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5820K to Ryzen?

TechMinerUK

TechMinerUK

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As with smogsy's thread I'm also very tempted to go from my 5820K to Ryzen as I want a new motherboard and quieter/small system. Is the investment in Ryzen justified or would I be better just buying other components after launch (Used X99 motherboards etc). Currently I haven't seen any issues with my 5820K but I really don't like the lack of fan control on my EVGA Micro 2 so I thought I could justify the upgrade but now I'm not too sure :(

Can any of you rational people help me as I think I may be going nuts :D
 
pooley said:
not worth it imo but new shiny lol
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hornetstinger said:
Don't waste your money. You have a 6 core CPU.Not a CPU from a Vic 20
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But the motherboard I want costs around £220 when I might be able to get a full upgrade for around that after selling of parts (unless the market gets cheaper)

RSR said:
It depends on how much you are stressing your current setup.I would assume you will still get a good amount of money for the CPU & board on second hand which you could offset the cost of the new setup, so it could be a nice upgrade.
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I'm not really stressing it at all but I just want a ASUS motherboard so I can use fan-suite as opposed to this one I have now :)

An Exception said:
It depends how much you can get for your current parts Vs how much the new ones will cost.
By the looks of it, Ryzen should get you quite a lot more performance while using significantly less power. Which should result in a quieter system. Not sure on the motherboard selection regarding smaller though. You might have to wait for itx etc.
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This is my thinking but I need to buy a new cooler & case as well (All cost) :)
 
Holst1981 said:
I would wait and see.
Ryzen might be worth it, but I would pick up a higher end x99 matx board once you know.
I'd expect that buying second hand and put the money towards an expensive matx case would be the way to go.
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I think you may be right, hopefully prices will fall but the WS MATX board seems to be like gold dust :(
RSR said:
I know 100% where you are coming from with that, as that was a bug bear of mind with my Asus X79 Sabertooth. I know, i've been considering it as I was planning on buying a 6900K as i've been killing the 6850K with gaming, streaming and rendering. So i'll be able to get a CPU and MB and still have change left over instead of getting a 6900K
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I know, I made a big mistake not getting the ASUS motherboard and now I have major buyers remorse :(
 
Holst1981 said:
If you want fan control you could buy an aquaero
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I could but I prefer fan suite as it just seems to work for me
easyrider said:
It's a pointless upgrade...
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But I need a decent motherboard :(
hornetstinger said:
Can you play all your games now without being a slideshow?
If the answer is yes, then save your money.
Or give it to me.
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Okay, do you accept cheque?
RSR said:
It's a worthy / epic upgrade. :D :p
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This just adds to my dilema :D
 
easyrider said:
I'm out...
Pointless thread
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Point noted, still you haven't justified your argument other than saying "pointless upgrade". Care to explain how if by buying a new board I'm still within £100 of a full upgrade after selling off my old kit? It seems illogical why I'd stay with an older system if the upgrade was around/less than £100?
 
hornetstinger said:
But it's costing you £100. Where your system is fine already. Not like you have 4GB RAM, dual core CPU.
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I know but if I'm, brutally honest with myself I just want an Asus motherboard, would it be better moving to something like LGA1151 to get a cheaper CPU/Motherboard or do I just need to settle that the X99-M WS is my only option?
 
Poneros said:
I say do it, but tbh if you want smaller then itx is the next step and there aren't any AM4 itx mobos at launch.
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Hotwired said:
There's not even any good mATX ones at launch, the ones with VRM heatsinks look a bit half hearted and most have none at all :(
Hope asus makes a rog mATX for am4
Can't recall how long ago they were discontinued.
With some compromises I'm sure you could still get some.
Didn't like them personally, fitted out my case, didn't like the high tone of the fans and sold the lot again.
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Looks like I might have to "downgrade" to Z270 for ITX then :(
 
An Exception said:
Yes. But now temperatures maybe an issue. Or if you get a smart fan controller, they can be quite expensive. Then there is the question of just as much noise under load. Is the Op ok with noise when under load. If no, he either need to get a better CPU cooler, or reduce the power consumption of his chip. That means slowing it down. If he's ok with less performance, that's an option I guess. I personally wouldn't want to go backwards, so I would look for a system that offered the same or better performance with lower power consumption.
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You've hit the nail on the head there. I was thinking about the 1700 as it is 65W TDP so it will need less active cooling, that and I hate my motherboard (It's actually good, just not superb fan control)
 
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