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True, I'm sure Adobe will (eventually) even further optimize their code for the 7xxx quad i7 series but with Ryzen throwing some chaos into the market, even the 68xx/69xx series i7 prices have come down some. Sounds like a good time to be shopping for a chip.
Scott, buy a PCIe-NVMe HD to go with the new motherboard you are going to have to buy
Scott, buy a PCIe-NVMe HD to go with the new motherboard you are going to have to buy
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what im thinking about doing is recycling most parts, and simply buying a i7-7700 (or alike), MB, and 16gb of DDR4. Reusue the Case, PSU, Heatsink, HDDs, and GPU...
the micro center down the street from me has a good deal on the 7700k right now.
This item:Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 Boxed Processor $299.99
ASUS Z270 ROG MAXIMUS IX CODE LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard $264.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-2400 PC4-19200 CL16 SR Dual Channel Desktop Memory $119.99
the micro center down the street from me has a good deal on the 7700k right now.
This item:Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 Boxed Processor $299.99
ASUS Z270 ROG MAXIMUS IX CODE LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard $264.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-2400 PC4-19200 CL16 SR Dual Channel Desktop Memory $119.99
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it's like you know me.
question:
what makes one MB better than the next?
this is $250
http://www.microcenter.com/product/472949/ASUS_Z270_ROG_MAXIMUS_IX_CODE_LGA_1151_ATX_Intel_M otherboard?rf=Frequently+Bought+Together
but this lesser model is $199
http://www.microcenter.com/product/473030/x
i see the differences, but unsure if it really matter. although I do like the option of a front USB 3.0 Header.
question:
what makes one MB better than the next?
this is $250
http://www.microcenter.com/product/472949/ASUS_Z270_ROG_MAXIMUS_IX_CODE_LGA_1151_ATX_Intel_M otherboard?rf=Frequently+Bought+Together
but this lesser model is $199
http://www.microcenter.com/product/473030/x
i see the differences, but unsure if it really matter. although I do like the option of a front USB 3.0 Header.
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I did an order:
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 Box...
$299.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-2400 ...
$119.99
ASUS Z270 ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO LGA 1151 ATX Intel M...
$194.99
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver ...
$7.99
Subtotal $622.96
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 Box...
$299.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-2400 ...
$119.99
ASUS Z270 ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO LGA 1151 ATX Intel M...
$194.99
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver ...
$7.99
Subtotal $622.96
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I did an order:
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 Box...
$299.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-2400 ...
$119.99
ASUS Z270 ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO LGA 1151 ATX Intel M...
$194.99
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver ...
$7.99
Subtotal $622.96
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 Box...
$299.99
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-2400 ...
$119.99
ASUS Z270 ROG MAXIMUS IX HERO LGA 1151 ATX Intel M...
$194.99
Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver ...
$7.99
Subtotal $622.96
Much like an iPhone user.
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Oh my god. That gif. HAHAHAHAHA!
Boxed CPU includes ready to rock OEM thermal solution. This includes heatsink, fan, and thermal interface material pre applied to heatsink.
If you want to go aftermarket, and I know you like cheap, my favorite line of cheap, quiet, effective cpu coolers are made by Arctic
That's like, $22 cheap
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16835186093
I'm sure someone will come in here an post a $90 A2W or A2A solution, but I've had flawless luck with these guys in the past.
Boxed CPU includes ready to rock OEM thermal solution. This includes heatsink, fan, and thermal interface material pre applied to heatsink.
If you want to go aftermarket, and I know you like cheap, my favorite line of cheap, quiet, effective cpu coolers are made by Arctic
That's like, $22 cheap
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16835186093
I'm sure someone will come in here an post a $90 A2W or A2A solution, but I've had flawless luck with these guys in the past.
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new cpu is rocking and rolling.
Adode Lightroom running much better. Can watch a 5GB 4K video, skipping around, like it's a 5MB video.
The bios is really fancy and tuned the cpu and chasis fans for me, computer is running much quieter right now!
Adode Lightroom running much better. Can watch a 5GB 4K video, skipping around, like it's a 5MB video.
The bios is really fancy and tuned the cpu and chasis fans for me, computer is running much quieter right now!
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Good to know. I haven't bought a new CPU since my i7 920, or whatever it was. The ones they used to supply worked fine as long as all you are doing is browsing the web and doing spreadsheets, but they are fairly easily overwhelmed if you start trying to do anything cpu intensive.
Huzzah! Glad its working well for you
Huzzah! Glad its working well for you
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So, all those drives, why? Get a 500gb M.2 and run two 500gb SSDs in raid, done. I'd be scared to hang a GPU with no rear IO to screw it down to, new cards are heavy with either cooler. I also feel like you need more room for radiator, pump, and res. Unless you're going AIO.
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So, all those drives, why? Get a 500gb M.2 and run two 500gb SSDs in raid, done. I'd be scared to hang a GPU with no rear IO to screw it down to, new cards are heavy with either cooler. I also feel like you need more room for radiator, pump, and res. Unless you're going AIO.