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With AM5 + Zen 4 coming in H2 2022, is anyone still planning to build an Alder Lake system?
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For AMD users it is cheaper to buy just new 3d cache cpu and integrate it into existing motherboard, for new buyers i would recommend wait Zen 4 or RPL, ADL is beta testing of new hybrid design and ddr5, and when Zen 4 and RPL releases DDR5 will be cheaper so it would be better to buy ddr5 platform for future proof,
Yeah, it’s a good drop in upgrade for a lot of people.
Assuming it doesn't cost more than a 12700k + board.
Assuming it doesn't cost more than a 12700k + board.
And OS, cooler, DDR5
So yeah, as long as the 5800X3D is sud £1000 it’s a good deal. Margins yo!
Who needs DDR5? The 12700k runs cooler than a 5800X and Windows is like a tenner if you know where to look.And OS, cooler, DDR5
So yeah, as long as the 5800X3D is sud £1000 it’s a good deal. Margins yo!
Anyone looking to get the best out of Alder lake?
Windows is free with for anyone on AM4
so £1010. More margins to!
No matter what price they put it can't cost more than Intel cpu + even future cheaper motherboards, and many AM4 users have x400 and b550 boards that are cheaper from the first day so in the end for existing AMD users it will be better to just buy 5800x 3d if they want 10-15% increase instead of ADL, or even better wait for Zen 4 and RPL.Assuming it doesn't cost more than a 12700k + board.
B660 boards are looking to be late Feb, or are you going Z690?
Will come down to pricing and availability at the time the 12400 is available.
Well they are up for pre-order now but even the low(ish) end boards aren't cheap ASUS PRIME B660M-A D4 - £179.99, maybe something like the ASRock B660M-HDV might be ~£109-119.
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Not too concerned with motherboard pricing, the 12400 should be a good saving on the 12600k I was initially going to buy.
Yeah it's looking like it should land at £185(ish) as Intel are at $192 as the MSRP (OEM tray version), vs the 11400's $182 (Boxed retail version), which sells for £175. So total system cost of ~£400 with a PCI-E 5.0 (B660) board and 16GB of decent DDR4.
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Same $339 at the 12700(non-K) and $70 cheaper than the K chips. I use shed loads of Intel T-series parts and have done for years, they are great, but AMD has caught up fast with their monolithic APU's, and the new 6xxx parts should be immense once the HE parts are out.