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Ryzen "2" ?
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And - because it doesn't favor what you want to see
if the manufacturer intended it this way why do they unlock the options on the K series chips.
Also intel have a warranty program for the K series chips as well called the intel tuning program.
Do you honestly think when the next intel chip is reviewed they will ommit overclock results? You know they wont, because their job will be to then show the intel chip in the best light possible.
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We already have the -7 8086k supposed to be 5.1ghz boost.
Did you read "all" of what I said? Or just the bits you wanted to?
yes, this is the way I see intel going in the future, to match this new style of reviewing. Although this boost is very likely on 1-2 cores only, it isnt said what the all core boost is, but probably in the 4.6 to 4.8 range.
I used to hate OC3D but considering his last 2 AMD product reviews he did leave the OC 8600k on the CPU graph for ryzen 2 and he also had the 1080ti present on the vega graph, he has probably come out with the most integrity.
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No - they are being fair. OC's aren't guaranteed, so it's best to benchmark comparison hardware at stock as that the GUARANTEED experience every user will have of that hardware.
You're really over thinking it - it's not some conspiracy to make the cpu being reviewed look better.
What is 24/7 max safe OC on an 8700K then? 4.5ghz? 4.7ghz? 5ghz? A 1 in 100 5.2ghz oc? What if the reviewing site only manage to get the comparison 8700k to 4.6ghz - are you going to cry conspiracy then as well?
Sounds like someone's butt hurt that reviews aren't pandering to their confirmation bias tbh.
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Anyone else noticed that's the statements around ECC support have changed a little this time round, E.G Asrock on the Taichi Ultimate X470 (clear as mud as ever - but looks like ECC is Ryzen Pro only now)
- AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
- AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
- AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
*For Ryzen Series CPUs (Raven Ridge), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs.
- AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933/2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
- AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
- AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2667/2400/2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
*For Ryzen Series CPUs (Raven Ridge), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs.
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Techpowerup also have the CPUs very close in gaming.
Just the bits I want
fair enough
This is why I said by all means have the stock results there as well, The stock result been what every single chip should be able to perform at, the overclocked result been what the reviewers chip can perform at. Personally I would use 4.8 as the number as I consider that a reasonable 24/7 clock that every 8600 and 8700 can achieve but yes its not guaranteed.
Why would I be butthurt, didnt you read I said I would have no issue if we seen a 4.2 ryzen 2 outperform a intel 4.8?
I actually wanted to see that, then it makes intel improve their own products. e.g. I have managed to get a 6 core intel chip at mainstream prices all because AMD brought out a solid ryzen product last yeat, good competition is something I like to see.
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I was about to say that a K chip is unlocked so it can be overclocked which is true, However, that's where things become a bit grey with Intel, Today with the 8700k they'd state that a k chip isn't running as intended if its not overclocked, However if you remember the heat issue people had with the 7700k when overclocked we got a very different answer, that time around we were told to run the K chip at stock.
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Intel are selling the chips knowing people will overclock them, what they doing is not been prepared to support them outside of stock spec on the built in warranty, although they will replace (but not provide tech support) them out of spec on their addon warranty which I think is usually priced at about 10% of RRP https://click.intel.com/tuningplan/
It is great AMD are willing to support their chips much closer to their operating capacity. They may have been forced to do this via market conditions but they are still doing it.
It is great AMD are willing to support their chips much closer to their operating capacity. They may have been forced to do this via market conditions but they are still doing it.
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There's a lot there that doesn't make sense though, For example overclocking gives lower game performance for the 2700x, However if we give that a pass as an XFR2 bonus what about where we're seeing results like the First gen Ryzen 6 cores being ahead of the 2700x? I think they need to smooth out there benching suite.
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I agree it looks a bit iffy as most reviews have the 8700k and 2700x in some games quite far apart.
However having had my 1700 at 3.8GHz for the last year I know the performance is fast enough in games. And the 2700x should be faster.
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I've had no issue gaming on my 1600x either, It's more than capable of keeping up with the gpu's I've tried with it.
I'd also like to see the Meltdown & Spectre patches used with Intel as if I ever buy another Intel chip that needs them I'll be using them.
Not using them doesn't make sense to me.
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I have the same cooler, works really well!
Where did you get the AM4 bracket for it?
Mine didn't come with one (Ryzen hadn't been released then).
From the Reviews its pretty easy to see that overclocking the X chips is not necessary or worth it.
It's exactly the same as Last year
Simple Rules For getting the most of Ryzen
1) If you don't want to overclock get the 'X' Chips
2) If you do want to overclock get the non 'X' Chips
3) If you want to get the best performance from any of the Ryzen chips get decent cooling.
4) If you want to increase performance, even more, get b-die 3200+ ram sticks and add low latency timings
Same As Last year!
It's exactly the same as Last year
Simple Rules For getting the most of Ryzen
1) If you don't want to overclock get the 'X' Chips
2) If you do want to overclock get the non 'X' Chips
3) If you want to get the best performance from any of the Ryzen chips get decent cooling.
4) If you want to increase performance, even more, get b-die 3200+ ram sticks and add low latency timings
Same As Last year!
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It'll be interesting to see if that applies for those of us using 350 & 370 boards.
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Had to request it from Cooler Master, I got mine before AM4 too. They were giving them away free a while back. Not sure about now?