Workstation/Gaming Build Haswell E

[duxhomines]

Hi all,

I have been planning a new workstation and gaming build for the last year, but I keep going back and forth on waiting for Haswell E.  I have been looking forward to Haswell E, DDR4, and the GTX 880, but the current 4930k and GTX 780ti are still promising.  My largest problem is longevity of the rig as DDR4 will be usable for many and Maxwell will be a great performance leap.  Also an 8 core cpu wouldn't hurt.  I would like to have a new rig now, but I can wait for another 6 months.  My real question is whether these parts will be a great perfromance leap  or if I should get the current generation parts?

[Titanicium]

Here is how I think it will be:

 

Haswell-E: Will probably not be such a massive jump because Intel will most likely continue working more on energy efficency and such then actual performance.

 

880: New architecture. New hope. I personally believe Maxwell with the 880s will be a massive leap forward.

 

DDR4: RAM isn't renewed often so when it is it is a massive leap so I would expect this to be as well. But really: Most things doesn't really require that good RAM anyways...

[Retro Gaming]

Well you can never build something for the future, everyday technology is advancing. You can either wait and get the new tech, then later do this whole thing again or just build something now. It is your decision, now or later.

[ViruZ_HUN]

Hi all,

I have been planning a new workstation and gaming build for the last year, but I keep going back and forth on waiting for Haswell E.  I have been looking forward to Haswell E, DDR4, and the GTX 880, but the current 4930k and GTX 780ti are still promising.  My largest problem is longevity of the rig as DDR4 will be usable for many and Maxwell will be a great performance leap.  Also an 8 core cpu wouldn't hurt.  I would like to have a new rig now, but I can wait for another 6 months.  My real question is whether these parts will be a great perfromance leap  or if I should get the current generation parts?

Wait so you got a 4930k and want to upgrade later to haswell-e?

 

u must be rich= 0.o

[JAKEBAB]

Here is how I think it will be:

 

Haswell-E: Will probably not be such a massive jump because Intel will most likely continue working more on energy efficency and such then actual performance.

 

880: New architecture. New hope. I personally believe Maxwell with the 880s will be a massive leap forward.

 

DDR4: RAM isn't renewed often so when it is it is a massive leap so I would expect this to be as well. But really: Most things doesn't really require that good RAM anyways...

i agree with the basically everything except haswell-e there will be 8 cores so it should be a good improvement.

 

Op i would wait but i don't think haswell-e comes out until like Q4 2014

[Hans Christian | Teri]

If you keep waiting for new technology before you order your build you will be waiting forever. Haswell-E can very well be a long long time away, we only just got Ivy Bridge-E, and I doubt it will be a huge performance leap. The same goes for DDR4, other than price pr MB and larger modules not much will change. None of the two are worth waiting for. The GTX 800 series may be, but we still have no clue when they will be released.

[Giggitygoebbels]

Hi all,

I have been planning a new workstation and gaming build for the last year, but I keep going back and forth on waiting for Haswell E.  I have been looking forward to Haswell E, DDR4, and the GTX 880, but the current 4930k and GTX 780ti are still promising.  My largest problem is longevity of the rig as DDR4 will be usable for many and Maxwell will be a great performance leap.  Also an 8 core cpu wouldn't hurt.  I would like to have a new rig now, but I can wait for another 6 months.  My real question is whether these parts will be a great perfromance leap  or if I should get the current generation parts?

If you want more cores,Xeon E7-2890v2.

[Titanicium]

If you want more cores,Xeon E7-2890v2.

You can also get 24 core Xeons so yeah...

[Giggitygoebbels]

You can also get 24 core Xeons so yeah...

like?

[Titanicium]

like?

I am on my phone now, but I can swear I have seen it so I'll find it later

[Giggitygoebbels]

I am on my phone now, but I can swear I have seen it so I'll find it later

the only one i saw is broadwell-e or something like that.

[TheProfosist]

Re-post this in like 8 months when we have enough info.

[duxhomines]

If you keep waiting for new technology before you order your build you will be waiting forever. Haswell-E can very well be a long long time away, we only just got Ivy Bridge-E, and I doubt it will be a huge performance leap. The same goes for DDR4, other than price pr MB and larger modules not much will change. None of the two are worth waiting for. The GTX 800 series may be, but we still have no clue when they will be released.

After some careful consideration, I agree with you completely.  I plan to stick with a 4930k and ddr3, but i will wait for January to buy a EVGA GTX 780 ti (and use EVGA step up program if something comes out in the following 3 months).  Thanks for everyones advice.

[Hans Christian | Teri]

After some careful consideration, I agree with you completely.  I plan to stick with a 4930k and ddr3, but i will wait for January to buy a EVGA GTX 780 ti (and use EVGA step up program if something comes out in the following 3 months).  Thanks for everyones advice.

 

Thumbs up for knowing that, I usually mention the step up program but forgot this time. EVGA are really great guys!