After reading cat-the-fifth's Ryzen upgrade thread with interest, I'm contemplating the belief I could do with an upgrade.
Current system is in my profile.
Usage nowadays is mainly CPU-based stuff - transcoding (video content, including some 4k / h.265) and rendering (Keyshot). My graphics card isn't even in use at the moment, I've taken it out and have been relying on the onboard CPU GPU. It's good enough to run Half Life 2 at 1920x1080 - so that gives you an idea how up to date I am with games!
Whilst my LP2475w monitor was very good, it's probably due an update too as I'd like a little more resolution, but picture fidelity is a must. I do a lot of photography work and have calibrated monitors so this is important.
My Coolermaster case is massive so no real limitations on motherboard size. I'd stick to using my current SSD and just reinstall W7 - I'm yet to update to W10 and prefer the control I have on updates with the old OS, at least whilst the software is still supported on that platform.
Another problem pushing me to update my system is I've ALWAYS had a BSOD when powering up from cold in the morning. A reboot always fixed this. I was never able to trace it down to the root cause. I've just lived with it, but have now, more recently, suffered from BSOD in the middle of the day. A clean reinstall would probably sort that as the current W7 install goes back to the build, around 3-4 yearso ago.
Budget isn't too much of a problem, but I want a sweetspot. I appreciate I'm going to have a whole motherboard, RAM and CPU update to move to either the current Intel or AMD platform. I'll probably sell my current system in components or find another home for it.
So, with that in mind, what do you think?