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Marcus Fenix
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Take a look at this-i5 8th or 9th gen but the prices just keeps increasing. Nothing below 16-17k
PrimeABGB site has gone to shit. wtf? Either it's been hacked or they changed to show some bragpc.com. I'm seeing some developed by PrimeAbGb at bottom so its not hacked. Retard design imo.
Only Intel based customised pcs. Site navigation is a horror. damn. No links to see individual item prices etc like before. Never going to visit that site again now.
No, I clicked on the link in the post. I'm seeing that https://www.primeabgb.com goes to the primeabgb website like I knew / know from years. The www.primeabgb.com redirects goes to https://www.bragpc.com
Weird.
goDofWar_skr
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Even with a B450 mobo there is very minor performance diff..
Only thing one will be missing is the PCIe 4.0
Only thing one will be missing is the PCIe 4.0
Marcus Fenix
Innovator
Called up MD and they said that the R9 3900X will arrive on Friday. Seems a bit odd.
I am planning to pick up mine on Saturday provided some reviews for R9 3900X on X370 throw up no issues.
I am planning to pick up mine on Saturday provided some reviews for R9 3900X on X370 throw up no issues.
Marcus Fenix
Innovator
Where did you see that?
I saw one video on YT Science Studio where they ran the 12 core on a B350 but didn't run any performance benchmarks.
goDofWar_skr
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Marcus Fenix
Innovator
Killing the 3900X with a BETA BIOS worries me. Maybe I should hold off on the purchase till getting some Reddit feedback on Asus C6H+Zen2.
AMD marketing team should really stop overhyping their products like the RX480.
The 3900X is still a bit slower on average compared to the 9900K in gaming benchmarks. On everything else Intel gets shredded(especially on H265 Handbrake encoding which I need).
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psyph3r
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AMD never overhypes any product, in fact their marketing department is probably the most inept one in tech.
It's always the rabid fanboys on sites like WCCraptech and youtubers like AdoredTV who'll do anything for clicks that gives this impression.
Zen 2 is still a win for end users, the 9900k wasn't going to be beat in gaming but the margin is quite low and at levels where it doesn't matter that much anyways.
It's always the rabid fanboys on sites like WCCraptech and youtubers like AdoredTV who'll do anything for clicks that gives this impression.
Zen 2 is still a win for end users, the 9900k wasn't going to be beat in gaming but the margin is quite low and at levels where it doesn't matter that much anyways.
Some more information on this:
Strictly technical: Matisse (Not really)
Seems this issue isn't limited to Asus either - board makers are doing their own crap on top of the AMD AGESA.
One more thread where folks are claiming that the Zen 2 chips are not boosting correctly in games:
Looks like it is best to wait a month or two before thing settle down. The launch has been pretty ****ed up.
goDofWar_skr
Herald
This guy seems to have done all his testing on B450 board for the 3600X..
Marcus Fenix
Innovator
Would it be better to wait for some time?Some more information on this:
Strictly technical: Matisse (Not really)
www.overclock.net
Seems this issue isn't limited to Asus either - board makers are doing their own crap on top of the AMD AGESA.
One more thread where folks are claiming that the Zen 2 chips are not boosting correctly in games:
Looks like it is best to wait a month or two before thing settle down. The launch has been pretty ****ed up.
I am guessing Intel will be slashing prices on the 9th gen CPUs impacted by Ryzen and then AMD might do a "jebait" move again ala 5700 and cut prices on the Zen 2 chips.
I am a bit salty with the SUPER cards keeping in mind I got my RTX 2080 in Oct 2018.
If you are not terribly unhappy with your current CPU, then I'd say wait a month for issues to get sorted.
goDofWar_skr
Herald
In that case I think the gaming performance might just improve a bit more.. Lets wait and see follow up videos from GamerNexus n HardwareUnboxed..
Marcus Fenix
Innovator
I am thinking the same but I have poor impulse control.
I managed to bypass all the issues people had with RAM timings with my R7 1700 by going for the Asus C6H/FlareX 3200 MHz CL14 RAM combo suggested by you.
AMD as usual shoots itself in the foot with launch software but I guess that's the norm when you are competing with two behemoths on two fronts with comparatively shoestring resources.
One thing nobody is talking about though. The next gen consoles will use 8 core Zen2 chips and the game devs will then be focussing on >4 core enhancments instead of taking the easier single core/4 core/higher freuquency route which Intel wins with 5GHz all core boost.
The Ryzen series might turn out to be a better performer in the longer run like the R9 300 series GPUs but its just a speculation from my end which might fall flat on its face as well.
Where did you buy your FlareX RAM from? I had a horrid couple of months of system instability/freezing with my regular 2133 mhz RAM Gskill RipjawsV on my B350 board with 1700 cpu but eventually with BIOS updates and some settings it seems to be stable now.
Wait for the 3950X why dont you? By then BIOS updates should have fixed any initial teething problems.
Marcus Fenix
Innovator
I managed to buy it locally in Kolkata at Velocity Computers . They managed to source it as well as the C6H for me on request. Had to pay a bit more though.
This is the kit I have which ran from day one at 3200 MHz with no tinkering at all.
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Poor Tech Jesus had no rest last week with so many AMD/SUPER launches and he is bound to be pissed off now that he has to redo all his tests.
BTW anandtech didn't test Intel chips on Windows 1903 which has all the security fixes for Intel baked in and reduces Intel performance. That is not what I expected from Anand Lal Shimpi's successors.
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