realistically when can we expect 5900x in stock at msrp?

peterhc · 14 Feb 2021 at 20:28

Like in the topic, wth is going on, I'm a bit fed up with waiting for that CPU. Plenty of 5800x and 5600x around...

peterhc · 15 Feb 2021 at 08:33

heartburnron said:
Likely after March is my understanding and then it depends on supply vs demand as to whether you'll get the MSRP or not, no guarantees. Keep an eye out for the 5800X dropping under £400 again then pull the trigger would be my advice. Unless you must have 12 cores for whatever reason. The performance for gaming and the like is almost identical between the two chips.

I would regret it after if I got myself 5800x, as I have my mindset on 5900x. Mainly it will be for gaming and some photo/video editing but ill probably keep this cpu for like 8 plus years like my old i7 3770k, so I'm not willing to compromise with 5800x.

peterhc · 15 Feb 2021 at 20:33

Screenbeat said:
Blavember! I have solid news about this

n0ice

peterhc · 16 Feb 2021 at 20:10

I'm seriously considering 10850k. Do we really need PCI gen 4? do games really utilize speeds like that? I'm pretty sure top gen 3 SSD can keep up with everything you throw at it for years to come.

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will 10850k work with z590 mobos?

peterhc · 17 Feb 2021 at 20:47

philo-sofa said:
A 10850k will be slower per core, and still for games you want the best single threaded performance. In fact it will be slower than a 5800X for all but the most highly threaded apps; even in those it will essentially draw even. Rocket Lake will see a decent performance uplift but that's a future upgrade like a 5900X.

I can empathise, am still waiting keenly for my New Year's 5900X purchase from OCUK, but a 10850K probably isn't a solution to your dilemma. However yes it will work with a z590 board.

Well, and there is this vid

peterhc · 19 Feb 2021 at 08:29

I can have now 10850k now for £350 or wait god knows how long for 5900x for £600 that's the real issue, and buying 5900x in the mid of 2021... well kinda sux all of this