[SOLVED] GPU + CPU upgrade

ArPharazonII

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Aug 3, 2016
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RTX 3080 will be the GPU; some version of the i9 the CPU. Will this work on my Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 ATX MB? Will need a new CPU fan; maybe a larger PS than 650W; and (2) more sticks of 8GB memorey for a total of 32.

Currently have an i5 6600 and GTX 1070 in an Fractal Define R5 Case.
 
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The Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 only supports up to the 7th generation Core I7 processors. If you want to run some sort of I9 processor you're going to need to upgrade the motherboard as well.

Mixing DDR4 RAM is never recommended. Even RAM from the same manufacturer and speed may not be compatible with your current RAM.

-Wolf sends

Wolfshadw

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The Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 only supports up to the 7th generation Core I7 processors. If you want to run some sort of I9 processor you're going to need to upgrade the motherboard as well.

Mixing DDR4 RAM is never recommended. Even RAM from the same manufacturer and speed may not be compatible with your current RAM.

-Wolf sends
 
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