I'm starting to look for a replacement for my olde desktop. I got the mainboard and CPU in 2009 used: Gigabyte EP35-DS3R and Core2 Extreme X9650. Over the years, added RAM to 8GB and a fair-sized SSD for boot, and GTX750ti graphics. I currently have a full-sized tower case (Ostrog) with ample ventilation so space isn't a serious constraint (full ATX board and standard p/s fit). I have a new Samsung 850 Evo 480 GB SSD available to build the system with, rotating my current Patriot Blast boot disk to backup (RAID 1?), and will replace the very old 1TB data disk with a 2TB WD Black that is also waiting in backstock. I plan on reusing the GTX 750ti for a while until the cost and hassle of the base build is settled, then upgrade in a second round.
Prefer air cooling; I currently use a Zalman all-copper cooler that barely fits the case, but works well - but I presume that cooler (for Socket 775 CPUs) won't work with newer CPUs. The old CPU is rated at 135W TDP and 65C maximum, but in the Ostrog case I've never seen it exceed 50C. The room is air conditioned, but still commonly breaks 80F during summer weather, so even at stock clock I need more than box cooling (at least for Intel - AMD?). And it has to run off of a normal 120V outlet (via APC BX1500 UPS) along with the the rest of the system, with up to a few 100 watts of other things on the same circuit. So please, don't suggest a gaming monster that requires a kw - it won't work, and I do have to pay the electric bill.
My normal use includes office work, GIS, technical, and imaging graphics, audio restoration, and flight/train simulations.
Yes, the basic system is about 15 years old (2007 vintage), but it runs Windows 10 Pro better than any other computer in the house regardless of age, at stock clock. But anyway ... it is getting old, and I'm wondering what would be a rough equivalent by today's standards. Any thoughts and suggestions?
Prefer air cooling; I currently use a Zalman all-copper cooler that barely fits the case, but works well - but I presume that cooler (for Socket 775 CPUs) won't work with newer CPUs. The old CPU is rated at 135W TDP and 65C maximum, but in the Ostrog case I've never seen it exceed 50C. The room is air conditioned, but still commonly breaks 80F during summer weather, so even at stock clock I need more than box cooling (at least for Intel - AMD?). And it has to run off of a normal 120V outlet (via APC BX1500 UPS) along with the the rest of the system, with up to a few 100 watts of other things on the same circuit. So please, don't suggest a gaming monster that requires a kw - it won't work, and I do have to pay the electric bill.
My normal use includes office work, GIS, technical, and imaging graphics, audio restoration, and flight/train simulations.
Yes, the basic system is about 15 years old (2007 vintage), but it runs Windows 10 Pro better than any other computer in the house regardless of age, at stock clock. But anyway ... it is getting old, and I'm wondering what would be a rough equivalent by today's standards. Any thoughts and suggestions?