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So..... I had a slight accident with my Z97 Board with a Swifttech AIO cooler and shorted out my board.

 

So I was wondering if it would be better to get a Intel 6700k, Intel 7700k, or try to get a Ryzen 1700x or 1800x. Or is there a better option out there?

 

I'm looking to spend about $750 max. 

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3 minutes ago, Holmes2468 said:

So..... I had a slight accident with my Z97 Board with a Swifttech AIO cooler and shorted out my board.

 

So I was wondering if it would be better to get a Intel 6700k, Intel 7700k, or try to get a Ryzen 1700x or 1800x. Or is there a better option out there?

 

I'm looking to spend about $750 max. 

Depends what you do

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Had similar issue, my Z97 mobo died. I ended up upgrading to Z170 along with new CPU and new RAM, because Z97 boards were barely available or very expensive.

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Just now, Holmes2468 said:

Gaming and browsing. 

I have a GTX 1080 Card

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($85.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $712.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($85.49 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($188.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $712.45
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Sorry, I forgot to mention an Aorus GTX 1080. But then again, I did send the card back twice for being defective. 

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Just now, Holmes2468 said:

I switched to liquid cooling due to wanting to try something. 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($148.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $736.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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5 minutes ago, Holmes2468 said:

What about something like this? 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128963&cm_re=aorus_z270-_-13-128-963-_-Product

a good mobo indeed. if you are willing to pay that much for a mobo.

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If you want to save money you could see how Ryzen 5 performs. The difference might not be that great between that and an i7, except for money saved and a few FPS.

Depends greatly on the monitor you're running.

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6 hours ago, deXxterlab97 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($327.98 @ OutletPC) 
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X62 Liquid CPU Cooler  ($149.88 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270-Gaming K3 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($148.98 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($109.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $736.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I was wondering which setup that you would recommend? 

- Aorus Build

GIGABYTE Aorus GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128963&ignorebbr=1

 

 

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 4000 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232460&ignorebbr=1

 

AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme OC Edition

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125942&ignorebbr=1

 

or

 

- ASUS Build

 

ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132928

 

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3866 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232494

 

ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126116

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5 minutes ago, Holmes2468 said:


I was wondering which setup that you would recommend? 

- Aorus Build

GIGABYTE Aorus GA-Z270X-Gaming 7 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128963&ignorebbr=1

 

 

G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 4000 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232460&ignorebbr=1

 

AORUS GeForce GTX 1080 8GB Xtreme OC Edition

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125942&ignorebbr=1

 

or

 

- ASUS Build

 

ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132928

 

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3866 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232494

 

ASUS ROG GeForce GTX 1080 STRIX

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814126116

Asus build

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