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**AMD 5700 X3D Owners CLub**

Just spotted these had dropped sub 120, be rude not to at that price really.
Not that I’ll see much difference as I’m still on a vega64 gpu. But gives a bit more longevity to the pc for not much outlay. Probably get a few quid back for my 3700x though I may just repurpose it as I’ve a spare b450 board and ram.
 
Aretak said:
It's an insane amount of gaming performance for the money. Less than half what I paid for my 5800X3D a year ago. You could drop just about any current higher-end graphics card in there and be back to top tier gaming performance on a nearly eight year old platform.
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I started out with a first gen Ryzen 1600 and x370 motherboard way back when. Then plopped the current 3700x in a few years back. Picked up the tomahawk max b450 for 40 quid a couple of years ago. All small incremental upgrades for very little financial outlay (relatively speaking) and as you say a half decent gpu and I’m good for a few more years barring any hardware failures. I got a lot of love for what amd have done with Ryzen.
 
I've been on a bit of a binge. The only parts not upgraded are the Mobo and SSDs, HDDs, cooler and RAM. The RAM was done last year anyway, as was the AIO. I have spent about as grand or so on parts including this processor. Loving my new case which I had to get as the GPU didn't really fit in my H500i with and Rad there. I had to prop up the GPU with an old plug spanner lol.
 
something daft already!! said:
Should do, but check manufacturers website. You may need to update the BIOS.
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Thekwango said:
What board specifically? Iirc some manufacturers didn’t/couldn’t provide the required bios updates for b350’s - it’s some time ago since I last looked into it so that may have changed but easily enough checked
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Strix B350-f - just checked & there's a bios for it so should be good to go if I grab one. I kept meaning to grab a B450 but never got around to it.
 
I've just ordered this CPU even though I was waiting for the 5800x3D to drop in price - the cost of the 5700x3D in comparison was too good to ignore!

I am upgrading from a 3600 on an Asus x570 Prime Pro.

Anything particular I need to do for the upgrade (other than update the bios) ?
 
xiphrex said:
I've just ordered this CPU even though I was waiting for the 5800x3D to drop in price - the cost of the 5700x3D in comparison was too good to ignore!

I am upgrading from a 3600 on an Asus x570 Prime Pro.

Anything particular I need to do for the upgrade (other than update the bios) ?
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I went from a 3600 as well - it had a fairly piddly OEM cooler on it so I did invest in a chunkier Thermaltake number after reading about the need to keep temps under control with the new chip. Other than the BIOS, that was it though.
 
xiphrex said:
I've just ordered this CPU even though I was waiting for the 5800x3D to drop in price - the cost of the 5700x3D in comparison was too good to ignore!

I am upgrading from a 3600 on an Asus x570 Prime Pro.

Anything particular I need to do for the upgrade (other than update the bios) ?
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Don't forget to take the old one out first! Don't get any TIM on the socket. I did that once and had a hell of a job sorting it out. I had to use IPA in the end.
 
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