Upgrades, June 2022

[Phas3r]

Budget (including currency): 950 EUR

Country: NL

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Gaming, office use.

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): 

I will be only upgrading the motherboard, CPU and add a new NVMe SSD for new OS windows 11.

 

Currently running a i7 6700K (4.5Ghz) with RTX 2070 Super.

 

What are your thoughts about this motherboard:

ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

 

I want to run it with a i7 12700K

 

 

 

[Somerandomtechyboi]

34 minutes ago, Phas3r said:

ROG STRIX Z690-A GAMING WIFI D4

Overpriced, z690 aero g has similar i/o for less

 

Also dont bother with any overclocking claims as cpu overclocking has been dead since 9th gen, just focus on i/o only as most boards have adequate power delivery for a 12900k

[Phas3r]

14 minutes ago, Somerandomtechyboi said:

Overpriced, z690 aero g has similar i/o for less

 

I don't want DDR5

[Somerandomtechyboi]

26 minutes ago, Phas3r said:

 

I don't want DDR5

Theres a ddr4 version unless you dont have it in your area