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Agree with orbital, there is always something coming round the corner. With regard to prices, they can go up as well as down. I got my 1080Ti on release and now would have to pay £60 more for exactly the same card.

If you can afford it and want it, i would recommend getting it and enjoying it.
 
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Volta isn't in any rush and enterprise most likely taking up all stock when comes available
Ti production has been cut for number of reasons so prices will creep up, Gibbo already stating they ordered in a lot of stock prior
AMD in no rush to rush zen+ , 1st gen doing well and stock levels healthy . It's only Intel to get their act together
 
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The thing is, you wait and they'll always be more tech around the corner coming or on paper, just buy what you can afford at the time, upgrade when you can, then new build when it's more cost effective.

Agree with orbital, there is always something coming round the corner.

The next big thing after 4K, as far as I know is 8K. But I consider 4K the first 'good enough' resolution for the ~24" screens.
After getting a decent 4K monitor with that size, I'll be at no hurry or any willingness to get an 8K one.

Wait continues...
 
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24" screen is too small for 4k.

I like screens with high dots per inch. Makes the move from one device to another much less of a pain. For instance, the move from a ~350 dots per inch screen to a large 24" screen with very poor resolution of only 1920 x 1080 isn't pleasant at all.
 
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Update on the story now.
Very soon it will be finally something in these lines:

G.SKill Ripjaws V 16GB Kit DDR4-3200 CL15 (F4-3200C15D-16GVR)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Box (Socket AM4, 12nm, YD2700BBAFBOX)
Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming
Samsung PM961 M.2 256GB
Monitor 4K Ultra HD LG 24UD58
XFX P1-750G-TS3X 750W Power supply

If Ryzen 3000 appears solid, I may just swap for a new CPU.
Good times ahead.

Does anyone have a feedback on this CL15 memory kit?
 
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Update on the story now.
Very soon it will be finally something in these lines:

G.SKill Ripjaws V 16GB Kit DDR4-3200 CL15 (F4-3200C15D-16GVR)
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Box (Socket AM4, 12nm, YD2700BBAFBOX)
Gigabyte X470 Aorus Ultra Gaming
Samsung PM961 M.2 256GB
Monitor 4K Ultra HD LG 24UD58
XFX P1-750G-TS3X 750W Power supply

If Ryzen 3000 appears solid, I may just swap for a new CPU.
Good times ahead.

Does anyone have a feedback on this CL15 memory kit?

Since they are on sale, well worth grabbing, 3600 may have to be failed back till micro codes and bios updates roll out

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £408.68 (includes shipping: £8.70)​

Also, push Aorus 5 if you've got a little bit of extra cash for excellent WiFi and slight change in VRM setup - better cooling - Aorus 7 is overkill but 20c compared to competition haha

If you also want the NVMe , push the SM version
 
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Why the SM M.2 drive?
In Germany, we have no the Sm version in stock anywhere.
And there are no "8 Pack" memory editions, either.

I think it is the best for me just to stick with the most cost efficient offers.
The Aorus 7 looks tempting but it is at least 80 euros more, and the memory I can find for well below the 150 mark, additional 50 euro saving.
130 euro more is too much with no benefit for me.
 
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Why 5 looks to be nice middle ground, WiFi if you need it and VRM count and cooling .
Unable to find trident Z (and edition ) - expensive but damn nice :)
Basically almost the Evo but lacks the full driver support , normally they are cheaper to .
 
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Well, yes, I do need a WiFi but am thinking about an additional WiFi USB dongle to be bought separately.
Do you think that the integrated in the motherboard is better?
The price difference is 140 euro vs 200 euro and for this difference of 60 euro, maybe I can buy something better, no?

Thank you for the help ;)
 
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Well, yes, I do need a WiFi but am thinking about an additional WiFi USB dongle to be bought separately.
Do you think that the integrated in the motherboard is better?
The price difference is 140 euro vs 200 euro and for this difference of 60 euro, maybe I can buy something better, no?

