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- Motherboard
- ASUS ROG Strix Gaming-E Z390
- CPU
- I7 i9700K
- Graphics
- RX580
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- Classic Mac
- Mobile Phone
Thank you to everyone that has helped so far.
I plan to order all the parts today ..... which will be
CPU - Intel i7 9700k 3.6MHz octa (8?) core LGA 1151 (this looks like good bang for buck processor)
GPU - Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
SSD - Samsung 860 EVO 1TB for data and WD Black SN750 256GB for OS.
PSU - Corsair RM650x
Case - Corsair 275R Airflow tempered glass in white
Cooling - Corsair Hydro H60
WIFI/BT - Fenvi T919 BCM94360CD
RAM - Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (8GB * 4) DDR4 2400MHz
Webcam - Papalook HD 1080p AF925 USB
Monitor - I run a dual monitor set up currently an AOC G2778VP plus the iMac - intend to add another AOC Q2778Vqe (2560x1440) to the current AOC to replace the iMac screen - can use either HDMI or display port to connect each monitor to the GPU
My final question is about which motherboard to choose. I have been reading a lot on here, for the last two weeks, and cannot decide whether to go for the
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero Z390
or the
Gigabyte MB INT 1151 Z390 Designare D4 ATX
Why the confusion? A few reasons...
1) ASUS is in the build spec on here for a CustoMac but reading the forums very few people seem to have experience with the Hero XI
2) There are lots of builds and forum threads on the Gigabyte
3) The Gigabyte card has a WIFI chip which I know won't work - I assume this will complicate matters (is that correct)
4) But I have also read there are still some issues with the Gigabyte card
5) Price wise they are within £10 of each other
This is all new to me! I am willing to read a lot, and try to solve things myself and with the help from forum members (what's the worst than can happen, you wipe and start again). But I would like as vanilla/easy a setup as possible - so getting the hardware choice right from the start is important to me.
I would really appreciate your thoughts on the MB choice, with the spec I have above, and bearing in mind I would like to run Catalina.
Thanks for any help you can give
I plan to order all the parts today ..... which will be
CPU - Intel i7 9700k 3.6MHz octa (8?) core LGA 1151 (this looks like good bang for buck processor)
GPU - Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5
SSD - Samsung 860 EVO 1TB for data and WD Black SN750 256GB for OS.
PSU - Corsair RM650x
Case - Corsair 275R Airflow tempered glass in white
Cooling - Corsair Hydro H60
WIFI/BT - Fenvi T919 BCM94360CD
RAM - Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (8GB * 4) DDR4 2400MHz
Webcam - Papalook HD 1080p AF925 USB
Monitor - I run a dual monitor set up currently an AOC G2778VP plus the iMac - intend to add another AOC Q2778Vqe (2560x1440) to the current AOC to replace the iMac screen - can use either HDMI or display port to connect each monitor to the GPU
My final question is about which motherboard to choose. I have been reading a lot on here, for the last two weeks, and cannot decide whether to go for the
ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero Z390
or the
Gigabyte MB INT 1151 Z390 Designare D4 ATX
Why the confusion? A few reasons...
1) ASUS is in the build spec on here for a CustoMac but reading the forums very few people seem to have experience with the Hero XI
2) There are lots of builds and forum threads on the Gigabyte
3) The Gigabyte card has a WIFI chip which I know won't work - I assume this will complicate matters (is that correct)
4) But I have also read there are still some issues with the Gigabyte card
5) Price wise they are within £10 of each other
This is all new to me! I am willing to read a lot, and try to solve things myself and with the help from forum members (what's the worst than can happen, you wipe and start again). But I would like as vanilla/easy a setup as possible - so getting the hardware choice right from the start is important to me.
I would really appreciate your thoughts on the MB choice, with the spec I have above, and bearing in mind I would like to run Catalina.
Thanks for any help you can give
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