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Hello im new here and to custom building pcs. about a year ago i started my attempt at building a pc. i ended up with a asus z170 pro gaming mb with a gigabyte gtx970 wind-force oc. 16gb of gskill ripjaws ddr4 ram. at this point i ran into some money issues so i bought the cheapest compatible cpu i could find a g4400 just to get my system running and to insure everything else worked. Well i finaly am ready to purchase a new CPU and am debating between an 7600k and a 7700k. From what i understand seeing as i mostly only do gaming a 7600k is probably the best decision? also am i going to have any issues with windows 10 when i try to replace the CPU? 

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7 minutes ago, Kylezx2 said:

Hello im new here and to custom building pcs. about a year ago i started my attempt at building a pc. i ended up with a asus z170 pro gaming mb with a gigabyte gtx970 wind-force oc. 16gb of gskill ripjaws ddr4 ram. at this point i ran into some money issues so i bought the cheapest compatible cpu i could find a g4400 just to get my system running and to insure everything else worked. Well i finaly am ready to purchase a new CPU and am debating between an 7600k and a 7700k. From what i understand seeing as i mostly only do gaming a 7600k is probably the best decision? also am i going to have any issues with windows 10 when i try to replace the CPU? 

An i7 will give better performance in most games. But the 7600k is still a great performance. Up to you, either is a good choice. and no you won't have issues with windows

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2 minutes ago, Kylezx2 said:

so it is as simple as remove old cpu install new one and turn pc on?

 

The 7600k or 7700k do not include coolers so you'll want to purchase a good cooler and thermal paste. Don't try to reuse your current cooler. You'll also want to make sure your motherboard bios is updated before you do the switch

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1 minute ago, Kylezx2 said:

so it is as simple as remove old cpu install new one and turn pc on?

 

Yes but first I recommend going to your motherboard manufacturer's site and flashing a new bios since the cpus you will be installing may not be supported on the bios version you are running.

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If im not mistaken, you'll have to do a bios update to put a Kaby Lake CPU on a Z170 board

Main

CPU: i7 4790 Ram: HyperX Savage 24GB DDR3 GPU: Asus Strix GTX 960 MOBO: Asus B85 Pro Gamer SSDs: HyperX Fury 120gb, Corsair Force LX 128gb HDDs: Seagate SSHD 1tb + 1tb seagate HDD CPU Cooler: BeQuiet! Pure Rock PSU: Corsair RM650x Case: Fractal Design Define C window Case fans: 2x Corsair AF140 Quiet Ed. 140mm intake, 1x Corsair AF120 Quiet Ed. 120mm exhaust

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Monitors: 2x Asus VN247H Keyboard: Logitech G810 Orion Spectrum Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum Headset: Logitech G933 Artemis Spectrum Mousepad: Steelseries QcK, Corsair MM300 XXL Cables: Corsair Premium Pro Red Sleeved Lighting: Corsair Node Pro

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HP Probook G4 440

CPU: Core i3 7100u Ram: 8gb DDR4 SSD: 256gb Sandisk X4 Pro Screen: 13.3" TN 

Asus E403SA

CPU: Pentium N3700 Quad Core Ram: 4gb DDR3 SSD: 128gb eMMC Screen: 14" 1080p TN

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On 3/23/2017 at 1:43 PM, Kylezx2 said:

does anyone know about installing asus drivers it keeps wanting me to install and pay for driver navigator

 

Whatever site you're using, GET OFF NOW.   Here is the ASUS site

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z170-PRO-GAMING/HelpDesk_Download/

Want to custom loop?  Ask me more if you are curious

 

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