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I've been tinkering with a build, mainly switching CPUs and GPUs, and im afraid about getting bottlenecked hard. is there a way to check without using crossrefrencing or one of the BS calculators?

just wondering what CPU is actually better for gaming the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G or the I5 9600k...... I currently have the i5 9600k and it works great but a buddy of mine keeps telling me to switch over to the Ryzen 5 5600g... I just wanna make sure it would be a big enough difference for me to go get a new motherboard and the cpu... (specs below) CPU:I5 9600K GPU:2060 SUPER PS:EVGA 600W MB: GIGABYTE B365M DS3H RAM: 16 GB DDR4 3200 corsair vengence

I am passionate about processors as I am an avid AMD broski. Instead of studying for exams, I wrote this essay on why they are better than Intel's.\ In recent years, the competition between AMD and Intel in the processor market has become more intense. While Intel has traditionally been the market leader, AMD has made significant strides with its Ryzen processors, and many argue that AMD is now the better choice for consumers. In this essay, we will explore the reasons why AMD processors are better than Intel's. One of the most compelling arguments in favor of AMD is that its processors offer better value for money. Intel's processors are often significantly more expensive than AMD's, yet they do not always offer a significant performance advantage. In contrast, AMD's Ryzen processors are generally priced more competitively, and they often outperform Intel's processors in benchmarks. Another advantage of AMD processors is that they offer more cores and threads. This is particularly important for tasks that require a lot of processing power, such as gaming or video editing. For example, the Ryzen 9 5950X has 16 cores and 32 threads, while Intel's equivalent, the Core i9-11900K, has only 8 cores and 16 threads. This means that the Ryzen processor can handle more complex tasks and run multiple applications simultaneously without slowing down. AMD processors also tend to consume less power than their Intel counterparts. This is partly due to the fact that AMD uses a more advanced manufacturing process, which allows them to produce processors that are more power-efficient. Additionally, AMD's processors are more optimized for multi-threaded workloads, which means they can achieve higher performance while consuming less power. Another key advantage of AMD processors is that they are more flexible than Intel's. For example, AMD's AM4 socket is compatible with a wide range of processors, from the budget-friendly Ryzen 3 to the high-end Ryzen 9. In contrast, Intel's LGA 1200 socket only supports a limited range of processors, which can be frustrating for consumers who want to upgrade their system without having to buy a new motherboard. Finally, AMD has made significant strides in recent years in terms of software optimization. Many popular software applications are now optimized for AMD processors, which means they can take advantage of the additional cores and threads. This means that users can expect better performance from their AMD processors when running demanding applications. In conclusion, while Intel has long been the market leader in the processor market, AMD has made significant strides in recent years and is now a serious contender. AMD processors offer better value for money, more cores and threads, lower power consumption, greater flexibility, and better software optimization. For these reasons, it is fair to say that AMD processors are now better than Intel's.

I know you can take modern processors to over 6 ghz with exotic cooling solutions but is there any chance that future cpu's from Intel or AMD would be overclockable to 6ghz with just either air cooling or water cooling? Not really sure if this is the correct question considering older AMD cpu clock speeds were... insane, so I know clockspeed isn't really the factor that tells the performance of a cpu. But does that mean future cpu's are just going to get better while maintaining same clockspeeds? I'm kind of illiterate when it comes to all the things that apply to cpu performance. Would appreciate if someone had just links related to this topic (no matter how technical).

What the heck is going on with 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gen Ryzen CPU’s always being scalped? 5000 series is fine on pricing, but especially with Ryzen 3 and 5, are being scalped the heck out of it. The 3300X, a $130 CPU, is $470!!! I am furious at this! Who would buy this, and why?

Ok so basically I am getting a good deal on a pc parts bundle that includes an fx 6300 as the cpu. I already own a 1650 (shortened) and im going to pair them together. Im sure there will be a bottleneck and the 1650 wont be up to full potential but how much bottleneck?

