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The information provided is thorough, and precisely addresses the questions asked. &nbsp;The logic that warrants the claims is what really helps establish both men as professionals you can rely on. &nbsp;They aren't selling anything -- but provide knowledge and then a bit of wisdom to the paradox. &nbsp;The paradox: &nbsp;&quot;when is enough enough already.&quot;
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Oh, I forogot -- I have a Corsair Obsidian 800D case.<br />
One of the nicest pieces of the puzzle I stumbled into.
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The Obsidian is indeed a very nice case -- I've seen one, but don't personally have one. &nbsp; It would definitely be my choice for a full tower build.<br />
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So ... did you decide to do any upgrades? &nbsp; &nbsp;Perhaps a nice new 1TB SSD :-)<br />
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... For all the reasons I noted above, there's really no compelling reason to switch motherboards to the Z97 board you noted, but there IS one very nice feature it would add: &nbsp;The M.2 slot. &nbsp; &nbsp; As you may know, this would allow you to more than double the performance of your SSD, providing you use an M.2 unit with a PCIe interface (many M.2's use SATA interfaces, which won't be any faster than a traditional unit connected to a SATA port).<br />
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I'm building a system for my wife in the next couple weeks in a small mini-ITX case, using the excellent Asus Z97I-Plus mini-ITX board [ <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132122" rel="ugc">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132122</a>&nbsp;] and a 256GB Plextor M6e M.2 SSD. &nbsp; Based on previous experience with this unit (on a build I did for someone else) I anticipate boot times under 10 seconds :-)<br />
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With a unit as nicely configured as yours, if you really feel compelled to upgrade it for even better performance, switching to a motherboard with M.2 support is perhaps something you may want to consider. &nbsp; &nbsp;Incidentally, there are a few boards with dual M.2 support :-)
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Just lurking enviously now ... :)
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You guys are great!<br />
I am not doing an immediate upgrade, but thanks GC because I am going to look into .m2 now and research that... it sounds exciting.<br />
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I feel like I just sat through the first act of Oklahoma because you were both outputting on my &quot;love&quot; for vaporware, vapor-products &nbsp;(translation: I think I head you singing &nbsp;- by subtext): <br />
<i><b>&quot;Everything's up to date in Kansas City<br />
They gone about as fer as they can go<br />
They went an' built a skyscraper seven stories high<br />
About as high as a buildin' orta grow.&quot;</b></i><br />
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Masq, as to my Graphics card being spec-ed above usage -- I have a twin brother who is an Artist and he uses Photoshop and does rendering big time. &nbsp;So years ago when it was his b-day, I shopped for him and found a great Graphics card with cuda, cuda, cudas... I can't remember the card, but the second choice was the GTX 570 (half the price of the card he got) and I gave it to myself for my share of the b-day we both celebrate. &nbsp;<br />
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As to games, I have serious ADD and &quot;distractions&quot; are avoided. &nbsp;Thus, Mr. Case the O.C. of the CPU! &nbsp;I &quot;feel&quot; the difference of a CPU where others might see the difference... <br />
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I really appreciate both of you for this.... and I add that both your knowledge(s) is/are experiential and expansive -- but your combined wisdoms is/are universal. &nbsp;<br />
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Example: &nbsp;a lot of experts might write (and it is acceptable); &quot;Don't be stupid! &nbsp;You got good eats. &nbsp;So save your money!&quot; &nbsp;Whereas GC was compelling and thoughfully thorough: (texting in the shadow of the &quot;Titans&quot; Socrates and Plato - as teachers to the &quot;young&quot;) something akin to this (which I appreciate):<br />
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&quot;1. Time and Money are valuable limited resources.<br />
2. the idea of upgrading the Corsair H 50 to H100 i contains a logical argument.<br />
3 the argument is a cost benefit analysis<br />
4.Does the investment (of time and money) &quot;justify&quot; the expenditure.<br />
5. No. &nbsp;The swap from H 50 to H 100/100i results in a near negligible gain [gain divided by investment of time and money] <br />
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But the WISDOM added: is derived from GC's inclusion the additional warrant &quot;it's not a good idea&quot; because additionally one &quot;SHOULD&quot; consider resultant damage to CPU - [by human error, excessive unnecessary force, bending a pin, and maybe forgetting to spread a unique high-density filling of micronized silver and enhanced thermally conductive ceramic particles onto the CPU before you put the H100i (if you buy one used without the &quot;grease&quot; [or an equally viable alternative] ETC.)<br />
