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[EnzyteBob82]

Hey everyone. I am currently using an FX 8350. Runs the game great and I have no complaints. However, it is definitely the weak link in my system and my current motherboard wont support the newest FX chips.

So........Its time to go Intel and DDR4.

Not looking to spend more than $7-800. Also not in a big hurry to upgrade, as its not really needed at this time. I will definitely be doing this in the next 3 months to a year, though.

What architecture would you buy/wait for, and why?

Purely for a gaming rig that will be on liquid cooling. I am big on future proofing my machines as well, so that should play a factor.

[darqsyde]

for 700-800, you are waiting for Skylake to go DDR4.

Haswell-E starts at the near 400 for the CPU alone, and 225+ for a mobo.

Skylake is rumoured to start rolling out in Q2 2015, so June-ish.

I wouldn't expect a huge performance leap over Haswell, and the DDR4 will still be pricey.

Also Skylake (or more accurately x1x0 chipset) might support USB3.1, and almost certainly some of the Mobo's will have USB3.1 and the new Type C connectors, adding some "future-proofing".

Edited by darqsyde, 31 October 2014 - 08:34 AM.

[Flapdrol]

well, if you want ddr4 the only choice at the moment is haswell-E.

5820K and not too much memory if you want to stay on budget.

price/performance will be a lot better with a normal haswell 4690K of course.

[xWiredx]

The CPU and RAM alone will eat the entire budget, you'll be left without a motherboard to put them in.

Go Haswell refresh instead. You still won't be disappointed.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($389.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-UD4 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($258.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($102.99 @ Adorama)
Total: $701.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 10:18 EDT-0400

CPU Cooling, HDD, GPU, Case, PSU & OS would need to be salvaged from your current build.

Edited by Lord Letto, 01 November 2014 - 06:21 AM.

[Durant Carlyle]

Lord Letto, on 01 November 2014 - 06:20 AM, said:

Memory: Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($102.99 @ Adorama)

Better get two of these (or an actual quad-channel kit). If you're going to get a quad-channel system, make it quad-channel all the way.

That raises the price to $805.

[xWiredx]

Another thing to consider about that RAM is that 2133 with DDR4 latencies is not going to be pretty. Go 2666+ or go home.

I also have a thing against Crucial, as do many other people. Not the best reputation anymore. I'd go with Corsair or G.Skill.

Oh, and the Gigabyte board mentioned... I have the "top tier" Gigabyte launch board for X99 and... not impressed with Gigabyte at all. Still only offer the same beta BIOS for their flagship that has been available for over a month. Their support of their products seems terrible and I really wish I had gone ASUS like I did with my last machine.

Edited by xWiredx, 01 November 2014 - 11:31 AM.

[Lord Letto]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($194.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $869.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 23:15 EDT-0400

[xWiredx]

Lord Letto, on 01 November 2014 - 07:15 PM, said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($374.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme3 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($194.79 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($299.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $869.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-01 23:15 EDT-0400

Now THAT is a good set of parts.