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Thanks for the tip, I've been reading a bit about benchmarking tools. Would something like Prime95 be fine? or do you maybe have a better program?

Hello again everyone, Throughout the last several years I have come to realise just how little i know about the technicalities of computer assembly and compatibility. Approximatly 2-3 years ago I assembled my current rig, and it's only now after considerations of upgrading, that I realise potential faults with my build. So, i thought people on here might have answers for some of my questions. Let's start with the rig. (also in my signature) Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme6 CPU: I7-3770K - 3.5GHz CPU Cooler: Hyper 212 EVO RAM: Kingston HyperX 4x8GB 2400MHz CL11 GPU: Asus Geforce GTX 1070 Dual OC - 8GB SSD: Samsung EVO 840 - 240GB HDD: 500GB Seagate something... Everything is currently running stock speeds. I have the Z77 extreme6, which the specs page says "Supports Dual Channel DDR3 2800+(OC)", but at the same time i also have the I7-3770K which seemingly only supports 1333/1600MHz memory. Am I then capped at running max speeds of 1600MHz or am i misunderstanding the information? Another concern here is the "Dual channel" bit from the specs page. How does this overall interact with the fact that I am running 4x8GB sticks of memory? Am i running 2xdual channel config or are all sticks running single channel? On another note, I have been considering overclocking my CPU, but I'm unsure whether my current cooler is enough. Could I potentially run my I7-3770K at 4.5-5GHz with this cooler? and if not would something like the "Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240" watercooler be more appropriate? Thanks in advance

I hadn't noticed that the board wasn't compatible with ddr3 ram, this changes quite a bit considering the currently ludicrous ram prices More robust power delivery? I honestly didn't think that would be an issue. From what I have read the overall difference between any of the Z370 boards are quite small, so I went with Asus because they apperantly have good QA. Did you have any board in mind perhaps? And thanks for the answers

Heya peeps, I'm planning a semi big rebuild of my current rig and had a couple of questions. I have been reading a lot to figure out whether I should buy the I5-8600K or I7-8700K as I will likely only be gaming. From what I understand very few games benefit from hyperthreading, so would the slighly higher clock speeds of the I7 be enough of a cost benefit in your opinion. Secoundly I'm planning on buying the "Be Quiet! Shadow rock LP cooler" and i was wondering if this would be enough to run the I7 at fx 4.8GHz - 5GHz? I hear the performance is good but I don't have enough overclocking experience to figure out the thermal output of the CPU at those speeds. I thought I might aswell rattle of my future rig, in case anyone has some advice ASUS Prime Z370-P I5-8600K or I7-8700K Shadow rock LP Samsung 960 EVO SSD M.2 250GB (mainly as boot drive) transfer from current rig GTX 1070 Dual OC thingy 32 GB DDR3 kingston RAM (don't quite remember exactly which) Thanks a lot for any answers