AMD Zen 2 (Ryzen 3000) - *** NO COMPETITOR HINTING ***

[Orange Nexus]

No clean install of windows? I always do that, even when changing from nvidia to amd graphics cards. Probably why I hardly ever have issues and a lot of people whine about drivers or some issue or the other

I have no issues. Pretty much jump on the latest BIOS every chance i get. Driver for my 5700 cards are the latest too. No DDUs ever. Just plain Windows uninstall program. No, blackscreen, no reboot issues, zero. One was an upgrade from a GTX 1060.

The advantage is, all files are the same including games. If one HDD fails, i can easily image one and replace the bad one.

 

[TNA]

I have no issues. Pretty much jump on the latest BIOS every chance i get. Driver for my 5700 cards are the latest too. No DDUs ever. Just plain Windows uninstall program. No, blackscreen, no reboot issues, zero. One was an upgrade from a GTX 1060.

Yeah fair enough. Was not saying you did. Was just surprised you went down that route. Never liked doing that on my pc. Always prefer a fresh install as any issues I know it is likely hardware

 

[Orange Nexus]

Yeah fair enough. Was not saying you did. Was just surprised you went down that route. Never liked doing that on my pc. Always prefer a fresh install as any issues I know it is likely hardware

Just started doing this with Ryzen. But for GPU driver install, i never use DDU since HD7000 series. You'll read about how some have to disable hardware acceleration, i never do that.

 

[Seanoog]

Any one else getting tired, with all the waiting around on 3900X and 3950X stock?
Had to order a 3800X to tide me over the next few weeks, as the rest of my new Ryzen system is built and raring to go.

 

[red eye]

What would be good for gaming 3600 or 3700? I really need to upgrade my 2500k, brakepoint on 5700xt at 1080p is giving me 40-50 FPS on high settings.

 

[michty_me]

What would be good for gaming 3600 or 3700? I really need to upgrade my 2500k, brakepoint on 5700xt at 1080p is giving me 40-50 FPS on high settings.

I changed my 2500K to a 3600 last month. Love it so far. Saying that, I've not managed to play many up to date games lately but that will change soon.

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

Anyone think the extra clock speed will pass on to the 6-8 core chips with the 4000 series next year? Like if we get a 4.8 or 4.9 16 core it would seem odd to have the 6-8 core chips left at around 4.4 again

 

[red eye]

I changed my 2500K to a 3600 last month. Love it so far. Saying that, I've not managed to play many up to date games lately but that will change soon.

The 3700 is £81more, but is it worth it for a few more cores?

 

[michty_me]

The 3700 is £81more, but is it worth it for a few more cores?

I guess it depends on your use case.
I only opted for a 3600 just now as I will be putting a higher core one in from the 4000 series once their prices drop a little.

 

[TrixX]

The 3700 is £81more, but is it worth it for a few more cores?

Yes.

 

[TNA]

3700 is about £125 more expensive than I paid for my 3600. For my use case it would not make a difference the extra two cores, though obviously it is nice to have

 

[RavenXXX2]

3600, save the £100+.

The 3700 is £81more, but is it worth it for a few more cores?

no

 

[welshrat]

3700 is about £125 more expensive than I paid for my 3600. For my use case it would not make a difference the extra two cores, though obviously it is nice to have

personally I think its wise to go for the 8 cores, I could be wrong but the investment should then be plenty to cover the next gen console lifespan, I think 6 cores may leave you short. although I don't currently notice much difference between my old 2600 and 3700x in general gaming.

 

[LeMson]

The 3700 is £81more, but is it worth it for a few more cores?

Absolutely

 

[TNA]

personally I think its wise to go for the 8 cores, I could be wrong but the investment should then be plenty to cover the next gen console lifespan, I think 6 cores may leave you short. although I don't currently notice much difference between my old 2600 and 3700x in general gaming.

By the time one needs more cores though 4000 series CPU’s will be available and even on discount though imo. Can just sell my 3600 and add a bit more and get the better CPU with more cores then

 

[welshrat]

By the time one needs more cores though 4000 series CPU’s will be available and even on discount though imo. Can just sell my 3600 and add a bit more and get the better CPU with more cores then

Yes fair enough, I was think more along the lines of investment now.

 

[TNA]

Yes fair enough, I was think more along the lines of investment now.

I always consider the long game when buying

Otherwise one could just say why not get a 3900X or soon a 3950X. They are more future proof also. But knowing you can drop in a 4000 series CPU soon into the same mobo changes things

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

Has anyone had any audio issues with x570? I was playing Gmod last night and noticed a particular sound was different that time, a certain sound played and instead of sounding normal it turned into a screeching garbled mess. Seems to have gone away for now though, I'm also sometimes not hearing some sound fx like when shooting or doing some other action that usually has sound, but it is somewhat rare.. dunno if it's just a common bug or if it's issues with my board.

 

[TNA]

Has anyone had any audio issues with x570? I was playing Gmod last night and noticed a particular sound was different that time, a certain sound played and instead of sounding normal it turned into a screeching garbled mess. Seems to have gone away for now though, I'm also sometimes not hearing some sound fx like when shooting or doing some other action that usually has sound, but it is somewhat rare.. dunno if it's just a common bug or if it's issues with my board.

So far so good here.

 

[opethdisciple]

Has anyone had any audio issues with x570? I was playing Gmod last night and noticed a particular sound was different that time, a certain sound played and instead of sounding normal it turned into a screeching garbled mess. Seems to have gone away for now though, I'm also sometimes not hearing some sound fx like when shooting or doing some other action that usually has sound, but it is somewhat rare.. dunno if it's just a common bug or if it's issues with my board.

How high is your fclk?