A:AnswerYes of course it has a gaming motherboard. It can handle the latest CPU’s and up to the latest Nvidia RTX 2080 ti graphics card. I’d upgrade to the i9900K or i9700K processor though. That’s my next upgrade. I believe it has either a Z370 or Z390 motherboard. Both are good for modern gaming.
A:AnswerThe Optane Memory is an RAID configuration between the main hard drive and the dedicated M.2 SSD located on the PCI express. The M.2 installed is small and only holds your OS (which is mega fast), but allows for the remaining space to be used in an RAID configuration with the main SATA Hard Drive to improve read/write performance.
A:AnswerI am not a gamer. My grandkids are. They say this one. This one when ready they can upgrade graphic and storage . This one will give them more upgradable life
A:AnswerGosh I hope not, those rigs are not maintenance friendly. The system should use propylene glycol (antifreeze) and hopefully with some type or corrosion prevension and algecide. Most of them are rated for around 5 years of constant use. By then, you'll have a new rig anyway.
A:AnswerA SSD drive is a lot faster than Intel Optane. Both speed your computer up significantly more. My research I've done tells me a SSD out performs Intel Optane memory any day of the week. Just Google the difference. A solid state drive usually costs more too.
A:AnswerThe water cooling more efficiently cools the CPU wether overclocked or not. MSI has software that can mimic overclocking, so this computer can run that software, while also ensuring this model can handle being upgraded in the future. The 450w PSU is enough for the GTX 1070 and would be up to a 1080 Ti as well.
