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I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would really not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do some video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there, watch movies when I can in UHD preferably. and do some retro gaming in VMs and use save states of the VM, so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often or at all. It changes sometimes what I am working on and maybe even AI up-converting someday to take my DVDs up to 1080, but probable not that any time soon.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why, but I do.

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Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

These items are going to be bought:

ASRock Z790 PG RIPTIDE Intel LGA1700.
Intel Core i7-14700K.
Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB (2 x 48GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000.

Seasonic VERTEX GX-1000, 1000W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Ready Power Supply.
4x  - Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen4 Internal Solid State Drive.

I need to keep the budget to under $1600.00 for these items. The other items I  already have, like the RTX 4070ti.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would really not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do some video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there, watch movies when I can in UHD preferably. and do some retro gaming in VMs and use save states of the VM, so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often or at all. It changes sometimes what I am working on and maybe even AI up-converting someday to take my DVDs up to 1080, but probable not that any time soon.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

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Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

These items are going to be bought:

ASRock Z790 PG RIPTIDE Intel LGA1700.
Intel Core i7-14700K.
Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB (2 x 48GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000.

Seasonic VERTEX GX-1000, 1000W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Ready Power Supply.
4x  - Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen4 Internal Solid State Drive.

I need to keep the budget to under $1600.00 for these items. The other items I  already have, like the RTX 4070ti.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would really not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do some video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there, watch movies when I can in UHD preferably. and do some retro gaming in VMs and use save states of the VM, so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often or at all. It changes sometimes what I am working on and maybe even AI up-converting someday to take my DVDs up to 1080, but probable not. that any time soon.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

Quote

Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

These items are going to be bought:

ASRock Z790 PG RIPTIDE Intel LGA1700.
Intel Core i7-14700K.
Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB (2 x 48GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000.

Seasonic VERTEX GX-1000, 1000W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Ready Power Supply.
4x  - Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen4 Internal Solid State Drive.

I need to keep the budget to under $1600.00 for these items. The other items I  already have, like the RTX 4070ti.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would raeally not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there a lot of movies watching, preferably UHD. I also do some retro gaming in VMs and use save states of the VM, so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often or at all.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

Quote

Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

These items are going to be bought:

ASRock Z790 PG RIPTIDE Intel LGA1700.
Intel Core i7-14700K.
Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB (2 x 48GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000.

Seasonic VERTEX GX-1000, 1000W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Ready Power Supply.
4x  - Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen4 Internal Solid State Drive.

I need to keep the budget to under $1600.00 for these items. The other items I  already have, like the RTX 4070ti.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would raeally not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there a lot of movies watching- preferably UHD. I also do some retro gaming in VMs so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

Quote

Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

These items are going to be bought:

ASRock Z790 PG RIPTIDE Intel LGA1700.
Intel Core i7-14700K.
Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB (2 x 48GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000.

Seasonic VERTEX GX-1000, 1000W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Ready Power Supply.
4x  - Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen4 Internal Solid State Drive.

I need to keep the budget to under $1600.00 for these items. The other items I  already have, like the RTX 4070ti.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would raeally not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there a lot of movies watching- preferably UHD. I also do some retro gaming in VMs so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

Quote

Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

These items are going to be bought:

ASRock Z790 PG RIPTIDE Intel LGA1700.
Intel Core i7-14700K.
Kingston Fury Renegade 96GB (2 x 48GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000.

Seasonic VERTEX GX-1000, 1000W 80+ Gold, ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Ready Power Supply.
4x  - Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Gen4 Internal Solid State Drive.

I need to keep the budget to under $1600.00 for these items.

The other items I have already like the RTX 4070ti.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would raeally not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there a lot of movies watching- preferably UHD. I also do some retro gaming in VMs so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

Quote

Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would raeally not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there a lot of watching movies - preferably UHD I also do some retro gaming in VMs so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

Quote

Yep, those E-Cores are going to be an issue. Either disable them, or use software to circumvent their use. If you want Performance without spending a fortune, AMD is where it is at. Has been that way since the 3000-series released. They are even kicking Nvidia's ass as a 6900XT will run the same or better performance as your 4070Ti for nearly half the price. The only reason to get the Nvidia card would be for RayTracing, and that is a pretty steep markup for a single feature that isn't used in 90% of games that exist. Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would rally not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there a lot of watching movies - preferably UHD I also do some retro gaming in VMs so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

Quote

Yep, those E-Cores are going to be an issue. Either disable them, or use software to circumvent their use. If you want Performance without spending a fortune, AMD is where it is at. Has been that way since the 3000-series released. They are even kicking Nvidia's ass as a 6900XT will run the same or better performance as your 4070Ti for nearly half the price. The only reason to get the Nvidia card would be for RayTracing, and that is a pretty steep markup for a single feature that isn't used in 90% of games that exist. Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.

I use VMware Workstation a lot and to my knowledge I could have 3 VMs of the PC I am using right now (i7 860) These VMs would mainly be working off of E-cores and the Idea of having these running at one time sounds cool to me.

3 of these VMs running with E-cores without breaking a sweat while doing modern gaming.

4 Core
16 Gb RAM
Windows 10

E-cores used = 12, leaving the P-cores to use for gaming. This is also why I chose the 96 GB RAM, otherwise you would rally not need any more than 64GB for almost anything.

Here is an example if I want to choose which cores to use.

I do video and audio encoding, different 3D graphics projects here and there a lot of watching movies - preferably UHD I also do some retro gaming in VMs so I can cheat In some older DOS RPGs like Ultima and Might and Magic that does not let you save very often.

All and all I have not had a AMD CPU since the Athlon64 X2, and I just like Intel, I do not know exactly why but I do.

Quote

Yep, those E-Cores are going to be an issue. Either disable them, or use software to circumvent their use. If you want Performance without spending a fortune, AMD is where it is at. Has been that way since the 3000-series released. They are even kicking Nvidia's ass as a 6900XT will run the same or better performance as your 4070Ti for nearly half the price. The only reason to get the Nvidia card would be for RayTracing, and that is a pretty steep markup for a single feature that isn't used in 90% of games that exist. Those basement bargain drives will end up costing you in the long run as well. A Sabrent or Samsung drive costs only a slight bit more, is 33% faster, and has a track record as being one of the most reliable drives around. Your choice by SK Hynix is about as reliable as any off-brand product like Kingston or Inland performance. Expect failure to occur within a year or two instead of around a decade from now.

I just thought that they seem like a decent company and get 5 out of 5 stars on Newegg. But I will take your advice and look into other brands.