cooling and SLI

[keynes]

O'C as overclocked? For SLI I would choose a full tower case like the coolermaster haf 932 or the hax x.

[seatay]

yer, its just ive had a look at other posts with my i7 six core and it seems to be an overclocked processor, i was wondering if it came pre-overclocked or if that was just that specif guy oveclocking his. As i don't want any overclocked parts on my pc. and i'll have a look at another case and get back to you.

[keynes]

yer, its just ive had a look at other posts with my i7 six core and it seems to be an overclocked processor, i was wondering if it came pre-overclocked or if that was just that specif guy oveclocking his. As i don't want any overclocked parts on my pc. and i'll have a look at another case and get back to you.

The CPU is not going to be overclocked, if you want a pre-overclocked system you need to order from here:
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/deskto...ked-computers/

[Wolvo7]

It's not overclocked, it's just unlocked for overclocking. All of the Sandy Bridge Extreme (socket 2011) can be OCed, doesn't mean you have to.

I wouldn't get a 3960X it's very expensive for a marginal performance increase over the 3930K. Dunno how many VMs you plan to run at the same time, or how powerful you require them to be, but Sandy Bridge E processor would essentially give you 12 cores with hyperthreading. You can allocate 4 cores max/VM as far as i can remember. I think 8 cores should be enough, depends on your use.

[seatay]

from what i've seen any of the processors with a k after them are overcloked, i mean they properly aren't buyt i think someone toild me that. I don't really understand that much about hyper-threading but are you saying that this processors will give me 6 physcial cores and 6 virtual aswell?

[Rakk]

from what i've seen any of the processors with a k after them are overcloked, i mean they properly aren't buyt i think someone toild me that.

Any CPU with a 'k' after it is unlocked for easier overclocking, but it is not overclocked by default.
If you want it overclocked you have to use the page rubensolo linked to do that

[seatay]

oh ok cheers, i must of misread XD.

[seatay]

Thanks for all the help guys and I think im gonna get this

Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 932 FULL TOWER GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-3930K (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011

Memory (RAM)
32GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(8 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

2nd Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)

Processor Cooling
SPIRE GEMINI REV.3-THERMAX HDT TWIN FAN CPU COOLER (£39)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Headsets (VOIP)
LOGITECH® PC HEADSET 860 - STEREO WITH IN-LINE VOLUME CONTROL (£8)

Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

Quantity
1

Price: £2,575.00 including VAT and delivery.

[Wolvo7]

from what i've seen any of the processors with a k after them are overcloked, i mean they properly aren't buyt i think someone toild me that. I don't really understand that much about hyper-threading but are you saying that this processors will give me 6 physcial cores and 6 virtual aswell?

Crudely yeah, HT doesn't add cores, it just allows each core to address 2 threads at the same time instead of one. If you're interested here's an article http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/hyperth...ogy-explained/ the CPUs that they mention are outdated but the concept is the same.

So a 3930k will be able to address 12 threads at the same time. That's a pretty beastly build you've got there but if you feel you need it go for it. It's massively overkill for gaming so hope you're gonna run a lot of VMs to justify it

[keynes]

Does the VM programme you are planning to use supports hyper threading?