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Hi, I was looking at building a PC for VR gaming (games like No Man's Sky, The Solus Project, etc.), and I was wondering if the upgrade from the 7900 XT to the 7900 XTX would be worth it given that, at Microcenter, the price difference is $240 USD ($699.99 to 939.99). Would the upgrade be worth the cost? Thank you all so much, Drafex

Summary Today is the day that AMD has allowed reviewers to start publishing their Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 Series processor reviews. Here are some of the various reviews out in the wild, along with the various changes happening with the Zen 4 architecture. Performance Summary of 25 Reviews Courtesy of 3DCenter: AMD Press Release Slides Courtesy of AnandTech and TweakTown: From HotHardware Review "Intro": Various Video Reviews "YouTube": From TechPowerUp Review "Value & Conclusion": Quotes My thoughts I haven't had a chance to take a look at everything, which is why I'm creating this thread so people have a thread to talk about the reviews along with the various ins and outs of Zen 4. I will constantly update this OP as I find more information and others do as well. There seems to be a slew of information to take in, I will try to put as much as I can in this OP. I've had a chance to take a look at many of the reviews and my conclusion is that there's going to be a tug of war match coming soon with AMD vs Intel when Raptor Lake launches. I think overall the performance of Zen 4 is great, but I see now why they are planning to still launch 3D V-Cache products sooner rather than later. Sources "And Other Classic Written Reviews": https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Ryzen-9-7900X-and-AMD-Ryzen-5-7600X-in-review-Back-to-the-fastest-gaming-CPU-crown-with-Raphael.657698.0.html https://www.hardwaretimes.com/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-review-retaking-the-gaming-crown-with-potent-ray-tracing-cpu-performance/ https://www.anandtech.com/show/17585/amd-zen-4-ryzen-9-7950x-and-ryzen-5-7600x-review-retaking-the-high-end https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/09/ryzen-7600x-and-7950x-review-zen-4-starts-off-expensive-but-impressive/ https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/amd_zen_4_ryzen_7_7700x_and_ryzen_9_7950x_review/1 https://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/luke-hill/amd-ryzen-9-7950x-ryzen-7-7700x-zen-4-review/ https://videocardz.com/138525/amd-ryzen-7000-zen4-raphael-desktop-cpu-review-roundup https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/10195/amd-ryzen-5-7600x-zen-4-cpu/index.html https://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/10193/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-zen-4-cpu/index.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-9-7950x-ryzen-5-7600x-cpu-review https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-ryzen-9-7950x-review-benchmarks-performance/ https://hothardware.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-and-7950x-cpu-review https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ryzen-5-7600x-review,1.html https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-review,1.html https://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/amd-ryzen-9-7950x-review,1.html https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-review-benchmarks/ https://www.3dcenter.org/artikel/launch-analyse-amd-ryzen-7000 https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-7600x/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-7700x/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-7900x/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-7950x/ https://www.techspot.com/review/2534-amd-ryzen-7600x/ https://www.techradar.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-7-7700x https://www.techradar.com/reviews/amd-ryzen-9-7950x https://www.eteknix.com/amd-ryzen-9-7900x-review/

I'm currently planning my next build and wanted to get some advice on storage options and whether or not to go with a RAID 0 solution. I'm not concerned with redundancy as I have a backblaze solution If I'm looking for roughly 4TB of SSD storage, would it make sense to go with two of the 2TB MP600 PRO XT M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen. 4 x4 SSD and put them in RAID 0? The other option would be just to get one 4TB version of the MP600. Is the extra RAID 0 speed worth it? Will the new Rysen motherboards support RAID zero for two PCIe gen 4 nvme slots? I know corsair is meant to be releasing a PCIe gen 5 SSD soon, but I figured that would be too expensive at launch? The PC I'm building is for gaming and 4k video editing/rendering and coding Thanks for reading and happy to answer any other questions if I've not explained correctly

