Intel i7 3930K and Asus P9X79 Pro

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Intel i7 3930K SandyBridge-E:
6 Cores / 12 Threads @ 3.2Ghz Turbo to 3.5ghz with 6 cores being used and 3.8Ghz when 1 core is being used.

Asus P9X79 Pro:
LGA Socket 2011
Quad-Channel DDR3 1600Mhz Memory
3-Way SLi PCIE 3.0

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• Intel
• i7
• 3930K
• Asus
• P9X79
• Pro

[Jero2012DIY]

So which hsf you are using? Can i use the COOLERMASTER HYPER 212 EVO or XIGMATEK GAIA on it when I filled up all the Ram slots with Gskill ripjaws ram? Or do I only left with the watercooling choice?

[kenshin3249]

@Jero2012DIY I'm not exactly sure how far off the board the ripjaws stick up. If they arent too high, then you can use what ever heatsink you want to. But, if they are like my Corsair Vengeance, then you either need a fairly small headsink/fan that does no go over the ram slots, or go liquid like I did.

[Jero2012DIY]

Hi so can I use window 7 home premium 64bit on this? Is there a point of getting 32 gb RAM on it?

[kenshin3249]

@Jero2012DIY yes you can run win 7 64bit on it, but if you are running home premium you can only have 16gb of ram.

[BrodcastingWorldwide]

Would you recommend this over the Intel core i7-3960x?

[kenshin3249]

@BrodcastingWorldwide I would recommend getting the 3930K over the 3960X. The 3960X is like 5% faster, but it also costs about twice as much. ($600 vs $1100). Also, once these have both been overclocked, the benefits of the 3960X have pretty much gone away and at that point the 3960X is a complete waste of money.

[UPLxHD]

When you build you PC PLEASE do a review, benchmarking for the cpu, ram, gpu's etc...plus prices for each component it would help me alot with my build :)

thanks bro

[Jero2012DIY]

@kenshin3249 Most likely i will be getting the Win7 64bit Pro. So that I can go for 32bit RAM.

[riotdiscoman]

@couer1911 My 1866 RAM appears to be working fine. You may have to go into the BIOS and manually adjust the speeds to correct settings but so far no complaints. I'm quite happy with my build. If you would like to see more I have photos and specs posted on overclock3d forums in the rig gallery. Its titled Xigmatek workstation build.

[couer1911]

@riotdiscoman Hi man, I have purchased a 3930k with 16gb of 1866 RAM and I just wanted to check with you if 1866 ram definitely works with this CPU? The intel website worried me when the said that it supports 1600. I assume that you have the memory now? Thanks for any help.

[bsrufus]

Hi, whats the stock voltage on this CPU also with the tpi auto overclock, what would the voltage go up to on the CPU? Thanks