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Jrasero

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  1. While not the best looking or even best performing card the $400-$410 Sapphire Pulse 5700 XT is the best buy. Dual bios, dual fans, back plate, quiet, and only $10 MSRP above reference anything above this is kind of excessive. I have one and while I am not a fan of the styling or use of cheap plastic it runs cool, quiet, and pairs really well with a Free Sync monitor.
  2. the only reason to buy a 1900X is if you need quad channel RAM or boat loads of PCIe lanes. other than that you have to buy into an expensive and essentially dead X399 platform. There was a lot of growing pains even with first gen TR that never got fully ironed until gen 2-3
  3. because a 3600 probably games just as well if not better. Or just going with a last gen 2700X if you need the cores which was as low as $135 on sale
  4. The difference between a 3200 CAS 16 kit and 3600 CAS 18 is $10 like you said and the difference between 3600 CAS 18 vs 3600 CAS 16 is like another $10
  5. isn't this why Z390 was required for i9 parts?
  6. Waiting a few months would push me to just wait for Ryzen 4000 even if it is Q4 release. Also if you wait even a month or so before launch AMD or retailers tend to slash the prices on last gen parts. So a $330 3700X easily could be $200 even before Ryzen 4000 actually hits shelves
  7. both will be fine but I personally wouldn't get a Ryzen mATX board a DR Pro 4 without a doubt can handle a 3950X. I have a 240mm AIO on my 3950X in a SFF case with no issue. A DR Pro 4 is essentially the same cooler that they put on the 280W TR4 units
  8. I would skip any Ryzen mATX board they are so meager in terms of features 3600Mhz is that sweet spot to $/performance. Trident Z Neo hands down is my pick I have a 5700XT as well in my dedicated gaming system and to be honest it's awesome even compared to my RTX 2080 Ti. I use the 5700 XT on a 240Hz 1080P Freesync monitor and damn it performs as good if not better than the RTX 2080 Ti on a 3440x1440 120hz G-SYNC monitor.
  9. I have had the 3900X and I currently own the 3700X and 3950X and I can tell you for streaming and gaming they are essentially the same. It depends what you plan on doing other than streaming and gaming for a high core count CPU. I don't 100% buy into the idea that all you need it 6-8 cores to game since people tend to do more than just game but for me it comes down to price and expectations. If you have the money for the 3900X and know for gaming it's not an upgrade sure, but if you expect to gain 15% more performance than no. I'd rather put that money into faster RAM, better GPU (now or down the line), or more M.2 NVME stroage
  10. I hear you, if you don't benefit from Ryzen 3000 then who cares? I personally do so the cost to performance is great. For me Intel simply is a tough sell right now since whatever you buy is most likely not supported next gen and the power requirements probably will be massive Listen I got on the Ryzen train with gen two Threadripper 2950X because people on here wouldn't stop barking about the value and it was the wrong choice... But a year or so later AMD isn't just a value proposition but a real performance option. But again if you personally can't benefit from it do what you want
  11. Ampere should be a true generational jump this time with hopefully a huge boost in ray tracing so yeah I would wait.
  12. X470 as long as you can get it supporting Ryzen 3000. Simply better board and for me PCIe Gen4 IMO isn't worth it at the moment...
  13. Your statement sums up the majority of thoughts as well. Also it's the cost of entry, sure a PC is also a PC and you can build a $300-$3000 gaming PC, but that doesn't include a monitor, mouse, keyboard, controller, speakers, ect... Also a console at $200-$700? (next gen) has a shelf life of 5-7 years. The fact you can't upgrade a console might work into many people's favor since I throw money at my PC upgrading all the time. Also more and more titles have been console exclusives or been released many months before a PC release. One of my biggest qualms however is buying PC games. Sure PC's has an immense catalog of games but where you buy them varies greatly and there is so many damn launchers! lol
  14. The i9 9900K for the foreseeable future is still worth it* NVLINK/SLI is dead for gaming X570 board are a bit of scam PCIe Gen 4 storage is no where near worth it for 98% of users 3950X at $750 might be too cheap RTX 2080 Ti at $1K or bellow is fine AMD resurgence is a bit overblown one of the biggest overspends price per $ is your PSU PC gaming is a bit overrated (yeah bring on the boos!)
  15. Like others have said the Nitro has better cooling and lighting with RGB, but it's up to you if that is worth $40 more. I have the Pulse and I think it's a great card and the card that most 5700XT users should buy since anything above it is a bit excessive if that makes sense. Regardless I am not a fan of the Pulse's red styling and it feels a tad cheap, but that's not a problem since you are not feeling your GPU all the time.
  16. RTX 2070 Super better for streaming, Ray Tracing, better drivers, 10%-12% faster, BUT is $50-$100 more 5700 XT are simply an amazing value and I have seen them as low as $370. Both cards are 1080P-1440P cards. What it comes down to is, if you have the money there is no doubt the RTX 2070 Super is a better card, but if you are looking for the lowest price or better value than yeah 5700 XT
  17. Try and score a used GTX 1080 Ti, on sale RTX 2070 Super for $450 or bellow, or just try and get another 5700XT. I have a Sapphire Pulse in a secondary system and I am really impressed. $10 over the blower cooler style, but temps and noise are way better. Coming from a RTX 2080 Ti the card only really struggles on demanding games like FC5 and Red Dead 2, but a lot of cards struggle on those titles. Not a 4K card but a great 1080P and a good 2560x1440 and even can push 3440x1440 on a lot of games
  18. All true, in that case I would recommend a 3600
  19. 3800X is such a weird SKU, even for $29 more a 3800X is a tough sell due to the higher TDP for only 2% higher speeds
  20. 15% gain for a CPU is quite the jump IMO. But I would get a 3700X at Microcenter for $300 and save that extra $75 over a 3800X and put it towards RAM or a NVME drive...
  21. I am a big supporter of Ryzen 3000 but a 9700K and 9900K are simply better at gaming. Now there are quite a few caveats like what speed the Intel chip is running at, if the game is at 1080P, what graphics card, and what game but in a vacuum Intel still is the best gaming chip Like another person stated I'd wait for Ryzen 4000, wait for Ryzen 3000 and then get a 3950X on deep sale, or jump in with a Z390 knowing the platform at this point is what it is...
  22. So almost 4 weeks later there is no consistent stock but some vendors have been getting small shipments in, HOWEVER the asking price all around seems to be $900. Which is even higher than I projected but still $100 cheaper than a i9 10980XE.
  23. To me Sapphire Pulse at $410 is a no brainer since it is $10 above a crappy reference model yet is leagues quieter and cooler. My only complaint is it being 2.3 slots but it still should fit most cases
  24. Put it this was are more stable drivers worth $100+ and 6% additional FPS in some cases to get a RTX 2070 Super? Eventually AMD will figure it out but by that time there probably will be much better cards out. I hate to say it but Nvidia just works and that's why I run a RTX card in my main system but a 5700XT in my secondary system since it was such a good value at $410
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