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    GTX 1080 or GTX 1070

    Should I buy Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce 3X 8G for 510 euros or Gigabyte GTX 1070 G1 Gaming 8G for 440 euros? I currenty have i7 4790K CPU, 16GB of RAM, Gigabyte GTX 770 Windforce 3X 2GB. Also 2 1080p monitors, but maybe I will upgrade one 1080p monitor to 1440p.
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    i7 4790K high temperatures

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    i7 4790K high temperatures

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    i7 4790K high temperatures

    So the i7 4790K is about 50-60°C idle, when it reaches to about 60-70% it's 70-80°C. When I'm doing prime95 v2.66 Small FFT test, it reaches to 90-100°C. I have turbo mode enabled. I have tried reapplying the thermal paste, but still same results. My ambient room temperature is somewhere above...
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    Mixing RAM - - Will it work?

    Right now I have 8GB DDR3 1600mhz CL11 RAM, it's product code is CT102464BA160B, can I buy 8GB DDR3 1600mhz CL11 RAM with a prodcut code of CT102464BD160B, the only difference is one letter, but the specs seem to be the same? Can they work, so i can have 16GB of RAM? (if you can't spot after the...
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    i5-7600K vs i7-4790K

    A new i5-7600K, new motherboard, new RAM, new thermal paste would be about 500 euros A used i7-4790K, used Asus Maximus VII Ranger, new thermal paste would be about 400 euros Which would you buy?
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    i5-7600K vs i7-4790K

    well i live in estonia and we don't have microcenter here and i just found that i could get a used i7-4790K and Asus Maximus VII Ranger motherboard for 400 euros, should I buy it?
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    i5-7600K vs i7-4790K

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    i5-7600K vs i7-4790K

    Which CPU would be better for the same price? Because I don't have to buy new RAM for the i7. i5-7600K or i7-4790K
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    Ryzen 5 vs i5-7600K

    Hello! Should I wait couple of months for Ryzen 5 or just buy the i5-7600K, because Ryzen 7's didn't do that well in gaming and they're more geared to multi-core performance, which is more for rendering and such not for most games and some games that I play take advantage of single-core...
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    Budget Z270 motherboard

    Which motherboard is better? 1. Asus PRIME Z270-P 2. Gigabyte GA-Z270-HD3P Or give any other suggestions in that price range.
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    Picking RAM for my upgrade

    Hello! So I'm upgrading my CPU, my current one is FX-8350 and I'm getting the new i5-7600K, I have already picked out a motherboard too, which is Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3, so now I need new RAM too and there comes my question, will RAM for X99 and 100 series motherboard work for Z170 motherboard...