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Hi all, I am looking to purchase a new CPU, from the Ryzen 5 2600 for about £120 (USD$150 ish). I am stuck between the Ryzen 5 5600X, Ryzen 5 5600, Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 7 3800X. Would going with Ryzen 3000 be a deal breaker for bang for buck compared to 5000? Which CPU should I go for? Thanks,

I know there are a lot of similar posts but i needed to have a one on one talk with someone myself. Im running an asus tuf laptop with an R7 6800H and an RTX 3050ti. The idle temps seem to be around 60 degrees C and below which is decent for a laptop. However while playing, say OW2 the temperatures climbs up to 90 degrees C on low settings. since the idle temps are decent i dont think its problem of thermal paste or clogged air vents since its a new system. The fans also ramp up to max speed at high temps. So my first question is - How safe is it to operate at this temperature for the overall health of the cpu since i plan to use it for 5 years. Secondly - Say if im playing god of war then the cpu utilisation is decent so it makes sense for high temps but while playing ow2 the cpu utilisation is like 10-20% which wont make sense why the cpu temps go so high. I also saw a setting in the power plan in control panel where i can change the max power state of the cpu. Would it help to run the cpu on a low enough power to prevent from heating. This whole heating issue is with the cpu only - the gpu seems to be fine. Thanks in advanced.

I have a friend who uses a 2022 G14 with Radeon GPU. Are there bugs and issues he needs to be aware of to have a smooth experience with the beta BIOS + USB4?

The last week during the night I would hear my computer randomly ramp up the fans then come down, then ramp the fans back up and so forth. It was annoying me so I turned the PC off as I thought windows update or antivirus was being weird and doing a bunch of background windows stuff as it does sometimes. But its reoccuring now with no apparent cause. My cpu is idling at around 70-80 degrees with the voltage being around 1.3v which should be from the factory as I have not overclocked anything. I lowered it to 1.025v just to take some load off and the temps came down to 51 degrees while idling, which is still suspiciously high as I am not doing anything while its at this temp. I have an Enermax Liqmax III 360 AIO with 3 fans. When I do a quick stress test with AMD Ryzen Master my CPU quickly spikes to 110 degrees and sits around there. I have tried remounting the cooler and reapplying thermal paste to no avail. I can also hear the pump running and feel it humming slightly away so I know it is running. Also as another test I unplugged the pump to cut it off to see if it was even pumping anything, thinking maybe it was running but was dying and not actually moving anything, and CPU temps quickly started to rise so I know the pump is doing something. Im really at a loss at the moment as I dont really have a clue as to why its running so hot. As a good sidenote I havent had any issue while gaming thankfully since I have so much CPU headroom. Attached is a HWMonitor of my idle temp with the max being from a quick stress test. Im leaning towards maybe a failing pump? But I can hear it working. So I wanted to get some other thoughts before jumping the gun and buying a whole other CPU cooler. AIO was bought in late 2021 as a reference for how old it is.

Hello, everyone. First post. I'm doing my first full build in over 25 years. I used to build and repair a bit in the late-90s. This built is about stability over performance. CPU is a Ryzen 5700g, which AMD specs for 3200mhz RAM. The store didn't have the 3200mhz RAM but said I could use 3600mhz RAM with a DOCP profile to get 3200mhz. Turns out, this RAM only has 3000mhz and 3600mhz profiles. It seems that I'm not overclocking the RAM itself because it's rated for 3600mhz. And some forum posts indicate that having the FCLK at 1800mhz (half of 3600mhz) isn't considered overclocking. I couldn't find any official AMD documentation saying, "This is the normal FCLK ranges for the 5700g." Should I have any stability concerns about using the DOCP profile for 3600mhz? Many thanks for any help you can provide this n00b.

I found a ryzen 7500f going for 162$ in aliexpress without the cooler and 2 dollars for the delivery. Should I go for it?

