Fellow PC builders: at some point in the not-too-distant future, I plan to upgrade my desktop PC which is still running an Intel Core 2 Duo e8500. What you do you think of this build? I would only be buying the CPU, cooler, mobo, and RAM as I can continue using what I have in my current system for the foreseeable future. Especially that Fractal R5 case which is an absolute dream to work with.
I will also share that I am very firmly in the air-coolling camp and nothing will sway me towards liquid cooling. In my experience, large heatpipe coolers from Scythe or Noctua meet or exceed the performance of liquid cooling with lower noise.
@voltronic Core 2 Duo!
Gaming? That build is close to what I'm running and the newer games are starting to struggle bus. Otherwise it should handle most stuff.
None of this is happening right away, as my current system still meets my needs. I was just window shopping, and realizing I could make huge upgrades for very little.
The system gets used for mostly audio editing, and occasional video work with DaVinci Resolve, but my current MSI GeForce 1650 handles everything quite well. I don't game often enough to upgrade the video card right now.