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Interesting thread guys. I made a new thread without seeing this one, so I'll repost here:
The z68 board in question runs the 3 GPU's at 8+16+16 thanks to nf200. I have been looking at some benchmarks, and a Tri z68 system outperforms a Tri x58 system despite it having more native pcie lanes, both CPU's were clocked to 4GHz and the x58 system had a 200bclk and tri channel memory. I kind of think the same would hold true for x79 platform too?
SB generally clocks better than SB-E from what I've seen, at least on modest cooling (H100 or less) and I feel on a single display it may be the better performer in most games by virtue of faster core speed, however in surround type set ups, you might want the extra pcie bandwidth.. but for a single display I dont think its needed as much, or at least I'm hoping as it will save me $500!
Hey guys, long time lurker first time poster
I have a dilemma.. Long story short, I had an x58 system with Tri-SLI 580, mobo got damaged so I sold the CPU in favour of building a new system.
What to build for a gaming rig? z68 system with 2600k/2700k or x79 system with 3930k?
Money is a concern, but so is performance, I dont want to gimp my 3 GPU's too badly.
Basically I can build a z68 system (Maximus 4 Extreme-Z + 2600k) for just over HALF the cost of an x79 system (Rampage 4 Formula + 3930k)..
My concern is pcie lanes and how it will effect performance. I only play on single displays of either 1080p @ 120hz or 2560x1440, so I'm hoping the pcie lanes wont effect performance too much like they possibly would with an uber high res surround system.
Halp pls!
The z68 board in question runs the 3 GPU's at 8+16+16 thanks to nf200. I have been looking at some benchmarks, and a Tri z68 system outperforms a Tri x58 system despite it having more native pcie lanes, both CPU's were clocked to 4GHz and the x58 system had a 200bclk and tri channel memory. I kind of think the same would hold true for x79 platform too?
SB generally clocks better than SB-E from what I've seen, at least on modest cooling (H100 or less) and I feel on a single display it may be the better performer in most games by virtue of faster core speed, however in surround type set ups, you might want the extra pcie bandwidth.. but for a single display I dont think its needed as much, or at least I'm hoping as it will save me $500!