Hey all, So I'm running a rig with a RTX3070 and AMD 5600X; I haven't given my full system specs as I don't need information pertaining specifically too my rig, but just more of a general understanding of potential factors. I booted up Far Cry 5 for the first time and played it, however I noticed it felt a little off. Running benchmarks showed that at 1080p it would shoot to high FPS, and have drops all the way down below 100 at certain points, on average sitting around 140ish however my GPU sat at around 60% and CPU at 50% usage. I upped the resolution to 1440p and my framerate stayed exactly the same? Stuttering in the same places too the same amount? All that changed was my GPU usage increased to 80%. Is this a thing? Why would I be dropping frames but sitting well below full hardware usage? (I also have 16gb ram, but only used around 12) Thanks

hey, guys there's a problem with my GHz so i was putting my GHz to 1.02GHz (max processor state) plugged in 47% reason i do that cuz i cant go up to my base speed which is 2.30GHz because it'll heat up fast. i have this laptop since i was a kid. and my cpu its Intel core i3 2348M heard was a 2nd gen which is very old (so maybe my thermal paste went out y'know and am broke so cant do any of that at the moment which is why i set it to 1.02GHz so it'll bring down the heat a little). but i'm surprised as well that i able to run subnautica but there's a problem....so i set my GHz to 1.02 but for some reason when i try to play subnautica my GHz jump from 1.02GHz to 2.00GHz then it went down to 0.78GHz and just stop there which is weird. (it happens in main menu, loading screen and even ingame) and idk what happen but it happens on other game i try to play as well like skyrim or assassins creed 3. which is weird because that never happen to me before and its new to me. i don't know how to fix it and i would like to ask and see if you guys know how to fix this problem, Thank you. i already reset my laptop today and its still happening. i did clean the dust off alr.

My CPU budget is ~£200 Would an 8 core CPU be better for the long term instead of a 6 core CPU? I have a RTX 3060 ti and my original CPU of choice was the ryzen 5 3600 ,which is a 6 core CPU, but someone suggested that an 8 core CPU would be better for the future as the New consoles (PS5 and Xbox series X) will be using 8 core CPUs so newer games will be better optimized for 8 core CPUs. I am now thinking of buying a ryzen 7 2700x but most people online say to get the 3600 over the 2700x as it preforms better.

Hi, i am so confused which cpu i should go for to pair it with 3060ti In my country amd cpus is so expensive that ryzen 5 3600 is 230$ and 5600x is so expensive as 355$ So i am really not thinking of ryzen right now While i5 10400F is 168$ and i5 10600K is 260$. My usage is for gaming and i will not overclock my cpu In case of i5 10600k i have to buy a cpu cooler and a z series board and a high frequency memory While in i5 10400F i will just pair it with a b460 and a ddr4-2666 and the stock cooler is more than enough and that it. For instance, i5 10400f , msi b460m mortar , 2x 8gb ddr4-2666 module Total is 360$ but some said that it will make a bottleneck with rtx3060ti at 1080p high refresh rate While if i go for i5 10600k , asrock z490 steel legend , 2x 8gb ddr4-3200 module , budget cpu cooler like coolermaster hyper 212 black edition Total is 620$ If i go for ryzen 5 3600 , b450 carbon max , 2x8gb ddr4-3200 memory module Total is 460$ That's all for cpus sorry for long post As for PSUs which one should i go for from those with respect of which bundle i will buy and it's power consumption 1. Seasonic S12III-650 - 650W 80Plus Bronze Non-Modular for 88$ 2. XPG PYLON 650W 80 PLUS BRONZE CERTIFIED 120MM FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING FAN POWER SUPPLY for 88$ 3. Corsair CV650 — 650 Watt 80 Plus® Bronze for 68$ 4. Seasonic Core Gold GC-650 650W 80Plus Gold Non-Modular for 103$

Hi there, for what PC config should I go for in my new gaming rig, the only difference is the cpu, either the new 7700x or the new i7-13700k. Please tell me what I should get, also if you see any other flaws please tell me. Thanks in advance configs : https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/nXVmJM i7 https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/zqcg4s 7700x

