POLL TIME! X299 vs Ryzen - Time to Switch?

[Thinkfreely]

So having swapped from Skylake 3 months ago to Ryzen (And minus the motherboard hell we all went through couldn't be happier). That being said the X299 has turned into an absolute sh*t show. The exact same cpu on a more expensive chip set with features being disabled based on hardware choice and virtually viable upgrade path, with almost every CPU having less threads or being 2-3 times more expensive then Ryzen?

 

Now I am not a fan boy of either, I have said it before and I will say it again, I kneel at the altar of VALUE. I have used intel for almost 6 years, because for an enthusiast builder like me Intel has reigned as the best value/performance against AMD. I made the swap before the X299 launch and the whole thing has re-enforced my decision. I am curious to see how others in our little Linus family feel or what plans people are making?

[jjohnthedon1]

Poll should just be 

ryzen / x299

 

stait your reasons below 

[The Sloth]

this is what i think of x299 

 

[Guest]

Intel isn't great and it's ryzen time.

[Thinkfreely]

1 minute ago, nerdslayer1 said:

this is what i think of x299 

 

I am on bitwit ultra so I saw this a week or so ago and almost cried laughing.

[Thinkfreely]

1 minute ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

Poll should just be 

ryzen / x299

 

stait your reasons below 

Coffeelake is a valid 3rd option as many Intel users are waiting to see what it provides before doing a Ryzen swap.

[Judd]

I'm waiting for threadripper, cheaper then intels side of it. 

[Guest]

Ryzen =/= Threadripper

[Thinkfreely]

Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

Ryzen =/= Threadripper

Was waiting to see when you would respond Dex

[Lord Nicoll]

I'm not wasting money on either of those platforms, but X399 might get it in the end, however I have dual Xeon systems for many cores or high RAM usage and my i7 7700K does everything else, it will be replaced with Ryzen's successsor almost certainly however, unless Coffee/Cannon Lake is 10nm, 6 cores and 5GHz+ for less than $350. 

[NumLock21]

On Intel's side value and performance does not go together. Ryzen for value. Got some of those special programs, where it's picky, Intel.

In the past there are some software that will not work on AMD CPUs, was it designed on purpose, don't know, but it just won't work.

[VagabondWraith]

X299 all the way.

[Brooksie359]

Ok so if I had more money than I could possibly need and wanted to get the best of the best just because I can then I would go for x299. Now that not being the case and value actually being a factor in would go for an amd chip. I mean I already got the a r7 1700 because I needed the cores and it's value couldn't be beat for me.

[NinJake]

Sometime next year I'll most likely be building a new rig... with RYZEN!

[ravenshrike]

Choosing Ryzen but the system is going to be pretty bare bones(Apart from my experiments with Conductonaught) until Zen 2 or 3 and Navi hit the market.

[Thinkfreely]

6 minutes ago, ravenshrike said:

Zen 2 or 3 and Navi

Yes very interested for these.

[Thinkfreely]

11 minutes ago, VagabondWraith said:

 

X299 all the way.

 

Thats great, I am curious to the reasons for your pick. Does it have a certain feature set you need or want?

[Thinkfreely]

12 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

On Intel's side value and performance does not go together. Ryzen for value but for those, who knows some special programs that's being picky, then Intel.

Are you planning on waiting for coffeelake then?

[NumLock21]

6 minutes ago, Thinkfreely said:

Are you planning on waiting for coffeelake then?

I don't need any cpu upgrade for quite some time.

And Coffee Lake to me will be a downgrade not a upgrade

 

[Thinkfreely]

5 minutes ago, NumLock21 said:

And Coffee Lake to me will be a downgrade not a upgrade

? Extrapolate for I am but a pleb.

[The Sloth]

28 minutes ago, Thinkfreely said:

Thats great, I am curious to the reasons for your pick. Does it have a certain feature set you need or want?

 

[PCGuy_5960]

Probably X299, but I am not in a rush, so I will see what Threadripper has to offer before I decide or I may get a Ryzen 7 1700(x) if the 7820X isn't considerably better than Ryzen.

[NumLock21]

2 minutes ago, Thinkfreely said:

? Extrapolate for I am but a pleb.

CoffeeLake is mainstream, just like KabyLake running on socket 1151. Being new, it must improve in performance as well as features to be consider as a upgrade, loosing anything compare to your current system then it's a downgrade or sidegrade because you gain something new, while at the same time, lost something you once have.

 

Intel X99 already has the following

• Support up to 18 or 22 cores
• Quad channel DDR4
• 28 to 40 PCIe 3.0 lanes
• NVMe Support

Now for coffeelake to be a upgrade it must have better features than X99 and it won't be because

• max cpu is rumor too be 6 cores
• Dual channel DDR4
• 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes
• NVMe Support
• Optane Support

 

 

 

 

[daweakling]

I am really interested how the 7800X and 7820X will perform. I want to see what is Intel's response to Ryzen. If Intel just marginally beats out Ryzen, I am still most likely going Ryzen.

[TacoSenpai]

Wait till both Threadripper and X299 are released and benches come out then decide whats best for you.  The biggest piece of advice though is don't get a 2000 dollar CPU if you really don't need it.  Seriously, even if you are going to do video editing, streaming, and blendr renders a solid 8 or even 6 core will get the job done wonderfully.  It will also give time for issues to be ironed out and BIOS updates to be released as there are bound to be teething issues at first with both platforms.