CPU Upgrade question

[Andreaz1]

Here the price difference between a 980 Ti and a Titan X is about 100 Euros. I'd rather go 100 Euros for double the VRAM (plus it'll benefit me more for 4K gaming).

It will if you want to max absolutely everything and not even then in most games. If it would Nvidia wouldn't give the 980Ti 6GB and AMD wouldn't give the 390X 8GB.

[TheMcSame]

Here the price difference between a 980 Ti and a Titan X is about Euros. I'd rather go 100 more Euros for double the VRAM (plus it'll benefit me more for 4K gaming).

VRAM is a much smaller problem than people make it out to be. A 4GB 290x will do just as good as an 8GB 290x at 4K, you'd be looking at maybe 1-2 frames less in the vast majority of cases (within the margin of error imo). You don't need massive amounts of VRAM for 4k, more VRAM just lets the game become more sloppy with VRAM usage.

Edited September 24, 2015 by TheMcSame

[swirler]

Here the price difference between a 980 Ti and a Titan X is about Euros. I'd rather go 100 more Euros for double the VRAM (plus it'll benefit me more for 4K gaming).

I can follow that logic. I use it myself often actually, if your going for the upper end in anything, a ~10% increase to go from high to the very top isnt unreasonable.

 

Here the difference between a 980ti and a Titan X is €400. Tbh, a custom 980ti vs a ref Titan X at the same price, Id still have to think about it. Double the VRAM sounds nice, but it doesnt really get you anything extra, very few games gobble up more than 6, and even those that do dont suffer performance drops as there is enough to play with and swap data as required. I dont think there is a game out there that a custom 980ti cant outperform and keep lower temps while doing so.

 

Anyway, point is, someone who was bothered about a 4770 vs a 4790 (!), you are going to go nuts when in a matter of weeks after installing another Titan X its already taken its first step to becoming a paper weight. It actually can hardly register in my brain that you could buy something for a grand and know full well that very soon afterwards someone will get every bit of that performance for half the money and still go ahead with the purchase regardless o.O

[SilverRST]

Lel. And you'll regret the Titan X because it's almost 2016 and your stupid Titty X will be put to shame and in the ass drilled by nVidia Pascal with its HBM2 and 16GB VRAM.

And gaming doesn't legitly benefit from Intel Extreme like that X5960. If you want to game, then get the i5-6600K.

For GPU, get a GTX960 so you can upgrade to nVidia Pascal, much better than from Titan X to Pascal.

Edited September 25, 2015 by SilverRST

[lol232]

Lel. And you'll regret the Titan X because it's almost 2016 and your stupid Titty X will be put to shame and in the ass drilled by nVidia Pascal with its HBM2 and 16GB VRAM.

And gaming doesn't legitly benefit from Intel Extreme like that X5960. If you want to game, then get the i5-6600K.

For GPU, get a GTX960 so you can upgrade to nVidia Pascal, much better than from Titan X to Pascal.

Posting it like you're poorfag straight out of /g/.

 

By the time Pascal series are out I will have enough for Titan X's successor. Easy come, easy go.

 

 

 

 

Here the price difference between a 980 Ti and a Titan X is about Euros. I'd rather go 100 more Euros for double the VRAM (plus it'll benefit me more for 4K gaming).

I can follow that logic. I use it myself often actually, if your going for the upper end in anything, a ~10% increase to go from high to the very top isnt unreasonable.

 

Here the difference between a 980ti and a Titan X is 400. Tbh, a custom 980ti vs a ref Titan X at the same price, Id still have to think about it. Double the VRAM sounds nice, but it doesnt really get you anything extra, very few games gobble up more than 6, and even those that do dont suffer performance drops as there is enough to play with and swap data as required. I dont think there is a game out there that a custom 980ti cant outperform and keep lower temps while doing so.

 

Anyway, point is, someone who was bothered about a 4770 vs a 4790 (!), you are going to go nuts when in a matter of weeks after installing another Titan X its already taken its first step to becoming a paper weight. It actually can hardly register in my brain that you could buy something for a grand and know full well that very soon afterwards someone will get every bit of that performance for half the money and still go ahead with the purchase regardless o.O

 

I got the EVGA SuperClocked Titan X, so it's not the vanilla one that I got.

 

And yeah, I guess I got trapped into the "MUST UPGRADE HARDWARE" addiction. Guess I'll stick with this rig for a couple of years to come (might add WC later and a new PSU very soon).

 

EDIT:

One question:

Any tips on overclocking the 4770K at 4.5 GHz or at least at 4.4 GHz?

I'm not a professional when it comes to overclocking but when I set it to 4.5 GHz, I get bluescreens constantly, when I set it to 4.4 GHz I get them every now and then. Which settings should I use to make it more stable?

 

I did some reasearch and my PSU will be able to handle this overclock well. (I'm still upgrading nevertheless)

Edited September 25, 2015 by lol232

[TheMcSame]

One question:

Any tips on overclocking the 4770K at 4.5 GHz or at least at 4.4 GHz?

I'm not a professional when it comes to overclocking but when I set it to 4.5 GHz, I get bluescreens constantly, when I set it to 4.4 GHz I get them every now and then. Which settings should I use to make it more stable?

Up the voltage a bit and run a stability test (Use something like Intel's XTU). If it crashes, up the voltage a bit and do the test again. If it's stable I'd still up the voltage a touch to make sure. From there it's real world testing/use.

 

Only go as high as your cooler can cope. 1.3V is around the area you want to stop for a 24/7 overclock with haswell (assuming your cooler can cope). I can't say what specific voltage you need as each chip is different, but you'd be looking at around 1.25V if your chip can hit 4.5.

 

Just make sure that your cooling solution is up to the job... And I seriously mean that.

I am not liable for any damages caused to your system. Should you follow my advice, you hold full responsibility for any potential damage that may be caused to your system.

Edited September 25, 2015 by TheMcSame

[lol232]

Up the voltage a bit and run a stability test (Use something like Intel's XTU). If it crashes, up the voltage a bit and do the test again. If it's stable I'd still up the voltage a touch to make sure. From there it's real world testing/use.

 

Only go as high as your cooler can cope. 1.3V is around the area you want to stop for a 24/7 overclock with haswell (assuming your cooler can cope). I can't say what specific voltage you need as each chip is different, but you'd be looking at around 1.25V if your chip can hit 4.5.

 

Just make sure that your cooling solution is up to the job... And I seriously mean that.

I am not liable for any damages caused to your system. Should you follow my advice, you hold full responsibility for any potential damage that may be caused to your system.

Ironically, I upped it to 1.3V and if anything, it bluescreened even more.

 

And yeah I'm crazy enough to try, my cooling is fine and all, and the PSU is not a grenade, if it blows up, I'll just buy a new one and I'll be fine.

[TheMcSame]

Ironically, I upped it to 1.3V and if anything, it bluescreened even more.

 

And yeah I'm crazy enough to try, my cooling is fine and all, and the PSU is not a grenade, if it blows up, I'll just buy a new one and I'll be fine.

Heat can also make an overclock unstable, that's why you should always work from lower voltages and work your way up.

[lol232]

 

Ironically, I upped it to 1.3V and if anything, it bluescreened even more.

 

And yeah I'm crazy enough to try, my cooling is fine and all, and the PSU is not a grenade, if it blows up, I'll just buy a new one and I'll be fine.

Heat can also make an overclock unstable, that's why you should always work from lower voltages and work your way up.

 

...Well, setting it to 1.275V seems to have done the trick.

 

E: No, I just bluescreened but it seems to be more stable.

Edited September 26, 2015 by lol232