Whyzen??

[25zerotwo]

Hey folks, Christmas greetings to you all.

I am on the fence about pulling the trigger on a new system, I was going to wait for some modest price drops, but port delay issues are likely to maintain costs and reduce availability, so think I'll just bite the bullet.

The ask, is really should I got i7 or 5800. I want a fast system, which will do some Blu-Ray ripping / encoding, gaming, Linux deb use for pentesting tasks and mostly just be my day job daily driver within Windows. I believe either is over-powered for what I need, but I have the choice.

So..., can someone put a persuasive reason to drop another £300 for the Ryzen, or am I simply just wanting the latest thing, for no perceivable enhancement. FYI, I don't see myself getting an AMD video card in the future I don't think.

Options
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/geno...dle-bu-0be-og.html#p=bPNI3v+WbPNJ3v*0bPNK3v*3
or the (just seen it is out of stock)
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/8pac...4.6ghz-overclocked-bundle-bu-01a-8p.html#t=c3

Thanks in advance.
Chris

 

[mickyflinn]

You should take a look at benchmarks for the software you use and you will want more than 16gb of ram.

 

[Tetras]

You're not really comparing like with like there (especially with the shortages pushing the 5000 so high), the 3700X is more similar to the 10700.

 

[25zerotwo]

Thank you both, I think what I have learned is that yes they are not like for like, and secondly, availability aside I am mad getting a 5800, I should get a 5900 if I go AMD.

Don't think'd i'd use more than 16gb of ram mind.. But thanks non the less for both of your pointers.

 

[adrichardson81]

I'd definitely go with the 5900 over the 5800 if you're spending that kind of money

 

[AshB1989]

Ryzen all day long!