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I personally think most of the specs there are faked. Im not sure how 3D mark get theirs specs but I know that if you want to fool windows, you can just perform a simple registry tweak and the next time you open up system specs on the pc it will say whatever cpu you typed into the tweak

Digi Worthy did write in their article:
However, I am not sure how valid this is

http://digiworthy.com/2018/03/23/8-core-intel-coffee-lake-3dmark/

What my question is though is that with more CPU cores comes more enthusiasts wanting the buy the CPU for high end workstation use. And traditionally enthusiasts have wanted more ram or more ram across more dims. However, if I am correct, Z370 only supports having 4 ram slots. So will they release a new chipset to accomodate for more ram and PCIE slots. Plus, Digi Worthy did put a road map on their site.
 
Image Source: Digi Worthy
 

I reckon that the 2nd gen ryzen will be fine on bugs and glitches as it is already just being build upon the current architecture. However, I am not sure further down the line. If I am correct we are meant to see a new architecture in 3rd gen Ryzen.

Articles
http://digiworthy.com/2018/03/23/8-core-intel-coffee-lake-3dmark/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel-8-core-coffee-lake-leak
 
Intel is preparing for the upcoming launch of AMD Ryzen 2 with an 8 core hyper-threaded CPU, however it not launching as close as people think as PCGamesN state in their article 
However this is divergent to Digi Worthy where Kevin Wilson writes 
This big difference in release prediction is rather interesting as it questions the validity of both sources. Weather or not they themselves are getting the information from reliable sources or if they are just making up the dates. 
 
According to PCGamesN it was spotted in the 3D mark benchmark databases 
This is supported by Kevin Wilson on Digi Worthy where he explicitly states 
 
My Opinion
This bump in cores will be interesting as currently AMD's value proposition to customers is the number of cores over the speed of the cores. With new 2nd Gen AMD processors coming out soon I question weather AMD's lower manufacturing process and higher clock speeds will be enough to stand against Intels cpu's. In the past typically Intel has held its throne due to their stronger cores, while AMD have appealed to customers through the shear number of cores. But if Intel can sell the same amount of cores that in turn could also be stronger than AMD what hope does AMD have. With 2nd Gen Ryzen we are not see a new architecture but instead a slightly refined copy of the current Zen architecture. For AMD to stand against Intel, I think there could be the possibility for AMD to further drop their prices when Intel hits the scene. 
 
Paradoxically, both articles do state the idea that AMD could be hiding the benchmarks to their Ryzen 2800x to compete with Intel, with Digi Mark going as far to say
 
PCGamesN:
 
However, I would also like to state that I don't personally believe that one listing on 3D mark is enough to be talking about a new 8 core Intel CPU on the mainstream. This sort of scandal has occurred in the past and there is the possibility that this CPU is just a fake. 
 
Image Source: Digi Worthy

I reckon that the 2nd gen ryzen will be fine on bugs and glitches as it is already just being build upon the current architecture. However, I am not sure further down the line. If I am correct we are meant to see a new architecture in 3rd gen Ryzen.

Articles
http://digiworthy.com/2018/03/23/8-core-intel-coffee-lake-3dmark/
https://www.pcgamesn.com/intel-8-core-coffee-lake-leak
 
Intel is preparing for the upcoming launch of AMD Ryzen 2 with an 8 core hyper-threaded CPU, however it not launching as close as people think as PCGamesN state in their article 
However this is divergent to Digi Worthy where Kevin Wilson writes 
This big difference in release prediction is rather interesting as it questions the validity of both sources. Weather or not they themselves are getting the information from reliable sources or if they are just making up the dates. 
 
According to PCGamesN it was spotted in the 3D mark benchmark databases 
This is supported by Kevin Wilson on Digi Worthy where he explicitly states 
 
My Opinion
This bump in cores will be interesting as currently AMD's value proposition to customers is the number of cores over the speed of the cores. With new 2nd Gen AMD processors coming out soon I question weather AMD's lower manufacturing process and higher clock speeds will be enough to stand against Intels cpu's. In the past typically Intel has held its throne due to their stronger cores, while AMD have appealed to customers through the shear number of cores. But if Intel can sell the same amount of cores that in turn could also be stronger than AMD what hope does AMD have. With 2nd Gen Ryzen we are not see a new architecture but instead a slightly refined copy of the current Zen architecture. For AMD to stand against Intel, I think there could be the possibility for AMD to further drop their prices when Intel hits the scene. 
 
