Recent content by TechGuy75

Guys I need your help. I am trying to decide which one of these boards to get. Both boards have all the features that I need. However I want to know which one is the better board for my money. I plan to run a 10850k and not upgrading to the 11th series. The strix-e has an issue with the intel...

The 5900x is going for nearly double msrp, not worth it for me. I will watch and see the thermals of the stock cooler and go from there.

I am guessing I would not notice any of the differences of the xt, right? I wish I could find a 5000 series at msrp. Some are going for more than double msrp. They are got but not worth that amount.

Which of these 2 do you reccomend I buy? is the only difference between these 2 are that the xt doesn’t include a cooler and it is only 100mhz higher boot clock? Any other differences? If so seems like a unnoticeable difference, why would anyone by the xt? I can get the xt within $20 of the...

I will not be hitting the cpu hard all the time, just sometimes I suspect. The initial price of the 10850k is cheaper than the 3900x, but after adding a good cooler to the intel, they come out to be about the same price. Exactly!! This is my thinking and my concern exactly. This is the...

I dont think there is a specific temperature. I just don’t want to thermal throttle and have the chip die prematurely due to excessive heat.

Really, you think it is viable for me? I already explained my case and cooling restriction. Not sure what other info to include. Whatever cpu I do now I just want to stick with probably for the life of the build And not tinker to much with it since it is my daily work machine. Besides, with...

You brought up a very good point that I didn’t consider with the define case. Got to say that I really love the case for the silence. I am ok with not overclocking and just going stock. If I can do the built in overclocking that comes with the mobo, that would be cool, but if not I can...

Overclocking is out and I am only talking about stock settings. yes, i like the price and the 10850k is available and I would have gone with it, however all my research shows me that the thermals would most likely be my major restrictive factor, unless you can convince me or provide me your...

This seems to be the concensus, which I also found in my research.

Ok, sounds like build quality, circuitry components, vrms is excellent with the tomahawk. Main reason I asked this question, is that you usually get what you pay for and the boards I listed above are about $100 more than the one I have, so I thought I was missing On something critical. Thanks...

unfortunately, I cannot wait. I have a couple of old machines, one of which is acting flakey and I need to build a new one now for work purposes. You are probably right, I probably don't need a top of the line processor, but I have a chance to splurge, so I am going for it.

No. When I posted this thread I didn't know what I was going to do between the 10850k vs 3900x. I did decide on the 3900x a day or so ago, due to what I believe will be my cooling limitations. The question on the temps at which the 10850k thermal throttles is more for my curioisty, as I heard...

Can you guys tell me this. At stock settings at what temperature does the 10850k thermal throttle and I lose performance?

Hi guys. I was planning on doing a 3700x cpu and pair it with a x570 tomahawk, a $200 ish mobo. now I am planning on stepping it up a bit and go with a 3900x. So I am thinking that I need to step my mobo up as well, to do the 3900x justice. Therefore I am looking for an even more highend board...