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[Firewrath9]

At microcenter, a 9900k + decent board = 449$ + 149$ (aorus pro)

vs

3800X (399$) + decent board (aorus pro) = 399+199.

So if you already had a cooler, then you might even want to go intel if they have the 15% price drop (400$), and you don't care about PCIe 4.0

Still 3700x destroys, getting that + aorus elite (jesus christ why are motherboards so damn expensive. Might even go with something like the M7 ac, or the X470 Gaming 7)

[GoldenLag]

You forget the 100$ B450 tomahawk is a thing...,..

 

Which is atm the go to, cheap mobo for third gen. That also includes the mortar which is the same board but smaller. 

[Jurrunio]

dont buy stuff during launch period, period

[mariushm]

24 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

At microcenter, a 9900k + decent board = 449$ + 149$ (aorus pro)

vs

3800X (399$) + decent board (aorus pro) = 399+199.

So if you already had a cooler, then you might even want to go intel if they have the 15% price drop (400$), and you don't care about PCIe 4.0

Still 3700x destroys, getting that + aorus elite (jesus christ why are motherboards so damn expensive. Might even go with something like the M7 ac, or the X470 Gaming 7)

Microcenter also has 2700x at 200$ and 30$ off motherboards

Take the 249$ and 50-100$ you save on CPU and upgrade your video card from a RTX 2060 / 1660ti to a 2070 or 2080 super...

 

[Firewrath9]

53 minutes ago, GoldenLag said:

You forget the 100$ B450 tomahawk is a thing...,..

 

Which is atm the go to, cheap mobo for third gen. That also includes the mortar which is the same board but smaller. 

I really don't want to stick a 400$ proc on a 4+2 vrm board...

[Firewrath9]

36 minutes ago, mariushm said:

Microcenter also has 2700x at 200$ and 30$ off motherboards

Take the 249$ and 50-100$ you save on CPU and upgrade your video card from a RTX 2060 / 1660ti to a 2070 or 2080 super...

 

I factored in the mobo cost reduction already, and 2700X =/= 3800X/9900k, not by a long shot.

[Firewrath9]

52 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

dont buy stuff during launch period, period

yeah, I'm waiting for Black Friday, Hopefully 3700X will be ~289$ and the X570 Aorus Elite will be ~179$. Thats my optimistic hope.

[GoldenLag]

7 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

I really don't want to stick a 400$ proc on a 4+2 vrm board...

Its a good 4+2 VRM. It can handle a decent 2700x OC no problem.

 

And the 2700x is still seemingly the highest powerconsumption Ryzen CPU. At least im the 8 core category.

[dkerber77]

Well, first post on this forum.  Earlier this week bought a Asus Prime x370 pro board at Microcenter for 55 US dollars, then just bought today the 3700x for 340 out the door *Microcenter cc*.  The biggest thing is just paying attention to which board has a good VRM.  Mine is getting the full 4.4ghz with the AIO I am currently using with good Temps.    The x570 boards are just in an odd place in the market. 

[Jurrunio]

1 hour ago, dkerber77 said:

which board has a good VRM. 

Your board's VRM heatsink is undersized, be careful with its temperature.

[Firewrath9]

1 hour ago, GoldenLag said:

Its a good 4+2 VRM. It can handle a decent 2700x OC no problem.

 

And the 2700x is still seemingly the highest powerconsumption Ryzen CPU. At least im the 8 core category.

but there are less features, And if I'm going to spend 500$, might as well spend 550$ for something like a X470-Prime Pro (the one that buildzoid likes). Also that board IMO is kinda ugly.

[GoldenLag]

2 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

but there are less features, And if I'm going to spend 500$, might as well spend 550$ for something like a X470-Prime Pro (the one that buildzoid likes). Also that board IMO is kinda ugly.

then do that.......

 

but you can still get a very decent board for 100$ and overclock it. thats arguing with value, not "i dont like it" arguing. 

[Firewrath9]

6 hours ago, GoldenLag said:

then do that.......

 

but you can still get a very decent board for 100$ and overclock it. thats arguing with value, not "i dont like it" arguing. 

 

BZ says that the B450 Tomahawk is meh, and kinda sketch. I wouldn't trust a 2700X on it. 

[ch3w2oy]

1 hour ago, Firewrath9 said:

 

BZ says that the B450 Tomahawk is meh, and kinda sketch. I wouldn't trust a 2700X on it. 

Let me fix that for you..

 

He actually recommends it for overclocking a 2700X.. Maybe more research next time?

 

 

[orlando690]

13 hours ago, Firewrath9 said:

I really don't want to stick a 400$ proc on a 4+2 vrm board...

Definatly watch this video! It's about overclocking. (i don't know how to post the youtube video right on here so in a link it went) 

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How do i delete this? I'm on mobile. Was just trying to post a video not do this 

Also note that amd has said b450 and b550 will provide same performance. 

Also note that other youtubers have verified this. 

 

11 hours ago, Firewrath9 said:

but there are less features, And if I'm going to spend 500$, might as well spend 550$ for something like a X470-Prime Pro (the one that buildzoid likes). Also that board IMO is kinda ugly.

Might as well buy a x570 board at that price.

Edited July 8, 2019 by orlando690

[Firewrath9]

15 hours ago, orlando690 said:

Definatly watch this video! It's about overclocking. (i don't know how to post the youtube video right on here so in a link it went) 

Also note that amd has said b450 and b550 will provide same performance. 

Also note that other youtubers have verified this. 

 

Might as well buy a x570 board at that price.

watched it already

Not about performance, its about VRM. a 50$ H310 board (on intel) with a 9900k should "perform" the same as a Z390 board (no MCE/OC), but the VRMs might explode.