November 20, 20187 yr Author Input seriously appreciated guys. Using this crappy little backup PC is a royal pain in the wottsits;-) Windows 10 (x64) - X-Plane 11 - M/B: Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero - CPU: i7 7700k (@5.0GHz) - RAM: 32Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200MHz - Video: GTX1080ti - Cooling: Custom water loop (EK 140 Revo D5 pump/res combo, EK EVO CPU block, EK XE360 Rad)
November 20, 20187 yr Author Wow spoilt for choice on Amazon. Now i dont know which to get lol. Don't need onboard wifi (never use wifi) but do still fancy the idea of old PS/2 ports lol Windows 10 (x64) - X-Plane 11 - M/B: Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero - CPU: i7 7700k (@5.0GHz) - RAM: 32Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200MHz - Video: GTX1080ti - Cooling: Custom water loop (EK 140 Revo D5 pump/res combo, EK EVO CPU block, EK XE360 Rad)
November 20, 20187 yr 21 minutes ago, Dougal said: the idea of old PS/2 ports Saved my bacon many a time when I needed to uninstall USB legacy devices like K/bs and mice, and other USB devices to let Windows 7 or 19 in Device Manager re-install them Rick Almeida
November 20, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, Dougal said: Wow spoilt for choice on Amazon. Now i dont know which to get lol. Don't need onboard wifi (never use wifi) but do still fancy the idea of old PS/2 ports lol Just an idea, what about the cheap MSI or Asrock to get you through? Who knows how long your 7700k has left if it's been running all at 5ghz all its life? Not trying to be the harbringer of doom, but last thing you need is to lash £200+ on a top end board of older technology for your CPU to give up the ghost down the line? P3D v4.5 MSFS2020 Hisense 50" 4K TV Ryzen 9600x 64gb DDR5 6000mhz, Asrock B650m HDV/M.2 Gigabyte 16gb 9070XT, Thermalright Aqua Elite 240mm 2TB NVMe Boot/FS2020 Drive, 2TB NVMe P3D Drive. Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Radio Panel, Switch Panel, 2 x FiPs
November 21, 20187 yr I dont worry that Phil will have an issue with his CPU. In all the years I've been building PC's, I've never had a CPU fail, overclocked or not. In fact a fairly highly overclocked CPU in a system I sold to a friend, is still going strong after many years.
November 21, 20187 yr 12 minutes ago, martin-w said: I dont worry that Phil will have an issue with his CPU. In all the years I've been building PC's, I've never had a CPU fail, overclocked or not. In fact a fairly highly overclocked CPU in a system I sold to a friend, is still going strong after many years. I had a 2600k that degraded after about 3 years, but I get where you are coming from. Point I was making is, I wouldn't be throwing top dollar at 2 generations old technology P3D v4.5 MSFS2020 Hisense 50" 4K TV Ryzen 9600x 64gb DDR5 6000mhz, Asrock B650m HDV/M.2 Gigabyte 16gb 9070XT, Thermalright Aqua Elite 240mm 2TB NVMe Boot/FS2020 Drive, 2TB NVMe P3D Drive. Saitek Yoke, Pedals, Radio Panel, Switch Panel, 2 x FiPs
November 21, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Charlatan said: I had a 2600k that degraded after about 3 years, but I get where you are coming from. Point I was making is, I wouldn't be throwing top dollar at 2 generations old technology I think you were probably just unlucky with your CPU. 🙂 I understand your point, I just don't think it's an issue for the reason stated. I wouldn't say it's top dollar really. I'm sure in a couple of years, Phil, as an enthusiast, will probably be running an entirely new rig, new platform, the works. It's right that you should mention this scenario though for him to consider.
November 21, 20187 yr Author 17 hours ago, Charlatan said: Just an idea, what about the cheap MSI or Asrock to get you through? Who knows how long your 7700k has left if it's been running all at 5ghz all its life? Not trying to be the harbringer of doom, but last thing you need is to lash £200+ on a top end board of older technology for your CPU to give up the ghost down the line? It's a fair point, and one I certainly considered. Until that is, some very, very nice person offered to buy the mobo as an early Christmas gift for me. Oops. Better watch out for this being deleted as I've used the word Christmas (twice now lol) Edited November 21, 20187 yr by Dougal Windows 10 (x64) - X-Plane 11 - M/B: Asus ROG Maximus IX Hero - CPU: i7 7700k (@5.0GHz) - RAM: 32Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @ 3200MHz - Video: GTX1080ti - Cooling: Custom water loop (EK 140 Revo D5 pump/res combo, EK EVO CPU block, EK XE360 Rad)
November 21, 20187 yr 37 minutes ago, Dougal said: I Oops. Better watch out for this being deleted as I've used the word Christmas (twice now lol) 😀
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