frosty345
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Very very thankful for that EVGA  But now I have a predicament. I have only built on the consumer line of intel. Currently I am using an 8700k and a z370 motherboard. Ironically my asus board is kind of busted right now. So where do I begin? What is the most cost effective x series chip? I can't conceivably drop 2 grand on a 7980XE... Should I hold onto it or sell it and go with another z370 or z390 so i don't have to upgrade my processor? For some reason that wouldn't feel right. I am in school for computer engineering, but currently I have no application for a computer with the technical specs of something that would utilize an X series cpu effectively.
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/03 17:30:29
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Since you're already on a current architecture, I would just sell the board for some beer money
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/03 18:15:53
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I would say go for a 7820x, 8 cores and clocks up to 4.3 stock, can't go wrong with that plus the x299 platform being an enthusiast chipset, will allow you to upgrade to a better chip years down the line when they come down in price.
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/03 22:17:05
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Congrats on winning. 
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/04 00:14:35
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bg8780
Since you're already on a current architecture, I would just sell the board for some beer money
Agreed, sell it. You're siting on one of the best platforms and cpu already.
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/04 02:19:54
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I would say go for a 7820x, 8 cores and clocks up to 4.3 stock, can't go wrong with that plus the x299 platform being an enthusiast chipset, will allow you to upgrade to a better chip years down the line when they come down in price.
I'm more inclined to endorse this recommendation
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/04 04:29:17
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When does the Micro 2 go up for sale and what is the price? EDIT: To be clear, I meant the board in general. Not his.
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/04 04:40:01
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/07 10:15:22
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/11 17:25:59
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frosty345
Very very thankful for that EVGA
But now I have a predicament. I have only built on the consumer line of intel. Currently I am using an 8700k and a z370 motherboard. Ironically my asus board is kind of busted right now. So where do I begin? What is the most cost effective x series chip? I can't conceivably drop 2 grand on a 7980XE... Should I hold onto it or sell it and go with another z370 or z390 so i don't have to upgrade my processor? For some reason that wouldn't feel right. I am in school for computer engineering, but currently I have no application for a computer with the technical specs of something that would utilize an X series cpu effectively.
I'm a bit late as well, but I personally have a 7820X. I love it, however it does get hot so keep that in mind for cooling! I ended up delidding mine to help keep the temperatures down w/ watercooling. If you feel you won't utilize a CPU like the 7820 or similar much, you could always opt for the i5 X299 processor. If I am not mistaken, it is a 7740X or something like that. Congrats! -Jacob B.
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Re: Just won the x299 Micro 2 from the live giveaway, now where to begin with the x299 chi
2018/08/11 17:48:48
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Congratulations on the win.
I kind of have to agree that I would go with a food processor and build a nice little system. It really depends on what you want to do with the system but I could see a lot of great uses around the house for a secondary computer.
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