- Joined
- Apr 26, 2009
- Location
- Athens, Georgia
So basically within the past few months I have gotten the upgrade bug, but due to meltdown and spectre (and In part the mining craze driving up GPU prices) I have become very hesitant to consider upgrading due to concerns over whether a "Software" solution is enough to mitigate these problems or whether I should wait for ICE lake to released "Fixed" Silicon. What are most peoples thoughts on this...are you putting off upgrading 6+ months due to these issues, or is Coffee Lake and Skylake X secured enough with the updates from Microsoft / motherboard manufacturers to make this a "Non Problem" except for data centers?
By upgrade I had planned on buying something 1080ti class (maybe a 2080 when it releases) and maybe a 8700k or 7820x and clocking it somewhere north or 4.7ghz to properly supply my 1440p 165hz monitor with higher framerates. I felt as If a upgrade just of the video card would be lopsided and the 5820k would hold back something faster than a 1080ti....maybe I'm wrong...but then again every 3 years or so I get the upgrade bug and its hit again lol.
either way I plan on buying a new case (probably a fractal r6), some noctua chromax fans, and most likely a AIO liquid cooler or some sort.
By upgrade I had planned on buying something 1080ti class (maybe a 2080 when it releases) and maybe a 8700k or 7820x and clocking it somewhere north or 4.7ghz to properly supply my 1440p 165hz monitor with higher framerates. I felt as If a upgrade just of the video card would be lopsided and the 5820k would hold back something faster than a 1080ti....maybe I'm wrong...but then again every 3 years or so I get the upgrade bug and its hit again lol.
either way I plan on buying a new case (probably a fractal r6), some noctua chromax fans, and most likely a AIO liquid cooler or some sort.
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