how far has youre hardware advanced since you joined OCUK?

[jbh110tdi]

so how much have you upgraded since you joined the forum?

I joined In August 2014 at the time I was running an AMD machine I had built my self..


specs were..
FX 6350 Zalman CNPS5X cooler
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3
12Gb DDR3 @ 1600MHz
msi 7950 O/C boost edition
1tb seagate system
2tb seagate storage
W7 ultimate 64Bit
zalman z9 plus case
be quiet power zone 650 watt PSU
random Samsung 60Hz monitor

I upgraded this to the 990fx sabertooth R2.0 board then later dropped in an FX8350..

when I went Intel I started with a 4690k and then a 4770k

current specs..

I7 4790k @ 4.6Ghz
Asus Maximus VII Hero
16Gb DDR3 @2400Mhz
Msi Gtx970
Samsung M.2 120Gb SSD system drive
Samsung 850 EVO 256Gb Steam drive
Seagate 2Tb storage drive
W10 Pro 64Bit
Phanteks Enthoo Pro M case
XFX XTR 750 watt fully modular PSU
BenQ XL2411Z 144Hz


back when I joined..

now..

not got a 3dmark score with the 6350 but heres a comparison from when I first got the 8350 to now...
http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/12375557/fs/4039465

 

[jbh110tdi]

Now I'm on Ryzen 5 1600, 16gb 3000mhz ddr4, Asus crosshair VI, gtx 980ti, custom water and some stupid fast nvme drive. I still miss that HD 4870 though. It wasn't my first gpu, it was my 3rd after a long hiatus from PC gaming. And boy was I glad to be back.

How are you finding Ryzen? Ive looked at it but after getting a free z97 board and selling the old FX CPU and board I decided to just upgrade my lad to my 4770k and drop in a second hand 4790k into my system.
Im still wanting to get a 980ti but will need to wait to funds allow.

 

[jbh110tdi]

The 4790k is still a wicked CPU. If you use it for gaming mostly, I'd stay with that and throw your money into a new GPU rather than jumping platform; plenty of life left in the 4790k, especially if you can get decent clocks out of it.

yea I am happy with the 4790k Ive got it running at 4.6Ghz but I do have head room. I did bench it at 4.8Ghz and I reckon it would have done more.
It runs better than the 4770k that has went into my lads machine.

but yea plan is to upgrade my GPU next and my lad will get my 970.

 

[jbh110tdi]

just upgraded my graphics card.. My wee misses picked me up a 980ti as a birthday present.
she had spotted me looking at them and then started giving me excuses not to buy one as she had got me one..

comparing it to any off the other cards Ive had its a beast. even comparing it to my overclocked 970 it destroys it..

http://www.3dmark.com/compare/fs/12783435/fs/12456730