I've had this 5800x for a little over 2 months and it seems to be running hot. At factory settings, 15% usage I get about 70 C, the ryzen master test thermal throttles it and pushes it back to 3.9 GHz. In games it stays between 70C-85C, maybe spiking higher. Is this normal for this chip? Voltage is also always around max. I just reapplied thermal paste, and I have a coolermaster water cooler. The liquid in the cooler is 4 years old, will that need a change for temps to be normal or is there a different issue?

i tried watching a couple of vids on this chip, but one of the things i found missing was ram speed preferences. (including linus's ) so i am wondering what people with knowledge think of this upgrade im upgrading my sons computer from current build: - asus b450m-k motherboard - ryzen 5 3400G - 16 gig 2400mhz corsair ram (2x8 ) - benq 21 inch monitor ( old vga + hdmi port) @60hertz 1080p to new build: - ryzen 7 4750G ( $300 ) - gigabyte b450m ds3h wi-fi motherboard ($135) ( brand new ) - 32gig corsair 3200mhz (2x16) ($109) ( $563 including shipping cost ) - benq 21 inch monitor ( old vga + hdmi port) @60hertz 1080p my reasons for this upgrade: (good or bad unsure) - asus motherboard appears to buggy, constant blue screens (bios and driver updates dont help) - some games updates are now out-stripping their minimum specs and its noticable in lock-ups/ freezes -- examples beamng, minecraft ( both versions ) low settings only stretches out usability for an extra couple hours - gigabyte board comes with bluetooth and wifi built-in so gives back a couple of usb ports - the 4750g has 8 base cores instead of only 4 like the 3400g - only have either a Asus 4gig Geforce 1050ti ( doesnt play nice with windows 10 according to my dad )or an RX550 4gig dedicated graphics card i can put in. - gigabyte motherboard can stretch out to 16gig graphics given the ram im putting in it

Budget (including currency): 1300€ Country: Germany Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Apex Legends, Cs:Go, GTA 5, Rainbow Six Siege Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Old pc died =new build after 8 years... Need a PC for 1440p/144hz gaming and im unsure about the CPU and GPU. Is it worth going for the Ryzen 7000 Series even though I'd need a more expensive Motherboard and more expensive DDR5 Ram, for future proofing my PC or go with maybe a 5000 Series CPU? Same goes for the GPU. Are the new 40-Series GPUs really worth it or is let's say a 30-Series more than enough for gaming? Any recommendations and/or tips are welcome

I just finished a PC Build, everything was fine - I installed Windows 10 and downloaded all of the updates without a problem. I then tried connecting 3 Fans to the top and rear of the case. I think I might have done this incorrectly - and now the PC will not turn on at all. Specs: Motherboard: MSI A320m Pro-VH Plus CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2400G Case: CoolerMaster Masterbox MB320L ARGB (2 ARGB Fans) Fans: APEVIA CO1012L-WH Cosmos 120mm White LED I might be getting some of these terms wrong, but the CoolerMaster Case Fans have a PWM cable (with three female connectors) that I connected to the motherboard. I connected the extra PWN cable extension to the rear Apevia case fan. The Apevia fans have both a PWN cable and a Molex cable that can be used for power, so I connected the other side of the rear Apevia fan cable to the other two Case Fans (on the top of the case). So, basically, the rear case fan was connected to the 2 CoolerMaster Case Fans (with PWM) and then to the other 2 Apevia Case Fans (with Molex). All of this was connected to the SysFan header on the motherboard. Would this be enough to fry the system (or at least damage the motherboard)? Why is the system not turning-on after connecting these fans? (I disconnected all of the Apevia fans, and the system still does not turn-on)

It's been bothering me, I just bought a pc (pre owned pc) with a Ryzen 5 3400G It runs great but I plan to get a gpu to match my monitors refresh rate, but I'm not sure if my power supply (Corsair CV450) can deliver the full potential of the Rx 580, and Im worried it wouldn't be comaptible Specs: 16 Gb Ram Ryzen 5 3400g Gigabyte B450 Aorus Elite Corsair CV450 Please help!

