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Wow! Well, okay. :D
 
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Greetings,

Same me, same questions... :D

I want to change my motherboard, CPU, and RAMs. So I listed these products but not sure. And as I asked for the first time when I build my gaming PC, I kindly request help again. I searched articles, videos about these products and loved them actually. I'm now using MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8GB. I want good performance and for 1 year I save money to replace the parts to good ones. :D So here it is, these are the products that I found. I also listed my current build.

The parts that I want to buy:

Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 Intel B250 (product page link)
CPU: Intel Core i7 7700K (product page link)
RAM: Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C16 Memory Kit - Black (product page link)

I guess it will work good with MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8GB. Right? :D Because I'm confused with the differences between chipsets. For example; Intel B250 and Z270. These last codes. What they are means? Something like this I think: LGA 1151 (link) But I hope, the parts that I listed are compatible with each other? :D

My current build:

Motherboard: GA-Z97M-D3H
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 3600 MHz

Thanks!
 
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Greetings,
The parts that I want to buy:

Motherboard: MSI B250 GAMING M3 Intel B250 (product page link)
CPU: Intel Core i7 7700K (product page link)
RAM: Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C16 Memory Kit - Black (product page link)

I guess it will work good with MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X 8GB. Right? :D Because I'm confused with the differences between chipsets. For example; Intel B250 and Z270. These last codes. What they are means? But I hope, the parts that I listed are compatible with each other? :D

My current build:

Motherboard: GA-Z97M-D3H
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 3600 MHz

Thanks!
wortless upgrade, your Devils Canyon chip still pretty capable, no real improve, upgrade or boost there....
the listed rig on specs its pretty solid, i;; upgrade cooling, PSU or case, processor its not weak there, i;; say to wait to see amd's product line up and some benches but i trust nothing from amd, expect nothing... care nothing... so i cannot advise any crap related to them, so better stay with that amazing rig you have unless you get processor for free...



Regards,
 
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wortless upgrade, your Devils Canyon chip still pretty capable, no real improve, upgrade or boost there....
the listed rig on specs its pretty solid, i;; upgrade cooling, PSU or case, processor its not weak there, i;; say to wait to see amd's product line up and some benches but i trust nothing from amd, expect nothing... care nothing... so i cannot advise any crap related to them, so better stay with that amazing rig you have unless you get processor for free...



Regards,

So you're saying that just RAM. :D Because it's 10 GB. I don't want to use AMD actually. It's price looks good but I'm reading articles about Intel vs AMD and they are saying Intel is good for performance.
 

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So you're saying that just RAM. :D Because it's 10 GB. I don't want to use AMD actually. It's price looks good but I'm reading articles about Intel vs AMD and they are saying Intel is good for performance.
at this moment you have a quite interesting rig, Z97 + 4790 + 8GB Ram DDR3 + GTX 1080, so what else moar you need? custom water cooling and 16 GB DDR3 Ram will be an epic win,

give some time to new amd craps and also to see what intel brings to the party, new unlocked i7 its almost at the corner, also the diference from your DDR3 speeds and experience compared over DDR4 ins't that itchy to upgrade yet, so sit back an enjoy the true story behind AMD products, performance and all the up coming benches and tests!

Regards,
 
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I bet if you blind tested your current CPU, Mobo, Ram against a new intel setup, you wouldn't notice a difference.
 
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I bet if you blind tested your current CPU, Mobo, Ram against a new intel setup, you wouldn't notice a difference.

I will look for it again then. I'm not sure, is it not different at all? Must be... :D
 
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I will look for it again then. I'm not sure, is it not different at all? Must be... :D
no difference... trust us, also a better screen / display will be better upgrade, 144ghz !
or better cooling!
 
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t this moment you have a quite interesting rig, Z97 + 4790 + 8GB Ram DDR3 + GTX 1080

GTX1080?

He has a GTX1070! :slap:
 
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