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Post by cageyh on Apr 30, 2020 19:35:23 GMT
I need to replace my mobo, so may as well replace the CPU whilst I am at it.
I am thinking of the Asus Prime Z390-P as I don’t want RGB, with an i7-9700KF. The i9-9900KF would be nice, but I can’t justify the extra cost.
I am going intel so I don’t need to replace my CPU water block.
Later, I will have to look at upgrading my graphics, but I don’t want to spend the cash on that just yet.
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Post by Si on May 1, 2020 7:02:20 GMT
What do you currently have?
Replacement:
Are you prepared to spend on new RAM as a potential motherboard change could require new memory?
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Post by cageyh on May 1, 2020 7:32:35 GMT
Asus Z-170 Pro
i7-6700k
32Gb DDR4
To be honest, if I cold get another decent Z170 motherboard, it would be fine.
It runs rFactor etc. with no issues.
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Post by Si on May 1, 2020 8:03:39 GMT
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Post by cageyh on May 1, 2020 8:36:50 GMT
7th generation, unfortunately.
I have found a second hand Z170 Pro gaming with an i7-6700k for €300, but it seems expensive. I am tempted to offer a low price to see if he will accept it.
My concern with upgrading the Mobo and CPU is the graphics card bottlenecking.
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Post by Si on May 1, 2020 8:52:05 GMT
Every system will have a bottleneck.
If it's the GPU then don't worry about it. It can be the next thing that you save up for another year.
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Post by cageyh on May 1, 2020 10:18:05 GMT
What do you think of the Gigabyte Auros Z390 Pro?
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Post by Si on May 1, 2020 10:28:08 GMT
Nice looking board. Obviously more money that the ASUS but it's more features. Slightly better spec. Has your RGB LED header  Better Audio onboard, so if you don't have a dedicated sound card this one is better. Gigabyte are perfectly OK as a mobo manufacturer. |
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Post by cageyh on May 1, 2020 13:11:19 GMT
Just ordered a Z390 Aorus Master (found a damaged box one on Amazon for a nice discount) and an i7-9700k. Bring on the RGB....   Edit: Just changed the order to a Pro, as I don’t see the need for the extra bits the Master gives. |
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Post by Si on May 1, 2020 16:46:21 GMT
Nice one Kev.
Hope you get it all up and running soon.
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Post by cageyh on May 1, 2020 17:05:21 GMT
Delivery Wednesday. Should be up and running Wednesday night, hopefully. As my PC is goosed, I decided to pop the top off and have a look at the TIM. It was pretty dry. That may have been a factor in things?  |
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Post by cageyh on May 5, 2020 8:34:07 GMT
Parts should arrive today. I know what I am doing this evening.
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Post by scoops on May 5, 2020 11:48:40 GMT
Asking nicely for more time in the "woman cave"?
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Post by cageyh on May 5, 2020 21:05:35 GMT
As we are both working from home, I have squatters rights....
Anyway, PC is built, with a daft amount of fans all running slowly.
After a quick 15 minute stress test, running all 8 cores at 4.7GHz, maximum temperature seen was 59 degrees, average 51 from an idle temperature of 31 degrees C.
I am happy with that. The PC is running nice and quietly, which is an added bonus.
I think that my i7-6700k definitely had issues with the thermal compound. The results above are what I should have had before.
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Post by scoops on May 5, 2020 21:55:08 GMT
Sounds like you are on the way back to some racing 👍🏻
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