UPDATE JULY 15 2023: BUILD NOW FINALIZED - THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER UPDATES TO THE OP. REVISED OP: I built the first Zen of Huayra-Tata based of the Ryzen 1700 and now it is finally time to build a new system. I literally JUST finished the system last night (05-13-2023) and Im still in the middle of downloading Applications, Games, and Benchmarking. GOAL/USE CASE: I MOSTLY game at high resolution and I really like my chosen resolution and do not ever plan to go any higher. This Resolution is 3440x1440p (2K UltraWide) and I want a perfectly smooth and responsive gaming experience with an average of 100+FPS with 1% lows above 75 FPS at Native Resolution with High Settings in higher-demand games, without using FSR or other artificial ways of enhancing FPS. Currently, the system is capable of much more than this. It actually runs 120-140 FPS on average with 1% lows above 100 FPS, all while on ULTRA Settings at Native Resolution. This overkill graphical horsepower will be great to stay "ahead of the curve" as new games get released over the next 5-10 years. I don't plan on upgrading again anytime soon, I hope to skip the rest of the AM5 Platform and upgrade straight to AM6 next. I also do some light video editing and Multi-Tasking applications and I did consider a Ryzen 7900 CPU but decided the gaming performance was more important. THEME/LORE: The same as last time - Huayra Tata is the South-American God of wind, and also the inspiration for the Pagani Huayra SuperCar. The name fits because of the theme of the build - Ultimate Air Cooled Zen-Based Gaming PC. The word "Zen" is also known to be a chilled, relaxed state. And so, the direct slang translation to the name of this build is: "The South-American God of Wind be Chillen, Dawg" - LOL The colors theme is centered around the Red Devil GPU - All Black Components with the LED lighting set to Red. However with the DeepCool Assassin-IV Cooler now installed, Im enjoying having the LEDs match the DeepCool logo on the cooler, with an RGB strip set to while illuminating the background. UPCOMING CHANGES: There is still one change to make - the CPU cooler. I want to update from this old Noctua D-15S when the new DeepCool Assassin-IV Cooler is finally released, especially as this old Noctua fan has come loose on the hub and now rubs the fan frame, which is extremely annoying. The only way to shut the fan up is to run it at 100% so for now in the BIOS I have the CPU cooler fan pinned at 100% at all times. So with all that out of the way, lets get to the stats of the new build, shall we? BUILD COMPONENTS: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7800X-3D CPU Cooler: Noctua D-15-S (For Now) Now - DeepCool Assassin-IV Thermal Paste: Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut Extreme RAM: Trident Z5 Neo RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) 6000MHz CL30-38-38-96 MoBo: MSI MAG B-650 Tomahawk WiFi GPU: AMD RX 7900-XTX 24GB (Power Color Red Devil AIB) PSU: Seasonic Focus PX-850 (850-Watt Platinum) Primary/Boot Storage: Samsung 980 Pro M.2 NVME 2TB Secondary Storage: Kingston NV2 M.2 NVME 4TB External Storage: WD Black 7200RPM 8TB HDD Case: Lian Li LanCool 216 Monitor: LG UltraGear 34GP83A-B 34" 3440x1440p 144Hz (160Hz OC) Curved HDR-400 Nano-IPS Monitor with FreeSync/G-Sync OS: Windows 11 Professional Other: USB 3.0 x 7 Ports Internal Expansion Card Keyboard: Corsair K70 RapidFire - Cherry MX Speed Switches Mouse: Corsair M65 Pro - 12,000 DPI SETTINGS AND OVERCLOCKING: CPU: EXPO-I with 1.290V SOC, PBO All-Core Curve Optimizer set to -30mV. Result is +180MHz All-Core Max Clock (4980MHz During CineBench Multi-Core) RAM: EXPO-I 1.350V, 6000MHz with Timings of 30-38-38-96 GPU (MY PREFERRED DAILY SAFE OC SETTINGS): +5% Power Limit (400-Watt Max), 1100mV Core Voltage, 2650MHz Actual VRAM Clock, Fast VRAM Timings Enabled, Custom Aggressive Fan Curve GPU ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM OC (NOT 100% STABLE): +15% Power Limit (430-Watt Max), 1020mV Core Voltage, 2760MHz Actual VRAM clock, Fast VRAM Timings Enabled, Fans Locked at 100% SUMMARY: I found some good deals on certain components. As a result, the total Cost of the TOWER (excludes Monitor and Input Devices as well as any external drives) is about $2500 USD after tax. Once the CPU Cooler is updated this will truly be the ultimate Air-Cooled experience. The massive 160mm bespoke Lian Li Intake Fans on the LanCool 216 can spin at up to 1800 RPM and create a wind-tunnel-like mass of airflow inside the case. Currently, the CPU maxes out at 81°C during the CineBench R23 10-Min Stress Loop, despite the overclocking. On Average, after a few minutes to heat-soak, the the CPU temp tends to mostly bounce around between 79°C and 80°C under full load. More Pics with more detail will show as I update the CPU Cooler and finalize the build. I will be sure to update the OP when this happens with more information. For now the only benchmarking I have done is CineBench R23 with a score of 18350 and a Unigine Superposition 4K Optimized Score of 23961. Im waiting for the new CPU cooler before I do extensive testing. For now, here are the pics of the tower itself. Don't mind the clutter surrounding the machine as I was just finishing up and the tools and parts were scattered all-around. BUILD PICS: BUILD UPDATE JULY 13 2023: The final Piece of the Puzzle has finally arrived - the DeepCool Assassin-IV CPU cooler. This is a BIG upgrade from the 5+ year old Noctua D-15-S that was installed in the system. The Noctua Fan was getting old and starting to wobble and its performance was suffering. Even with all fans at 100% speed, the D-15-S would have the Ryzen 7800X-3D CPU hitting 81.2C and with all fans in silent mode it would hit 84.1C. Meanwhile, the Assassin-IV performs much better. Even with all system fans including the CPU fans in silent mode, the Assassin-IV has the CPU maxing out at about 78.5C, and with all fans at full speed that maximum drops to 77.6C. I noticed during the run that the temperature would typically bounce between 76.5C and 77.3C. So on average, the Assassin-IV runs 4.0-5.0C cooler than the D-15-S and is quieter as well. Both coolers ran Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut paste and since I upgraded from AM4 to AM5 not long ago, the D-15-S did in fact have fresh paste and was cleaned during the upgrade as well, so no excuses for the old cooler. I also went ahead and updated to the latest BIOS for the motherboard dated 06/30/2023 and was able to tweak OC settings ever so slightly for some additional performance. I reduced SOC voltage manually only very slightly to avoid CPU melting issues in the future - 1.290V. I also gave the Chipset Core a slight voltage boost from 1.050V to 1.100V just to ensure absolute stability. The original CPU overclock and RAM EXPO-I profile remain the same as before, but thanks to the new cooler and adjustments made to other settings, I was able to increase all-core boost clock slightly resulting in a slightly better CineBench score as you can see in the screenshot below. The All-Core Boost frequency is now 4,980 MHz as the test begins, then settles in at 4,970 MHz as the CPU gets hotter. (Assassin-IV installed in system) BENCHMARKING PICS: (DeepCool Assassin-IV CineBench Results - Custom Medium Aggression Fan Curve for balance between silence and performance - 10 Min Throttle Test) (DeepCool Assassin-IV CineBench Results - Absolute Best CineBench SINGLE RUN with unnecessary background apps disabled) (Unigine SuperPosition Daily Safe OC) (Unigine SuperPosition Absolute Maximum GPU OC) (3D Mark Time Spy - Typical Daily Safe OC Settings) (3DMark TimeSpy - Absolute Maximum GPU OC) (3DMark Time Spy Extreme - Typical Daily Safe OC Settings) (3DMark SpeedWay - Typical Daily Safe OC Settings) (3DMark Port Royal - Typical Daily Safe OC Settings)

