4670k + z87 and call it a day
What Headfoot said. :thumbsup:
I'm now down to the pick of i7-4770k or the i7-4820k and from everything i read if seems like the 4820 is superior in a good number of ways, the only question i have is the connector. Is the LGA 2011 at least equal to or better than the LGA 1150?
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Is there any real disadvantage to the 2011 connector over the 1150 that anyone knows about?
The 4820 is a quad-core Ivy Bridge-E. The 4770 is a quad-core Haswell.
The principle advantages to Ivy Bridge-E and socket 2011 are:
1) you want a Hexcore (4930, or 4970) and frankly, for any consideration of bang-for-buck, both hexcore options are over priced. The 4820 IS NOT a hexcore.
2) You want more PCI lanes. (only relevant is you're planning on tri-or-quad GPU set-ups). Remember, you're not locked at 16 lanes on haswell, the motherboard chipset supplies lanes also!
3) You want better TIM on the integrated heat spreader than mainstream Ivy Bridge.
4) Quad channel memory. This is minor. You will not see a difference in non-benchmark uses from quad vs. dual-channel.
The disadvantages are:
1) Haswell outperforms Ivy Bridge clock for clock, and with the 4820 you're not getting extra cores to win the multi-thread contests.
2) Socket 2011 MoBos (x79 chipset) cost more, and typically lack modern features. You MIGHT get native USB 3.0. You might get 2x Sata 6 Gb/s ports. By contrast, one can often find the 4670k bundled with a solid motherboard for ~$300 on newegg. The 4820 ALONE costs $300 on amazon/newegg, and the
cheapest reputable motherboard I could find is another ~$200. Compare with this
i7-4770k bundle for $445 or this
i5-4670k bundle for $312. So for less money, I can head-to-head outperform the 4820 with the 4770, and for ~60% of the cost of the 4820, the i5 gives me most of the performance.
If you need VT-d AND HT, I'd recommend, picking up a Xeon
1240/
1245 v3. Less expensive, and they use the more modern socket and more modern architecture.
the i5-4670k would be the simple "best deal for the buck" but i does not have HT nor a hand full of other features.
You haven't mentioned what your use case is, so it isn't clear which features you'd be able to take advantage of, and/or are important to you.