I'm going AMD for the FIRST time since 1994!

[Neil79]

My first AMD was a 486 DX , and ever since then I've had intel with the previous one you see in sig!

However I've just purchased

Asus TUF Gaming X670E-Plus (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail

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Corsair Vengeance EXPO 64GB (2X32GB) DDR5 PC5-4800040 6000MHz Dual Channel

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And I'm pretty excited, should go nicely with the OLED WIDE and 4080 super

 

[Neil79]

Why 64gb of memory are you running modded games?

Just future proofing really, plus I play a lot of modded Skyrim

 

[Neil79]

What card you getting?

I've got a 4080 Super OC purchased this year to go with it

 

[Neil79]

Just a heads up first boot can take up to 15 minutes to display on screen as the motherboard is training the memory.

Thanks dude, that's very helpful!

 

[Neil79]

@Neil79 Let us know how much better you feel DayZ runs with an X3D chip.. I felt I had a big boost in Lows and a much smoother experience when I got my 5800X3D

To be honest DayZ runs perfectly with the 10900K overclocked. But I'm hooked in Delta Force and want the best frames

 

[Neil79]

Pretty much the setup I have been planning on buying for months now! Just waiting for house sale/purchase to complete in the next few months.

I hope it works out well for you! I also have the same GPU already!!!

NICE!

I'll let you know if it was worth the jump

 

[Neil79]

All installed, cpu n all!

I'm on EXPO 2, so not sure if that makes a difference on my Expo ram

Temps are around 45C in windows, 62-70C in games which is a lot higher than my 10900K, but then this performs like a BEAST!

Only thing, why does it take so damn long to boot up every time to Windows? My 10900K was instant! This seems to take ages, the lights go BIOS , DDRAM, GPU and it loads fine after it does its full check.

It should not take that long, mine takes 1m 40 secs and that's with 64GB and expo1 mode, using 7800X3D/Asus B650E Gaming E board and 7900XT card, upgraded last year from Intel z68 board and Intel i5 2500k CPU which I built back in 2011.

Bootup time does not bother me as I leave it on all day and turn it off at night(bedtime) so memory training not an issue, btw for best stability turn off fast bootup in BIOS under boot section, as well as fast startup in Windows 10/11.

I assume it's this?


Other than that, I'm blown away by the performance of this CPU in games

 

[Neil79]

Likely, look up MCR.

Yeh that's probably it!

Cheers

 

[Neil79]

Just trying out Cinebench, I'm maxing out at 78/79C

1100 points on 2024, that right? PBO -20

 

[Neil79]

What are your gaming temps?

60c or so depending on the game

 

[Neil79]

Sounds fine to me (temps and the score).

Awesome, cheers

 

[Neil79]

wasn't the 486 series made by Intel

The Am486 is a 80486-class family of computer processors that was produced by AMD in the 1990s.

Anyway, I've been testing this 7800X3D since I got it and it's so far stable at -30 PBO! Been playing a lot of The Witcher 3 Ultra+, DayZ and Delta Force and it's well beyond my expectations! So much better than the I9 10900K!

 

[Neil79]

yep

The Intel 486, officially named i486 and also known as 80486, is a microprocessor. It is a higher-performance follow-up to the Intel 386. The i486 was introduced in 1989

There's the i486 - Intel and the Am486 - Amd

The 486 era saw both Intel and AMD producing compatible processors, with Intel’s 80486DX4 being a popular choice. AMD, however, offered competitive alternatives, including the Am486 and Am5x86