Unrelated to a previous post as this was there before I dropped it. I been wondering if this weird warp/lid is for keyboard space. I had it ever since I bought this laptop 4 months ago. I'm just curious. Doesn't really cause issues. Bent RegularBent SideNormal Bent Side

I want to upgrade my computer with 150 euros. I have now: CPU: i3 8100 MOBO: h310cm-hdv RAM: G.SKILL 32GB (2x16GB) 3000MHz CL16 Aegis GPU: RX 6700 XT PSU: Endorfy Vero L5 600W I want to upgrade my CPU and MOBO(i could sell that mobo and cpu that i have now but it just doesnt sell in my country and i would need to wait a 2 months or more to sell it and I would probably spend money from selling it for a better cpu). I thought of getting a b450 board and a r5 3600 but I dont know if It is a good combo.

I could not find information about it. My parent's PC use that one and I wanted to give them my 1440p monitor, all they do is Youtube, Facebook, etc Can that CPU handle that resolution or should I upgrade it to something like a Ryzen 6 with on-board graphics?

Im trying to decide between AMD Ryzen 5 7600 and AMD Ryzen 7 7700X For gaming in 4k

Planning to upgrade GPU from RTX 3070 to RTX 4080. My current CPU is Ryzen 7 3700x. RTX 4080 + Ryzen 7 3700x

Had to do a double-take on this one. Looks like there is a new 5000 series processor launching and oddly enough, it's Micro Center exclusive. I saw the leaks about this one, but this seems to confirm it: My thoughts I originally saw the processor listed on the Micro Center store page (was looking for something to throw in a new ITX build). My favorite spec from the processor has to be this one: Very curious as to why AMD is launching this so late in the game. Would be quite an upgrade for anyone on Zen 1 or 2, that's for sure, but I imagine this would be cutting into their potential 7000 series sales, especially since you can find AM4 boards and DDR4 boards much cheaper than AM5/DDR5. Sources https://community.microcenter.com/discussion/13402/micro-center-unveils-exclusive-launch-of-amd-ryzen-5-5600x3d-processor https://www.microcenter.com/product/667765/amd-ryzen-5-5600x3d-vermeer-am4-33ghz-6-core-boxed-processor-heatsink-not-included Also, been a long time since I did a tech news post. Whoever did the template, high five.

