Workstation Gaming Hybrid

[JimminieCrikets]

I am considering a new PC build. My build will primarily be used for work (8-10 hours a day) and I also game.

 

My current build

i7-6700k

GTX-980 Ti

970 Evo 1 TB, WD 7200 1 TB

32 GB 3000 DDR4

Peripherals: LG 32GK850G-B 32" QHD (MainMiddle) (2-AOC 24" G2460PF)

 

I work as an estimator reviewing blueprints and conducting takeoffs. I regularly have anywhere from 1-10 Adobe documents open at a time. Some of these blueprints are pretty CPU intensive, and I get a sort of lag when scrolling. My CPU also turbos up.

 

At the time of writing I have: 200 Processes, 2641 Threads, 147166+ Handles.

 

I will attach a set of drawings for reference. It takes my PC an average of 2.7 seconds to free scroll from top to bottom of the 19 pages. This may seem fast, but I can't upload other more intensive sets of drawings.(example 20.30 seconds for a 23 page set). I did an impromptu test of this by free scrolling and hitting a stopwatch.

 

I am wondering what CPU I should go with. What are you using to do similar tasks?

FamilyDollarArlingtonTXPlanSet.pdf

[brob]

Are you using Acrobat Reader? If so, what version? And, do you have hardware acceleration enabled?

[JimminieCrikets]

4 hours ago, brob said:

Are you using Acrobat Reader? If so, what version? And, do you have hardware acceleration enabled?

Yes using Acrobat Reader, No hardware acceleration. I am not an overclocker either.

[brob]

2 hours ago, JimminieCrikets said:

Yes using Acrobat Reader, No hardware acceleration. I am not an overclocker either.

 

Choice of cpu really comes down to budget. Presuming a reasonbly open budget I'd suggest replacing your i7-6700K and motherboard with an i7-8700 on an H370 motherboard from Asrock or Asus. Keep the memory, gpu, and storage, etc.

 

 

[JimminieCrikets]

Thanks for your input brob.