The important thing to realize is that CPUs can go into and out of idle states very quickly, well under a millisecond. Assuming the game is GPU-limited or you're using vSync, there is a fixed amount of work to do per unit time and the CPU will idle the rest of the time.
@Bateluer
You don't have AC? How can you survive
Moderate overclocking can be done just fine even with higher ambient temperatures. In any case I think it's pointless to not pay that $10 or so extra for a K chip when you're going to get a Z87 board anyway. And I think even with a non-K chip you're likely to upgrade the cooling on the CPU to something quieter and cooler.
OK, I'll give you that if the game is GPU limited, the amount of energy used could remain equal. If the bottleneck was at the CPU, however, the S model would still use less power, albeit at the cost of FPS. The former scenario would be much more prevalent, however.
Never thought about that, interesting... Thanks :thumbsup:
Perhaps the CapStone line is alright, but most other Rosewill PSUs are indeed, junk. Maybe not quite as bad as Apevia and DiabloTek, but more along the lines of the CoolerMaster PSUs. Decidedly not great.
I would much rather have an Antec VP-450, than a Rosewill PSU.
Perhaps the CapStone line is alright, but most other Rosewill PSUs are indeed, junk. Maybe not quite as bad as Apevia and DiabloTek, but more along the lines of the CoolerMaster PSUs. Decidedly not great.
I would much rather have an Antec VP-450, than a Rosewill PSU.
Same as the Sandy/Ivy Stock Cooler.
If you don't mind the noise on that, you shouldn't mind the noise on Haswell, but if you want to OC, any of the ususal suspects (Arctic Freezer, CM 212 Evo, etc) is probably a must and will be quieter to boot.
I wouldn't go with Lian Li at the moment. Fractal Design Define R4 would be my choice, an absolutely great case, so feature rich, nice looking and well designed, and the price is right.
4670K $220 or 4770K $330 @amazon
Arctic Freezer i30 $30 @newegg
Asus Z87-A $145 @newegg
Seagate ST3000DM001 $120 @amazon
Capstone 750W Modular $97 @amazon
Define R4 Black Pearl $80 @amazon + Bitfenix Spectre 140mm $12
= $814 shipped with 4770K
Carbide 500R is still $75 shipped, AR, good through 19th
Graphite 600T is $90 shipped, AR, good through 17th.
Define R4 Titanium Grey w/ Window $80 AP @ newegg. Promo ends 8/15
The XXXR series too gaudy? They're obviously not the R4, but calling them gaudy seems slightly hyperbolic
Newegg as the Fractal Define R4, Titanium Gray with Window for 70 right now with a coupon code and free shipping. Not really the color I wanted, or and I'm ambivalent about the window. Would rather not have a window.
Thinking of jumping on it because it expires on the 23rd, but that'd mean I'd have the case a good two-three weeks before any other parts. No way am I going to move all my current parts into the new case, only to move them out again less than a month later.
Anyone follow these sales more closely, do they come on sale for comparable prices often, or is this a price I should jump on?
Newegg as the Fractal Define R4, Titanium Gray with Window for 70 right now with a coupon code and free shipping. Not really the color I wanted, or and I'm ambivalent about the window. Would rather not have a window.
Thinking of jumping on it because it expires on the 23rd, but that'd mean I'd have the case a good two-three weeks before any other parts. No way am I going to move all my current parts into the new case, only to move them out again less than a month later.
Anyone follow these sales more closely, do they come on sale for comparable prices often, or is this a price I should jump on?
$70 is good for an R4. The MSRP is $110 and they usually float around $90.
^Newegg sent me an email for their Labor Day sale and they have the black pearl R4 windowed for $79.99 after promo code.