the suggestions, I shall look into them all, probably not for a while, my fiancée bought me a 4930K this morning as a surprise and I guess if that's plenty of power, I should give the xeons a miss? 

[Ordinarily_Greater]

2 hours ago, Mat_95 said:

Thank you all for the suggestions, I shall look into them all, probably not for a while, my fiancée bought me a 4930K this morning as a surprise and I guess if that's plenty of power, I should give the xeons a miss? 

Yeah give the xeon a miss, i mean that i7 is already good and high clock speed already

[Mat_95]

15 hours ago, Ordinarily_Greater said:

Yeah give the xeon a miss, i mean that i7 is already good and high clock speed already

Alright, thanks!