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The way I see it as, I have room to spare with my GPU, I can still go down to much lower settings or frame rate, I make about 100fps as an average across games on medium settings. Obviously csgo is about 400fps but GTA V is 80fps. The CPU though, that causes crashes from overloading. I can live with it for now, But is an upgrade to the 10 or 11 series worth it if its not NEEDED? like thats a 600-700 $ upgrade. Are there going to be any upcoming leaps in tech? I haven't been paying attention to it for years so I dont know what's in the works. I would just rather wait but if there isn't much I may consider it now.

I run 1440p fine, I dont have many complaints with GPU, its obviously not the best but I can run my games smooth enough, I hate having the 980 and not being able to use it properly, I would be using it. The 7700k has been running fine, I render and game but the CPU is often a bottleneck. I can live with it though, I just dont want to have to wait forever for a small upgrade. Like will there be big tech jumps in the next year or so? But I've checked the markets for GPU and its useless for now, they're overpriced at msrp, I'm not paying double.

So I have a 7700k, 2 x 8 GB @ 2400 and rx480, I've been wanting to upgrade the GPU, until I realized I need more storage and my ram had made me crash for the last time the other day. So I have some GSKILL neo 2 x 16 3600 in the mail and had just installed a Samsung 980 Pro, only to realize I cant even use the 980 to its full potential from me being stuck on PCIE 3.0. So what do I do? Do I upgrade the CPU now? Do I wait until the gen following AM4 comes out and buy new graphics card for the time being? I can wait on the card, the rx480 gets me by well enough until I can find 3070 for like 300$ (used). So my big memory upgrade is here but cards are sold out right now. Are any of the new processors really worth it? Is ddr5 going to be a thing to wait for in the near future? I like my cities skylines, thats my cpu bottleneck. My GTA takes forever to load, hopefully the faster ram helps but the idea was that the 980 pro would make it faster but... nope. I'm at a loss for what to do. Just need some feedback, no concrete plans.

I have a 7700k on a Strix Z270H and I'm running 2 x 8Gb @ 2133. (stock speed) + RX 480 if that matters I found an amazing deal on some trident Z neo 2x 16 @ 3800 but dont know if I can even use it with my processor. The MOBO supports all speeds up to 3866 so I should be good to get that fast stuff right? if not, a slight downclock? How much of an improvement should i expect? for reference I run ~80 FPS on GTA V 1440p high settings i believe. It could be high but i probs lowered the FPS killers. Dirt 5 is meh FPS wise but i think I blame my gpu for that. cities skylines runs smoothish. Its not a bad system but has its moments of weakness I just want to know if the speed increase is a boost that's worth the price, because I could save half by buying an identical kit of 2x8 @2133. So will my i7 7700k be fine running that high 3800 memory well? if not, im stuck with buying a lame identical kit.

haha fair. The same product, is USD $350, normally that means ~$400 CAD, but instead, its $250 CAD (so like a sale price of ~200USD). I found a sweet set for dirt cheap is the point (the GSkill neo 2x16@3800). But yeah I can overclock my cpu to 5.2 max, 4.8 is my standard OC used for gaming. I couldn't push the RAM very high at all. I might have gotten as high as 2666 or whatever is close to that but I never saw any noticeable performance improvements in any benchmarks. FPS was an itty bitty bit higher. like maybe 3-5 but the dips make it useless. Ill try again soon. I dont plan on doing a new system anytime soon, I was planning for this one to have the power to perform decent until it actually turns into a dud. (like now days nvidia 700 series performance). Like my system isn't that outdated in the sense it still performs very well.

My motherboard supports up to 3866 and with the asus bios I should be able to OC it to 3800. But also, I'm Canadian so that ballistix is CAD150$ because fking markup is ridiculous here. So in your terms, Id sell mine for like $30, the 2 x 16 3800 is.. $330 USD??? First time ever something like that has been cheaper in Canada. Normally using that price, a Canadian estimate would be ~ $400 for the same product.. but here its CAD 250, after seeing Canadian price, makes me think it should be about USD$200 but naw its 330 haha. I think i might snag it. especially if someone messed up the pricing haha

