I had a 2500k @ 4.4ghz for 6 years and it was a beast. By far the best cpu I have had, rock solid and soaked up most games. I just updated my gpu's!! I am not exaggerating when I say I could count the amount of crashes on one hand in 6 years.
I've now gone to a 8700k - but that was not an easy...
Thanks for all the comments. No matter which way I slice it - I keep coming back to the evo. It just seems to be the sweet spot of overall performance and price i.e. no real weak areas and cost is not the lowest or highest.
It's the 850 or go 960 NVMe but the cost is a bit of a step up and I'll...
So I was set on getting a new 500gb m.2 drive for my 8700k build and the Samsung 850 evo seemed like the winner. But I spotted the Intel 600p at only about £20 more - not much but I don't want to spend the cash and then not get any benefit.
I know one is SATA and the other NVMe but in the real...
I am running the MSI Intel Z370 TOMAHAWK. https://www.scan.co.uk/products/msi-z370-tomahawk-intel-z370-s-1151-ddr4-sata3-dual-m2-2-way-crossfire-intel-gbe-usb-31-gen2-aplusc
So finally received my 8700K yesterday and fired it up. First impressions are that these things are beasts - I was coming from my old faithful 2500k - so view my enthusiasm with that in mind!!
I had a couple of "do'h" moments - a build wouldn't be fun with out them! Had msconfig set to 6...
Anyone got any experience/thoughts on the MSI Intel Z370 TOMAHAWK?
I am looking to pair it with the 8700k with some mild OC'ing. Plus, I want one usb c type connector (future proof a bit) and have 4 pin system fan connectors to set variable speeds on my system fans.
Ouch! Thanks for the replies.. slow initialisation is what the supplier has also said. Shame really as I really wanted it to be blistering. We are going to run some 'real world use cases' (dev builds etc) to see how much better it is up and running.
I have two identical machines apart from storage, so:
mobo - Asus 170i pro gaming
cpu - i7 6700k
ram - 32gb dd4
gpu - none.
Booting both machines into the same build of Fedora (push button to login screen):
SSD - Samsung SM951 PCIe - 55s
SSD - Samsung 850 EVO SATA - 25s
Why the...
So I have decided to go for an UW instead of triple monitors... I think I will hang out for the AOC u3477pqu. I am going to upgrade my dual gtx 295 sli config - getting too noisy and a bit choppy in places.
I mainly MMO - Wildstar/ArcheAge currently.
Is a gtx 970 going to be enough grunt...
@exar333 - do you not find it has less peripheral vision? looking at youtube demos of games in 34 UW v 3x 24"s it doesn't show as much... or does that not really make much diff as the 34 is so wide?
mmmm... decisions decisions..
I am not too concerned over bezels as I was expecting them and I think thin bezel monitors properly positioned with correction on it will be fine. I do understand a single screen would be easier on the gpu...
Wish there was somewhere I could try both!!!
Well I was just about to pull the trigger on a new gpu and 3 screens when I saw this:
AOC u3477Pqu @ £499 inc vat.
Obviously 3x 24inch is going to be bigger but is one monster 34 inch UW going to be less hassle??
Purely for gaming.
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