VincentVolaju

So the thing is my desktop PC is current a Ryzen 5 3600 with a Sapphire 5600xt. I built 3 years ago. 1.5 years ago I bought this laptop that has the 5800H and 3080 in it, for work / gaming when I am traveling. Ultimately I plan on building a new AM5 system in the future, when the Ryzen 8000 x3d CPUs are out, and either the Nvidia 5000 series or the Radeon 8000 series. But that stuff won't be out until like what, 2025 some time? So I am trying to decide if I should scrap the current desktop build and just use this laptop as my "main" PC for both work and gaming for the next 1-2 years. Or, if I should upgrade the CPU / GPU of my current am4 build and just ride it out a couple more years until it can't keep up anymore.

What kind of performance difference in gaming might I see if I went from a Asus Rog Strix laptop that has a Ryzen 5800H and RTX 3080 mobile in it; then changed to a desktop PC that has a 5800x3d with an RTX 4060ti? Would I see much of an increase in performance by switching from my laptop, to upgrading my desktop?

Just curious what the best guess or estimate is for when the Ryzen 8000 x3d CPUs will be released? Any chance of it coming out sometime next year, in 2024? Or is it most likely going to be sometime in 2025?

Wow, RIP. So even if I got the game beforehand, then the GPU came a couple weeks later, I wouldn't even be able to pass the key off to a friend so they wouldn't have to buy it. That's a shame, cause I am def. going to play the early access for Starfield on Sept 1st. And since I don't want to be stuck with 2 copies of a single player game, I guess that means I'll go Nvidia rather than AMD. Maybe I'll get lucky and Nvidia will price drop some cards in the near future.

So I am planning to play Starfield pretty hard and was going to pick up it on Steam in a couple days. I am also planning on upgrading my PC soon. From what I've read, the 7800xt sounds like it will be a pretty solid mid-range deal, and it will be coming with Starfield for free, so I save myself like $100 (in Japanese yen). The only issue is, I don't see where I can pre-order it / get my key? Do I have to wait until Sept 6th to buy it and get the game code? Or is there a place I can go to and pre-order it ahead of time and get the game code earlier than the 6th?

I've decided to hold off on building a new system for another 1-2 years. For the time being I figure I'll just ride this current am4 build till the end. (while also hoping the yen starts recovering during that time lol) I currently have a r5 3600 with a Sapphire Pulse 5600 XT. I've already decided to upgrade my CPU to a 5800x3d. However, I'm not sure which GPU I should upgrade to. I've heard so many contradicting things about the current generation of GPUs, that I'm really at a loss. A little info, I only game at 1080p. Most of the games I play are heavy CPU intensive, such as Tarkov. I also plan on playing the hell out of Starfield when that comes out in a couple weeks. And I'll probably check out Cyberpunk as well, although I believe those last 2 will be more GPU dependent? Also, I will likely take whatever card I buy now, and put it into my AM5 build that I will do sometime in the next 2 years. And as a side note, I live in Japan, and the yen has been going down so much compared to the dollar the last couple years that I basically have to pay like 40% extra, or something like that. So rather than only paying like $600 for a 4070, I'll have to pay more like $900 (90,000yen). RIP. So what do you guys suggest? Which GPU would be a big increase jump in performance from my current setup, for gaming in 1080p, but that isn't going to cost me a fortune?

So I am considering building a new PC and am looking at some of the ddr5 memory. It seems the 2 most common ones are 5600mhz and 6000mhz. I was just wondering what kind of real world difference would that make in gaming? Could I actually see a noticeable difference in certain games that benefit from higher or faster memory? Or even on those titles, the performance difference would be negligible?

https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/5800X3D-without-authorized-100-10000651WOF-EW-1Y/dp/B09X1DCHRC/ref=sr_1_2?crid=12G3KHY3761LI&keywords=5800x%2B3d&qid=1692579772&sprefix=5800x3d%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-2&th=1 = 56,600yen ($560~) https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/5800X3D-without-cooler-threads-100-100000651WOF/dp/B0BM4W1L2G/ref=sr_1_1?crid=12G3KHY3761LI&keywords=5800x+3d&qid=1692579772&sprefix=5800x3d%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-1 = 43,900yen ($440~) Both of the CPUs do not come with a cooler. Why is one about $130 cheaper than the other? Am I missing something?

Yeah forgot to mention my current board is a b450 mortar max. Also I did upgrade my ram to 32, it made a bit of a difference, but not as much as I was hoping. The CPU is definitely the biggest upgrade for performance in EFT I think.

