Hey there folks,
Hope everyone is having a nice Memorial Day Weekend - at least those of
us here that are States side!
So - my main desktop PC was a Barebones system from Boxx Tech. that I
built circa 2013. I haven't done any HW updates to it since I bought it.
And, I just got am email from MicroCenter - with some nice deals. The
one deal I am looking at - saves like $200 on an Intel CPU. But, I am
wondering if its worth it to do the upgrade.
Currently - the CPU is an Intel i7-4770 @ 3.4GHz - AFAIK its Quad Core.
But, keep in mind - the current system has liquid cooling for the chip.
And, although the machine was "barebones" - the chip and cooling system
was already pre-installed. I simply installed HD, memory, SD HD, and a
hi-end video card. Of course, since current system has an Intel chip - I
need to stick w/Intel - even though I would love to go back to an AMD
type chip - obviously I can't - and still keep same MoBo.
As such - here is the chip on sale at MC: Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K
3.7GHz (Turbo Speed 4.7GHz) Six-Core/12 Processing Threads.
So - would it be worth it to upgrade to this new chip? And, is it legit
to swap a new chip like this into my system? I suspect its fully
compatible. And, the other issue - not sure of the complications of the
liquid cooling - and whether the chips can be swapped easily and still
using same liquid cooling.
Again - I haven't touched any HW stuff in this machine since it was
built - which means I really haven't touch HW stuff for years. Although
- I did swap an HD on this machine - since the primary HD died.
TIA - L8r!
-K-
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