Hello,
Not a Techie so even popping in a new Graphics card is a minor terror, ever since when I was a kid I popped in mis-matching Frequency RAM into a Compaq, and caused an electrical short with the accompanying burning smell. I'm an architect so I do a lot of drafting and 3d modeling, as well as gaming. I appreciate your 2 cents on 2 Questions, but if you think of something else let me know!
I have:
Win7
i7-3820
Asus-P9X79 Motherboard
16 GB 2133mhz RAM
NVDA gtx 670
240 GB SSD bootdrive, 1 TB Storage Drive
Corsair 850M battery (I know, right?)
1) I want to Upgrade to a gtx1070 for games and improved graphics processing- any conflicts with my MB or hardware? Any anticipated bottlenecks? I think I might leap-frog equipment: new Graphics now, new CPU/Computer in a couple more years. I'm really, really happy with the historical performance of my current set up, and would love to squeeze as much as I can outta this 3820. I'm also really excited about VR, and might get a Rift or something one day.
2) I'm terrified of upgrading my Operating system to Win10 - WIndows 8 scared the HELL out of me: I tried to help a friend's grandma learn how to use it, and when I sat down to teach her, I was equally as helpless and frustrated as she was. NEED a file-structure organised in a conventional way, accessible in a conventional way, not short cuts to apps and fancy tiles- I have work to do. Please tell me windows 10 has fixed all this, and that, aside from some new Glitz, its like Win 7?
many thanks,
Andrew
Not a Techie so even popping in a new Graphics card is a minor terror, ever since when I was a kid I popped in mis-matching Frequency RAM into a Compaq, and caused an electrical short with the accompanying burning smell. I'm an architect so I do a lot of drafting and 3d modeling, as well as gaming. I appreciate your 2 cents on 2 Questions, but if you think of something else let me know!
I have:
Win7
i7-3820
Asus-P9X79 Motherboard
16 GB 2133mhz RAM
NVDA gtx 670
240 GB SSD bootdrive, 1 TB Storage Drive
Corsair 850M battery (I know, right?)
1) I want to Upgrade to a gtx1070 for games and improved graphics processing- any conflicts with my MB or hardware? Any anticipated bottlenecks? I think I might leap-frog equipment: new Graphics now, new CPU/Computer in a couple more years. I'm really, really happy with the historical performance of my current set up, and would love to squeeze as much as I can outta this 3820. I'm also really excited about VR, and might get a Rift or something one day.
2) I'm terrified of upgrading my Operating system to Win10 - WIndows 8 scared the HELL out of me: I tried to help a friend's grandma learn how to use it, and when I sat down to teach her, I was equally as helpless and frustrated as she was. NEED a file-structure organised in a conventional way, accessible in a conventional way, not short cuts to apps and fancy tiles- I have work to do. Please tell me windows 10 has fixed all this, and that, aside from some new Glitz, its like Win 7?
many thanks,
Andrew
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