Bonzai, I truly appreciate all the replies and have been reading your other posts (especially on PrimoCache) which has intrigued my interest greatly. :)
I'm still getting that 970 NVMe, but will continue to use my current SATA SSD for my boot drive. Just planning on moving all my software apps...
The reason I want to boot from it is my current 250GB SSD is getting filled up. I primarily use my machine for DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) related work and use it only as a boot drive/software drive....thus the reason to upgrade to a larger boot drive.
I'm using Win10 Pro x64 and if all...
Hello all,
I'm thinking of getting this 970 EVO (for boot drive) - https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-970-EVO-500GB-MZ-V7E500BW/dp/B07BN4NJ2J?tag=viglink20918-20
with a matching PCIe adaptor replacing my current SATA SSD.
How can I find out if my AsRock Z77 OC Formula MB supports NVMe? (I've...
Yeah, I've been very happy with AsRock in quality/features/price, but still won't disregard the other excellent board makers.....that Asus Maximus has got very good reviews everywhere.
Will definitely keep an eye out for the best deals on a Z170 (looks like he'd like to do some OCing.....if...
Thanks U&T!!
Of note, I spoke to my nephew (who's just about to go to college) and he's thinking of looking into doing graphics design/light video editing etc...and I realize a decent GPU + the i7 6700k will be a must, but will the MB selection be a factor in this?
Good point UsandThem......to be honest, I hadn't looked too far into all the features of this board and just went with the reviews I read. I appreciate this kind of advice and glad you guys are here to set things straight......will keep looking. :)
Will definitely take a look at that Maximus Hero VIII.....what do you guys think of the AsRock Z170 Extreme 7+?
http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z170%20Extreme7+/
Initially, I doubt he'll be OC'ing his machine, but possibly might want to do it sometime in the future and the AsRock boards seem to...
Thanks Puff......I just looked at some of the benchmarks and see what you mean. So (now), the i7 6700k is my starting point. Now for a MB.....I'm liking the specs/build of the Gigabyte GA-Z170X-UD5, but their support is a bit crappy (to say the least).
Any other boards you can recommend?
Yes, I've been looking at some z170 boards and trying to find one that has a lot of features and is solidly built.
Why do you say i7 cpu? Wouldn't an i5 6600k be more than enough for gaming purposes?
I'm helping out my nephew build a gaming machine and his budget (for the whole system) is around $1500.
Would like some recommendations on a MB that's solid and will possibly last him a good 3-5 years. I'm a bit partial towards AsRock as I've been extremely happy with the MB I have, but of...
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