Original Coupon Deal
Ryzen 7900X from prime day deal looks to be the cheapest this CPU has been.
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For gaming you are better suited
So, Ryzen 9 7900X is better suited for productivity like Video Editing and Word?
yes, it is suitable for Word
Send it back !
The 7950X is quite tempting. Scorptec is currently selling it at $879 vs Amazon at $795. That’s $84 savings.
Dont forget discounted amazon gift cards…
Is there a budget motherboard for this atm? Especially with the new BIOS updates for AM4 socket motherboards?
This requires AM5 so AM4 motherboards won't work. You also need DDR5.
One of the cheapest AM5 deals was: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/796867. However, that one, to get USB 3.2 gen 2, you need a case that supports that. Also, you need to manually lift the TJMax with that board. Furthermore, while the pre-installed back panel is great, if you want to get the optional Wifi Antennas installed, not only you need to get them separately, they are not very easy to install.
Right now, Gigabyte B650M-K is probably the cheapest motherboard option. All AM5 motherboards are required to have BIOS flashback support.
I was mistaken, oops
Right now, Gigabyte B650M-K is probably the cheapest motherboard option. All AM5 motherboards are required to have BIOS flashback support.
Didn't know this. This is a great thing if that is the case. Why are they all required to have it? Every other generation CPU seemed to only have BIOS flashback on midrange and high end motherboards. So you're saying even the low end AM5 MBs have BIOS flashback?
Wdym? This is not AM4.
the 7000 series chips are AM5 and use LGA layout, so there wont be any motherboards compatible with AM4 which are PGA.
don't buy any Ryzen 7000 over 8 Cores for games, half your cores will be disabled.
You're confusing the 7950x3d and it's dual-die type arrangement where' the 3d cache is only on one side. It's not an issue affecting all the 7000's, and it's likely to be fixed somewhat by proper core scheduling in software shortly, an manually solvable if required in the short term.
I am thinking about going to AM5 from AM4 but yeah don't know even after 3 years I still have a good performance with my 5800X 8 core with 32gb ram and 6600 XT so not sure if I should go the upgrade or not lol. maybe just a graphics card upgrade would be enough.
On 5900X its still great.
id wait a series before jumping to AM5 if your already on 5800X tbh. It could be argued if you were still 3000 series or lower its worth it
alright lol maybe just a graphics card upgrade then :D
good plan. you can bring the upgraded GPU into your AM5 system in future too :)
@perfectlydark: this is my current PC https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/GndXkJ plus a gigabyte thunderbolt 3 GC-titan ridge rev 2 card installed but doesnt' seem to let me add that in pc part picker. could I put a 7800 xt or 7900 XT in this PC? I feel it would just make it with my psu lol
@kungfuman: mate thats a very decent setup and unless you had bags of money to spend, yes GPU upgrade is all you really need right now. I think you might be able to get away with a 7900xt (check the power consumption in the pc builder), 7800xt should be no worries at all. Ive been building an AM5 system (GPU i still dont have but looking at a 7900xtx) and 750w would have worked for me (I went 850 though in case)
Frankly, I'd wait until AMD refreshes the AM5 platform with more PCIe lanes.
If you use a PCIe 5 SSD on most of them, them you only get 8x for the GPU, not 16x.
However, it depends on your use-case, very few PCIe 5 peripherals out there right now anyway.
7900x is ~30% faster than 5900x, but you'll need new RAM and a new MB.
products in amazon can use trs to get gst back？
Yes
while it seems to be the cheapest this cpu has been, personally i'm going to wait it out and see how the upcoming 14th gen intel chips play out (which should be released soon). if they're not worth it, i'm interested to see more info on the upcoming amd zen 5 stuff that's coming out next year. I think i can wait for now!
i9-14900K average 2% faster than 7950X3D in gaming
The 7800X3D is 5% faster than the 7950X3D in gaming
Intel's top 14th Gen CPU with crazy power usage = slower than mid-range Zen 4 with V-Cache
Lol. Comparing it to the 7950X3D was a very calculated move.
upcoming 14th gen intel chips … (which should be released soon)
When?
