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Hello there. Hoping some tech loving folk can help this 'content creator' out with some opinions as to if it is worth upgrading now or later, in terms of if I will see a noticeable performance gain considering my current hardware. I've been running the following for some time: 5960x, 980ti, asus x99 deluxe, 64gb ddr4, mostly m.2 ssds for startups and scratch/cache disks, SATA SSDs for project drives, and HDDs in RAID for storage. The more recently built: 8700k, 1070ti, asrock z370 extreme, 64gb ddr4, again m.2 Samsung ssds for cache and boot, SATA SSDs for projects, HDDs for storage. I found the 8700k to actually feel a bit slower for most of my workloads. Mainly Adobe AE, Premiere, and Resolve. Having originally gone for the z370 as AE is meant to rely more on single core performance rather than the high core counts. My thought being that the bottlenecks are largely caused by a lack of RAM, which AE happily maxes out with every render, especially with 4k+ projects. Also potentially my motherboard not having enough space to make use of the many SSDs, sharing bandwidth with other interfaces and the like. So if upgrading to something like an x299, 7900x, 128GB RAM, 1080ti, and a motherboard with no shortage of free lanes to support 2-3 m.2 SSDs... Do you think I will see a noticeable increase in performance? Or maybe best to wait for X399 and 9900k or 9900x? Or if not building a whole new machine, what upgrade would serve me best in terms of noticeable performance jumps? I'm really thinking about investing in 128GB DDR4 which I believe I could use in my current X99 motherboard and then transfer to a new machine if upgrading later? Or perhaps upgrading the SSDs from 950/960 evos/pros to 970s? This article explains the main question for AE users to be 128GB ram and a slower single clock speed, or 64GB RAM max and a faster single core machine. It's really hard to find anyone out there who has done any performance tests in AE with 128GB RAM and complex 4k projects in AE that really make use of it, so it does feel like a bit of a blind gamble. I'm hoping Linus starts including more content creation software benchmarks, specifically AE/Premiere. Any ideas, comments, feedback, much appreciated. And Happy Turkey day.

So I was very inspired by Linus's video where he built a "Server" but VM'ed a Streaming PC, and Gaming PC. So I'm reaching out the community to see if there has been anymore discussion on the build, and how viable it is. Also would this build be better with the new Thread ripper for the sheer additional about of cores to allocate? Or is Intel really the only way to go? Lastly I really think I want to make this my next build but would like to see you all think. Thanks!

I want to have a good gaming experience in an UW-QHD curved monitor, and I would like to know the best PC build (preferably up to $2000) for that. My PC specs are: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor​ Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler​ Asus X99-PRO/USB 3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard​ Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory​ Transcend SSD370 512GB 2.5" Solid State Drive​ Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card​ Corsair Vengeance C70 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case​ Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply​ My biggest concern is about the video card. If anyone has good tips, please tell me!

Hello everyone I'm new to this community however I have watched many of Linus' youtube videos on all of his different channels and I love them! They have helped me out a lot and are funny. Really great vids, keep it up guys! Anyways... I am about to buy a new rig. Won't go into too many details as I waffle too much so here are my thoughts: Rig 1: AMD System CPU: FX 8350 (8 x 4GHz, AM3+ socket) MoBo: ASUS M5A97 EVO GPU: ASUS R9 290X 4GB (or possibly XFX R9 280X 3GB to save money but might be worth the upgrade, not sure) RAM: Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600MHz (2 x 4GB, the ones with the heat-sink fans on them) PSU: Corsair CS650M (650W, 80+ Gold) SSD: Samsung 840 EVO Basic 2.5" 250GB (SATA III) HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM (SATA III) Case: Antec GX500 Midi Gaming Tower CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS12X Ultimate Performance (3 x 120mm fan) OS: Windows 8.1 (x64... duh) ~£950 total Rig 2: Intel System CPU: i5 4690K (4 x 3.5GHz, 1150 socket) MoBo: ASUS Z97-K GPU: EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX 770 4GB SC Edition Everything else is the same as above as it should all be compatible. ~£1060 Basically, I want to play games like Planetside 2, Dark Souls/2, Witcher 2, the upcoming Bloodborne and future games like these with maxed out graphics (as much as I can at least) with minimum of 40fps, ideally 60+fps. Which rig will be best for this? I have read sooooo many things and am now more confused than when I started out. Does Planetside 2 use 6 threads now? Would the AMD rig therefore be better at playing it? More titles nowadays are using 5+ threads so surely the AMD rig would be better for this? Then again single thread performance is also necessary and the i5 is better for this. Any help is MUCH appreciated and will help cure my headache and hopefully those of others Looking forward to a healthy discussion! No fanboy comments please: I'm usually an AMD guy but at the same time I know they have been disappointing recently, so I'm willing to give Intel a shot so long as the price is fine. This is the limit of my budget really, so this is the best I can do for the money. But suggestions are welcomed if they are worth the extra cash.