- Budget - 45K approx
- Eexisting hardware
- CPU - Intel i7 8700
- Motherboard – Gigabyte Z370 HD3P
- GPU - None
- RAM – Vengeance 2 x 16gb ddr4 3000
- PSU - Corsair CX650M, modular
So far, I plan to keep my psu and chassis, unless they prove to be incompatuble with the mobo i get.
I will go with two 32gb ddr5 ram for now. What ram is good for 2x32, what speed should I go for. Dont care for RGB.
Since I am on a tight budget right now, I will go for the 8600G processor and upgrade the cpu later to some 8/16 or 12/24 cpu. This one is costing about 16k on the net right now.
Main question is the motherboard. I dont want to upgrade the motherboard in near future. Only the cpu.
Below are the must have features. Lack of these is a deal breaker.
Min 3 SSD slots, One should be pcie 5.0.
4 RAM slots.
Should support 7000/8000/9000 cpus.
Atleast 4 sata ports.
Dont care about these things:
USB ports. Most of them have plenty. USB4.
Wifi/BT
Audio.
LAN
CPU overclocking.
Graphics card
So far I thike this – its cheap and has all the features that I need. Though I am not sure what CPUs can the VRM handle without overheating. Its vrm speccs are 6+2+1, 50A. The AM5 CPUs are 65/95/105/120/170w as per amd site.
Also, how much can i get by selling the current cpu and mobo. Will help me plan the finances.
CPU – i7 8700
The mobo is this one - https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z370-HD3P-rev-10#kf
OS will be ubuntu 20/22 LTS
Thanx
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