The problem with Haswell is that it's still stuck with only 16 PCI-E 3.0 lanes. I would need half of those just for my SSDs. Forget about also trying to squeeze three Titans on the other half that's left. It's a CPU that's obviously not ment for me.
The problem with Haswell is that it's still stuck with only 16 PCI-E 3.0 lanes. I would need half of those just for my SSDs. Forget about also trying to squeeze three Titans on the other half that's left. It's a CPU that's obviously not ment for me.
Got any numbers on that? And I assume you got numbers to compare them as well to desktop LGA2011 sales as well.
Or is it just...made up again?
Wouldn't there be boards that add additional lanes with add on chips though? Or would this no longer work?
Still, I can see where this could be a problem for those with multiple cards, certainly. MB wait for IB-E or something.
The problem with Haswell is that it's still stuck with only 16 PCI-E 3.0 lanes. I would need half of those just for my SSDs. Forget about also trying to squeeze three Titans on the other half that's left. It's a CPU that's obviously not ment for me.
People who used to upgrade on a 12 monthly cycle.
Same people who buy a new GPU every time they are released.
People who would buy an 8 core Haswell CPU if it dropped just to play Crysis 3 on.
What is certain is that in many new games my 3770K is holding my 2 TITANs back.
I get abysmal GPU usage (60-70%) in many areas of such games. Examples? Far Cry 3 (it drove me crazy, even with dual 680s), BF3 Multiplayer, Red Orchestra Rising Storm with 4x SGSSAA and even Sleeping Dogs. When GPU usage drops my FPS drop below 60. This is in 1080p with everything maxed out (and 4x SGSSAA in DX9 games). I've just bought a 3930K with an ASUS RAMPAGE IV EXTREME. I'll try them out on Saturday and let you know if I see any improvements.
Are your complete system specs listed anywhere? Do you have a discrete sound card?What is certain is that in many new games my 3770K is holding my 2 TITANs back.
I get abysmal GPU usage (60-70%) in many areas of such games. Examples? Far Cry 3 (it drove me crazy, even with dual 680s), BF3 Multiplayer, Red Orchestra Rising Storm with 4x SGSSAA and even Sleeping Dogs. When GPU usage drops my FPS drop below 60. This is in 1080p with everything maxed out (and 4x SGSSAA in DX9 games). I've just bought a 3930K with an ASUS RAMPAGE IV EXTREME. I'll try them out on Saturday and let you know if I see any improvements.
Are your complete system specs listed anywhere? Do you have a discrete sound card?
That was an early test platform though with some performance issues that need to be ironed out. With that said though, HSW still crept up on the 3970x..
Did you overclock your 3770K? I have a hard time believing a decent clocked 3770K would bottleneck two 680's in those games.
I'm not knowledgeable of the bandwidth requirements of twin Titans. Even though they would be running at x8/x8 on your board (if placed correctly), I would assume if GPU-Z reports PCIe 3.0, there would be enough bandwidth available. Still, something makes me think your problem is platform or config related rather than specifically a CPU problem.
@moonbogg: A water-cooled 3960X might come close...
Well, believe it or not, it's happening. 3770K clocked at 4.7. In Far Cry 3 it happens in most story missions with open spaces and big firefights. Dropping below 60 FPS is not uncommon.
New build on the horizon.
Would you go for the 3930k? is 2011 socket going to be used for Haswell-e ? Does that mean one mobo will do for the next 2 CPU's?
Games seem to be using 6 cores now such as Crysis and BF3. So there seems to be some benefit to hexacores.
Or should i just go for Haswell 4770k?
This is going to be a gaming rig at 1900x1200 probably. maybe 1440p depending on my mood at the time
AFAIK, a 680 sli perform more or less same as a single 690. I have seen a lot of people using a 690 with 3770k, they reported no bottleneck or any similar problem. So, i am with crashtech. I think you are underestimating 3770k, it is a power house and can easily handle a 680 sli.
Wow... This is happening @ 1080P?
Take a look at this video - never going below 60FPS with a modest overclock on a single card and 3570K @ 4.8Ghz @ 1080P
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0WVuL6w6Lk