Thanks - Great advice!You did the right thing John. FYI: If you should need to use your Allstate coverage here's what I recommend. Register on the website and don't lose your account info. Installing the app on your phone is a good idea. Use it for the initial coverage attempt. If you get rejected or they tell you to, that's when you call.
Sometimes it's a smooth and easy process with them. Other times it's like you are dealing with tier one tech support reps that have a rejection quota to meet. If the initial attempt fails, make them kick you up to tier 2 the second attempt.
So, I ordered a refurbished Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Master AX for $99 with a 90 day warranty from Newegg.
Pretty fast for your needs and gives you an upgrade path to Raptor Lake Refresh.
I like the way you think! As soon as I finish this msg I'm headed to the UPS Store with the MB, all boxed and ready to go back.Send the board back. RMA the 10850K, it should still be under warranty. Then sell the replacement. If you do productivity stuff the "i7-12700K, MB and RAM combo for $350" is a strong choice. If gaming is the focus, for similar money you can get the 5600X3D combo, which uses less than 90W max. It will make a powerful and cheap gaming combo. With either setup, if they only give you 16GB of ram, you can sell that and use the stuff you already have. Or double what's in that Zen 2 box.
You may also wanna get the contact frame: https://www.amazon.com/Thermalright-Contact-Retrofit-17XX-BCF-Generation/dp/B0BB22P6P1That plus the AIO I picked up on the same trip to MC should keep that 12700K at peak performance.
The problem with 12700K is only four measly E-cores. Fine if you will disable them but if you want to use them for background encoding etc., they are not adequate. You may want to consider the 13600K. It loses two P-cores but makes up for it with eight E-cores.Do I need it? No, but it just sounds so much more imposing than the 12400F.
WOW...that one is half the price of the Thermal Grizzly contact frame! I was aware of it as it is pushed on a few YT tech channels. 13th Gen is under consideration. Whatever I get I plan to keep a long time as I was hoping to keep the 10850k and the 4790K before that.You may also wanna get the contact frame
Then I would suggest waiting for Raptor Lake Refresh, if you can. It's only like three or four months away.Whatever I get I plan to keep a long time as I was hoping to keep the 10850k and the 4790K before that.
Then I would suggest waiting for Raptor Lake Refresh, if you can. It's only like three or four months away.
No, but it looks like a target of $500.Can you tell which it is?
There was one that stood out as something I'd like to buy. Can you tell which it is?
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I was looking at Intel as my broke stuff is Intel. So, I thought I just needed a new MB, but now it looks like the CPU was the issue. So, I'm open to AMD as well. I did rule out the stuff over $550 as this range is already more that I need.No, but it looks like a target of $500.
If going Intel you should at least go with ADL or RPL like your second table. If you want to open the door for Gen 5 devices ASRock has a board that does both drive and pcie called the Velocita @ $350
Yep, that is the only combo that impressed me. Also, as you indicated it is a bit future proof.
CPU, mobo and RAM are all great for the 7900X/ROG Strix combo. Guess you gonna go for that. Not a bad choice
Gets you probably Zen 6 about 5 years later too, on the same mobo.
Yeah, Linux WiFi support has improved a lot. Tested the Clear Linux USB boot on a Dell Latitude 3420 and everything worked nicely. Couldn't believe that I was browsing the internet in less than 5 minutes after boot. Excellent way to use as a secure browsing OS where you want to do something critical, like access your online banking portal etc., without worrying about any malware left behind and embedded deep within the OS, from your previous browsing adventures.After going through Windows install with both 10 and 11 multiple times yesterday, then installing Linux Mint I'm really impressed at how some things just work better on Linux. With Linux you boot into it from USB drive, then it sees that you have WiFi and wants to connect. I press WPS button and instantly I'm connected with no need to type in password. You can run it like that to check it out, then you click an icon to do the install.
If Linux Mint is already installed to your SATA SSD, why not install the Radeon Graphics package from AMD and test out that functionality?
Regarding M.2 SSD not working, maybe you should update to the latest BIOS version and try again? Or install it in some other NVMe slot.
Try POP OS! Linux: https://pop.system76.com/I am no Linux expert. How would I install those drivers? When I go into the driver manager, it does not show that any are needed or available.
I'll see how it goes when I get the new SSD with Windows before exploring POP OS. Everything I read is that Linux doesn't do well with Radeon Graphics integrated graphics in my chip.Try POP OS! Linux: https://pop.system76.com/
It's geared towards gaming so everything should just work.
Why aren't you using the 6900XT in your sig?I'll see how it goes when I get the new SSD with Windows before exploring POP OS. Everything I read is that Linux doesn't do well with Radeon Graphics integrated graphics in my chip.
Why aren't you using the 6900XT in your sig?
I feel your pain. Same thing happened to me. Didn't think a mere case could do that to me. Being hunched over for several hours over the case and then having to carry it around (almost 15 kg) was too much for my back. Worse, I was sleep deprived too. I thought, oh it should take two hours tops. Ended up being 5 to 6 hours :SThe case is so heavy especially with the new PSU, that I really messed up my back trying to work with it and connect up all the RGB.
My budget box doesn't have a Samsung SSD. So, I had install Magician on it and connected the M.2 using a USB enclosure. Magician sees the drive, but says it can't secure erase it. I forgot the exact wording. Bottom line is that it was a FAIL. I'll try again when I get the new system working on the new SSD.Did you try doing a secure erase on the m.2? I wonder if there was some leftover partition or something that was hindering a new Windows install. Anyway, if you ordered a new one, that is just as well with good PCIe gen4 drives being so cheap even. Good luck.
My wife was out of town visiting family and I wanted to get it all done before she got back. Yeah, I didn't tell her I was buying more stuff. I was working on the new case on the island in the kitchen, which she would not have liked either. Well, it took MUCH longer than expected and I was standing the whole time. I felt under pressure to keep going even after my back started to hurt. It took over a week with Naproxen to get to where I was able to kind of function. The joys of aging!I feel your pain. Same thing happened to me. Didn't think a mere case could do that to me. Being hunched over for several hours over the case and then having to carry it around (almost 15 kg) was too much for my back. Worse, I was sleep deprived too. I thought, oh it should take two hours tops. Ended up being 5 to 6 hours :S