Summary The Cinebench R20 score of an AMD Ryzen 7 7700X "Zen 4" processor (possibly engineering sample), was allegedly leaked to the web by "Extreme Player Hall," a video-format tech news published on Bili Bili, as discovered by 9550pro on Twitter. The 8-core/16-thread processor was shown scoring 773 points in the single-thread test, and 7701 points in the multi-threaded one. These numbers put it 25-30 percent faster than the current Ryzen 7 5800X. Quotes My thoughts This is quite what I was expecting as we slowly approach the 29th (more performance leaks of Zen 4 7000 series). I posted a Geekbench 5 result of an EYPC Zen 4 setup yesterday that was 17% faster in single-thread than its Zen 3 counterpart; showing some decent gains. Here we are seeing even better results with around 25% single-core performance uplift over a 5800X. Even the multi-core result is a nice uplift at 33%. This is good because here we have an Engineering Sample (or QS) without knowing the actual clocks nor cooling or voltage and it's already 23-25% faster than a 5800X in single thread at most likely stock settings. Sources https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-is-20-faster-than-ryzen-7-5800x-in-leaked-single-core-cinebench-r20-test https://www.techpowerup.com/298111/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-zen-4-cinebench-r20-score-leaked https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1KV4y1W77z Update to this story ~ Summary AMD Ryzen 7700X/7600X rumored Cinebench R23 scores are in. AMD mid-range Ryzen 7000 SKUs will score above 1900 points in ST. Multi-core benchmark results were also shared. Quotes My thoughts While this hopefully is an ES, it is most likely a QS; which means this is about as close to final performance we're going to get (meaning not much is going to be different from retail product as if it were an ES). This is where I believe they won't quite be able to surpass Raptor Lake, and are just about matching Alder Lake. The good thing though is this is only Cinebench and we need to see some other benchmarks (like gaming) before we jump to any conclusions. Because at the end of the day price to performance is what matters, so what the 7000 series will be priced at will determine how competitive it is against Alder/Raptor Lake. Sources https://www.techpowerup.com/298165/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-and-ryzen-5-7600x-cinebench-r23-single-thread-numbers-see-it-trade-blows-with-the-competition https://overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/ryzen_7700x_and_7600x_cinebench_r23_scores_leak_-_impressive_results/1 https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7700x-7600x-rumored-cinebench-r23-scores-are-in

Summary AMD today expanded its Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" desktop processor lineup with three new affordable 65W models that are designed to take the fight to Intel's expanded 13th Gen 65 W "Raptor Lake" series. Embargo lift is today and reviews are out, gaming performance looks to be quite good between all the chips (especially for their discounted prices) and temps are better than their "X" counterparts. (Tech Power Up Ryzen 5 7600 Review) (Tech Power Up Ryzen 7 7700 Review) (Guru3D Ryzen 9 7900 Review) Quotes (Tech Power Up Ryzen 5 7600 Review) (Tech Power Up Ryzen 7 7700 Review) (Guru3D Ryzen 9 7900 Review) My thoughts When Zen 4 first launched and people saw the prices of the processors, people were begging for non-X parts to be released with better pricing. At first, early leaks suggested that the non-X parts were going to be OEM only and that seemed unfortunate. However, as time progressed, it looked more likely that we were going to get the non-X parts. Here today, they finally arrive and as I suspected temps are immensely better compared to their X brothers. Also, performance is not that far off from the X parts either. AMD has a competitive stack coming up with X3D parts about to launch soon as well. Between the X and non-X parts, and the X3D parts, you will have quite some options if you decide on going Team Red. Lastly, with these non-X parts being able to be overclocked, you can quickly gain back that performance lost. Therefore, as in the past, the non-X parts will prove to be a better value; especially being coupled with a cooler. As the title of the Tech Power Up review suggests, "Affordable Zen 4 for the Masses". All we need is even better DDR5 prices and those $125 AM5 motherboards, and that will be without a doubt true. Written Review Sources https://videocardz.com/147338/amd-ryzen-7900-7700-7600-non-x-desktop-cpu-review-roundup https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_ryzen_9_7900_processor_review,1.html https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-7-7700-non-x/ https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-5-7600-non-x/ Video Review Sources

Taking MSRP as the baseline (and rounding up): 7600X = $300 7700 = $330 So for $30 extra we could get 2 more cores on a non X version Which one would you pick and why?