Hey, i have a ryzen 5 5625u laptop, and i want to maximize power efficiency. Should i leave all cores enables with the power plan set to "BEST POWER EFFICIENCY" or should i disable 2 out of 6 cores and stick with the same power plan? I am asking because there is a possibility if i disable 2 cores, the other 4 will work harder -> higher power consumption than leaving all of them on.. Not sure how effective is core parking in action..

Hello, Does anyone know the retail counterpart to the prototype "golemit" motherboard seen during Vega's 2017 CES show? Timestamp 2:37. I believe this could be a gigabyte motherboard, though do need confirmation. TIA

Hello LTT people! I'm Ivan It's time to upgrade! Help me decide whats to upgrade first since I can't upgrade em all This is my build CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 @ 4.2GHz RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) @ 3200MHz GPU: Gigabyte GTX 1660 Super 6GB These are the three main field that I want to upgrade. I have the budget for just one of them. Rest of the specs: MoBo: MSI X570-A Pro NVMe: Kingston Gen4 512GB PSU: Cooler Master MasterLite 700W 80+ White CPU Cooler: Arctic eSports 34 DUO 3x 480GB SATA SSDs 1x 1TB 7200RPM HDD Monitor 1: LG UltraGear 1080p 144Hz Monitor 2: Dell 60Hz I mainly play games such as Dirt, NBA 2K, FIFA and some Hitman, WWE, Sniper Elite. Other than that I use Photoshop, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve for some light photo editing and video editing. Thanks to the people who will help me!

Hello! I have a Ryzen 7 3700x currently running at 4.2GHz and 1.2V with an MSI B500-F Motherboard (Non-Wifi). I haven't done a lot of overclocking on this mobo and am kinda nervous to mess around with the voltage. I just wanted to ask for your guys' opinion on if it'd be safe to run my CPU at something like 1.1V or 1V. Thanks!

I have a Ryzen 3 1200 in an Asus PRIME B350M-E. Planning to upgrade to Ryzen 5 5500. Is this a good upgrade? Are there better options for the price, excluding Intel? I have one 1080p monitor, play on lowest settings (Rust, ArmA 3, FIFA22 among others) and use creative/productive software (FL Studio, Paint.net) Also, I've noticed some mentions of the backplate. I'm not entirely into hardware, so forgive me: Is it possible to swap the CPU (both using their stock coolers) inside the tower? Will the backplate fall off when detaching the cooler? If so, how do I prevent that? Would also like some general tips about how to do the swap. I tend to not touch (or even look) inside my PC, so I'm quite paranoid I'll mess something up. Would be glad to give more info if needed. Thanks a lot! Case: Sharkoon SKILLER SGC1 Window Red RAM: G.Skill Aegis 1x16GB DDR4 GPU: GIGABYTE WINDFORCE GTX 970 4GB

Can't decide AM4 or am5 https://pcpartpicker.com/user/apokhallipsa/saved/j4rn23 AM4 with Corsair 32GB KIT DDR4 3600MHz CL18 VENGEANCE RGB PRO SL White And ASUS ROG STRIX B550-A GAMING

Good day all, I am running into this weird issue and trying to find out some good troubleshooting steps to run to try to isolate this issue. The issue is my computer freezes up and I cannot move anything, keyboard provides no input, mouse no input, BUT audio is still live, whether that being Spotify or discord. So I have to force shut off my computer to be able to do anything. This happens on mainly I've seen games, I found it happening on Valorant and Sons of the Forest, so far. I have not seen it happen on other games but I have not been on other games tbh that much so I cant say for sure that these are causing the issue. I get no BSOD codes when it happens, event viewer only shows the power down was unexpected and nothing else. I am stuck on what else to troubleshoot and what other steps to try, any help would be appreciated Here's my setup CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Mobo - MSI B450 Tomahawk (MS-7C02) GPU - ASRock RX 6800XT XT Phantom RAM - 32GB DDR4 3200 G.Skill PSU - EVGA 600W BR Running 3 monitors (1x1440p165hz, 2x1080px144hz) So far the troubleshooting done is, BIOS is already latest version 1I0 Updated AMD Graphics Driver to latest (current 23.2.2 released 2/17/23) Updated AMD Chipset drivers (current 4.07.13.2243, new 5.01.29.2026) Ran MemTest86 and passed Ran Heaven Benchmark and saw no crashes for about 30 minutes and temperatures was stable but hard to replicate this issue so unsure if this really proves anything