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The one with MSI board. the boards are pretty much the opposite of each other. The MSI board has no optional extras like RGB header, all it has is a solid VRM. same fan headers, some ports, that's it. The Asrock board has RGB headers, has SLI support, has Wifi and BT, but a low end VRM. imo it's like buying a utilitarian vehicle like an old Jeep, versus buying a riced out van.

I'm stuck between getting these two Ryzen 7 2700 bundles from newegg. I'm not really looking to overclock and will probably stay with the Ryzen7 2700 for several years. Which bundle would you guys recommend? Thanks!

 

Bundle 1: https://bit.ly/2TQVAeZ

Bundle 2: https://bit.ly/2UkwObl

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The one with MSI board. the boards are pretty much the opposite of each other. The MSI board has no optional extras like RGB header, all it has is a solid VRM. same fan headers, some ports, that's it. The Asrock board has RGB headers, has SLI support, has Wifi and BT, but a low end VRM. imo it's like buying a utilitarian vehicle like an old Jeep, versus buying a riced out van.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

The one with MSI board. the boards are pretty much the opposite of each other. The MSI board has no optional extras like RGB header, all it has is a solid VRM. same fan headers, some ports, that's it. The Asrock board has RGB headers, has SLI support, has Wifi and BT, but a low end VRM. imo it's like buying a utilitarian vehicle like an old Jeep, versus buying a riced out van.

Alright thanks for the insight!

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