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System Name | Arctic Ryzen |
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Processor | AMD 7-3800X |
Motherboard | MSI Tomahawk X570 WiFI |
Cooling | Deepcool Captain 240EX |
Memory | XPG Gammix 32gb 3200mhz CL16 |
Video Card(s) | Nvidia Geforce GTX1650 |
Storage | 4 - 4 TB Internal hd, Samsung 1tb SSD, External 5 tb (add 1 tb XPG NVME) |
Display(s) | ACER 32 |
Case | Coolermaster 932 HAF |
Audio Device(s) | internal |
Power Supply | Corsair 850W |
Mouse | Logitech Trackman |
Keyboard | MS wireless |
Software | Home 10 |
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Hello all,
It is nice to finally post after many years of browsing and looking at the advice.
Here is the situation, I have a i7-2600k that is great but is finally showing its age - Photoshop, Lightroom, and other programs are taxing it to the max. I mostly use the computer for photos, and some video editing. On a normal day I have 4-5 programs open at once on my two monitors - ACER 27 inch and a LG 34 inch IPS QHD.
Here is current system:
1. Asus P8p67LE
2. Intel Core i7-2600k
3. Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 Ti (I need to upgrade)
4. 32gb ViperIII DDR3 Ram 1600MHz
5. Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1tb
6. Seagate 3 tb
7. Seagate 4 tb
8. 850 Watt PSU
I like what AMD is offering and I have gotten the following:
1. MSI MEG x570 Unify
2. XPG Gammix D10 32gb 3200mHz
3. Ryzen 7- 3800X
4. Deepcool Captain 240X RGB AIO.
I have over the years done minor upgrades to the system (RAM, Drives, Graphic) but this is first major upgrade. Oh btw Case is a HAF 932 (yes it is oldish but I love it)
I plan on swapping the parts, and I do have some basic knowledge - I don't plan to do OC or do much gaming, maybe I have gone overboard on some parts but I think it can hold me for a while and a bit of future proof.
Question 1. Can I simply swap the parts, and leave the rest as is (SSD is the boot drive) or should I do a clean install of windows?
Question 2. Any recommendations on video cards? I am partial to Nvidia (had issues with some AMD cards before)
Question 3. I held off on a NVMe drive, should I just take the plunge now or can it wait some time? If take the plunge now any recommendations?
Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Heinz
It is nice to finally post after many years of browsing and looking at the advice.
Here is the situation, I have a i7-2600k that is great but is finally showing its age - Photoshop, Lightroom, and other programs are taxing it to the max. I mostly use the computer for photos, and some video editing. On a normal day I have 4-5 programs open at once on my two monitors - ACER 27 inch and a LG 34 inch IPS QHD.
Here is current system:
1. Asus P8p67LE
2. Intel Core i7-2600k
3. Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 Ti (I need to upgrade)
4. 32gb ViperIII DDR3 Ram 1600MHz
5. Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1tb
6. Seagate 3 tb
7. Seagate 4 tb
8. 850 Watt PSU
I like what AMD is offering and I have gotten the following:
1. MSI MEG x570 Unify
2. XPG Gammix D10 32gb 3200mHz
3. Ryzen 7- 3800X
4. Deepcool Captain 240X RGB AIO.
I have over the years done minor upgrades to the system (RAM, Drives, Graphic) but this is first major upgrade. Oh btw Case is a HAF 932 (yes it is oldish but I love it)
I plan on swapping the parts, and I do have some basic knowledge - I don't plan to do OC or do much gaming, maybe I have gone overboard on some parts but I think it can hold me for a while and a bit of future proof.
Question 1. Can I simply swap the parts, and leave the rest as is (SSD is the boot drive) or should I do a clean install of windows?
Question 2. Any recommendations on video cards? I am partial to Nvidia (had issues with some AMD cards before)
Question 3. I held off on a NVMe drive, should I just take the plunge now or can it wait some time? If take the plunge now any recommendations?
Your thoughts would be much appreciated.
Cheers
Heinz