It looks like after much research, I should be able to assemble a new Frankenputer creation after my new video card arrives this upcoming weekend. Since so much is likely to change, she'll be dubbed Mildred XVII.
It'll be XVI, basically, with the, of course, screaming-fast 1070 GPU, but it looks like it'd benefit better from a swap out of its i5 3470 with Mildred XV's i7 2600.
I thought when I got the new gaming rig last September that since the i5 was newer and higher in number it would automatically be better. Not so. In my recent scanning of PassMark results of high-end CPUs, higher number isn't nearly as good as higher model...ie, i7s invariably beat out i5s in almost all cases.
Also, I'm running low on HD space so I think I'll be installing at least one of the two 500GB drives from XV.
Another thing I was worried about was either of my CPUs ability to meet minimum spec requirements for my "soon" to-be-delivered Oculus Rift. Well here's the PassMark ranking for each. Notice the Oculus minimum i5 has a higher number than mine but lower performance.
My best CPU: i7 2600 = 8262
The current rig CPU: i5 3470 = 6565
Oculus Rift recommended minimum: i5 4590 = 5475
I'll report how it goes but it looks like my green glowing monster will be soon jolted to new heights. I'll be sure to appropriately scream out "It's Alive!"
It'll be XVI, basically, with the, of course, screaming-fast 1070 GPU, but it looks like it'd benefit better from a swap out of its i5 3470 with Mildred XV's i7 2600.
I thought when I got the new gaming rig last September that since the i5 was newer and higher in number it would automatically be better. Not so. In my recent scanning of PassMark results of high-end CPUs, higher number isn't nearly as good as higher model...ie, i7s invariably beat out i5s in almost all cases.
Also, I'm running low on HD space so I think I'll be installing at least one of the two 500GB drives from XV.
Another thing I was worried about was either of my CPUs ability to meet minimum spec requirements for my "soon" to-be-delivered Oculus Rift. Well here's the PassMark ranking for each. Notice the Oculus minimum i5 has a higher number than mine but lower performance.
My best CPU: i7 2600 = 8262
The current rig CPU: i5 3470 = 6565
Oculus Rift recommended minimum: i5 4590 = 5475
I'll report how it goes but it looks like my green glowing monster will be soon jolted to new heights. I'll be sure to appropriately scream out "It's Alive!"