So my current PC I built back in 2020 (Ryzen 5 3600, Radeon Sapphire 5600 XT, 16gb ram) and it's served me pretty well. It still is for the most part, except for Escape from Tarkov. EFT is the main game I have been playing this year, and I'm lucky if I get 40-50 fps in some maps (Streets / Lighthouse). EFT is notorious for being a CPU / ram intensive game so I started looking at what I could do to upgrade my system to get some better performance. The first thing I did was buy a 32gb 3200mhz memory kit (32gb is max my mobo can handle), and it did give me a bit of boost in performance. Then I started looking at what CPUs I could upgrade to and it seems like the 5800x3d is the best option (at about 56,000yen). However, when I was looking at new parts, I realized the new 7800x3d was only 66,000yen, only about 10,000yen more, yet performed 15-20% better, from what I've seen so far. So that got me thinking, rather than doing the final possible upgrade to my current PC, maybe I should just bite the bullet and start putting together a new AM5 build? The thing is, I don't know too much about the new AM5 platform, or how long it will be "upgradeable" / around for? So I wanted to get some of your guys opinions before I started buying anything. 1) The first thing I am wondering is, if I were to go with a AM5 platform build now, how many years of upgrades do you guys think I could get out of it before another platform would be out? 2) How realistic would it be for me to just upgrade my CPU to the 5800x3d, and then use that until whatever comes after AM5 comes out? AM6? Or is that more like 5-10 years down the line? 3) If you guys were in my situation, which side would you lean towards? Thanks!

You guys were right. My BIOS was a 2019 version lol. So after updating that, as well as other drivers like chipset etc. I reinstalled the ram and it worked fine. I had to go back into bios to change it to 3200mhz, but everything is working well now. Thanks guys!

My PC is about 3 years old, I used a B450 mobo with a Ryzen5 in it, with 16gb vengeance ram in it. Recently I'm playing EFT and the new map streets suggests more ram for better performance. So I picked up a 2x 16gb ram kit, same type, corsair vengeance. I installed it without issue, booted the PC up and the screen just stays black. I thought maybe I installed it wrong, but doubled checked and both ram clicked in correctly. I thought maybe something happened to gpu or the hdmi cable was bad, so I put the old ram back in to see if it booted fine. And it did. So it seems with the old ram, the PC boots up fine and makes it to the windows login screen. But when I put the 32gb in, the screen just stays black. Any ideas?

About an hour ago I took it apart again to see if maybe the plug wasnt pushed in enough or something, so I unplugged again, then plugged it back in. This time I noticed some kind of sparks. Not like big sparks, but like .... you know when youre plugging something into a wall outlet, sometimes as you plug it into the wall youll get that quick flash / shock / spark thing? That was happening on the as I was trying to plug the battery connection back into the mobo. I wasn't using my fingers by the way, I was being as gentle as possible and using one of those plastic laptop tool things. So I don't think I was using too much pressure or anything like that, but at the same time ... I don't think thats supposed to be happening, right? =X

So I have an Asus ROG Strix (5800H / 3080). I've been using it for about a year now, but with the limited 16gb ram, I couldn't play some maps on Tarkov.. Watched some YouTube videos on how to upgrade the ram, seemed simple. So I picked up a 32gb kit (crucial 16x2 3200mhz). Followed the instructions from the various videos I saw ... unscrew the 11 screws, carefully take the panel off so it doesnt pull out of the white cables, unplug the battery, take out old ram, put new ram in, plug battery back in, close panel, screws back in, done. Did that, plugged it back into my monitor, mouse, keyboard etc. The laptop booted up fine, except now there was a blinking orange light that I'm pretty sure was always solid. I go to task manager > performance > memory, and it says Ive got 31.4gb running at 3200mhz. So it looks like I installed the ram fine. I start up Tarkov, load into the new map Streets without any issues. Previously I'd be maxed on my ram and would either get an error, blue screen, crash, or if by chance I made it into the game it would insanely stuttery and like a slide show. None of that happening now. So it looks like the ram upgrade fixed my performance issues in-game. So I go and google this blinking orange light. Apparently it's when the batter is at 10% life or under. Well, I only really use the laptop when plugged in, so it always stays at 60% battery life. And it was only unplugged from the power cord for like 5mins while I upgrade the ram. So I tried unplugged the cord again and the laptop immediately shut off and wouldn't turn back on. I plug the power cord in again, and it turns on fine. So I go to the MyAsus program, run the diagnostic thing on the batter and it comes back saying there may be an issue with my battery and asking if I was schedule some kind of repair. On the bottom right on the task bar I also have an icon with a plug on it now, that I didn't see before. When I hover over it it says (255% available (plugged in)). Any suggestions or advice? Thanks!

Which microphone and/or camera would some of you recommended for streaming from a laptop? Does it even make a difference if it's streaming from a laptop vs desktop? I mean, are there any recommended mics/cameras that people use specifically on laptops? I've heard many people who stream use the Blue Yeti one, but they're $100-$130. Are there any others of equal quality, for a cheaper price? Or is that basically the "go to" mic and I should just pick that one up? As for camera / webcam, I've no idea about brands or which are better than others. Any advice / suggestions would be appreciated, thanks!