I bought a new rtx 3060 amp white and i open Escape from Tarkov to expecting to see a a boost in framerate from my old rx 580 4gb and i turned my settings to max at 1080p expecting like at least 70 to 80 fps and i got 40-50 and i was curious so i turrned riva tuner statistic and saw my gpu and cpu at around 40 to 60% usage on a crancked up tarkov raid and i turned down settings and was still the same so its not a bottleneck if anyone knows anything i would appreciate help Thanks in advance

This is going to be one of those rants from my perspective, based on a conversation I had with friends and family two nights ago (1 August, 2015). Names of the people involved will remain confidential. Don't ask for names. My take on this debate is with PC hardware and their choices. As you may have realized at some point, I actually love high-end, enthusiast-class hardware configurations (though not ones that are absolutely nuts and stupid like The Compensator build log they did) and many think that such configurations will not last long whatsoever and you must upgrade every year. Now this is where my view on this whole thing comes in. Absolutely NOTHING lasts long, regardless of how much you pay for it, whether it's $1,500 or in excess of $5,000 (Just the tower). It's you that says when to upgrade, not Nvidia, or Intel, or AMD. No one has any say on when to upgrade but YOU! You're the one in control of your system. You decide how long you want your system configuration to last. And no one agreed, and I was like what the hell guys? Now I agree with Linus and the community that paying anywhere from $1,500-$1,800 will yield a better value in the long run, but however, not everyone would want to spend that much on a system. And that's okay, as long as you're happy with the system, you're good to go. On the subject of how long the individual systems will last will depend on whether you're buying the latest AAA games or not and whether you're playing at 4K resolution or not, but ultimately it's you that decides. If you're playing last year's AAA games like Crysis 3 or Tomb Raider (2013) or if you're playing a game like ARMA 3 (released 2013-2014), then you can make your system last years on end before you have to upgrade to something new. But if you're playing mainstream titles or e-Sports titles like League of Legends, Heroes of the Storm, DOTA, StarCraft II, Team Fortress 2, CS:GO, or even World of Warcraft, you can get away with much less, even at 4K like what Linus demonstrated with the $1,000 4K AMD gaming machine. But if you want the enthusiast-class machine, then go for it. No one is going to stop you, not even me. But I would question your hardware selection if it's absolutely nuts, silly, and nothing more than a way to shovel your money away (The Compensator anyone?) Now the challenge that I'm going to take and that anyone else would like to participate in is for every $1,000 you spend on the tower equals 1 year. For my near $6,400 gaming computer, I will make it last 6 years and 4 months to get the full value out of it. Am I going to resell it? No. But let's face it. PC hardware won't last long from a technological standpoint, but physically they will last. The GeForce GTX Titan X will last around a few years at the maximum due to its massive 12GB GDDR5 video memory, but the GeForce GTX 970 and the 980 will show its age within the next few months due to their 4GB (3.5GB + 512MB for the 970) video RAM. CPUs can in fact, last a really long time. That Intel Core i7-3970X is still standing quite well to this day, even the ancient Intel Core i7-2600K processor is going well too. The whole point is that previous hardware is still supported and it's still relative today and it will last you another year or so before you have to upgrade your hardware to something new. Also with Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge motherboards, they all still support PCIe Gen. 3, so that means you can quite frankly install any GeForce 900 series and AMD Rx 300 series of GPUs because they're all PCIe 3.0, they're still supported for about 2 more years until PCIe 4.0. What I'm trying to get at is that you don't have to upgrade every freaking year guys. You don't have to regardless of how much you pay for, though higher end hardware tends to last longer in terms of performance later in the future, even though they are last generation products. It's better if you get the full value of your system if you maintain it well for almost several years. It has happened before with midrange and world-class systems before, though I don't know of anyone owning a high-end system for that long and if anything, I'll be the first to perform this incredible feat with a $6,400 computer and I will have all the bragging rights I want. And it has been done before. And I will be the first to pull it off with an expensive gaming rig that I'm aware of. What I'm promoting here is if you're wanting to buy some expensive rig like me, make it last longer than one year to get the full value for how much you spend on it. That's why my rule of thumb is for every $1,000 you spend on a rig worth $3,000+ equals one year you keep that rig as is at the time of purchase because those configurations actually last much longer than what most people think, from CPUs to GPUs, especially GPUs with large amounts of video RAM. I know from a technological standpoint that they last one year, but physically and realistically lasts much longer, even when its microarchitecture has expired. Nvidia and AMD will still support them through driver updates, so they'll still be relative for years to come. So long story short: If you plan on spending $3,000 or more, make it last 3 years or more. You are the one in control of your system. It's solely you that says when to upgrade. Sources of information (will be updated as I find valid and reasonable information) How Much Graphics Power Do You Really Need? By JayzTwoCents: https://youtu.be/_-VVBl9_2Xw Beginner's Guide to Motherboards by JayzTwoCents: https://youtu.be/ZnaQyGAg8Eg How Many CPU Cores for Gaming? By LinusTechTips: https://youtu.be/PVl8Eupbr_E Low End Video Cards Rant & R7 240 Review & Unboxing by LinusTechTips: https://youtu.be/sph6cjJeRdI Can You Build a 4K Gaming Machine for Under $1,000 by LinusTechTips: https://youtu.be/j4xDfEOGONw >>Credits go to Jay, Linus, and Luke for making these videos. These videos really bring in some valid, yet important points, along with a demonstration by LinusTechTips :) \O/<< Your feedback is much appreciated! Please leave them in the comments below :) If you want to criticize me, be constructive about it or I will not approve. This doesn't mean don't comment, I appreciate good comments and criticism.

