4790k to a 3600x

MaXxBoulton · 2 Jan 2020 at 06:56

Orange Nexus said:
Just aviod one brand for Ryzen - Corsair Vengeance.

The ryzen system I just build is running cosair and its runs overclocked to 3600mhz.

Orange Nexus · 2 Jan 2020 at 07:27

MaXxBoulton said:
The ryzen system I just build is running cosair and its runs overclocked to 3600mhz.

Vengeance? You are one of rhe lucky ones.

If it is Gen2, then thats prolly why. Gen2 is less finicky with RAM config.

welshrat · 2 Jan 2020 at 12:28

I have used corsair vengeance with both a 2600 and 3700X, never had a problem with XMP out of the box. Using Dark Pro now but seemed very good at the time

JediFragger · 2 Jan 2020 at 15:13

I personally wouldn't bother and would go straight to an 8 core 4000-series later this year, with some nice fast ram then you'll be set for a long time

Ravenger · 2 Jan 2020 at 19:32

JediFragger said:
I personally wouldn't bother and would go straight to an 8 core 4000-series later this year, with some nice fast ram then you'll be set for a long time

There's always something newer coming along. If you wait for the next big thing you'll never buy anything.

MaXxBoulton · 2 Jan 2020 at 19:35

Ravenger said:
There's always something newer coming along. If you wait for the next big thing you'll never buy anything.

The 4790k is still a dam good chip, that's why he should wait depending on his use

~>Dg<~ · 2 Jan 2020 at 19:59

there is theres something else coming but a 4790k in gaming to a 3600 isnt a great jump in some games its actually slower when the 4790k is clocked. the only hinderance is that its got 4 cores and most games or todays gaming 6 is prefered.

for a system upgrade and to last 8 really is what you should be aiming for unless you upgrading the 3600 again. so if at simular performance now why upgrade now ? it depends on what you play. or what you use your pc for. also the new amd cpus at end of year are supposed to be another 15 percent on top again or more. so it makes sense to upgrade then. depends what budget you have how long you keeping your system for.

gazzaa · 2 Jan 2020 at 19:59

Cheers for all the replies I’m on win 10 and a 5700xt tbh I was going to wait till ces just to see if there was any announcements but it’s mainly just for gaming and I don’t really stream or create content to any extreme extent.

MaXxBoulton · 2 Jan 2020 at 20:01

gazzaa said:
Cheers for all the replies I’m on win 10 and a 5700xt tbh I was going to wait till ces just to see if there was any announcements but it’s mainly just for gaming and I don’t really stream or create content to any extreme extent.

what res do we game at

JediFragger · 2 Jan 2020 at 20:24

Ravenger said:
There's always something newer coming along. If you wait for the next big thing you'll never buy anything.

Nope, the 4000 is def a buying opportunity

The 4790k -- 3000 series is too much of a side-grade for gaming imo (generally speaking), just like if I went over.

mattydoughts · 2 Jan 2020 at 20:28

I have the same CPU minus the k and I am waiting it out still for the 4000. Everything I use works fine but I do only game at 1080p.

MaXxBoulton · 2 Jan 2020 at 20:29

JediFragger said:
Nope, the 4000 is def a buying opportunity

people have to remember that AMD aren't stupid taking into account inflation AMD have have one if not the most expensive cpu ever sold.
if the 4000 line is say10% up on the 3000 line and intel still have nothing, do you think they will continue this peanuts pricing trend.. i think not

JediFragger · 2 Jan 2020 at 20:31

MaXxBoulton said:
if the 4000 line is say10% up on the 3000 line and intel still have nothing, do you think they will continue this peanuts pricing trend.. i think not

I had thought that BUT the high end is bringing them some nice profits so hopefully it'll keep the gaming end (8c) still quite sane in their pricing

MaXxBoulton · 2 Jan 2020 at 20:34

JediFragger said:
I had thought that BUT the high end is bringing them some nice profits so hopefully it'll keep the gaming end (8c) still quite sane in their pricing

they have had some patient investors, they are going to want paying if they do have a good 4000 line

JediFragger · 2 Jan 2020 at 20:54

MaXxBoulton said:
they have had some patient investors, they are going to want paying if they do have a good 4000 line

Time will tell all!!!

gazzaa · 2 Jan 2020 at 20:54

I game at 1440p

Journey · 2 Jan 2020 at 21:13

gazzaa said:
I game at 1440p

Just grab an R5 3600, MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX, and 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM for <£320, and sell your kit for £200 with no issues at all. Total cost £120, it's hardly a lot of money for a platform that you can easily drop in a faster CPU or one with more cores if you see fit. Basically sell your kit while it has any value left.

MaXxBoulton · 2 Jan 2020 at 21:15

gazzaa said:
I game at 1440p

thats a funny res, at 1080 you need CPU power, at 4k GPU will always be a bottle neck so CPU is nothing as long as capable and your is(with an overclock).
at 1440 its a fine line and TBF if you hitting the max FPS of you monitor(at high or max settings) i would say keep it, if not that its upgrade time.

Spikey · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:45

Was thinking of upgrading my 4790k, but think I'll stick out for the 4000 series. What is the ETA on these?

JediFragger · 3 Jan 2020 at 18:48

Spikey said:
What is the ETA on these?

Just 'late 2020' known/rumored atm.