Hi all,
After my last PC's motherboard malfunction, I'm about to build a new PC. The market and technology has changed a lot since my last build 6 years ago. I'm not sure which processor socket I should choose for my needs. The purpose and reasoning behind choosing parts for my new PC are given below -
I'm torn between the latest two socket types thus I've listed a pair of each mobo-processor combo below along with the rest of the parts I have chosen so far for my build. Since I'll not be upgrading just the processor in the future, I'm not sure if spending extra on expensive LGA2066 hardware is worth for my needs and purpose.
ASUS ROG Strix Z370F Intel 8th Gen Gaming Motherboard with
Intel Core i7 7700K Unlocked 4.2~4.5GHz 7th Gen LGA 1151 processor
OR
ASUS TUF X299 Mark 2 Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard with
Intel Core i7 7740X 4.3~4.5GHz LGA 2066 processor
WITH
ASUS STRIX-RX580-O8G-GAMING ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC 8GB
Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2400MHz Desktop RAM
M.2 SSD or mSATA 250GB for OS
An existing 2 TB WD conventional hard drive
I'm sticking with 4 core processor here. Please feel free to advise if spending extra for 6 core will make any difference for my needs. Also sticking with Intel and Radeon as I've been using these brands for a while so it's more of a personal preference.
Thanks in advance
After my last PC's motherboard malfunction, I'm about to build a new PC. The market and technology has changed a lot since my last build 6 years ago. I'm not sure which processor socket I should choose for my needs. The purpose and reasoning behind choosing parts for my new PC are given below -
Future proofing: I don't mind forking out $1000-$1500 more to make sure I do not have to change PC anytime soon (5+ years). In saying that, I don't see myself upgrading processor by itself at all. Common upgrades within 5 years or so would be a pair of RAMs, an extra GPU maybe, another hard drive (SSD or conventional).
Purpose of my PC: All-rounder medium to high end PC for a bit of everything. Primarily Photo processing/editing in Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop. Then 4k video editing in Adobe Premier or other popular video editing softwares. Also gaming (mainly FPS, TPS, racing, strategy and 4k gaming in the future) and VR gaming. A lot of multitasking too. I'll not be 3D rendering or creating VR contents.
I'm torn between the latest two socket types thus I've listed a pair of each mobo-processor combo below along with the rest of the parts I have chosen so far for my build. Since I'll not be upgrading just the processor in the future, I'm not sure if spending extra on expensive LGA2066 hardware is worth for my needs and purpose.
ASUS ROG Strix Z370F Intel 8th Gen Gaming Motherboard with
Intel Core i7 7700K Unlocked 4.2~4.5GHz 7th Gen LGA 1151 processor
OR
ASUS TUF X299 Mark 2 Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard with
Intel Core i7 7740X 4.3~4.5GHz LGA 2066 processor
WITH
ASUS STRIX-RX580-O8G-GAMING ROG Strix Radeon RX 580 OC 8GB
Kingston HyperX FURY 16GB (2x 8GB) DDR4 2400MHz Desktop RAM
M.2 SSD or mSATA 250GB for OS
An existing 2 TB WD conventional hard drive
I'm sticking with 4 core processor here. Please feel free to advise if spending extra for 6 core will make any difference for my needs. Also sticking with Intel and Radeon as I've been using these brands for a while so it's more of a personal preference.
Thanks in advance
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