Hello people! So I want to upgrade my motherboard since it is the only thing I have not upgraded from PC and its also kinda dragging the whole new setup down. Is there any motherboard that has a CPU socket for Intel`s 9th generation that also supports the new Nvidia RTX models with their GDDR6 memory? If yes, please tell me their names, as I intend buying one. Thanks! (for any additional details needed just ask) My setup: Motherboard: Asrock H310 (https://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/h310m-hdv/index.asp) Video card: ASUS Nvidia RTX 3060 12 GB CPU: Intel I9 9900K PSU: Aqirys 650W RAM: 16GB 2400 Mhz

Summary At the Gongbei Port in Zhuhai, a Chinese woman has been caught by Chinese customs attempting to smuggle 202 Intel Alder Lake processors and 9 iPhones. The smuggler, who has only been named as Zhao by MyDrivers, was attempting to smuggle electronics into China from Macau under a fake baby bump, hoping to appear to authorities as a pregnant woman. gmSMurI.mp4 Quotes My thoughts This is a very interesting story, as I'm wondering how the lady thought she would get past the metal detector. Regardless, this is not the first time people have tried to smuggle tech items into China. $3 Million USD worth of AMD GPUs and 160 hidden Alder Lake CPUs were seized by Chinese customs in March. Also, $80 million USD worth of iPhones were attempted to be smuggled in by drones in China in March too. Quite the compelling operations these individuals have going on in China. The "CPU Momma" as they are calling her, will probably face jail time and heavy fines. This will likely not discourage future perpetrators from trying the same thing though. Although, this does give a whole new meaning to "Intel Inside". Sources https://overclock3d.net/news/misc_hardware/chinese_woman_attempts_to_smuggle_cpus_into_china_under_fake_baby_bump/1 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/89737/chinese-woman-fakes-pregnancy-tries-smuggling-200-intel-alder-lake-cpus/index.html https://www.pcgamer.com/pregnant-smuggler-caught-after-200-cpus-are-found-in-her-prosthetic-belly/ https://www.pcworld.com/article/1427190/smuggler-hides-200-intel-cpus-in-a-fake-baby-bump.html https://www.tomshardware.com/news/smuggler-hid-over-200-alder-lake-cpus-in-fake-silicone-belly https://www.techspot.com/news/96851-woman-tries-enter-china-202-intel-cpus-hidden.html https://hothardware.com/news/woman-caught-smuggling-cpus-in-pregnancy-prosthesis

