- Nov 17, 2005
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My i7 970@ 4ghz is shutting down by itself. I can't even stay in the bios for more than a minute with stock settings. The cooling is rock solid and temps have always been low with this noctua beast I have in there. There is noticeable coil whine coming from the back of the mobo by the CPU socket...so that doesn't bode well. I'm still hoping its the PSU...but haven't had the opportunity to test it.
I was hoping to upgrade in 2017 or later. It seems like my only choice is the new broadwell-E 6-8 core chips...but I imagine those aren't coming out for a couple months.
I really don't want to get trapped with end of life 2011-E mobos, but I need at least 6 cores for what I do. (3D modeling + high-end video production)
I could probably last a month without a working home PC, but I really don't want to do that.
Do you guys have any recommendations for a new workstation build? Mobo + CPU + RAM only. I'd like to keep it hovering around $1200.
I was hoping to upgrade in 2017 or later. It seems like my only choice is the new broadwell-E 6-8 core chips...but I imagine those aren't coming out for a couple months.
I really don't want to get trapped with end of life 2011-E mobos, but I need at least 6 cores for what I do. (3D modeling + high-end video production)
I could probably last a month without a working home PC, but I really don't want to do that.
Do you guys have any recommendations for a new workstation build? Mobo + CPU + RAM only. I'd like to keep it hovering around $1200.