Paradoxically, both articles do state the idea that AMD could be hiding the benchmarks to their Ryzen 2800x to compete with Intel, with Digi Mark going as far to say
 
PCGamesN:
 
However, I would also like to state that I don't personally believe that one listing on 3D mark is enough to be talking about a new 8 core Intel CPU on the mainstream. This sort of scandal has occurred in the past and there is the possibility that this CPU is just a fake. 
 
Image Source: Digi Worthy

I would prefer the average consumer to get quad cores anyway. It means they can load up more junkware and malware before the pc gets slow enough that said consumer bothers me to fix it.

Shouldn't be [incompatible] given older generations, but hopefully they're compatible [without loss of features]. Unless we're going to have a 1151v3, in which case I'll just expect a dual-CPU board to be released. 

Most engineering samples are low on clock speed so that they maintain stability. But yes, they had better give us at least 3.5GHz. 

As much as I like them having a core war, Intel better have the same IPC or better at that clockspeed compared to kabylake. 2200mhz is very slow for gamers 

I personally think most of the specs there are faked. Im not sure how 3D mark get theirs specs but I know that if you want to fool windows, you can just perform a simple registry tweak and the next time you open up system specs on the pc it will say whatever cpu you typed into the tweak

Because it outperformed the competition with half the physical cores, i'm not arguing competition is a bad thing but most consumers still don't need anything more than a hyperthreaded dual core, or at most a quad core. Anyway this cpu might be the "9700K" 8 core everyone was wanting when Z370 was released.

Well isn't that something? Intel spamming quad core "high end" CPU's for almost a decade. AMD finally gets competitive after suffering massively from Intel's illegal conspiracies. And suddenly, just a year after Ryzen launched, Intel has octo core high end mainstream CPU's coming. It's almost as if market leaders abusing their power, is bad for consumers and the market in general *caughGPPcaugh*. Almost like proper competition gives us better and cheaper products.
 
Without Ryzen, this product would not exist. Support the companies that actually makes the market better for us consumers for more of this. 

Remember when we had to pay $1000 for an 8 core CPU only just a few years ago? Now it's mainstream.
 
EDIT:
Oh wow we posted at the same time.

Every god damn generation "HOW WILL AMD SURVIVE????????????!?!?!?" *slips money into reviewer's pocket to try to make AMD look bad*

I have had it set to MBR for UEFI and BIOS. When I plugged in another drive however I found it actually worked. I plugged in a HDD with Win Server 2012 already on it and it seemed to work 

Were you living under a rock this whole time? Clickbait is around every corner...

Well this just makes everything a bit creepy then
 

Well this just makes everything a bit creepy then
 

Good card and would run games fine at 1080p, however if you really want the edge I would recomend going with an 8gb rx 470 or stepping it up to an rx 480 like this one: https://www.amazon.com/XFX-Radeon-1256MHZ-Graphic-RX-470P4LDB6/dp/B01JM2DFLC/ref=sr_1_46?ie=UTF8&qid=1481425303&sr=8-46&keywords=rx+480 and once again if you want the edge with the 480 8gb would be better. Keep in mind though that the amount of vram doesnt detmine the speed of the gpu. It will only affect frame rate when running at high resolutions or cranking the textures or details all the way up. Meaning that a 4gb is realitically good for games and would work fine

Wow. This was really informative. Hope you got a good mark for this because it's great. 

1.Why go Nvidia if AMD has better performance for the same or lower price?
2.the 960 is outdated and not worth it
 

Your Intel i5 is fine. You could probably snag a Radeon RX 480 4GB for your price range and not have to invest the extra into a G-Sync monitor.

AMD Recording = GVR