Just bought a 4930K - Anybody Else?

[Arachnotronic]

I couldn't help myself - just ordered me a 4930K + mobo. It's been a good run for my 2600K, but it's time to go back to the enthusiast platform.

Anybody else here pick up one of these puppies?

 

[Justinbaileyman]

yep got mine from amazon and it should be here today or tomorrow.
I am dieing to play with it and am just terrible with my impatience having to wait for it to get here.
I'm like a dog every time I hear a car go by or a noise from out side I rush to the door to see if its UPS LOL

 

[tweakboy]

Congrats! I hope to buy 4930k on Oct 1st when funds are available.


4.6 to 4.8Ghz is what Im shooting for.

 

[Braxos]

Intel17 could you post the spec of the 2600k setup and the 4930k and compare for games speed.

Using a 2600k @4.5, due to summer can easy go 4.8, atm with sli 770 till end of the year want to 3way sli and a 3rd monitor for surround.

So I am thinking of the cpu increase plus the pcie 2.0 vs pcie 3.0. Current mobo can provide only sli support (p8p67 deluxe x8/x8) would love to try a x16/x16 or a x16/x8/x16. Only for gaming and don't say delidwell for gaming, it is a better cpu atm.

Btw I was looking on the rog iv black edition as mobo to support the 4930k IF.

The only issue is that I am thinking if it is worth it. I would wait for next generation BUT I hate to get new technologies at start to many bugs and support from companies this years are shit. I am talking about sata 4 and ddr4.

All this because the 2600k will not last 2 more years and ofc the urgency to make a surround system at 1440p.

At least I have time to think about it since rog iv black edition will come mid October.

 

[Gillbot]

I'll keep my 3930k for a bit yet. If I happen to run across a deal on one I may try it out but otherwise the minimal improvements aren't worth it to me.

 

[Arachnotronic]

yep got mine from amazon and it should be here today or tomorrow.
I am dieing to play with it and am just terrible with my impatience having to wait for it to get here.
I'm like a dog every time I hear a car go by or a noise from out side I rush to the door to see if its UPS LOL

Luckily for me, work will keep me busy for the next few days so I won't have time to think about how much I want my kit to arrive

 

[jvroig]

Cool. Before you dismantle your old one, be sure to run some benches first so you can give us lots of "Before & After" results :thumbsup:

 

[guskline]

I'll keep my 3930k for a bit yet. If I happen to run across a deal on one I may try it out but otherwise the minimal improvements aren't worth it to me.

I just bought the 3930k and MSI X79MA-45 mb from Gillbot and assembled them last night ( great deal thank you Gillbot!).

Extremely powerful cpu. I'm anxious to see how much improvement the 4930k gives. Suffice it to say, at stock this 3930k is a BRUTE!

 

[Gillbot]

I just bought the 3930k and MSI X79MA-45 mb from Gillbot and assembled them last night ( great deal thank you Gillbot!).

Extremely powerful cpu. I'm anxious to see how much improvement the 4930k gives. Suffice it to say, at stock this 3930k is a BRUTE!

There are reviews everywhere, the improvements are minimal or nil at best IMHO.

 

[astrodave77]

How would a 4930K at 4.6 compare to a 2600K at 4.6? I'm running the 2600K now and wondering if it would even be worth an upgrade. FSX is the only thing that interests me from a CPU upgrade perspective anyway.

 

[Dave3000]

How would a 4930K at 4.6 compare to a 2600K at 4.6? I'm running the 2600K now and wondering if it would even be worth an upgrade. FSX is the only thing that interests me from a CPU upgrade perspective anyway.

You should get a little frame rate boost in FSX going to a 4930k from a 2600k but it most likely won't be noticeable and that's from comes from the slightly higher IPC of the IB-E vs SB. However, you will get much faster texture rendering (textures sharpening up quicker) and much shorter load times in FSX due to more cores and a slightly higher IPC. So if it's frame rates you are only concerned with in FSX, then you might want to go for a 4770k instead. Also overclocking is down to luck and you might end up with a 4930k that won't overclock as high as your 2600k.

 

[Unoid]

I see no reason to upgrade off my 2600k, I run 4.6ghz in summer and 4.8ghZ in winter.

What will 6 cores do that my 4 can't currently? I mostly just game, with light photoshop work.

I see 0 reason to upgrade from a OC'd 2600k system, If Haswell-e does have sata-express, ddr4, and has an 8c/16t Overclockable part, then that will be a worthy upgrade.

 

[astrodave77]

Good advice Dave thanks, that's what I figured and what I read on avsim as well. Hasn't been much in the way of hardware upgrades in the past 2 years to warrant upgrading...

 

[Dave3000]

Good advice Dave thanks, that's what I figured and what I read on avsim as well. Hasn't been much in the way of hardware upgrades in the past 2 years to warrant upgrading...

I used to have an i7-2600k and upgraded to a i7-3930k and only got a 3% increase in frame rate in FSX but the load times and texture rendering was noticeably faster with the 3930k. The frame rate increase was most likely because of the slightly higher stock turbo clocks of the 3930k for 2 cores active, at least that's the way I see it. 2 cores active on the 2600k would result in 3.7GHz but in the 3930k 2 cores active results in 3.8GHz, that is if turbo boost is run at official settings on these CPU's. In my testings, FSX seems to not get better frame rates past 2 cores and it's mainly IPC and clock speed that seems to dictate frame rates in FSX.

 

[tweakboy]

I'll keep my 3930k for a bit yet. If I happen to run across a deal on one I may try it out but otherwise the minimal improvements aren't worth it to me.

Your fine for few more years with your CPU. I mean honestly theres really no real world difference between 3930k and 4930k Just IPC higher..

