deadman_uk
[H]ard|Gawd
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2003
- Messages
- 1,982
My PC is used mainly for gaming at 2k (with high/ultra graphics settings). I also do lots of Photoshop/Lightroom work with occasional Office and even less occasional video editing. My current PC is:
Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
16GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3
Asrock Z68 Extreme4
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Windows 10
I understand my CPU is still a power housel but it's getting old now and I feel it straining in some games (like GTA V, Guild Wars 2). I want to upgrade my CPU, RAM and Motherboard. I have my eye on the AMD Ryzen 1700x (1800x is not worth the extra price and I wouldn't benefit from the Threadripper CPUs as I don't do the tasks it excels at and the price is too much anyway)
Can people here recommend me the following:
- Decent motherboard (Any onboard sound would be disabled, USB 3 ports required, onboard graphics a nice fail safe for GPU failure but not really important, will overclock the 1700x if the motherboard has automatic OC settings)
- 16GB DDR 4 3200Mhz RAM
- Alternative CPU if you don't think I should get the 1700x
- CPU Fan (not sure if the Ryzen fans are good enough)
I am in the UK and will be shopping at scan.co.uk, overclockers.co.uk most probably.
Thanks
Intel i7 2600k @ 4.2GHz
16GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3
Asrock Z68 Extreme4
MSI GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Windows 10
I understand my CPU is still a power housel but it's getting old now and I feel it straining in some games (like GTA V, Guild Wars 2). I want to upgrade my CPU, RAM and Motherboard. I have my eye on the AMD Ryzen 1700x (1800x is not worth the extra price and I wouldn't benefit from the Threadripper CPUs as I don't do the tasks it excels at and the price is too much anyway)
Can people here recommend me the following:
- Decent motherboard (Any onboard sound would be disabled, USB 3 ports required, onboard graphics a nice fail safe for GPU failure but not really important, will overclock the 1700x if the motherboard has automatic OC settings)
- 16GB DDR 4 3200Mhz RAM
- Alternative CPU if you don't think I should get the 1700x
- CPU Fan (not sure if the Ryzen fans are good enough)
I am in the UK and will be shopping at scan.co.uk, overclockers.co.uk most probably.
Thanks
Last edited: