Is it worth buying a new Intel CPU right now?

[JohnG7]

@ Sarge2255, I fitted a Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz 32GB kit (8GBx4) the ones I really wanted got lost so had a refund these are Micron not Samsung so not my first choice.

I am worse of in some ways, I went from Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (4x4GB) Hynix 1866mhz 9 10 9 27 1T @1.5v running 2200mhz 9 10 9 27 1T @1.55v to slacker timing to reach 2200mhz with 1.65V needed to get that and no boot at 2400mhz so these are not very good 2133mhz modules (I can add detailed info but CBA).

I know they are double density but even 1 stick nothing will let it boot at 2400mhz or even match the timings/voltage of my Vengeance Pro at 2200mhz.

So double the ram with slightly slacker timing at same speed in my few newer games installed (ignoring older ones) and I need go by my eye on the FPS counter at same part of games taking over 3 runs each set of Ram and all games will be 1440p with everything MAX including and Nvidia options in game menu that kills FPS like Simulated Fur etc in FarCry 4.


FarCry 4: No gain still 90FPS (hits 125FPS in parts).

Rage 2 Deluxe: Was 95FPS now 135FPS and spikes a lot higher like 250-300FPS now and then as it did spike before but not as high.

Wolfenstein YoungBlood Deluxe (RTX On) Was 90FPS now 125-145FPS.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (RTX On) Was 90FPS now 125-145FPS

 

[Sarge2255]

@ Sarge2255, I fitted a Corsair Dominator Platinum 2133mhz 32GB kit (8GBx4) the ones I really wanted got lost so had a refund these are Micron not Samsung so not my first choice.

I am worse of in some ways, I went from Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (4x4GB) Hynix 1866mhz 9 10 9 27 1T @1.5v running 2200mhz 9 10 9 27 1T @1.55v to slacker timing to reach 2200mhz with 1.65V needed to get that and no boot at 2400mhz so these are not very good 2133mhz modules (I can add detailed info but CBA).

I know they are double density but even 1 stick nothing will let it boot at 2400mhz or even match the timings/voltage of my Vengeance Pro at 2200mhz.

So double the ram with slightly slacker timing at same speed in my few newer games installed (ignoring older ones) and I need go by my eye on the FPS counter at same part of games taking over 3 runs each set of Ram and all games will be 1440p with everything MAX including and Nvidia options in game menu that kills FPS like Simulated Fur etc in FarCry 4.


FarCry 4: No gain still 90FPS (hits 125FPS in parts).

Rage 2 Deluxe: Was 95FPS now 135FPS and spikes a lot higher like 250-300FPS now and then as it did spike before but not as high.

Wolfenstein YoungBlood Deluxe (RTX On) Was 90FPS now 125-145FPS.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (RTX On) Was 90FPS now 125-145FPS

Blimey! That's one heck of an fps boost.

• Even going from an RTX 3080 to 3090 would not give you that boost.
• Going from a Core i7 9th gen to equivalent 10th gen would not give you that boost.

Your 16GB to 32GB sounds very large.

 

[midiman]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/705usd9m1iqc92c/pcb2.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/wd6q9rdfeufjfo5/pcb1.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6sllsoeojdl2rr/pcb3.jpg?dl=0

That will keep you out of trouble and will be a nice upgrade and should make light work of what you throw at it

What started out as an upgrade turned to my old PC more or less turned out to be a complete new one.

I decided to go for a new case and and a quieter PSU too.

The problem that I have now though is the noise!!! I thought that this was going to be quiet it is not.

The AMD CPU Cooler Fan is incredibly noisy and the machine is louder than my old one.

I've attached some photos to this reply. It will not display them in the post for some reason.

 

[Game]

Warzone for example will use another 2-4gb extra memory if you have 32gb instead of 16gb

Its tempting with ram prices

 

[Alex h]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/705usd9m1iqc92c/pcb2.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/wd6q9rdfeufjfo5/pcb1.jpg?dl=0https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6sllsoeojdl2rr/pcb3.jpg?dl=0

What started out as an upgrade turned to my old PC more or less turned out to be a complete new one.

I decided to go for a new case and and a quieter PSU too.

The problem that I have now though is the noise!!! I thought that this was going to be quiet it is not.

The AMD CPU Cooler Fan is incredibly noisy and the machine is louder than my old one.

I've attached some photos to this reply. It will not display them in the post for some reason.

I take it your useing the stock cooler yeh that is noisy i swapped mine for a darkrock 4 non pro and that was silent now im useing a aio

If you go into the bios you can set a fan curve that will quieten it down for you thats the thing with ryzen cpu they rev up and down