Hello there! I've been facing this problem for quite a long time and have not found a solution to this day... The thing is, when I turn on my computer immediately after shutting it down, it refuses to boot even though the MOBO light is still on. Also, for the computer to be started once again, I have to take out the power cable out of the outlet and let it stay so for like 2 hours before booting the system again. Its pretty weird that this happens. What's even weirder is that when I boot my computer, it turns on for 2-5 seconds, the fans spin, the lights turn on but after that it turns off till the fans stop spinning. It then restarts most of the time automatically, but I would really appreciate a solution to this problem. The cherry on top is that If I press the restart button when its booting normally, it continues as is and doesn't turn off. I have checked all motherboard to case pins and have verified they are connected the correct way. A BIOS config pin is also attached to the motherboard. Today, something new also happened. the PC hasn't been able to turn on since morning, it is 2:43 am as of me writing this. Perhaps the attached video will better explain. I hope that somebody, anybody that reads this can provide me with a solution. Mind you, my rig is quite old so please, be kind. Specifications: CPU: Intel Core i7-2600 3.4 Ghz MOBO: Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV GPU: RX 570 4 GB RAM: 16 GB DDR3 STORAGE: 500 GB HDD PSU: Cooler Master 750W plat rated power supply. (fully modular) Once again, all help is appreciated. Thank you. WhatsApp Video 2023-02-25 at 2.42.49 AM.mp4

So I have a 3080 paired with a 3600 and I have gotten interested in the idea of upgrading to B550/Ryzen 5600x. However, I never realized how little CPUs seem to matter when it comes to trying to increase performance when gaming at 1440p or 4K. Unless I'm looking at the wrong videos, the benchmarks I'm seeing show best case scenarios of an increase of maybe 10fps in some games if I was to upgrade from the 3600. Would a move to 5600x be pointless if I'm gaming at 4k? Also, what about the people who say to not buy 6 cores headed into this new console generation? Would a move to 5800x make more sense? Thanks for any advice!

So recently I was comparing my cpu to a friend of mines he has a i9 9600kf and i have a r5 3600, why does mine have 35mb of cache and his has 9.5mb. Why does ryzen cpus in general just have so much more cache then intel?

Hello, I have recently purchased 2 Intel Xeon E7-8880 v4 CPUs, however I have had quite the time on the web and can't seem to find any compatible motherboards, I'm currently looking for dual socket boards but I'm willing to have a 2 board configuration if necessary. The site I'm looking at for reference is not very clear to me what boards it can fit into. https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/93792/intel-xeon-processor-e7-8880-v4-55m-cache-2-20-ghz.html

So I'm looking for a 2nd or 3rd gen LGA 1155 cpu with integrated graphics, because I simply cannot make a decision on a graphics card and would also like a faster cpu.

Hello! By the tittle you already know what i'm about to ask. My thing is, the 2700X is 190€ and the 3700X is 330€ - more 140€. Is it worth it? I'm updating my build, I have and will have: Nvidia 1060gtx 6gb 16gb ram Micro-atx MSI B450M Pro-VDH Max Corsair 600 (power supply) The cooler will be the cpu one for a while. I'm a 3D modeler, my build is meant to be more of a workstation (priority), but I play a lot too. Now, is the Ryzen 7 3700x much better than the 2700x that is worth 140€ more? If you need more info to decide let me know. Also, thanks in advance for the help :D

I think my CPU keeps freezing up. This happens when i open/close applications. For example if i open my files it freezes compleatly and goes back to normal after a few seconds. I also hear a wierd humming noise comming from the PC. Ive uptdated CPU drivers and cleaned my PC with Ccleaner, how can i fix it freezing up? Maybe BIOS update?

One of the most crucial issues for software developers is the compilation time. I recently got a new Mac Book Pro with an i9 from work. It took it a few seconds to compile what took my old Mac more than a minute to compile. Please add compilation benchmarks for both Visual Studio/Unity and Unreal Engine, since this is crucial to software developers and it's hard to tell how better will a new CPU improve the compilation time. For instance, I am not entirely sure AMD will win in this benchmark.

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