Technically the TDP is important because it'll have a lower sustained boost even if it has a similar maximum boost. Unless of course BIOSs have the option to ignore TDP limits, in which case the only real difference is slight binning at 100 MHz.
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Technically the TDP is important because it'll have a lower sustained boost even if it has a similar maximum boost. Unless of course BIOSs have the option to ignore TDP limits, in which case the only real difference is slight binning at 100 MHz.
To be fair it did read an awful lot like you were planning to flip your 2700X and it did read an awful lot like you then said that you were going to do no such thing .
3900x upgrading to that....ninja clamber out of hole...
The unnecessary bolted on hardware on these X570 motherboards, like a Ford Focus after its owner has spent the afternoon at Halfords, is annoying me a bit.
As nice as they look, I don't care about showing off my mobo to nerds at LAN parties, so I hope there are some functional boards that aren't adorned with all this bolt-on tat.
Cheap to construct but it's all part of trying to upsell and increase margins. Remove the tat and stop trying to sell boards at prices that imply the tat is anything but tat.Good luck with that. Tat is cheap, as is RGB LEDs. It's a mainstay now. I expect there'll be a modding scene from de-tatting motherboards
Wait for prices to drop, unless money isn't an object.I've never been more confused as to what to do. Maybe at 1440p I should just hold onto my 4690k for a while yet.
You're going to be over a grand for a top end cou and mobo from AMD. before you even look at ram or the rest of the system.
Last generation there were a couple of MSI boards that had great hardware without being flashy and overpriced. Not sure about other manufacturers.The unnecessary bolted on hardware on these X570 motherboards, like a Ford Focus after its owner has spent the afternoon at Halfords, is annoying me a bit.
As nice as they look, I don't care about showing off my mobo to nerds at LAN parties, so I hope there are some functional cheaper boards that aren't adorned with all this bolt-on tat.
I'm considering that now, maybe with just a Navi or 2070Ti upgrade to replace my 970.I've never been more confused as to what to do. Maybe at 1440p I should just hold onto my 4690k for a while yet.
Sure is difficult having two "premium" vendors in this market, and nothing else.He reported the Master to come in at around 350 and will have everything people will need. Still a lot, but far better value for money. Buildzoid was actually impressed with it (in other words, he said it wasn't ass), which in normal speak means it is pretty good
ASUS' new memory hardware sounds extremely interesting. From what I've seen so far it seems like ASUS and Gigabyte are looking good. ASUS tax is a scary thought though if the top Gigabyte board is pushing $600.
I've never been more confused as to what to do. Maybe at 1440p I should just hold onto my 4690k for a while yet.
You're going to be over a grand for a top end cou and mobo from AMD. before you even look at ram or the rest of the system.
I have a 4K screen but it's 40" so I can happily run it at 1440p UW 1:1.
3800x £399...tad pricy no?
oh i'd agree - running a pc and keeping it 'updated' is a costly hobby but as enthusiasts we already know that (or at least should)I think pretty much all of us will spend more between console generations than the cost of a next gen console. Regardless of which console gen you look at. Add up all the GPU and CPU and mobo and RAM upgrades since PS4 was released, I dare ya Esp if you bought an nVidia GPU recently (ho ho ho).
PC upgrades aren't cheap; they don't really make economical sense vs consoles from a gaming perspective.
The reason to keep upgrading your PC is to have either a) one "all purpose" device; b) upgrade more frequently (if you have an uncontrollable itch); c) maximum power for unlimited spend or d) you're addicted to MMOs
For everyone else - and because everyone else already has a PC of some sort - consoles genuinely are the better value for money proposition (except if you don't play games!).
sauce?Around $600 for the top Gigabyte board.
Is it though? Big upgrade? in gaming? at 1440p on a GTX1080?your on a old i5 anything is going to be a upgrade over what you have. £100 on ram £100 mobo 2700 at £160. big upgrade for not much.