Summary Newegg and Amazon have the new Black Friday deals live, with the flagship AMD Ryzen 9 7950X: normally $699, down to $574, the second-best Zen 4 processor in the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X: normally $549, down to $474 while the third-best Zen 4 processor in the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X: normally $399, down to $349, leaving the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X: normally $299, down to $249. Quotes My thoughts This is a great move to better compete with Raptor/Alder Lake parts. Hopefully the price cuts stick around and are not temporary. It should also be noted that Guru3D, Videocardz and eTeknix also saw price cuts in Europe which I included in the source links. The Ryzen 9 7950X has seen a price drop of 130 Euros in a week; meaning the CPU can be had for 649 Euros. the 7900X can be spotted for 519 EUR, the Ryzen 7 7700 at 379 EUR, and the 7600 around 297 EUR. I imagine that if these price drops are being seen worldwide that perhaps they are here to stay and not temporary. Now all they need is better priced motherboards and AM5 will be a much more compelling platform to recommend. Sources https://www.tweaktown.com/news/89604/amds-new-ryzen-9-7950x-zen-4-cpu-majorly-discounted-already-now-costs-574/index.html https://www.techpowerup.com/301308/amd-ryzen-7000-series-processors-get-their-first-round-of-price-cuts-7950x-at-usd-574 https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/amd-ryzen-7000-zen-4-prices-dropping-hard-ryzen-9-7950x-for-649-euros.html https://www.hardwaretimes.com/all-amd-ryzen-7000-cpus-now-on-discount-125-off-on-the-16-core-ryzen-7-7950x/ https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7000-gets-a-massive-price-cut-in-europe-7950x-now-for-just-669-eur https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-ryzen-7000-gets-a-major-price-cut-on-newegg-ryzen-9-7950x-now-at-574 https://hothardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-7000-zen-4-cpus-price-cuts-compete-raptor-lake https://www.eteknix.com/amd-ryzen-7000-price-cuts-might-landing-europe/ https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-7000-price-cuts Update According to AMD Germany, these discounts are only for Black Friday Summary Sources https://www.pcgameshardware.de/Ryzen-7-7700X-CPU-279079/News/Verwirrung-um-Preissenkungen-1407899/

Something like "Ryzen 7700G" or will new APUs arrive on 8000 series?

I need help picking which laptop to get the three I have chosen are as follows http://www.bestbuy.com/site/dell-inspiron-2-in-1-13-3-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-solid-state-drive-gray/5606400.p?skuId=5606400 A dell which is what i have currently and has done me well http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-710-2-in-1-14-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-256gb-solid-state-drive-silver/5579143.p?skuId=5579143 a lenovo 14 inch basically the same specs as the dell just slightly larger screen http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-yoga-710-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i5-8gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-940mx-256gb-ssd-pearl-black/5579128.p?skuId=5579128 a lenovo 15in with a graphics card does any one have experience with these? which would be best for a Computer Science student? i plan on using it mostly for class work on the go

Yesterday I upgraded from Windows 8,1 to Windows 10. I wanted to clean install so I booted from my USB drive (which has the Windows 10 image and worked before on my other PC) and it didn't work. Something was corrupt with my registry on the C: drive so I formatted it. Now I can't boot obviously and I get odd error messages like bad_config_info or something like that. I can't even clean install on the damn drive, it gets stuck after copying files. Any help? I really need my laptop ready over the weekend, because my current PC is garbage and also blue screens with Memory_Management. I'm not even bothering with that on a 6 yr old PC.

Hi guys! I am looking for a laptop for my graphic design and 3d work. I narrowed it down to Asus rog gl 552 jx and Dell inspiron 15 7000... Both cost roughly the same. I want it to run Adobe suite comfortably and also work with auto desk 3ds max and z brush. I want it to be reliable. Both the laptops have their pros and cons. Dell has a weaker gpu whereas Asus has lower battery life and built and design is more polished in case of Dell. My plan was to get best cpu gpu combo and upgrade the ram later. Upgrade wise Asus also has the m. 2 slot which is missing in Dell. There is a third option of buying mac book pro 2012 and upgrading hell out of it ( Which I don't think is a good idea) My budget is around 1200 use. Avoid suggesting msi or any other brand that doest have good warranty support/service centres in India.