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Awesome Thank you for the intel and help!!!

aaaaa ok good to know!! What way would you go build wise?

That's right only the "k" has igpu, that one must be in my kids, good catch! So are you saying the 5600g setup for a new gaming, or for the server build and stay with what I got?

So I need to build my wife a new server at her office for a stand alone program that goes onto the server only, then all terminals in the office use a shortcut link placed onto their desktop linked to the server to log in. The software company suggests a min of i7 8th gen (no other info) up to a Xeon QC 8th Gen, 64gb DDR4 2400 ECC. I have a EVGA FTW Z390, with i9-9900K, 32gb running at 3200, now and am curious, I do 80% gaming, 10% streaming, 10% data / video rendering with my current setup. Should I for the money we are about to spend upgrade to a newer Intel or AMD, or just build her a computer and leave mine be. Not sure if anything really beats the 9900k yet, see lots of mixed reviews still. See most people say the 5950X, but then read it is a "gaming only" style chip?? Thank you for any and all help! Budget (including currency): Country: Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc):

Thank you very much for your help on this!!!!

So is there an advatage with WD Black vs Seagate CUDA / Fire / Ironworf vs HG vs Toshiba etc, or are all about the same?

ok cool I have a couple Cuda drives but then been the ironwolfs and I have a WD Black, but did not know if any one processed images better than another, or if going HDD 7200RPM is just so old, but perfected tech it no longer matters lol

in the 4TB plus, what is the better brand, and line within that brand for storing only pics and videos. Thank you all!

Aorus and ROG still the best MOBO out?

Awesome, seems to be the common answer for sure!!! Thank you all for the help!

Seems to be the common trend answer lol. Thank you!

Just making sure I am not throwing good money at bad choices. IE, product X is better now and for the future like the 9900 was, so spend the money and buy it, or is the 9900 still a fighter and nothing has really came out to justify the cost upgrade and stay with it and just get a new mobo

That was my thought too when I looked at the speeds everyone is getting on the new stuff. Seemed like less than 10% for a ton of money was average

Mobo went poo last night and I have a 9900KF as of now. The mobo for a Z390 is almost same money as a Z590 Do I stay with the 9900, or is there something intel has out that is significantly better to justify the upgrade, or Do we go AMD. Alot of things I read say the 5600X in most cases, will smack around a intel??? I am a ride or die intel guy so I favor them out of the gate, as that is what I have used for gaming since 2005, but am open since money is all of our friends, even more now as I get older HAHA Not looking to spend 800+ on a CPU! Thank you all for your help!

GOT IT, thank you for the help there!!! So both of the AT ones you talk about are XLR hook ups, and that are jack style or USB that you would recommend?