New rig time - worth going with haswell-e / DDR4?

rebel

Hey guys, hoping someone with some knowledge of hardware can help me out.
My computer is getting old and slow, time for a new one.
Trying to decide what to buy in the sea of infinite hardware options is difficult, I dont have a clue.

I read about the new haswell e processors , but you need to have the ddr4 ram...
Which is pricey, so I'd likely be stuck with 16gb, rather than 32...
Should I go that route? Or go with an older processer and more/cheaper ddr3?

For video card someone recommended the 770ti

Any insight is appreciated.
I'm mostly using maya,zbrush,Photoshop, Lightroom and after effects

huffer

DDR4 iwth the proper motherboard and CPU is quite expensive, but it's a good upgrade path, future proof. I'd suggest getting a GTX 980, and if you can wait a few weeks, a 8GB model is coming out.

Lazerus Reborn

Look at previous threads, there's like one a week.

ZacD

The 5820k is only $300 from Microcenter, a great price for a 6 core, 12 thread processor. I'm planning on going that route for my next computer in the next few months.

Octo

If he is hesitant to get 32gb of ram because of the price, getting a gtx 980 over a 970 isn't worth it.
I quickly put together 2 PCs yesterday, as I'm in the same situation and had the same question as you did.
I went with 6 core i7, 32gb ram and gtx970 and a decent motherboard for both.
Turns out that most of the parts are comparable price wise, and the ddr4 pc only cost about 100$ more.
That said, I didn't go with the cheapest parts, rather trying to get decent hardware for the money, so if you wanna go for a budget alternative you might be able to get away cheaper with a ddr3 rig.
The CPUs for instance, cost the same even though they are not the same generation of i7s, just because of the 6cores.

rebel

Looking to spend under 2k, ideally around 1.5k
I already have a case and power supply, monitors, keyboard, mouse

32gb ram ddr4 is like around $700-1k from what ive seen

beefaroni

rebel wrote: »

32gb ram ddr4 is like around $700-1k from what ive seen

Wat.. $420 for 32GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148861

ZacD

32 GB of DDR3 is $300, it's not that much more.

rebel

Maybe ill just go for that then, do I have to worry about compatibility with video cards for the new motherboards?

ZacD

Nope, no issues with any video cards or any PCI-Express cards.

rebel

You guys think the GTX 970 is a good one to choose for price/value?

beefaroni

Yea definitely. It's crazy to think that the GTX 780 was $650 @ Launch back in May 2013. Now, you're able to get roughly the same amount of power with more efficiency and another GB of video ram for $350.

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ZacD

The GTX 970 is an incredible card for the price, I got a GTX 760 around this time last year for $220, I would of gladly paid $130 more for a card that gets nearly twice the FPS in games like Bioshock Infinite.

rebel

Hey guys,
So i got a i7 5930k, x99 mobo, 32gb ddr ram, and gtx 970
For PSU I ordered the corsair gold 750W, will that be enough to power it all?

Thanks for the help

beefaroni

Yep. I actually upgraded as well!! 5820k with a 780 running on a 650 80+ bronze. You should be goooood to go.

Edit: Also, I love being able to work in Photoshop, Substance Designer, and UE4 without having to close one of them/my computer crawling to a halt!