Input on my new system?

[swompdonkey]

Hail...I'm back to building and welcome your feedback.

Le Link

My one question is regarding the wireless adapter. The last one I bought didn't fit. Once in the PCIe slot, the metal bracket that goes into the back of the PC didn't fit the slot...it was too long. Was it designed for a different type tower? ATX vs mATX?

Primary use for this PC is going to be autocad/photoshop/illustrator and revvit. Sometimes creating content in multiple apps at once. It was a tough call to go intel over Ryzen here, but as all those apps are single threaded I've pretty much landed on the i7700K. Feedback is welcome.

 

[Blas]

Concerning the bracket of the add-in card: there are basically two possible depths for a PC case, it can be full height, or it can be low profile. By what you indicate (the metal bracket being too long), your case is low profile, but you bought a full height card. Buy one that is "low profile " (or LP).

As for the CPU, i think you're wrong picking the 7700K, let me explain:

1.- You are picking the 7700K CPU: K means overclockeable, but in order to overclock you would need a motherboard with the Z170 or Z270 chipset (not B250). Instead of the 7700K, pick the 7700 (non-K) if you want that motherboard.
2.- While the 7700K is about 5-10% faster than Ryzen in singlethreaded workloads (sometimes not even that), if you do anything multithreaded any Ryzen 7 (8 cores) wipes the floor with the 7700K. I would rather risk a 5-10% penalty sometimes along a 60% advantage some other times, than the other way around. But that's just me

 

[swompdonkey]

Considering the $30 difference between the two... I am going with the K I think for the higher base clock. If the difference were significant I would do exactly what you suggest. Also, I tried to consider multi thread performance, but honestly none of the apps she uses are optimized for it. In fact , most don't multithread at all. If she had like 6 apps open at once, then we might be onto something, but its pretty rare for her to do that. You've made me start waffling again though. Hah!

I will read the network card description more carefully next time. I probably missed the distinction.

 

[swompdonkey]

I realize that the i7700K doesn't come with a cooler so add another $25 or so. Does it come with thermal past already like a non-K processor?

 

[Blas]

Not the cpu, but the cooler should come with thermal paste.

 

[swompdonkey]

Righteous. Thanks!