3700x > 5600x?

[alindl]

Has anybody made this switch or tried both? They seem pretty close but I wonder if the extra single thread oomph would give me more than the extra cores, particularly with VR?

 

[alindl]

It's madness, buy a 5800X at least

That's where my default was but I wasnt convinced i'd notice much gaming difference with them... and if i'm going for a 5800x then perhaps it should be a 5950x no?

 

[alindl]

Aiming to pair with a 3070 or 6800 at 3440x1440, only 60-75hz unless i go for a new monitor too though. Also for VR though using an Oculus Rift so trying to a solid 90hz with that.

 

[alindl]

Thanks all, sounds like I should be patient and just aim for a good GPU

 

[alindl]

Sign up for gpu alerts on discord, etc.

Will do, i've got a few on discord and twitter set up but trying to filter out the amazon noise and silly prices (like all of us i think!)

 

[alindl]

I wish I kept my LG 34" but went with a Dell 34" ultrasharp but using my Dell 27" 1440p gaming monitor instead. Most likely continue to game at 1080p and see how bad it is compared to 1440p.

Not gonna get much with my 970 card. Have to turn everything to low mode ha.

Limited to 75hz on my Acer but cant see much point in upgrading until my PC can get some much higher refresh rates... or i decide i need one of the super-ultra wide monitors!

 

[alindl]

My PC is editing work first and gaming second... but lately its been more gaming first and editing not so much. Think I get about 50-60Hz in my system at the moment. I know the Dell is capable of around 144Hz.

It is really nice on a high rate monitor but in not much chance of getting up there with ray tracing on in recent games anyway!

 

[alindl]

It is really nice on a high rate monitor but in not much chance of getting up there with ray tracing on in recent games anyway!

Unless you've got 2 grand for a 3090 I guess

 

[alindl]

If it helps, I went from a 3800x to a 5600x (originally wanting a 5900x but we’re never in stock) and didn’t notice any difference in gaming apart from the 5600x boosting higher and running cooler.

Eventually managed to get hold of a 5900x so sold the 5600x after a few weeks

Thanks, that is interesting. For some reason I thought the 5000 series ran hotter generally.

 

[alindl]

I don't see the need for 3090 based on performance/buck. Of course others may need it.

Agreed, the 3080 is really as far as I'd go at the moment... If you could get them!

 

[alindl]

In general they do run hotter than their 3000 series counterparts. But the 5600x being a 65w 6/12 chip and the 3800x being a 105w 8/16 chip the 5600x runs cooler.

My 5900x for example is running around 40-50c on idle and 70-80c in games hooked up to a kraken x63 AIO with fans on around 1200 rpm

Thanks, that's useful. I believe my 3700x is 65W so i'd expect them to be closer.

 

[alindl]

A change of case and wanting to cram as much power into a smaller case.

The custom loop as in a Corsair 280x with 2 x 280mm rads populated with 6 P14 fans. But as soon as i saw the SSUPD meshlicious i had to have it. Needless to say I'm crazy surprised how good my Zotac 3090 aircooler is. Gaming for a few hours in a 25-26c room its sits at 65c.

That looks great!