Thank you for the help ;)

If I was going to do wireless via add in, would be £50+ Asus or TP usb or PCIe with 3 antenna , add that to a £125 board and comes near £200 . Why Aorus 5 is a perfect middle ground and 7 is left for those to chase dreams as 400+ amps across the VRM is overkill . Combines the IR units found in the hero with the controller from the Taichi :D
 
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For me, no motherboard can be ever an overkill. In the beginning, when the processor is still new, its stock performance might be more than enough.
But because I will not go after everything newest and greatest, with the lifespan of the processor and when it becomes slower for some applications, I will overclock.
And then, these VRMs may prove life saving.

I will try to stretch to the Gigabyte 7, because the price difference with the 5 is too small, mere 20 or 30 euro.
 
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Won't take to long for x470 to surpass x370 ram speeds in half the time .
Aorus 5 has 3 vrm for SOC to the 2 of Aorus 7 , but they are better quality . Taichi does has tons of VRMs but uses older IR model then hero/7

Think my 7 lands Monday along with ultra for a friend :)
 
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I don't know what to think about this displacement :eek: Not so visible on the 5 and 7, but still far from ideal.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X470-AORUS-ULTRA-GAMING-rev-10#kf

Perfectly fine, most x470 board are overkill whilst keeping price down which is nice

7 is 10+2 . Design of Ryzen doesn't tax VRMs like coffeelake

Gamersnexus has tear down of the 7 and few others have the Ultra . I don't think z490 will had to much over the top , and don't think they'll be a SOC z490 board like the Z370 version ... Now that's overkill but only a handful produced
 
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I will be extremely grateful to you if you tell me which motherboards are not like that.
I think I will not buy anything from Gigabyte. If they don't care about so simple thing like the appearance, guess how much they will care about more serious stuff.
 
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If you also want the NVMe , push the SM version

I will push for the Adata XPG SX8200 480GB

https://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/xpg_sx8200_m_2_ssd_review,10.html

Conclusion
ADATA may not be quite as prominent within the storage sector as Corsair, Western Digital or Samsung, for example, but the XPG SX8200 shows they certainly deserve some respect.
Our testing showed some outstanding results, mixing with the big guns in a lot of tests. Throughput and IOPS are up there in all tests, showing no noticeable weakness to the drive.

240, 480 and 960GB capacities have the market just about covered. If you plan some light use, the 240 will be ideal, those looking for a boot/games drive will likely choose a 480 while the 960 would be perfect as a total system drive, offering plenty of space and rapid access to all of your files.

The optional heatsink sticker is useful for those with motherboards featuring a built in heatsink system, which many do these days. Being able to choose whether you use it or not is great.

Getting onto price, which we mentioned in the introduction. Looking at current pricing at some major retailers, the £80 price tag on the 240GB model will get you an M.2 SSD of a similar capacity (240/250/256GB), but you won’t receive the NVMe interface, instead utilising the SATA 6GBPS bandwidth; this limits speeds to around 550MB/s and 50k IOPS. The 480GB can be had for roughly £130, which is only a smidge more than the asking price of a Samsung 250GB drive. We can’t help but think XPG are offering a bit of a bargain here – buy one before they realise their prices are too low!

Oh, and did we mention? This drive comes with a 5-year warranty.

So, update on my specification:

Adata XPG SX8200 480GB
Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming 7 WIFI
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Box (Socket AM4, 12nm, YD2700BBAFBOX)
Monitor 4K Ultra HD LG 24UD58
PSU XFX P1-750G-TS3X 750W


With the memory being one of these:

Patriot Viper 16GB Kit DDR4-3200 (PV416G320C6K)
Apacer Commando 16GB Kit DDR4-3200 (EK.16GA1.GEAK2)
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB Black Kit DDR4-3200 CL16 (F4-3200C16D-16GVKB)
Team Dark Pro 16GB Kit DDR4-3200 CL16 (TDPGD416G3200HC16ADC01)
G.Skill TridentZ 16GB Kit DDR4-3200 CL16 (F4-3200C16D-16GTZ)

Which one? :)
 
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