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New System Build Recommendations
My current system was built in January 2012. It has served me well but I am considering an upgrade. I have built many systems (I used to upgrade annually, if not sooner) but am obviously way out of practice. For my current system I went with Intel as back then AMD was not exactly having their best run. As a longtime AMD fan I am leaning heavily toward their Ryzen processors which seem to have caught up and perhaps passed Intel.
Current System Specs:
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.4 GHz
16 GB RAM (4 x 4 GB)
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB
Seagate ST4000DM000-1F2168 4 TB (2)
Radeon RX 570
I intend to re-use the hard drives and graphic card. What I need is a new MB, CPU and RAM. I am not a big gamer but I do like high performance for overall use. I can't really justify top of the line but would be happier at the high end than with a purely budget build. I would like to stay in the $500-700 range for the three parts I need. I could probably not justify spending an extra 50% dollar-wise for an extra 20% performance.
I also have a Win 7 Pro license available which I intend to use. Anyone see any issues with activating that at this point?
Please - recommend me some good stuff!