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  1. twistedheat

    The thread which sometimes talks about RDNA2

    Doesn't need to be at $999 tbf.
  2. twistedheat

    RYZEN 5000 SERIES NOW ONLINE - 5950X, 5900X, 5800X & 5600X COMING NOV 5TH AT 5PM **NO COMPETITORS**

    I would imagine your 2600k is the biggest bottleneck right now. Even if you're getting good average framerates, I imagine the "smoothness"/0.1% lows are relatively horrible. My gaming experience improved significantly moving from a 4770k to a 2700x so a 5600(non-x when released) would be a great...
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    MSI 980Ti > EVGA 1080 Ti - Worthwhile upgrade?

    Well Dave, it might surprise you to know that since the 1080TI was released, a whole bunch of games have been released. And even more surprisingly, a lot make use of more than 4 threads. :eek: Wanna know what's even crazier? In 2017 when the 1080TI was released, the CPUs it was reviewed on were...
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    MSI 980Ti > EVGA 1080 Ti - Worthwhile upgrade?

    Whilst how much stutter you're willing to accept or even notice may be a personal subjective thing, and a certain level of stutter might be "fine" for you, the fact is that stuttering in and of itself is not a subjective thing. It is very objective. Evidenced and measured by spikes in...
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    MSI 980Ti > EVGA 1080 Ti - Worthwhile upgrade?

    Yeah, "utter tosh". Not like I literally upgraded my 4670k @ 4.6ghz for that exact reason. When was the last time you played any new AAA game on a 4c4t? Go try and and play Battlefield V multiplayer, AC:O, Tomb Raider etc and then come back and tell me about the "utter tosh". Stuttery. Mess.
  6. twistedheat

    MSI 980Ti > EVGA 1080 Ti - Worthwhile upgrade?

    The 1080TI will make your max FPS higher, but gaming will still be a stuttery mess on the 4690k. I'd rather have the lower max fps the 980TI provides and an upgraded CPU/Mobo/Ram set up to facilitate smooth gameplay first. That said, £300 for a 1080TI is a decent price. But you'll likely be...
  7. twistedheat

    AMD Ryzen 3900X on a B450 Mobo

    On B450? I'd only really trust the MSI B450 Pro Gaming Carbon. The B450 Tomahawk is a close second, but the heatsink on that is slightly smaller than the Pro Gaming Carbon so if you want to overclock the 3900x then I'd rather have the larger VRM heatsink.
  8. twistedheat

    The Sandy, Ivy and Haswell (Hazzy?) Upgrade Thread

    That's fair enough. Makes sense when if you're looking to hold onto it for a significant time period.
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    The Sandy, Ivy and Haswell (Hazzy?) Upgrade Thread

    Quick Q, but why would you say a X570 is a must for you on a 3700x? The only real advantage it offers is PCIE 4.0. In terms of power delivery and stability, a top end B450 (say a MSI Gaming Carbon Pro AC) has the VRM and heatsink to handle even a 3900x, and makes more sense than an X570 unless...
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    The Sandy, Ivy and Haswell (Hazzy?) Upgrade Thread

    Here is the core scaling of The Division 2. The fastest on there, the i7-6850k @ 8c16t, is slower than the 8700k in gaming. The 3600 matches the 8700k in the Division 2. Granted this is 1080p not 1440p like your monitor, and it's a 2080ti and not a 1080ti, so reduce the difference. But as you...
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    Anyone able to do a gaming 2700x vs 3700x/3800x comparison?

    Someone on Reddit did a meta-analysis of all the major benchmarkers (9 benchmarkers, 420 individual benchmarks) and came to the conclusion that the 3700x is ~15% faster than the 2700x in gaming on average.
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    The Sandy, Ivy and Haswell (Hazzy?) Upgrade Thread

    Tbf, AMD can and will do exactly the same if and when they achieve a market position like Intel. Don't have any loyalty or disloyalty to a corporation. They pretty much all behave unethically when they are listed because their entire job is to maximise returns for it's shareholders. One way or...
  13. twistedheat

    Ryzen 5 question

    Not sure if you made your purchase yet or not, but the MSI boards (Tomahawk and Gaming Pro Carbon B450s) seem to be having real trouble with the BIOS that lets them update to using 3000 series chips. I'm sure MSI will release a fixed BIOS by next week but perhaps hold off on the purchase until...
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    AMD Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000) - *** NO COMPETITOR HINTING ***

    I've also read that 16gb is the highest USB size for flashing BIOS, but I'm not sure why. I also remember that one of the steps was to rename the BIOS to MSI.ROM but I'm not sure if that applies in this case. Also, could be that you have to update the BIOS to an intermediary BIOS first, before...
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    Ryzen 5 question

    It's actually very easy and super simple (on the assumption that 1. the bios is available and 2. the new bios isn't faulty, which seems to be going around with the Ryzen 3000 as of right now). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTkXunUAriE This 2 min video outlines the entire process. It is...
  16. twistedheat

    Ryzen 5 question

    Dunno why he's being an arse about it but he makes somewhat of a point. If you're debating between a 2600 or a 2600x, then you have to throw the 3600 into the fold because the £30 between a 2600 and 2600x is of less value than the £30 between a 2600x and the 3600. Either get a 2600 or a 3600.
  17. twistedheat

    Broken sensor 4790k?

    Haswell had some proper crap in their IHS. Try a delid. Nothing to lose at this juncture.
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    The Sandy, Ivy and Haswell (Hazzy?) Upgrade Thread

    Well that's a bit BS don't you think? The entire advantage of AM4 is being able to recycle or buy an old AM4 mobo. As long as you buy a board with sufficient VRM cooling and power delivery (and for the 3600/x that will pretty much include any B350 and upwards board) then you can use that. A...
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    AMD Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000) - *** NO COMPETITOR HINTING ***

    The guy from Techyescity (YouTube) is at Computex and he posted pics of the motherboard guys benchmarking ES of the 16c running @ 4.1ghz. So I'm guessing AMD haven't got them quite where they want them yet, or are holding them back to pre-empt an Intel 12-core release.
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    AMD Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000) - *** NO COMPETITOR HINTING ***

    That's a fair point, being £50 on top of a 1:1 $:£ conversion would certainly take the shine off of things, but if it stays at or close to 1:1 $:£ then I think they'll fly off the shelves.
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