I know.
But right now I have no PC more powerful than my phone. Given 5x00 isn't available till an uncertain date...?
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Missed 5900x boat, wait or go 3600?
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But right now I have no PC more powerful than my phone. Given 5x00 isn't available till an uncertain date...?
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It seems to perform almost as well as a 3600 for a lot less.
I should have done, but pressed the button this morning already!
It's fair. I just wanted it to feel like something of an upgrade?
For gaming it's a reasonable upgrade for sure. It would cope with the higher end graphics cards much better then a 6600k would. For multi tasking it's massively ahead.
The best idea would have been to pick up by a 3100 or 3600 two months ago! We're maybe only a couple weeks away from 5000 availability... But if you're desperate, still better to pick up a 3000 series then *if you need extra* swap out for a 5000 series in the spring/summer when prices are more reasonable, lower cost SKUs available.
2 months ago we knew that the announcements were due. Then the announcements turned out to be announcements of announcements.
The announcements turned up... And in 3-4 weeks you could buy something. Then they sold out instantly. And there's no certainty that I'll get one before Christmas. Hell, Easter looks iffy for a new graphics card.
If I had known then, known, that there wouldn't be a new chipset, and that nothing would be available for half a year... I would have bought a 3600 and said "I'll upgrade fully in 2022".
Hindsight is amazing.
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Anyone that thinks their getting a 5xxx chip before Xmas is deluded.
People haven't even got theirs from the first batch!
People haven't even got theirs from the first batch!
And that's why I've ordered a 3600
I expect they'll be significant 5000 series deliveries over the next few weeks with pretty much all of the current demand/pre-orders met by Christmas. This won't be like the 3080 cards.
Agreed. It feels like a massive upgrade, and having my desktop back.... booting up and just having my background and icons in the right place. Was actually an emotional moment.
It's also much speedier.
I’m contemplating the same. I managed to snag a 5600x on launch day from another retailer. When I checked out it was in stock. Later I got an email saying the delivery is delayed till the 12th.
Today I checked if it was on track and they are saying they don’t know when!
All my other parts are in hand...thinking to cancel my order now and just get a 3600.
Today I checked if it was on track and they are saying they don’t know when!
All my other parts are in hand...thinking to cancel my order now and just get a 3600.
I’m in the same boat and in the 300’s queue waiting for the 5900x I’d just suggest ordering it if you haven’t already and then use something for the mean time... as for me I won’t start putting together my other components until the cpu is here and just game on my 2500k for now...
Hmm not so sure, a competing site lists over 230 pre orders outstanding for the 5600x, and recieved 30 in the last batch a couple of days ago .... there is nearly 1500 outstanding pre orders for the 5900x, and thats just one seller
Indeed, maybe folk running old Intel systems or AMD systems don't realise how powerful the 3100 is.