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Upgrade from x58 x5670 @ 4.5ghz?

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Hi :)

Per title really. I don't want to lose any cores so am really looking at a second hand x99 5820k setup which for CPU/board/RAM is probably 350-400 on the MM, or a ryzen 1700 new which is more like 700 as id want the crosshair board.

Is the AMD worth the extra cash?

Also anyone know a source that compares IPC performance of my x5670 vs. 5820k vs. Ryzen?
 
I think the 1700 is 8c16t so has that going for it as well. Whatever I get will be overclocked as far as I can get before diminishing returns on voltage etc. set in.

Mainly games but there are a couple of other reasons - x58 is just creaking a bit now. I'd like to get into the newer PCIe SSDs and I only have two flaky USB3 ports etc.

Feels like I've had my money's worth and it's time to move on but perhaps I should wait it out...
 
And yes, I also have a 1440p 144hz screen which seems to show some CPU a bottleneck.

A good example - you can see drops in Doom on OpenGL and GPU usage never exceeds 70%. If you switch to Vulcan, which makes life easier for older CPUs, I get massive boosts and 100% solid GPU load.

Shame more games don't work like that :)
 
Hmmm does look like a few of us in the same boat! Deffo get the 1080 you'll get a massive boost. I went from 970 SLI to 1080 and it was great.

I do want a rift... perhaps if that doesn't work well on x58 that'll be the catalyst to upgrade!
 
Very helpful Andy, thanks. I'm primarily playing high(ish) res games and do want to get into the Rift so that I can get back into iRacing. Did your rift run okay with the limited USB3 implementation on x58?

I have a Gigabyte UD3R (the cheap one) and it only has two ports - though they do seem to work at USB3 speed. Guess I could get a powered hub?

Not particularly worried about x58 resale value. I have had this board since 2009 and the chip only cost me £70 (and I sold my 920 for £30!) I've lost more on my 1080 in 9 months than I've lost on x58 in 8 years :)
 
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