Hi
thinking it may now be time to upgrade my system. it has done very well over the years but now may be the time to upgrade the base part of my system.
I have a decently ventilated case (HAF 932).
looking at one of the 8 pack I 6700k/z170 bundles clocked at 4.5 with 16g memory.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/8pack-approved-elite-tier-skylake-bundle-intel-i7-6700k-4.50ghz-bu-044-as.html
This will be coming from my i7 system in sig that is clocked at 3.6.
I know I'll see a decent improvement but I also know z270 or whatever it's called is just around the corner. is it worth waiting for it? does it have any killer features someone who mainly games on a pc wants?
I may also add another 128gig ssd. they are so cheap now and mine is getting filled up. I can then get rid of the old mech hdd I still have in there for storage.
but I also have a couple of other questions.
1. I did the upgrade thing from windows 7 to 10. can I re-use win7 again then upgrade it to 10 or is it tied to the mobo?
2. Origin library. I believe by copying it to another drive, I can do a little trick and use the stored files to reload the games. is this still doable? I have a decent enough internet line but don't want to be re-downloading a couple of hundred gigs of stuff.
what do you think?
anything I haven't thought about?
JB
thinking it may now be time to upgrade my system. it has done very well over the years but now may be the time to upgrade the base part of my system.
I have a decently ventilated case (HAF 932).
looking at one of the 8 pack I 6700k/z170 bundles clocked at 4.5 with 16g memory.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/8pack-approved-elite-tier-skylake-bundle-intel-i7-6700k-4.50ghz-bu-044-as.html
This will be coming from my i7 system in sig that is clocked at 3.6.
I know I'll see a decent improvement but I also know z270 or whatever it's called is just around the corner. is it worth waiting for it? does it have any killer features someone who mainly games on a pc wants?
I may also add another 128gig ssd. they are so cheap now and mine is getting filled up. I can then get rid of the old mech hdd I still have in there for storage.
but I also have a couple of other questions.
1. I did the upgrade thing from windows 7 to 10. can I re-use win7 again then upgrade it to 10 or is it tied to the mobo?
2. Origin library. I believe by copying it to another drive, I can do a little trick and use the stored files to reload the games. is this still doable? I have a decent enough internet line but don't want to be re-downloading a couple of hundred gigs of stuff.
what do you think?
anything I haven't thought about?
JB
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