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My argument is (admittedly less erudite and simple): you guys went the extra mile! &nbsp; Thank you.<br />
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I took away from this the added value of the practical adviso: &quot;to consider something important, not previously considered&quot; ---- in this case -- risk! &nbsp;<br />
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And that in zeros and ones is something one SHOULD THINK ABOUT -- whenever we are toying with the COMPELLING desire to upgrade just because we can! &nbsp;(Masq)! <br />
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Anyway, this was fun. &nbsp;Thanks. &nbsp;Again.<br />
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Now: M2!!!! &nbsp; Well, in the words of Alexander the Great:<br />
&quot;hmmmm. &nbsp;maybe... that 2. &nbsp;After all, the world is not enough!&quot; &nbsp;<br />
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[He talked like that. &nbsp;Really. &nbsp;Not in the movie... but in the stage play... In real life he just tacitly conquered - &quot;as fer as a monarch outa go.&quot;<br />
He had ADD. &nbsp;Yeah, I'm pretty sure he did. &nbsp;Or a twin? &nbsp;[Anyway --LOL] &nbsp;<br />
Bye.
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The M.2 slot is not only a nifty way to mount an SSD, but also provides a direct PCIe interface for the SSD, instead of being limited to SATA bandwidth restrictions. &nbsp; Note that most current M.2 slots have PCIe x2 bandwidth, but many newer ones support PCIe x4 ... and new SSDs that can operate at those speeds are becoming available.<br />
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If you think an SSD is a FAST &quot;hard drive&quot; ... consider how much better they can be if you double (PCIe x2 units) or quadruple (PCIe x4 units) their speeds !!
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I'm looking to upgrade my computer (it's my toy/hobby). &nbsp;And I'd like to address the Graphics Card. &nbsp;I'm looking for a great card (that will show improvement and performance gains over my current Nividia GTX 570). &nbsp;NOTE: I never, never play a video game.... I do a lot of research, business writing, and some surfing the web. &nbsp;<br />
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MY CURRENT RIG:<br />
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I have a dual display with two Hanns G 32&quot; montiors on HDMI<br />
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Windows 8<br />
i7 470K OC to 4.4GHz<br />
Gigabyte z87-D3HP<br />
Nvidia GTX 570 Video Card<br />
16GB RAM: &nbsp;2 x 8GB sticks of Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 Ram<br />
Hydro H 50 liquid cooler<br />
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Three questions: &nbsp;<br />
1 - I'm looking for a better video experience (at a reasonable price).<br />
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2. I'm thinking about changing my MOBO to the ASUS Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard... (but don't have a specific reason other than Gary Case told another person if he were building a system today he'd use that mobo -- actually the one before this one came out)<br />
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3. I feel I should upgrade the Hydro 50 to the Hydro 100 or Hydro 100 i.... (or another liquid cooler -- IF IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE)...<br />
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Also, I just learned the I7 has an onboard video card - I'm assuming that is less than the Nividia GTX 570? &nbsp;Or would removing the Nividia be worth while? &nbsp;I just feel the GTX is &quot;old.&quot;<br />
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Answers today would help, I plan on buying today and tomorrow.
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I'm looking to upgrade my computer (it's my toy/hobby).  And I'd like to address the Graphics Card.  I'm looking for a great card (that will show improvement and performance gains over my current Nividia GTX 570).  NOTE: I never, never play a video game.... I do a lot of research, business writing, and some surfing the web.  

MY CURRENT RIG:

I have a dual display with two Hanns G 32" montiors on HDMI

Windows 8
i7 470K OC to 4.4GHz
Gigabyte z87-D3HP
Nvidia GTX 570 Video Card
16GB RAM:  2 x 8GB sticks of Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 Ram
Hydro H 50 liquid cooler

Three questions:  
1 - I'm looking for a better video experience (at a reasonable price).

2. I'm thinking about changing my MOBO to the ASUS Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac) LGA 1150 Intel Z97 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard... (but don't have a specific reason other than Gary Case told another person if he were building a system today he'd use that mobo -- actually the one before this one came out)

3. I feel I should upgrade the Hydro 50 to the Hydro 100 or Hydro 100 i.... (or another liquid cooler -- IF IT WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE)...


Also, I just learned the I7 has an onboard video card - I'm assuming that is less than the Nividia GTX 570?  Or would removing the Nividia be worth while?  I just feel the GTX is "old."

Answers today would help, I plan on buying today and tomorrow.

The Best Graphics card for a non gamer with an i7 4770K CPU and Gigabyte z87-d3hp MOBO

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