Any problems to expect if upgrading CPU/MB/ and operating system?

CubeAce wrote on 9/5/2019, 10:24 AM

Regarding a re-download and install of Current MEP?

Should I make a list of things I must do?

For instance, can I access my emails saved to another drive after the rebuild so as to retreive access codes or should I print them out? Send them to my phone? Other suggestions?

Windows 10. Anything I should avoid when setting up before downloading MEP?

Is there now any point in spending money on a Graphics card? I don't do any gaming nor am I likely to, I only view videos, photographs, and the web.

The processor will probably be a CoffeLake i9 K9900. I have not really decided on a motherboard as yet. Trying to keep the cost of motherboard / CPU / ram, below £800. Current hard drives are fine speed-wise, I'm more interested in the number of hard drives that can be connected internally and the number of USB 3 ports. My PSU is recent and 850W. Tower case is enormous and should be fine. I will probably settle for a heatpipe heatsink.

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Scenestealer wrote on 1/20/2020, 4:15 PM

@CubeAce

Hi Ray

I think, as we spoke of earlier in this thread, that the load seems higher on your Nvidia perhaps due to its processing capability.

Can we assume that the default for your tests is with Calculate VFX on GPU off......or on.

Peter

CubeAce wrote on 1/20/2020, 6:11 PM

@Scenestealer

Hi Peter.

No slightly different results with Calculate VFX on GPU off. Tests were done with it on as well as within the export settings Hardware acceleration was applied where it could be.

Results for Calculate VFX on GPU switched off.