As far as I know, tobisha is a good brand, I know ive used their products before. The barracuda 2.5" is 7200RPM while the tobisha is 5400. Since SATA III is so slow for the modern days, having the 5400RPM will be another bottleneck in its speeds, you definitely want to get the one that spins 7200 RPM. If you want speed, consider an SDD, but money. so if youre looking for a faster boot AND more storage then something like this will benefit you better https://www.newegg.com/western-digital-blue-1tb/p/N82E16820250088

i7 7700k w/ 280 AIO, Strix RX 480 8Gb, Corsair LPX 2x8, Strix Z270H, 970 EVO. I have heard the ram speed really matters but i have no experience with the fanciness, I guess I got the bottom of the bin because I could only OC to the increment but it was negligible so its running stock. There's not much of a market as far as i can tell where I am but I'm sure i can find someone to take it for $50, trident Z neo 2x16 @ 3800 is $250. I'm pretty sure I paid 200 for my 2x8. The identical 2x8 kit is $115.

Theyve been doing that same thing the last 2 or 3 drops. good job NVIDIA

K im contemplating upgrading my memory because I have 2x8 @2133 and it throttles. I'm tight on money at the moment, money coming soon but i do want to save what I can. Is sending it with 2x16 @3800 worth it? Like idk what the faster ram impacts. Theres a newish trident z neo 2 x 16 @3800 which is as fast as my mobo supports, but is the value there?

You were looking at 3060ti reviews? Then bought the base model.

Lowkey had no idea this JUST came out. I was thinking of the 10 series vs 20 series, turns out it still follows suit haha

You downgraded. The 2070 is faster, the 3060 is newer. if you wanted an improvement from a new card, youd be looking at buying a 3060 super or a 3070.

I've got an i7 7700k, rx480 and corsair lpx 2x8 2133 DDR4 on a strix Z270H (max of 3866 for memory). I normally have many things going on, so my memory usage is about 50-60 just day to day. Add gaming in for breaks or whatever without closing my work, gets my memory gets throttled. I cant close most so: Do I buy an identical kit to just add more? Or do I take this opportunity to upgrade? If so, what do i do for relatively cheap? The options I'm considering: Buy a cheap but fast 3600 2x8 kit (but would that be enough of a speed boost to allow me to not get throttled? I realistically only need another 5Gb day to day, but I also render occasionally. Could I pair my old stuff in the secondary slots with this?) Buy Ripjaws V 2x16 @ 3600 to get big rig upgrade? I am trying to save what money I can. Memory is the one thing I never managed to mess with much. Wicked 5.2GHz CPU clock or breaking the asus software from my GPU overclock, sure! Memory? wtf is that? Just need opinions on what you'd do to get a boost. I did buy the 2x8 @2133 expecting to upgrade later, I believe this was during a big price spike but besides being short a few gigs, I dont feel a huge need to upgrade but I dont have experience with good memory. Also, how often do newegg sales come like this? Some pics of the best value considerations, hopefully in order +1. Thanks!

Isopropyl Alcohol is a conductive solvent. It eats away at certain materials in the plastic/vinyl categories which is why you'll hear people say 70% for some applications (and medical because it takes time for it to kill germs and work its way deeper). Higher purity iso is only used over 70 because it dries faster. I've heard people say to use the high grade because its not conductive because no water, but its still conductive so moot point. the 70 is much more gentle but will take longer to clean the paste off so its totally dependent as to which to use. Do you have pictures of the cpu and mobo? Bent pins?

I would try to throw in the graphics card and use the gpu not the on board graphics. I have heard of booting from on board causing problems in certain situations. From my understanding, Its a BIOS issue that can be fixed once you're in.

I haven't been paying much attention to the newer products since my build and I'm no master personally but I've been watching lots of water-cooling videos over the years. I also have a corsair H115i for my 7700k. If the 9700k can get as hot as the 7700k when overclocked, you'll probably want more. I have the NZXT h440 case with a strix rx480. During my ultimate stress test and figuring out good OCs, that card blew a fair amount of hot air but kept steady, the CPU was getting toasty. In the end my case turned into a test bench. The more heat that can be extracted from the top (exhaust) rad, the better. My OC for 7700k was 5.2GHz with my card breaking the charts of the ASUS software, one of the highest scores I could find, so they were PUMPING heat, keep in mind. I see you can do a 360 in the front, I would suggest that, or thicc radiators. I would do your 2 x 280 if you could put another as an exhaust in top back? My computer can heat up my room easily pushing the CPU and to have that air blowing into the case makes me cringe. Just my thoughts, im no pro.

