- Joined
- Jan 4, 2011
- Location
- Miami, FL
Hello Dear OC team,
In may I got the 6850k with the Asus Strix x99. OC'd to 4.2 and everything was working perfectly. Yesterday I played some overwatch in the afternoon, no problems at all. At night, I came back for some more games and I got the infamous q code 00. I read all the posts I found in forums and apparently, the CPU was dead. Since I have a good standing with the vendors I got the parts from, I was able to get refunded for both, the motherboard and the cpu. Now the question is, what should I get next? My budget is approximately 1k, I got $320 back from the MB and $550 from the CPU. I'm willing to throw a few more bucks if it's worth it.
My first option was the 7820x but I've read that the motherboard VRM designs are flawed. How much? I'm not sure, I'm willing to do some mild Overclocking but that should be it. Should I be worried about the VRM issue or this only affect extreme OC's?
I haven't been following to the detail but I did hear from threadripper and ryzen, should I consider this option instead? I've been using Asus/Intel/Nvidia for the last 10 years.
My PC usage is 70% gaming, 30% work where the software I use strongly benefits from extra cores.
I'd also like to add in the mix a new AIO cooler. I've been using the Swiftech H220 for 5 years now and I think it may be a good idea to replace it so, if you have recommendations for this, I'll appreciate it.
Please let me know if you need more information from my end, refund should be available in a week and looking to make a purchase as soon as I get the refund.
Thanks,
Ank.
In may I got the 6850k with the Asus Strix x99. OC'd to 4.2 and everything was working perfectly. Yesterday I played some overwatch in the afternoon, no problems at all. At night, I came back for some more games and I got the infamous q code 00. I read all the posts I found in forums and apparently, the CPU was dead. Since I have a good standing with the vendors I got the parts from, I was able to get refunded for both, the motherboard and the cpu. Now the question is, what should I get next? My budget is approximately 1k, I got $320 back from the MB and $550 from the CPU. I'm willing to throw a few more bucks if it's worth it.
My first option was the 7820x but I've read that the motherboard VRM designs are flawed. How much? I'm not sure, I'm willing to do some mild Overclocking but that should be it. Should I be worried about the VRM issue or this only affect extreme OC's?
I haven't been following to the detail but I did hear from threadripper and ryzen, should I consider this option instead? I've been using Asus/Intel/Nvidia for the last 10 years.
My PC usage is 70% gaming, 30% work where the software I use strongly benefits from extra cores.
I'd also like to add in the mix a new AIO cooler. I've been using the Swiftech H220 for 5 years now and I think it may be a good idea to replace it so, if you have recommendations for this, I'll appreciate it.
Please let me know if you need more information from my end, refund should be available in a week and looking to make a purchase as soon as I get the refund.
Thanks,
Ank.