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Should i get a 7900x £350 or wait to see if 7900 come lower. Will be air cooling Phantom Spirit 120 evo?
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Ryzen 7900x or wait?
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That's a good price, I paid £600 for mine day 1.
If it's for gaming I would get a 7800X3D.
Wondering why the 7900 is so much more expensive as well. Was really hoping to move to a 12 core!
7800X3d is better at games [on a 4090 at 1080p/1440p], but for most of us that dial up settings to play at close 60fps and probably become GPU bound, I really question if the productivity losses are worth...
7800X3d is better at games [on a 4090 at 1080p/1440p], but for most of us that dial up settings to play at close 60fps and probably become GPU bound, I really question if the productivity losses are worth...
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I got a 7900 for £357. So went for that with power saving over the 7900x
For 7000 series you get what is cheaper. For some odd reason, sometimes the X version is cheaper. You can PC the non-X and get X performance or use Eco mode and run the X version at bon-X heat and performance. The non-X gives you a cooler, that most people won’t use, but is nice to have around if the AIO, which most people use nowadays, fails.
I was tempered by the 7900 too, but decided to get the 7800x3D as the only intensive thing I do is gaming every now and then, but I guess the 7900 still a great CPU for gaming, plus the 12 cores for productivity. Hard choice for those who actually benefit from 12 cores.
Previously using the 7600 non-X and let the motherboard OC it, safely monitored (just in case), and even on Cinebench, all core load, Thermalright cooler or 360 AIO, with the CPU pulling mid 90s W, and a constant 5.15GHz all cores, temperatures never above low 80s Celsius.
I was tempered by the 7900 too, but decided to get the 7800x3D as the only intensive thing I do is gaming every now and then, but I guess the 7900 still a great CPU for gaming, plus the 12 cores for productivity. Hard choice for those who actually benefit from 12 cores.
Previously using the 7600 non-X and let the motherboard OC it, safely monitored (just in case), and even on Cinebench, all core load, Thermalright cooler or 360 AIO, with the CPU pulling mid 90s W, and a constant 5.15GHz all cores, temperatures never above low 80s Celsius.
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I do video editing sometimes so thought the 7900 gave best in both worlds. Though i can't wait to get gameing COD again.
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I dont think you can go wrong at that price. Power wise there are plenty of options to tweak the power down for very little loss in performance. Easy to cool, especially if you reduce the power.
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If you're unhappy with your performance now, why wait? Unless you're happy to suffer.
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Sounds like you have an itch only an upgrade can fix..
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All parts bought, just waiting for my Mum to build it for me.
Your mum builds PCs? Kudos to her. Learn from her, its not difficult, and you may enjoy it.
at which point your probably better off with the 7800x3d.
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I'm paralysed from the neck down, some arm movement. I tell Mum what to do and she does it. Shes 70. She quite enjoys it. Can't wait to be playing AC, COD again, as this system is really old and won' play the newer one.
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