I'm waiting for the new 8 core 16 thread i7's to come out. CPU, mb, ddr4 memory. Roughly $1700 or so
My current Xeon is going as a spare so the website will go on that. Plus its an excuse to get a second PC set up. I also need to sort out my new displays to code properly. Coding on less then 3 screens sucks. And I only have 1 right now
So yes, it will be my new toy haha. I have a list of water cooling fittings that are going to cost $500 or more just to fit everything again lmao
Well, if you want that latest stuff and can afford it — then sure. For me it's just never worth it, I do like to geek out and play with new toys, but most fun is gone in like a week after the purchase and then I start to feel like shit, realizing that I could get all the performance I needed for a fraction of the price paid.
AMD is to me simply too power hungry, i had a top of the line FX not long back and sent it back due to power usage.
I need to buy a second machine anyway as my partner keeps stealing mine , and even if i get last gen (same as i have now) 6 core xeons, with a proper mb, cpu, new memory etc. i am still looking at a good chunk of money.
Both machines are going to be high end gaming machines so the $4k was budgeting in 4 displays, another full system, plus a EVGA 780Ti Hydro Copper to go with my 780 hydro copper, please another 750Ti, plus watercooling fittings.
This is the expense list (in the UK so inflated prices)
Displays: 4 x VN279QLB = 2.86BTC
EVGA 780Ti Classified Hydro Copper = 2BTC
Watercooling Fittings = 0.43BTC
CPU: 1.714BTC
MB: 0.86BTC
Memory (16GB): 0.46BTC
Case: 0.37BTC
PSU: 0.26BTC
SSD: 0.514BTC
Total: 9.468BTC xD or 0.05BTC each if 190 people donate?
Actually, I have made so far 9.34btc (still highly dominated by maxcoin profit... I can almost get it already )
I think I will go water for my next rig... do you know what kind of waterpump and stuff are needed for something like 4 cards and 1 cpu ?