With Windows 11 on the horizon and my Linux computer about to die, I think it is time to upgrade. My primary use is for 3d design and for other graphics applications along with music studio applications as well. I'm not much of a PC gamer except for Microsoft Flight Simulator. My components I have selected so far...........
Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws V 4 modules for a total of 64GB of RAM
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232928?quicklink=true
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro AX
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B..._title_srh_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
CPU - Intel i7-11700K Rocket Lake
https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i...ntel_i7-_-19-118-233-_-Product&quicklink=true
I've already ordered the CPU. I don't really need the i9 processor.
The rest of the components that are being reused are.........
m.2 Crucial 256gb SSD
m.2 Adata 512gb SSD
Corsair case that is less than 4 months old, same with all fans.
The CPU cooler is a Corsair H150i 240mm liquid cooler. Again less than 4 months old.
The GPU is a MSI GTX1050 (Don't burn me too bad about my decisions 6 years ago)
Power supply is a Corsair 850M
The motherboard I choose as it has 2 CPU m.2 slots. From what I have read, it would be preferred to have the m.2 drives on the CPU instead of the chipset. Unless I am reading wrong. Some of the features I would use better than some other motherboards.
The GPU will be upgraded around December. I'm looking at a 3060ti. Latest it would be is January.
Am I wrong about the m.2 drives? Would a bottleneck happen because of a lack of RAM? I might add a 4tb HDD for storage. Would that create any issues?
OS is Windows 10/11 I have no choice on that as 2 programs I use are not available in Linux, Win or Mac only.
Memory - G.Skill Ripjaws V 4 modules for a total of 64GB of RAM
https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-32gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820232928?quicklink=true
Motherboard - Gigabyte Z590 Aorus Pro AX
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B..._title_srh_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
CPU - Intel i7-11700K Rocket Lake
https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i...ntel_i7-_-19-118-233-_-Product&quicklink=true
I've already ordered the CPU. I don't really need the i9 processor.
The rest of the components that are being reused are.........
m.2 Crucial 256gb SSD
m.2 Adata 512gb SSD
Corsair case that is less than 4 months old, same with all fans.
The CPU cooler is a Corsair H150i 240mm liquid cooler. Again less than 4 months old.
The GPU is a MSI GTX1050 (Don't burn me too bad about my decisions 6 years ago)
Power supply is a Corsair 850M
The motherboard I choose as it has 2 CPU m.2 slots. From what I have read, it would be preferred to have the m.2 drives on the CPU instead of the chipset. Unless I am reading wrong. Some of the features I would use better than some other motherboards.
The GPU will be upgraded around December. I'm looking at a 3060ti. Latest it would be is January.
Am I wrong about the m.2 drives? Would a bottleneck happen because of a lack of RAM? I might add a 4tb HDD for storage. Would that create any issues?
OS is Windows 10/11 I have no choice on that as 2 programs I use are not available in Linux, Win or Mac only.