Convertor's new computer

[LA_Kings_Fan]

Awwww come on let me have my fun of imagining her face  

 

[Vanaraud]

Well let us know how it OC, not sure how well Haswells OC. I´m on same tier IB with 4.2Ghz at Turbo Boost Voltage and about same temps.

[LA_Kings_Fan]

Pic I took of Convertor's build today ...

 

[Moxie_01]

Now all we need is someone with some SKILLZ behind the computer while we play COD4   

 

Hey that's me! I'll use Converters computer!

 

Quick question, why did you decide to use i5 processor instead of the i7?

[LA_Kings_Fan]

This is mainly a GAMING computer build ... and he wanted to keep the MAX Budget under $2000 ... for an extra $100+ dollars the i7-4770K gives you all of .1 GHz extra speed and Hyper Threading, over its i5-4670K counterpart.

 

While the extra .1 Ghz is nice for gaming (more speed the better) it's NOT worth the extra price tag IMO ... and the Hyper Threading will only benefit someone doing more extensive 3D rendering programs like auto-cad, heavy-duty photo & video editing or audio/video transcoding/encoing and scientific applications, not so much in playing COD4 

 

Therefore the extra $100 dollars was better spent on upgrading to a better Graphics card ... or adding an extra SSD drive, etc. IMO, which is what we did.

 

I've got the older generation Sandy-Bridge i7-2600K ... and in retrospect my build would have been just as solid with the i5-2500K, in fact some people report the i5 chip overclocked better and faster than the i7 chip ? so    The i7 chip ends up being more an e-peen thing than a real world performance boost in a gaming build.

[A_Snake]

Cost was my reason for going with the i5 as I didn't see that much of a difference to warrant the extra funds.  The extra funds were used to get an additional SSD.

 

Converter - I like your new rig...

 

You are unstoppable now and no one can kill you.  Everyone calls you a hacker and rage quits since you started with the new setup, correct?

[john14073]

Dude nice build! That's going to give you a comfortable gaming experience for quite some time. I'd say you wouldn't need any more ram, 16GB should be plenty if all you're doing on it is gaming.

[Moxie_01]

This is mainly a GAMING computer build ... and he wanted to keep the MAX Budget under $2000 ... for an extra $100+ dollars the i7-4770K gives you all of .1 GHz extra speed and Hyper Threading, over its i5-4670K counterpart.

 

While the extra .1 Ghz is nice for gaming (more speed the better) it's NOT worth the extra price tag IMO ... and the Hyper Threading will only benefit someone doing more extensive 3D rendering programs like auto-cad, heavy-duty photo & video editing or audio/video transcoding/encoing and scientific applications, not so much in playing COD4 

 

Therefore the extra $100 dollars was better spent on upgrading to a better Graphics card ... or adding an extra SSD drive, etc. IMO, which is what we did.

 

I've got the older generation Sandy-Bridge i7-2600K ... and in retrospect my build would have been just as solid with the i5-2500K, in fact some people report the i5 chip overclocked better and faster than the i7 chip ? so    The i7 chip ends up being more an e-peen thing than a real world performance boost in a gaming build.

I see. When I build my new computer, i'll come looking for your help Kings lol.

 

Nice comp Converter, real nice!