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-