Hey guys so my first thread in this forum I was asking about a used intel extreme mobo and a 2600k CPU if it was a good upgrade, and tho it was a lot better than what I had now, you guys agreed that it was still out of date and for not much money more I could get something much more resent or brand new that would keep me going for years to come. So I thought about it and I'm glad I listened to you guys.. I think I'm gonna be much happier now. Thread name "is this an ok upgrade?"
I ended up going on newegg and found myself a great deal, I bought a z299 xtreme board with an intel i7- 7740x CPU, and 2x8gb corsair ddr4 3000mhz ram..
I got all this for $640 shipped to my door, which imo was the best deal for my needs. I mainly game with my pc but once and while I do video editing for my 4K drone.. I hope this is a great all around combo and would love to hear your guys opinions.
My plan was I originally buy the 7700k or the 6700k as it woulda been plenty, but looking around on newegg for hours I found I would have been spending nearly the exact same amount of money if not MORE for older technology.. I figured this setup was the best bang for my buck for sure..also I'm a huge into overclocking and have been wanting an x-series mobo and CPU for a long time, as it's made and intended to be leaned on pretty hard and is more built as a professional system. I did a lot of research before I bought it and all seemed good but I still have a lot of learning to do with all the new technology on these new boards.
My current setup is this..
Intel extreme DP55KG mobo
I7-875k processor 2.95ghz- overclocked to 4.3ghz stable
12gigs ram -corsair ddr3 1600mhz
2x -1T each HDD -seagate
1-120gb SSD -seagate
Gtx970 gaming edition
Corsair liquid cooler 240size radiator
Xeon 800watt modular power supply
Samsung cd/Dvd burner/writer
OS- Windows 10 Pro
Computer runs perfectly but the mobo, CPU, and ram is very outdated.. would Kiel to upgrade my gpu next but it's Honestly fine for now as I can play gta5 on ultra/very high settings..
My questions is, do you guys see anything else that I may need to upgrade or buy that I may be missing? Cuz I think everthing else other than my mobo, CPU, and ram are basically up to date and modern.. these are my last three hardware components that I have left to upgrade..
Would love to hear from somebody who has used or who knows about the z299 boards and what their thoughts are as well.
My only issue is where the 8pin power connector is located on the bee mobo, right now it's on the top left of my old mobo and it nearly reaches , I worry about it not reaching the new 8pin on the new board.. does the mobo come with a 8pin extension by chance? If not maybe I should buy one just to be sure I have no other issues when rebuilding my rig..
I ended up going on newegg and found myself a great deal, I bought a z299 xtreme board with an intel i7- 7740x CPU, and 2x8gb corsair ddr4 3000mhz ram..
I got all this for $640 shipped to my door, which imo was the best deal for my needs. I mainly game with my pc but once and while I do video editing for my 4K drone.. I hope this is a great all around combo and would love to hear your guys opinions.
My plan was I originally buy the 7700k or the 6700k as it woulda been plenty, but looking around on newegg for hours I found I would have been spending nearly the exact same amount of money if not MORE for older technology.. I figured this setup was the best bang for my buck for sure..also I'm a huge into overclocking and have been wanting an x-series mobo and CPU for a long time, as it's made and intended to be leaned on pretty hard and is more built as a professional system. I did a lot of research before I bought it and all seemed good but I still have a lot of learning to do with all the new technology on these new boards.
My current setup is this..
Intel extreme DP55KG mobo
I7-875k processor 2.95ghz- overclocked to 4.3ghz stable
12gigs ram -corsair ddr3 1600mhz
2x -1T each HDD -seagate
1-120gb SSD -seagate
Gtx970 gaming edition
Corsair liquid cooler 240size radiator
Xeon 800watt modular power supply
Samsung cd/Dvd burner/writer
OS- Windows 10 Pro
Computer runs perfectly but the mobo, CPU, and ram is very outdated.. would Kiel to upgrade my gpu next but it's Honestly fine for now as I can play gta5 on ultra/very high settings..
My questions is, do you guys see anything else that I may need to upgrade or buy that I may be missing? Cuz I think everthing else other than my mobo, CPU, and ram are basically up to date and modern.. these are my last three hardware components that I have left to upgrade..
Would love to hear from somebody who has used or who knows about the z299 boards and what their thoughts are as well.
My only issue is where the 8pin power connector is located on the bee mobo, right now it's on the top left of my old mobo and it nearly reaches , I worry about it not reaching the new 8pin on the new board.. does the mobo come with a 8pin extension by chance? If not maybe I should buy one just to be sure I have no other issues when rebuilding my rig..