People don't seem to understand what the purpose of the Vulkan API is. It is the successor to OpenGL. Vulkan allows a game developer to use comparable codebase across all Windows and Linux versions. If one is writing a game for just the PC and Windows 10, then DX12 is an equivalent choice. I'm pretty sure Rob A covered this in detail about a month ago. I never get too excited about all this marketing hype about new gaming software technologies. Experience has shown that only new and improved hardware really brings big performance gains. I think expecting otherwise is expecting that your Kia would go a lot faster if it got a software update for its onboard computer. People buy these aftermarket car computer chips, but I suspect if they really worked like advertised, the manufacturer would already have incorporated those updates. So dream on that Vulkan, DX12, ray tracing or anything else is going to allow you stop buying new hardware.

I think there can never be enough said about the quality and features of each component from the MOBO to the Monitor, and how well they "cooperate" with one another.

Expect to do lots of research or go with Jetline Systems.

AMDs new Ryzen specs flagged up RYZEN 9 3850 4.3Ghz stock 5.1Ghz Turbo boost 16/32 cores 135W $499 MAY 2019. 

1 hour ago, rjfry said:

AMDs new Ryzen specs flagged up RYZEN 9 3850 4.3Ghz stock 5.1Ghz Turbo boost 16/32 cores 135W $499 MAY 2019. 

I was once an AMD user, but eventually gave in to the general perception that Intel performance was always just a bit better.

I switched, found it to be true in my case, and never looked back.

Now I will be faced with a big choice, it seems.

When it is released it will be "THE WORLDS FASTEST GAMING CPU" OOPS!!.

2 hours ago, rjfry said:

When it is released it will be "THE WORLDS FASTEST GAMING CPU" OOPS!!.

Well, there's a pattern to this. Amd innovates and jumps ahead for a bit, and then Intel pulls something out of its butt its been sitting on, and may never have otherwise released except for the fact that Amd forced their hand.

Intel moves ahead once more, after a bit, and the cycle continues........

2 hours ago, HiFlyer said:

Well, there's a pattern to this. Amd innovates and jumps ahead for a bit, and then Intel pulls something out of its butt its been sitting on, and may never have otherwise released except for the fact that Amd forced their hand.

Intel moves ahead once more, after a bit, and the cycle continues........

Yes but that's why they are dispersant to get the 10nm die they have done the 14nm as far as they dare and are now resurrecting the 22nm die, and the 10nm may not come till Q4 2019. 

Intel have just put out that the 10nm CPUs will be coming 2019 first for the consumer then data centres later, is this a ploy by Intel "don't jump ship yet and go to the other side" 😑.  

7 hours ago, rjfry said:

Intel have just put out that the 10nm CPUs will be coming 2019 first for the consumer then data centres later, is this a ploy by Intel "don't jump ship yet and go to the other side" 😑.  

They've pulled that particular trick often enough that nobody should be fooled.