Hello,
I use my PC for biology software for my work (3D protein generation, DNA coding ect) but I am also a gamer. I have an Asus rog strix rtx 3080 10gb OC, 2x16GB corsair Vengeance DDR4 3600mhz cl18 RAM, Asus Z170 PRO Gaming Motherboard and an I7-6700K CPU cooled by a noctua NH-D15. All in a dead silent case fractal design R5.
For a while now, my RTX 3080 has been screaming for upgrade, so I am doing it. Can you please advise me on what's the better solution among these proposed below? What's the better bang for the buck spent.
Here are my options starting with cheapest upgrade I can put my hands on:
1.a. MSI Z690 Edge Wifi DDR4 + 12700k
1.b. MSI Z690 Edge Wifi DDR4 + 13700k (+100 USD compared to option 1.a)
2.a. Asus Rog Strix Z690-F + 2x16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600mhz CL36 + 12700k (+100 USD compared to option 1.a)
2.b. Asus Rog Strix Z690-F + 2x16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600mhz CL36 + 13700k (+200 USD compared to option 1.a)
I also have the option for an extra 50 USD to swap both of these proposed motherboards with either an asus rog strix z690-a (doesn't make sense to me) or the new MSI Tomahawk Z790 DDR4 for option 1 and DDR5 for option 2 (same price).
What would you do if you were looking for best bang for budget and you are in a phase not that high on cash? I think even if I choose the first option i'll notice a huge difference, but since I am already paying a good chunck, I don't want to miss on a great upgrade for a few more bucks.
I currently cool my 6700k flawlessly without any noise generation. Am wary of noise/heat of the i7 13th gen, but I am a noob, I might be very wrong,
Waiting for your advice,
Many thanks in advance,
I use my PC for biology software for my work (3D protein generation, DNA coding ect) but I am also a gamer. I have an Asus rog strix rtx 3080 10gb OC, 2x16GB corsair Vengeance DDR4 3600mhz cl18 RAM, Asus Z170 PRO Gaming Motherboard and an I7-6700K CPU cooled by a noctua NH-D15. All in a dead silent case fractal design R5.
For a while now, my RTX 3080 has been screaming for upgrade, so I am doing it. Can you please advise me on what's the better solution among these proposed below? What's the better bang for the buck spent.
Here are my options starting with cheapest upgrade I can put my hands on:
1.a. MSI Z690 Edge Wifi DDR4 + 12700k
1.b. MSI Z690 Edge Wifi DDR4 + 13700k (+100 USD compared to option 1.a)
2.a. Asus Rog Strix Z690-F + 2x16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600mhz CL36 + 12700k (+100 USD compared to option 1.a)
2.b. Asus Rog Strix Z690-F + 2x16gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600mhz CL36 + 13700k (+200 USD compared to option 1.a)
I also have the option for an extra 50 USD to swap both of these proposed motherboards with either an asus rog strix z690-a (doesn't make sense to me) or the new MSI Tomahawk Z790 DDR4 for option 1 and DDR5 for option 2 (same price).
What would you do if you were looking for best bang for budget and you are in a phase not that high on cash? I think even if I choose the first option i'll notice a huge difference, but since I am already paying a good chunck, I don't want to miss on a great upgrade for a few more bucks.
I currently cool my 6700k flawlessly without any noise generation. Am wary of noise/heat of the i7 13th gen, but I am a noob, I might be very wrong,
Waiting for your advice,
Many thanks in advance,