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| Processor | E5-1680 V2 |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Rampage IV black |
| Video Card(s) | Asrock 7900 xtx |
| Storage | 500 gb sd |
| Software | windows 10 64 bit |
| Benchmark Scores | 29,433 3dmark06 score |
I get what you both are saying and appreciate the opposing views, however I am with Chromatix here because to me the real hassle is swapping motherboards and literally replacing everything versus just pop off your cooler and take 2 seconds to swap cpu's and reattach cooler and voila you have "new" system. Especially if it means throwing away even 100 bucks on stuff I never can use that is just insult to injury to me, and no idea how you can call swapping processors "screwing around" compared to replacing everything in your chassis! To me that is the real royal pain in the arse and hours of time if you got a lot of stuff and cables to re-route, re-attach etc. I want Zen to be awesome but case in point I have x79 with old sandy bridge e ES that was all I could afford after getting RIVE and good GPU etc and I would prefer to just have the Ivy Bridge cpu's crash in price with Zen coming along and kicking butt so I can simply get a now affordable upgraded processor and "plunk" it in and be done. Especially if Zen isn't much better than what I have but even if it is this system still is way more than I need for anything I do (like posting here lol), but even if it is better even at similar price point for whole system I'd rather just swap my cpu; because much as I love building systems when it's my own and no profit is involved the love of doing it wears off quickly when it seems you never are out of your case and you spend more time screwing around with hardware than actually having it turned on and using and enjoying it.
