New Motherboard and Processor

I just replaced my old motherboard and processor with a Asus Maximus X Code and a Intel i7 8700. The difference between it and my old Q6600 is extreme.  Running Cakewalk with a lot of plugins is fantastic. Its nice to see 12 threads at 3.2 gH to 4.7 gH. Nothing I have run has bothered it in the slightest. This is the first I have not been disappointed by a new processor.   

Congrats John!

That is a HUGE upgrade in performance!
You'll be able to run multiple convolution reverbs and dense mixes at small ASIO buffer sizes.
I doubt you'll rarely have to go above a 64-sample ASIO buffer size.
 
The Coffee Lake CPUs are amazing performers

• 8700k (six cores, 12 processing threads @ 4.7GHz)
• 8086k (six cores, 12 processing threads @ 5GHz)

With a large/quality air-cooler, they'll run near dead silent.
 
The perfect balance of cost/performance/quiet

My case also is super quiet. I was happy to learn that my Noctua NH-U12P that purchased for my Ivy Bridge 7 3770 was perfect for my new 8 grn i7 8700. The docs say no but I emailed Noctua (great support btw) and aske dif I could buy an adapter kit to use with new Z370 8 gen socket 1151 socket. To my surprise I was told you do not need any adapters it will fit the 1151 perfectly. And it does and is so quiet. I mean silent. Huge heatsink and 2 140mm fans. Plus 2 on the case and NO noise.
 
I actually have a spare NEW one which I will sell on craigslist here in florida I guess.

stratman70
My case also is super quiet. I was happy to learn that my Noctua NH-U12P that purchased for my Ivy Bridge 7 3770 was perfect for my new 8 grn i7 8700. The docs say no but I emailed Noctua (great support btw) and aske dif I could buy an adapter kit to use with new Z370 8 gen socket 1151 socket. To my surprise I was told you do not need any adapters it will fit the 1151 perfectly. And it does and is so quiet. I mean silent. Huge heatsink and 2 140mm fans. Plus 2 on the case and NO noise.
 
I actually have a spare NEW one which I will sell on craigslist here in florida I guess.

That case sounds great. I have found builders tend to ignore the case. Also one big reason to build your own is a good case. Mine has only one issue it weights a lot.  Also a good quality power supply makes a huge difference.

The 8700k does not run particularly hot.
The advantage is that you can lock all six cores at 4700MHz.

Jim Roseberry
The 8700k does not run particularly hot.
The advantage is that you can lock all six cores at 4700MHz.

But they "do" run hotter is what I have read. Thats all I meant.... I have no need to worry about heat with my noctua with 2 140mm fans and a huge heatsink

I tried a Noctua with dual fans and wasn't impressed with the temperature.  On my previous system I was using a liquid cooler and the CPU temps idled around 30 degrees C.  With my current i7 6700K build and the large Noctua heatsink (it barely fit in my case) and the two fans I was idling around 40 degrees C.  I replaced the Noctua with a "Captain 120EX" liquid cooler which is as quiet as the Noctua and my idle temps were back to the 30 degree C area temps and rarely go above 40 to 45 degrees C under load.  

stratman70
 
But they "do" run hotter is what I have read. Thats all I meant.... I have no need to worry about heat with my noctua with 2 140mm fans and a huge heatsink

With large/quality cooler, the 8700k doesn't run hot.  
 
Using an air-cooler that's near dead-silent, the 8086k (all six cores locked at 5GHz) idles ~36-38 degrees Celsius.