Which CPU to go for?

[Tanimoto]

Hey so I'm gonna upgrade my setup this black friday since there are some alright deals here in Norway so what i was mostly wondering is whether the 7800X3D or the 7900X is the better option. They are both on sale and very similarly priced so that doesnt matter. From my little research people say the 7800X3D, but idk if thats just cause its better value, I thought more cores and higher speeds were better. I really only use the pc for gaming and internet browsing and like the occasional photoshop/lightroom. And i have a AMD 7900xtx and its mostly the reason I'm upgrading cause my current cpu (i5-8600k) is bottelnecking. Please also let me know if there is an Intel cpu that is also good right now for around the same price as i have not paid that much attention to the cpu market currently so im a bit out of the loop (if you couldnt tell)

 

I'm also curious if this Gigabyte B650 will be a good match for either of the cpu together with 32 gb corsair ram, cause I know ryzen used to be picky about what kind of ram it needed. Thank you for your help

[RONOTHAN##]

13 minutes ago, Tanimoto said:

I thought more cores and higher speeds were better

Depends on the application. For video rendering, more faster cores is much better. However, for games, it's a bit more complicated as they're usually pretty cache heavy, and because the X3D has significantly more cache it, it's significantly faster in most games. 

 

If you're just gaming, the 7800X3D is the best CPU you can currently buy. 

 

14 minutes ago, Tanimoto said:

I'm also curious if this Gigabyte B650 will be a good match for either of the cpu together with 32 gb corsair ram, cause I know ryzen used to be picky about what kind of ram it needed. Thank you for your help

The link to that board is wrong, though at the same time almost every B650 board is plenty for either CPU. As for the RAM, that would work, though there's probably better options like this kit for cheaper.

[--SID--]

25 minutes ago, Tanimoto said:

32 gb corsair ram,

That RAM only has Intel XMP profiles. You need RAM with AMD EXPO profiles.

[RONOTHAN##]

2 minutes ago, --SID-- said:

That RAM only has Intel XMP profiles. You need RAM with AMD EXPO profiles.

XMP has worked pretty reliably on AMD since the 10.0.7b AGESA update. It's still recommended, but it's far from necessary. 

[Tanimoto]

10 hours ago, RONOTHAN## said:

If you're just gaming, the 7800X3D is the best CPU you can currently buy. 

Thank you for the explanation and answer, I'm gonna go for the 7800X3D and try and find some better ram.

 

10 hours ago, RONOTHAN## said:

he link to that board is wrong

whoops my bad. I made the post at like 7 am before going to sleep so i was a little tired xD It should be fixed now.

[RONOTHAN##]

4 minutes ago, Tanimoto said:

whoops my bad. I made the post at like 7 am before going to sleep so i was a little tired xD It should be fixed now.

You're good lol, stuff happens. That board is solid, I've used one before. 

[Tanimoto]

6 minutes ago, RONOTHAN## said:

That board is solid, I've used one before. 

Good to hear.

Will an air cooler be enough to cool the 7800X3D? I've always used an AIO but grown more and more afraid of it failing. It also just seems like a lot less of a hassle to deal with.

[RONOTHAN##]

3 minutes ago, Tanimoto said:

Will an air cooler be enough to cool the 7800X3D? I've always used an AIO but grown more and more afraid of it failing. It also just seems like a lot less of a hassle to deal with.

Yeah, an AIO is unnecessary for the 7800X3D since that chip just doesn't draw any power. You might as well get a dual tower air cooler like the Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 since they've gotten so cheap, but you can even get away with an AMD stock cooler if you've got one laying around.

 

 

[Tanimoto]

1 hour ago, RONOTHAN## said:

Yeah, an AIO is unnecessary for the 7800X3D since that chip just doesn't draw any power.

Thank you so much for all of the help! I'll look some around and see if theres a good deal on a dual tower air cooler then.