 

[hackerballs]

seems to be about frame rate in gaming here....look at this benchmarking video please https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4PDoy-mi0A

 

[Dave3000]

I couldn't help myself - just ordered me a 4930K + mobo. It's been a good run for my 2600K, but it's time to go back to the enthusiast platform.

Anybody else here pick up one of these puppies?

So what made you go back to an enthusiast platform? A 4930k is not much better in current gaming than a 2600k and is a little slower than the 4770k in current gaming. Also do you know what the stock turbo multipliers are when all 6 cores are fully loaded? To find out, run prime 95 on all threads while running Coretemp and what does Coretemp show for CPU frequency.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

waiting for more user OC results before I make any final decision, but for now it seems likely I'll hang on to my 3930K until Haswell-E

So what made you go back to an enthusiast platform? A 4930k is not much better in current gaming than a 2600k and is a little slower than the 4770k in current gaming. Also do you know what the stock turbo multipliers are when all 6 cores are fully loaded? To find out, run prime 95 on all threads while running Coretemp and what does Coretemp show for CPU frequency.

if only there wasn't anything more to computing than gaming, you'd be spot on

 

[tweakboy]

Nice OC bunnyfubbles. What voltage are you using to get 4.7Ghz which is actually very high for a 6 core chip.

 

[blackened23]

if only there wasn't anything more to computing than gaming, you'd be spot on

Yeah I don't get that. The default argument around here always dwindles down to "but games". That clearly isn't who these chips are designed for.

There is plenty of software that takes advantage of the additional cores, and for those folks it matters. "But games" isn't a valid argument. It's like people think gaming is the only possible use of a PC on some PC forums.

 

[tweakboy]

Games no need then 4 cores.

I run DAW , so I need RAM and more cores.

I went 2011 when I heard ivy e will work on it,, I bought a 3820 as if I bought 3930k then I wouldnt have to upgrade now. So I decided to wait for Ivy E ,,,,, now its here,,,,,, Ill get it oct 1st cant wait.... this crumm 3820 doesnt even OC well,, IM @ 4.5 measily mhz lol. I think 4.6Ghz for 4930k is good enough though.

Guys games use GPU. CPU runs tasks. Sure you need a fast CPU along with fast video card.

I heard or seen that its harder to OC 6 core beast then a basic quad

 

[tweakboy]

Getting Q6600 flashbacks lol

 

[PhIlLy ChEeSe]

Intel17 could you post the spec of the 2600k setup and the 4930k and compare for games speed.

Using a 2600k @4.5, due to summer can easy go 4.8, atm with sli 770 till end of the year want to 3way sli and a 3rd monitor for surround.

So I am thinking of the cpu increase plus the pcie 2.0 vs pcie 3.0. Current mobo can provide only sli support (p8p67 deluxe x8/x8) would love to try a x16/x16 or a x16/x8/x16. Only for gaming and don't say delidwell for gaming, it is a better cpu atm.

Btw I was looking on the rog iv black edition as mobo to support the 4930k IF.

The only issue is that I am thinking if it is worth it. I would wait for next generation BUT I hate to get new technologies at start to many bugs and support from companies this years are shit. I am talking about sata 4 and ddr4.

All this because the 2600k will not last 2 more years and ofc the urgency to make a surround system at 1440p.

At least I have time to think about it since rog iv black edition will come mid October.

DE-LID-WELL!!!! (I'm using that as a quote) my I?

With all the other CPU'S running hotter, I see now need to step up. They claim an increase in speed(witch is board dependent) as the CPU is unlocked. I went from a Sandybridge 2500K to a 3570K more heat lower over clock(again board dependent) Sandy had a Maximus gene the 3570K has a AsRock Extreme6(should have got the OC version). I see no change in trends no need to spend(YES I'm a broke American), the gains are minimal at best. When the prices go down that can all change, the E series CPU'S are a VERY niche market, with some X58 boards still showing signs of life.

WOW this is really good coffee!!!:$

 

[frozentundra123456]

Yeah I don't get that. The default argument around here always dwindles down to "but games". That clearly isn't who these chips are designed for.

There is plenty of software that takes advantage of the additional cores, and for those folks it matters. "But games" isn't a valid argument. It's like people think gaming is the only possible use of a PC on some PC forums.

Huh?? Simply depends on the person. I think most people are asking about gaming when comparing to a has well quad, because it is clear that the E series will be faster for highly multithreaded workloads. For gaming the choice is more difficult.

 

[blackened23]

I know this, I totally agree with you 100%. This obviously depends on the game, some games take advantage of highly threaded processors. Some do not. What I stated was more of a side comment related to how some of the discussions go on various PC forums.

Almost every discussion I see on PC forums about CPUs, tablets and ultrabooks is "dumbed" down to "but games". Ultrabooks aren't marketed to gamers, that is not what they're for. I don't give a EFF about gaming on my macbook, but every time someone mentions an ultrabook someone is like "WHAT ABOUT GAMES??" It's pretty stupid. Fullsize laptops are for games, ultrabooks are not. As well, with regard to CPUs - Hexa core processors aren't specific to gamers - It's obvious that gaming is not yet a net benefit for hexa and octa core processors, but for someone who does video encoding, productivity, among other things - the hexa core makes sense while not being a slouch at gaming. Intel17 didn't mention anything specific to gaming performance.

So basically, I agree with you. But it really is stupid that 100% of every discussion leads to gaming performance when it isn't even the context (especially with ultrabooks and tablets, I see this all the time). Even more hilarious is that there is another discussion here about 300$ 2W tablets and then a few guys are like "but games". Please. You know what I mean? This whole gaming nonsense, it's like everyone assumes every device from 100-500$ is for gaming and only that. That is not the case. Anyway, I agree with you - but intel hex core processor PCs aren't designed solely for gaming. The E CPUs really show their brute force in other areas.