Regrets going from Intel to AMD?

shaf · 18 Apr 2020 at 17:31

I'm upgrading my machine from an Intel i7-4770k to a AMD 3900x and going to AMD for the first time. I have everything in the basket but before I click and make the purchase - I'd like to ask a few questions.

I was wondering if anyone that has done similar and has had any regrets?

Maybe some software not working or general hardware issues?

My main usages will be.

Development (Java)
General office
Photgraphy (Capture One, Adobe)
Video Editing (Premier Pro)
Converting video

My current basket

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte X570 AORUS ULTRA (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £299.99
1 x AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Twelve Core 4.6GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £419.99
1 x Patriot Viper Steel 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit (PVS432G320C6K)= £149.99

Total: £880.47 (includes shipping: £10.50)

Thanks

Participant · 18 Apr 2020 at 17:36

Yes, I regret not doing it sooner.

shaf · 18 Apr 2020 at 17:50

Participant said:
Yes, I regret not doing it sooner.

Lo. That's what I want to hear I think.

andy_mk3 · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:01

2700k to 3900x. Absolutely no regrets. I feel I upgraded at the perfect time too.

sideways14a · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:03

Its hard to regret going from an old quad core to a monster 12 core 24 thread chip with ground breaking new design and speeds HEDT users used to dream about only a couple of years previous.

welshrat · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:22

No regrets at all. Went from 4790k to 3700x. Use it for gaming, visual studio, android studio, postgres and sql server, photoshop and many other dev software. It never breaks a sweat even when I have multiple projects in each ide. Fabulous

shaf · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:31

Good to hear.

I've placed the order.

andy_mk3 · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:34

shaf said:
Good to hear.

I've placed the order.

You will be blown away, especially when it comes to video editing and converting.

wookiee87 · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:52

i moved from a i9 7920x to a ryzen 9 3900x and i couldn't believe how much faster it was, plus the power draw dropped by almost half compared to my Intel rig.
well worth it a £479 amd chip traded blows with a £1000+ intel chip at the time.

Hades · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:55

Chuffing love my 3700X (came from an i7 3930K). When I built my sons PC Intel wasn't even in the running.

welshrat · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:57

Only thing I would say is high speed 3600mhz ram like team force dark pro makes quite a bit of difference as well. Might be worth changing that. It will still be great but I did notice a difference jumping from corsair 3200mhz to the above

Troezar · 18 Apr 2020 at 18:57

2500K to 3700X brilliant upgrade, hard to get the most out of it, very little taxes it. Planning a 4950X after AM5 drops, should keep me going for years.

shaf · 18 Apr 2020 at 19:08

welshrat said:
Only thing I would say is high speed 3600mhz ram like team force dark pro makes quite a bit of difference as well. Might be worth changing that. It will still be great but I did notice a difference jumping from corsair 3200mhz to the above

How much of a difference will it make?

I need 32gb, any recommendations?

wookiee87 · 18 Apr 2020 at 19:16

shaf said:
How much of a difference will it make?

I need 32gb, any recommendations?

3600mhz will allow you to run a 1:1 ratio with the infinity fabric of amd's cpu's the gains from this are pretty big but if you get a fast kit (cl14) then that offsets the need for 3600mhz, for the very best results a 3600mhz cl14 kit would be epic but at prices today you'd be looking around £400+ for a 32gb kit

shame I'm not able to log onto the member market as i have a spare set of corsair lpx 32gb cl18 3600mhz lying around doing nothing

welshrat · 18 Apr 2020 at 19:30

I have 32gb of this

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08q-tg.html

it is much faster than the 3200mhz corsair ram that I originally had, I only swapped as I had a ryzen 2600 with 16gb as a stop gap as I knew my son needed a PC so allowed me to upgrade in stages

shaf · 18 Apr 2020 at 19:45

welshrat said:
I have 32gb of this

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/team...3600mhz-dual-channel-kit-black-my-08q-tg.html

it is much faster than the 3200mhz corsair ram that I originally had, I only swapped as I had a ryzen 2600 with 16gb as a stop gap as I knew my son needed a PC so allowed me to upgrade in stages

If only they had that in 2x16gb dimms.

I'd then have the option to add another set if needed in the future.

welshrat · 18 Apr 2020 at 19:51

I don't think you would lose that much if you sold down the line. It's very good ram and has a lot of overclocking potential. Never thought it would make as much difference as it did even with 4 sticks

Gray2233 · 18 Apr 2020 at 19:54

shaf said:
How much of a difference will it make?

I need 32gb, any recommendations?

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport LT Gray Micron E-Die 32GB Kit (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3200 UDIMM= £169.99

Total: £169.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)

It's Micron E-Die so you should be able to hit 3600MHz with good timings.

This thread is worth a read: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/ballistix-sport-lt-overclocking.18861166/

shaf · 18 Apr 2020 at 19:56

I'll give overclockers a ring and see if I change the order.

I don't want to spend too much time overclocking if possible.

Trig · 18 Apr 2020 at 19:58

i7-3770 - Ryzen 5 1600AF, even though I haven't gone cutting edge its deffo an improvement and board will take better CPU's at a later date..