Now I am primarily asking here for some expert opinions on upcoming or potential releases that I may have missed out on in my research. However I do also have some questions regarding my upgrade choices.
My current specs
- i7 3820
- Asus Rampage IV Extreme
- 16GB ADATA 2400Mhz RAM (Im stupid and the CPU bottlenecks it to 1600 max)
- GTX 980 TI
- Plenty of SSD and HDD storage
Now assuming budget is not an issue (Excluding any ridiculously pricey components)
I plan on upgrading to
- I7 7700k (kabylake) / I7 8700k (cannonlake) (fast clock speed is important as I play Arma / CPU intensive games primarily - I WILL be overclocking but not a huge amount)
- ASUS motherboard (any recommendations?)
- 32GB 3200Mhz G-skill trident Z (I render video / 3D models a lot)
Mainly, Will the difference between 14nm Kabylake and 10nm Cannonlake be big enough to warrant another year of wait? Given my existing CPU (and that I want speed over cores). And what is this I hear of a coffee lake?
Like stated before, I primarily game on this PC and base my specs around that. I normally play Battlefield and Arma games (Arma is very CPU intensive)
And secondly What motherboard would you recommend? Keeping in mind I want fast RAM.
My current specs
- i7 3820
- Asus Rampage IV Extreme
- 16GB ADATA 2400Mhz RAM (Im stupid and the CPU bottlenecks it to 1600 max)
- GTX 980 TI
- Plenty of SSD and HDD storage
Now assuming budget is not an issue (Excluding any ridiculously pricey components)
I plan on upgrading to
- I7 7700k (kabylake) / I7 8700k (cannonlake) (fast clock speed is important as I play Arma / CPU intensive games primarily - I WILL be overclocking but not a huge amount)
- ASUS motherboard (any recommendations?)
- 32GB 3200Mhz G-skill trident Z (I render video / 3D models a lot)
Mainly, Will the difference between 14nm Kabylake and 10nm Cannonlake be big enough to warrant another year of wait? Given my existing CPU (and that I want speed over cores). And what is this I hear of a coffee lake?
Like stated before, I primarily game on this PC and base my specs around that. I normally play Battlefield and Arma games (Arma is very CPU intensive)
And secondly What motherboard would you recommend? Keeping in mind I want fast RAM.