Hey all! I’m looking for a bit of advice for my hardware setup.
Here’s my story;
I have a i7-4790K on a failing Z97 (LGA1150) motherboard. My GPU is a GTX 970 that has so far performed great. My monitor is 3440x1440 @ 60FPS.
Because of my failing motherboard, I’m forced to take action and purchase some hardware.
Option 1 - Replace failing Z97 board
I think the biggest downside to this option is that I would be buying old hardware, and most likely used or refurbished. I’m only including it incase someone knows of a place that sells them, otherwise let’s toss this one aside.
Option 2 - Buy all new CPU/MB/RAM (AMD)
I assume that something like this will cost roughly $600-$700. My thoughts are to go with AMD’s newest lineup & get a 3700x and a B450 board. I don’t need any of the features on the new x570 boards and have no plans to overclock. My current setup is still working for now so I don’t mind waiting a couple of weeks for stock levels to replenish. This would also allow me to get an M.2 SSD
Option 3 – Buy all new CPU/MB/RAM (Intel)
I’ve also thought about sticking with Intel and going with a i7-9700 instead of AMD’s offering. In my experience, Intel is rock solid. I’m not sure how AMD’s CPUs are going to measure up but I guess we’ll find out in the coming weeks. I’ve had a rough go at finding benchmarks for WoW so hard to see if there will be any real difference in performance between the two brands.
What would you do? I appreciate any time spent on this discussion, if anyone cares to chime in – I’m all ears.