(my crystal ball is broken at this moment)
next week
Based on the leaks, 14th gen DESKTOP is just a 13th gen refresh, based on similar architecture, with a slight performance gain of about 2% on average and a higher power draw.
Intel Meteor Lake, new architecture, will be limited to mobile.
AMD will be coming out with 8000 series CPUS, on a new architecture, but compatible with AM5.
Why does everyone assume AMD will name the new CPUs Ryzen 8000? It seems that the next Zen 5-based consumer CPUs will just be named Ryzen 9000, and the 8000 chips will likely be for the laptop/handheld chips with something like Zen 4+.
Because a lot of tech sites and reviewers are calling the next gen of Ryzen desktop CPUs Ryzen 8000 series.
If they are all wrong, then we need to give them time to revise. Furthermore, AMD's dodgy CPU naming isn't something to be proud of (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, ?).
Note the dont have stacked dram. Not x3d.
This or i5 13600k for gaming ?
Unless you already have a system for the 13600k, AMD all the way, you have an good upgrade path unlike Intel.
I don’t, I’m actually collecting parts for a 4070 build rn. But on what you said , benchmark websites say the i5 performs better in gaming and with the i5 being 100 cheaper could you elaborate on your choice ? Cheers
some benchmark websites are not a good representation of reality, eg userbenchmark
There's no need to get a 12-core processor for gaming. Unless you have other multithread workloads in mind, just grab a 7600 - plenty fast enough when paired with a 4070
Sorry didn't see the notification that someone had replied. If I was looking at 13600k I would also be looking at the AMD 7600, much better value. Then in a few years time, if you feel you need more CPU power, you can upgrade to a newer AMD CPU on the same platform. Todays Intel platform will not have new options in a few years time as they will be releasing new motherboards next with new chips. So I say AMD because you have an upgrade path if you want it. The 7600 is a great value chip for gaming. You don't buy the 7900X for gaming, that's more task heavy boring work stuff. If you want the best AMD gaming chip it's probably 7800X3D. But if it was me i'd get 7600 all day long. Recently organised a rig for a mate with 7600 CPU and 7800XT GPU, he is over the moon.
I went AMD in my build couple of months back, everything is good but the long boot times is sometimes very annoying, and using the skip check measure make the system unstable so that's not an option. Kinda regret going AMD over intel now.
You mb could be ROG right?
My rog is running fine, yes could be just initial 15 sec memory training but after that, everything is zoom zoom. And yes, glad I swapped from 13th gen cpu, runs cooler and faster.
I built 7600X MSI B650m Mortar with Team T-Force Vulcan 32gb 6000mhz @ 30/36/36/76 1.35v
It works great and runs awesome once in windows, just the very long boot times stops me from experimenting with settings in the bios.
Boot times are generally about 2-3mins, considering my 6700k and 5600x systems both boot in like 10s it's an eternity.
Getting Memory Context Restore working can be a challenge for AM5, but without it working, it will be a painful experience using AM5 in the long run, especially if you have high frequency RAM modules (i.e DDR5-5400 or higher).
For example: DDR5-6000 with memory context restore working, 3 seconds BIOS boot. Without it working and requiring a memory retrain every boot, it can take 2 minutes per reboot. No matter how great the CPU performance is, that will frustrate most people.
@netsev I did experience the dreadful memory issue with my AM5 build and I know how painful memory context restore not working can be. If you want, send me a private message with your motherboard, RAM kit (exact model number), what settings you changes in the BIOS and your issue(s) with leaving memory context restore on (i.e. blue screen soon after reboot).
I had to get a new set of memory kit (and I went for SK Hynix M die (A die too expensive for me)) to solve my issue.
Thanks for the offer :) but I don't fiddle with it anymore and I try to avoid rebooting unless I have to so it's not as annoying these days.
Still if I can go back and choose I'd go intel due to the long boot.
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God damn, I just bought and installed the 7800X3D for $620.