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Upgrade from 6600k

Bergkamp

Bergkamp

Bergkamp

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Getting the upgrade bug and looks like the CPU and motherboard are in line for a change. Running an i5 6600k @ 4.5GHz so it's still a fairly decent setup and I've been considering going down the 10700k route with those high clock speeds as prices are that bit lower now, is that likely to be worthwhile when gaming is my main usage?

Running a 6800XT and it feels very CPU bound a lot of the time (especially MSFS (when it actually works at all)) so would a 10700k unleash much more of that potential? Would I be better going down a full AMD setup?

Very open ended question I know, but all opinions welcome!
 
Could probably run to about £500 for CPU and motherboard, but cheaper is obviously better as I don't like spending money for the sake of it or to enlarge my e-peen. Hard to say how long I need it to last, as things stand I could easily upgrade again in a year or 2, but the new wife is melting my head about babies so then again I might never be upgrading again :eek:
 
Currently running 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3000MHz which I understand is a touch slow but is that unusable for the new Ryzen chips? I had just assumed it wouldn't be ideal and I'd change that down the line.
 
How big a performance gap are we talking between the 5600x and 5800x? The extra cores and threads would be nice but for gaming does it have much impact given there is only 100MHz between the core boosts?

I think I'll maybe maybe go with the 5600x and use the saved money to get one of these monsters ▷ be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 CPU Cooler | OcUK (overclockers.co.uk) which should offer enough cooling for whatever options might be available after Zen 3 comes out.

Bit wary of the RAM clearance with that cooler though.
 
EsaT said:
If you want to keep same CPU long without upgrades, then 8 core would be the choise.
But if you're looking to upgrade to 3D stacked L3 Zen3 refresh, then 5600X lasts until untill those can be gotten at better prices.

With lot more honest TDPs than Intel, AMD doesn't need those absolutely biggest coolers.

If you have room inside case, Alpenfohn Brocken 3 would be very good with flat direct contact heatpipe base being best fit for shape of Ryzen's heatspreader.
Alpenfohn Brocken 3 CPU Cooler - 140mm= £42.95

Though Scythe Mugen 5 is actually little heavier with mid density fin stack giving lots of surface area for reasonable size.
And Fuma 2 gives almost top performance while still maintaining good DIMM/PCIe clearances.
Scythe SCMG-5100 Mugen 5 Rev.B CPU Cooler= £43.99
Scythe SCFM-2000 FUMA 2 Dual Fan CPU Cooler - 2x120 mm= £49.99
Though both have Intel concave heatspreader optimized convex base (just like that BeQuiet and most others) and basically need to deform IHS down to start making wider contact with it.
(that could be solved by grinding/lapping base flat)
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I'm currently using a Brocken 2 and had an original back in the day as well, had glanced at the Brocken 3 elsewhere and it didn't have AM4 listed as compatible so I just ruled it out without looking into it, but it obviously is compatible so I'd be happy to go down that route again. Useful tip about the heat spreader shape too, I was unaware of there being differences.
 
So I got my stuff and got all put together a couple of days ago but encountered a strange "issue"

Bit of background, my RAM is made up of 4x8GB sticks of Corsair Vengeance 3000MHz, I originally had a 2x8 set and later added another 16GB so 2 sticks are SK Hynix and the latter set are Samsung. Anyway, when the SK kit is in the A2+B2 slots and Samsung filling the other the XMP settings crash the system instantly and can only run at the default 2133MHz but I've switched the Samsung to A2+B2 with the SK in the other slots and it seems perfectly stable using the XMP and I can stress test it happily with no problems so far. Is this a case of RAM going bad or just a strange motherboard/RAM temperamentality?
 
EsaT said:
While same speed memory kits are theoretically compatible practise is different, especially when memories are different.
Depending on particular chips in DIMM slot motherboard uses for deciding settings, chips of other DIMM could be less capable.
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The SK kit had the "lead" slots in the old system and everything was fine so I'm thinking this is nothing to worry about, just subtle differences in the roles assigned that the Samsung sticks are suited to.

**I say "I'm thinking" what I really mean is "I'm hoping"
 
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