After watching some videos, reading a bunch of stuff and the helpful replies here, I've decided to go for the 5600 as a cheap option to give me a little boost (mainly on the single-core performance which should help with emulation) for a couple of years.
I decided that whilst the 5800X3D is...
As is so often the case, the more you read, the more you procrastinate!
I'm now wondering if a move to a 5600 would be a better move to extend the life of my current system for a couple of years or so, or will the extra cache of the 5800X3D still be a worthy investment? I only play at a refresh...
The last couple of times I've booted my PC up I've had a clicking sound from my HD (it's a mechanical Western Digital Blue I think). Is it about to die?
It's my main data drive so I want at least 2TB and, mainly due to price, I'm fine with going for mechanical again unless there is an absolute...
It showed 1080p and 1440p for both the 6600 XT and the 6950XT (I think the 3070 sits probably between those GPUs?) This is the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HqE03SpdOs
Following a link from that video to another one that looked at the 3600 vs the 5800X3D did show there was some performance to be gained from such a move, so I guess if I see a 5800X3D chip going for a decent price (and I don't know what should be considered a decent price) then I might take the...
I currently have a 3600 paired with a B450 Tomahawk motherboard, 16GB and a 3070 and a 1440p monitor. I only use it for gaming/emulation and general browsing, no encoding or streaming stuff.
I've often wondered if I would see any benefit in a little refresh of the CPU and, if so, what would be...
I use my PC for gaming only and currently have a Ryzen 3600 based system. It is paired with a 3070 GPU and I game at 1440p (usually just stick to 60hz but my monitor does support 75hz).
As a potential Christmas present to myself I've considered upgrading the CPU, but is it actually worth it...
A friend wants me to build them a gaming machine to replace their old i5-4670K system. Certain parts will be re-used (SSDs, monitor, case, GPU) so it's just the motherboard, CPU, RAM and a new PSU. Current budget is around £450 plus whatever is generated from selling the old kit.
Two questions...
So I had a 200Mbps Virgin line installed yesterday with a Hub 3 (which I gather is pretty terrible?) and whilst speed in the same room as the router is good, everywhere else is way below what I would expect.
I live in a 3-floor townhouse but the speed/ping is pretty inconsistent around the...
I saw the recommended specs for The Medium and, whilst it's not a game I'm fussed about, the fact that it is the first game I've seen that recommends 8 cores got me a little bit spooked that my trusty servant 3600 might need an upgrade sooner than I thought.
I've therefore done what any good PC...
It's so difficult to find good reviews for CPUs (or GPUs) that talk about using dual screens. That comparison of the 10400F vs 3600X was interesting, @mickyflinn but just pushes things back to the 3600 (which I assume would give better streaming results).
What's the cheapest 3600 and...
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