If you want help: >State the budget & CURRENCY for your build >Post at least some attempt at a parts list >List your uses, e.g. Gaming, Video Editing, VM Work >For monitors, include purpose (e.g., photoediting, gaming) and graphics card pairing (if applicable)
CPUs based on current pricing: >R3 2200G - HTPC, entry level, or gaming WITHOUT a graphics card >R5 2600/X - Great gaming or multithreaded use CPUs >R7 2700/X or i7 8700K - VM Work / Streaming / Video editing >Intel will likely release new chips this month
RAM: >AM4 and LGA1151v2 CPUs benefit from high speed RAM; 3000-3200 MHz is ideal
Graphics cards based on current pricing: 1080p >RX 560, RX 570, RX 580 are standard choices >GTX 1070 if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match 1440p >GTX 1070/Ti and Vega 56 are standard choices >GTX 1080Ti if you're looking for very high (100+) framerates and you have a CPU and monitor to match 2160p (4K) >GTX 1080Ti is a standard choice >RTX 2080Ti is better for 4K but expensive
General: >PLAN YOUR BUILD AROUND YOUR MONITOR IF GAMING >A 240GB or larger SSD is almost mandatory; consider m.2 form factor
So, I'm planning to upgrade my 6600k to a 7700k My mobo is a Z170X-Gaming 5.
I read I'd need to update my mobo's bios first or it won't work with the 7700k, so I guess I can't sell the 6600k unless I do that. I never updated a bios, is it risky?, worth it?. I guess I'll look up some vids.
A socket/chipset change a year, keep the goyim in fear!
>I never updated a bios, is it risky? Not really. Just make sure you don't lose power during the flash.
Jaxon Russell
That board has dual BIOS, so no risk. The only risk for regular single bios is if there's some sort of failure or power outage while updating, but it's super unlikely.
Christian Harris
Depends on the total upgrade cost. Would be worth like another $75 extra after selling the 1050Ti. But you should probably wait for the RX670 or whatever. There's been strong rumors of a 12nm lineup coming. It makes sense since Global Foundries is not going to be making 7nm CPUs, but they and AMD likely still have some wafer supply agreement.
Eli Cook
RAM 3200C14 is the same price as the 3466C16 yet the performances seem very similar. Convince me to go with either. Ryzen 2600 + RX580 build.
>RAM Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 2x8GB DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15
>PSU Thermaltake W0131RU Toughpower 850 AP 850W Semi-Modular Power Supply
>Case Apevia X-HARMONY-BL Mid Tower with Full-Size Acrylic Side Window, Top USB3.0/USB2.0/Audio Ports - Blue
>Storage SSD: Liteonit LCS-512M6S 2.5 7mm 512GB
HD: Seagate NAS HDD ST4000VN000 4TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive
(Storage media are both carry-overs from an older PC, future upgrade is likely)
>OS Windows 10
I shopped around and came in just under $1400 USD on the build.
Josiah Wood
I'd say neither because the 5% performance gain you'd get over 3200C16 is not worth the extra $50 on a 16gb kit. I dont know if you'd even get a performance uplift with a mid range GPU anyway, most of those ryzen memory benchmarks are done with 1080tis or Vega 64s
Kayden Cook
Based, just saw the Qflash thing, ez. I'll check my firmware version first, maybe I don't even need to update. This mobo is like 2 years old only.
