I am considering a new computer because I want more compiling power, but I am uncertain if any of the current generation of computer\chips is worth the cost or even that much of an improvement. I purchased my current computer in March of 2008 making it nearly 4 years old.
This is my current computer
GEForce 9600 GT 512 MB graphics processor
Intel QX9650 3 gigahtz, 12 MB cache, 4 core processor
(Two of these) Patriot 1 GB DDR3 1333 MHZ LL PC3-10666 AW110 AW110 XMP intel memory
32 bit windows Vista
Nvidia nforce 7901 ultra sli motherboard
I was looking at cyberpowerPC’s I this was the setup I came up with that was basically maxed out on most thing (the 3960 intel chip has 15 cache memory but is overpriced and barely any improvement in performance so most say to go with 3930.)
Windows 64 bit
CPU:Intel® Core™ i7-3930K 3.20 GHz 12MB Intel Smart Cache LGA2011 (All Venom OC Certified)
:64GB (8GBx8) DDR3/1600MHz Quad Channel Memory [+586] (Corsair or Major Brand)
MOTHERBOARD (4-Way SLI Support) Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel X79 Chipset Quad Channel DDR3 ATX w/ ROG Connect, UEFI BIOS, BT GO, OC Key, Subzero Sense & 7.1 HD Audio, Intel GbLAN, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 5 Gen3 PCIe X16 & 1 PCIe X1 [+250]
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
HDD:2TB (2TBx1) SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 64MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)
So I look at the comparison, and even though my computer is three months short of being 4 years old, I’m not seeing that much improvement. Certainly some, but I am wondering if I would get the benefit I would want out of a new computer.
Anyone have any insight into how much improvement I would see with a setup like that?