looking for some additional input ie. 1080 vs 1070 and 1151 vs 2011 vs 2011-v3

Budget:
More specific use (what games, what programs):
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Do you need a sound or wireless card?:
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?:
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?:
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Well the benchmarks between gtx 1070 and 1080 is pretty easy to google. There are tons of reviews out there.

LGA 1151 is ideal price/performance for mainly gaming. you will get your 2-4 cores with and without hyperthreading.
The LGA 2011 is for enthusiast. 6-10 cores with hyperthread. usually a bit lower clocks. which actually is a negative thing in most games because it only utilize 1-4cores so higher clocks are better for performance.
But overall multicore performance is way better.
You will get some premium features on LGA2011. like 28-40 PCI-E lanes compared to only 20 on 1151 on the top chipset. Which makes it better for SLI plus additional expansion cards.

This post was edited by ZwiX on Jul 20 2016 08:33pm

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/sJ4r6X
$1735.50

You can choose a different case if you don't like the aesthetics of it.
You just need to add storage if needed.

Same build just with a X99 instead if you need the epeen
http://pcpartpicker.com/list/tqzq4C
$2015.50

get a 20-30$ windows key here:
https://www.kinguin.net/catalogsearch/result/index/?q=windows

games will be primarily fps like battlefield 4 and the upcoming battlefield 1, diablo 3
i will need an os
i am open to buying parts a few at a time
would like to be able to run multiple monitors (2 maybe 3)
i have a good wireless card and a good sound card
unless overclocking is necessary i probably wont just to prolong life
i have monitors mouse and keyboard


i live in alaska 99801

Alrighty. Well build 1 would be ideal. Even to the extend of overkill in 1080p.
post #4

You might as well overclock. even at 4.5Ghz your temperature would be ideal for a loong living time.
Got a mate who was on a Q6600 OC'd he been running on for 7 years. It still works this day.
And lots people running on gen 1 and gen 2 CPU's overclocked this day, and its still viable.

Free boost

This post was edited by ZwiX on Jul 20 2016 09:01pm

so as far as future proofing how long should i expect a build like that to be good contender in the fps department

Well for how the market been for the last 10 years.
The CPU/RAM/Motherboard should be good for another 7 years
The GPU tho should be changed or SLI'd in about 2-3 generations. 3-5 years if we are talking about playing AAA titles acceptable.

This would be my choice: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/3mXjyf

/e As for future proofing...it can't be done. Manufacturer's don't want you to be able to future-proof...it's no conducive to their bottom line.


I changed the PSU to an 850w for adding a 2nd GTX 1080 if you so desire, and still having some power left over.



/ee Here I added a bigger SSD as well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/LgvpGf

This post was edited by Ghot on Jul 20 2016 09:33pm

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/cr3hyf
add red cables
complete red/black
max everything
cool
silent
big dick looks

only a tard buy 2011
4 gaming