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Do you think a 5900X is over kill, if your just using it for gaming?Only if you want a 5600X
AMD RYZEN 5000 SERIES 5950X, 5900X, 5800X & 5600X NOW ONLINE AT OcUK!!
I think that depends on what sort of gaming you are doing. Competitive esports players and fanatic first-person-shooter addicts will pay big bucks for even a tiny edge. For casual gamers, it almost certainly is. I can report from personal experiience that with a reasonable graphics card (3070) the older MMO SW:TOR is eminently playable at 3440x1440 60Hz with high detail. The CPU? a Zen 2 Ryzen 3 3200X running at stock speed which I bought second hand to tide me over until I got a new CPU and graphics card.
I went from 139fps to 156fps in SOTTR going from a [email protected] to a [email protected] with an RTX 3080 at 1440p so while there is an improvement it's a small gain compared to going up a GPU tier.
We'll they are also expecting 2100 5800X and ~600 each of 5900X and 5950X over the next couple weeks... Basically there are a lot of Ryzen coming in over the next few weeks. I expect most demand to be met by Christmas.Only if you want a 5600X
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Hey, I've received my Ryzen 5950x but unfortunately I cannot put together my build until I receive my RTX 3080. Will the delay cause an issue if I find I need to RMA the CPU?
Why would you need to RMA the cpu? Get yourself a second hand lower GPU like I have until your 3080 arrives best thing to do get it all set up and tested.
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Sourced a 5600X from another retailer and cancelled my pre-order. Whoever's above 172 in the queue you've just moved up a place 
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You would RMA a CPU in the event it was dead on arrival. Your rights as a consumer are strongest within the first two weeks.
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I got my emailed as soon as mine dispatched, but I got mine from a competitor, but I can't see how it'll be much different as it's probably AMD's rules. The verification tool was simple enough to use also. Can't wait for the game myself.
My 5950X arrived a few minutes ago. I'm in the middle of a download which will run for another hour so I took a few minutes out to calculate that the useful material/space ratio of the AMD box is approximately 1:171. Now I shall go back to stroking the inner packaging and whispering "my precious".
Big Update from Gibbo over on the locked thread - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/foru...-series-delivery-update-thread-info.18907617/
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Hi there
Current update:
5950X - All backorders cleared, a nice pile of stock is now building up, we will allow re-ordering just before Christmas.
5900X - Just shy of 400 back orders now to clear, expecting around 60 units potentially this week and hopefully several hundred next week.
5800X - Only 86 orders left to clear, we expect around 60 this week and several hundred before month end.
5600X - 541 orders left to clear, were expecting around 300 this week and several hundred more by month end.
We are still on goal to have cleared all the orders by year end and hopefully have product back on sale.
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Hi there
Current update:
5950X - All backorders cleared, a nice pile of stock is now building up, we will allow re-ordering just before Christmas.
5900X - Just shy of 400 back orders now to clear, expecting around 60 units potentially this week and hopefully several hundred next week.
5800X - Only 86 orders left to clear, we expect around 60 this week and several hundred before month end.
5600X - 541 orders left to clear, were expecting around 300 this week and several hundred more by month end.
We are still on goal to have cleared all the orders by year end and hopefully have product back on sale.
Just a quick question, is there a way to update my delivery address? I've changed my primary delivery address on my account (I logged in via amazon) but I haven't seen any confirmation that its being sent to the new address rather than the old.
1st time using OC so it may just be my lack of knowledge on how things are done here.
Thanks in advance!
1st time using OC so it may just be my lack of knowledge on how things are done here.
Thanks in advance!
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Not entirely sure but I would get in touch with customer services mate, not sure that you can change address on an existing order
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Use the customer service forum at the top of the main forum page, don't delay
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Was 94th in the queue for the 5900x, received my shipping email at 16:20 today
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Which model?