I cant think of why GPU sales would have an effect on webcams. If i had to guess, it would be in direct relation to a massive influx of people going to work from home and telecommuting.

I've got an i7 7700k, rx480 and corsair lpx 2x8 2133 DDR4 on a strix Z270H (max of 3866 for memory). I normally have many things going on, so my memory usage is about 50-60 just day to day. Add gaming in for breaks or whatever without closing my work, gets my memory gets throttled. I cant close most so: Do I buy an identical kit to just add more? Or do I take this opportunity to upgrade? If so, what do i do for relatively cheap? The options I'm considering: Buy a cheap but fast 3600 2x8 kit (but would that be enough of a speed boost to allow me to not get throttled? I realistically only need another 5Gb day to day, but I also render occasionally. Could I pair my old stuff in the secondary slots with this?) Buy Ripjaws V 2x16 @ 3600 to get big rig upgrade? I am trying to save what money I can. Memory is the one thing I never managed to mess with much. Wicked 5.2GHz CPU clock or breaking the asus software from my GPU overclock, sure! Memory? wtf is that? Just need opinions on what you'd do to get a boost. I did buy the 2x8 @2133 expecting to upgrade later, I believe this was during a big price spike but besides being short a few gigs, I dont feel a huge need to upgrade but I dont have experience with good memory. Also, how often do newegg sales come like this? Some pics of the best value considerations, hopefully in order +1. Thanks!

As long as the power supply fan is drawing air from the bottom, the fans on the bottom would be redundant with the PSU shroud. It wont hurt and considering you have extra fans, why not? Otherwise, concentrate the fans at the front, CPU cooler should be at the top to my knowledge; I suspect the only time there is a discrepancy is if there's a bigger loop. If my 280 rad was at the front, my graphics card would throttle a lot. Just try to get heat out and try to aim for an extra fan as an intake than the exhaust for positive pressure. Just meet those requirements and you'll be good.

If your case isn't on the ground, collecting dust, I would put 2 in the bottom pulling in, the CPU cooler at the top blowing out, load the front with intake and the rear with exhaust. You want positive pressure so the air coming in is forcibly only coming in through the filter. so 4 maybe 5 pulling in, 3 exhaust will do that.

So i have no idea what XMP is, but I turned it on. But you're saying its worth trying throwing in new stuff of whatever speeds, just better, but put my current 2133 stuff in slots 1&3?

I'm a multitasker, I always have multiple things going on; I may be working on school work at one point, have the notes open and resources, then ill take a break and play GTAV or cities skylines. I rarely get throttled for anything but it is the memory for the big games. I can overclock the RX480 to get a steady 60-80 FPS(depending on where in the map I am) at medium settings,1440. I know I could "just close" other things but easier said than done. I also render 3D occasionally so an upgrade will benefit either way. I checked out the vid, pretty dang convenient timing but still left at relatively inconclusive for mixing. seems like too much work so I wont mix. But that still leaves me with - Do I buy an identical slow kit to get cheap but more space? Do I go with 2x8 GB of the fastest my MOBO can support (and will the speed offset be enough)? Or do I get middle ground speed 2x16? Every dollar I can save is good, but if I'm upgrading I want it to be the right choice. Here are my options. Ideally I dont spend much but is the 3600 32gbs worth pulling the trigger?

I'm not exactly sure what you're looking for but try checking these out? https://www.tp-link.com/ca/home-networking/usb-hub/ Can't find any wireless hubs but if you find one, throw this on it https://www.tp-link.com/ca/home-networking/adapter/

Are any of these the type of thing you're looking for? https://www.windowscentral.com/best-usb-30-hubs Then just run a high quality cord from one end to another. such as this? https://www.amazon.ca/CableCreation-Meters-Extension-Extender-Female/dp/B0179MXKU8/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=usb+3.0+20ft+male+to+female+extension+cable&qid=1614153942&sr=8-5 Is this what you're looking for? Its hard to say if there's a better way of doing it without seeing your house. If you can, tuck it under the couch or something, maybe use double sided sticky tape on a side table?