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Which Ryzen for Gaming?
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Glad these chips clocked well, my first one did 4.6GHz max, bought another 4.5GHz, then got lucky with my 3rd 2500K which did 4.9GHz, but settled it on 4.8GHz for temps, pity he didn't test overclocked from the 3.7GHz base turbo boost.
Yeah my 5900X is due to be delivered 13th Jan 2021, was 18th, but at £509 RRP, but I'm in no rush really, I'm not prepared to line the bonus pockets of people driving Ferraris, that's how they ended up driving them lol.
One thing I thought about for sure was, my current 2500K is 4 cores 4 threads, I certainly wouldn't want to really be going for another 4 core CPU in todays world.
To the original poster, you're already on a i7-5820K, which is 6 cores 12 threads, I would at least be wanting to do a jump up. Going 6 core to another 6 core, just feels abit I dunno, regardless of performance boost.
One thing for me is, regardless of what CPU I bought now, I feel like I'll probally get into upgrading regular again, so regardless of what CPU I have now, next year I'll probally have the urge to upgrade again lol.
Surely this has now been discussed to death? The 5600X is the best choice for a purely gaming system. The gaming benefits of higher SKUs are minimal.
When the time comes that the 5600X is no longer adequate, neither will the 5900X, we'll be a couple of generations down the line on a new socket.
What's it like running anything in the background like open Chrome pages etc, while gaming?
Absolutely fine, such background tasks don't use much processor power at all. GN/Steve discussed this in a video a couple months back.
Thanks for the info I appreciate it. I'll have a dig for the video. With me having to wait so long for the 5900X, I might just try get a 5600X and upgrade as and when neccesary, plough the money saved into other parts of my new system.
I was in a rush because sold my old 4 core parts and needed a cpu both for gaming and work.
3600 ordered and used for a week which actually seemed adequate and was only £180.
I highly doubt people with Ferraris made their wealth by selling a few computer parts
Good on them if so, they must have sold thousands. I worked out the guy who sold my overpriced 5800X must have made about £30 profit after fees & postage.Let them do the leg work, i’ll earn my overtime doing actual work instead
Do Zen 3 even have a 4 core line? I thought 6 core 5600X was the minimum
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Ugh I could get a 5600x right now for £299... is that still a good enough deal even though it is £19 over RRP or should I hold out? Not in a mad rush really...
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If you're planning to keep the GPU for the entire life of the CPU and NEVER upgrade, then the 5600x is fast enough. Today's GPUs simply wont bottleneck a 5600x.
However, some people upgrade their GPU every two years. Yet this is rarely considered in most 5600x Vs 5800x Vs 5900x debates.
What about if you get a 3080 and upgrade to a 4080 after 2 years? Then upgrade that to a 5080 after 2 years? Will the 5600x be a bottleneck? Probably.
However, some people upgrade their GPU every two years. Yet this is rarely considered in most 5600x Vs 5800x Vs 5900x debates.
What about if you get a 3080 and upgrade to a 4080 after 2 years? Then upgrade that to a 5080 after 2 years? Will the 5600x be a bottleneck? Probably.
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Ah! The £200 i5 2500k, it dragged me away from AMD in 2011, not been back since, maybe next time though?
Comic effect achieved, but neglecting to say that going from 5800X to higher models will struggle to see any difference in games. Sub 1% for sure.
You dont even need to that far back.
Remember Skylake. When that came out. The mantra from reviewers and Techtubers was an i5 is all you need for gaming. Why buy an i7 for 50% more when an i5 is enough?
I bought an i7 anyway, it is still doing me well. The i5-6600k? Bottleneck city and i'd have upgraded ages ago.
At launch of Skylake I came to conclusion that 6600k is nowhere near as good in relation to 6700k as 2500k was in relation to 2700k. Much worse overclocking meant it would never have a chance to catch up. Got the 6700k that lasted 5 years until last month (and is still a very strong chip)
Mantra stays the same, i5 equivalent, that is 5600X, is all you really need for gaming
you basically pay for mhz boost with 5900x and 5950x.
I bought 4 generation ryzen all 6 cores.
yet to find a benefit with more cores and mhz.
atm 4900mhz with a 5600x are great for me.
and if needed you can always upgrade later...
At 1440p and above the CPU really isn't very important for gaming because you will almost always be GPU bound. Any 5000 series (and most 3000 series for that matter) will be fine with basically no difference in going from 6 to 16 cores purely for gaming.
even with a vega56 there was an average increase of fps in games I play at 1440p.
once I can upgrade the gpu it will fly at 1440p
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If you want to keep your cpu a decent length of time, then you want 8 cores if you ask me. Shame the 8 core Ryzen is really poor value 
m looking to chamge my 1700, but the doesnt seem to be any value in amd atm, tempted to go down the intel route which ever will be used condiition i only use for gaming n browsing,would a 10600k be a decent choice, or anything else?