Is this better than 3900x that was on sale few days ago for $409? I'm debating on wether to get this or that. Also need a motherboard.
Depending on what you're doing with the PC, I think you'd be hard pressed to really NEED a 3900x. Likely better off using some of that money for a better monitor, GPU, games, storage, etc. Whatever works best for your use
It was down to $399. You save $120. That could buy you:
1. 32GB decent RAM, or
2. 1TB NVMe SSD, also mid tier, or
3. Upgrade a GTX 1660 to an RTX 2060,
4. Upgrade from a 450 to a 570 Mobo
5. Buy a decent 800 to 1000W PSU
Based on the many YouTube PC outlets, we are only looking at a 1-5 percent gaming performance difference while giving up more in the mulithread usage compared to AMD counterpart.
Intel i10600k seems to be the new upcoming gaming champion though. Competition is good. I personally am holding out for Ryzen 4000 series in October.
Based on the many YouTube PC outlets, we are only looking at a 1-5 percent gaming performance difference while giving up more in the mulithread usage compared to AMD counterpart.
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Competition is great
Depending on what you're doing with the PC, I think you'd be hard pressed to really NEED a 3900x. Likely better off using some of that money for a better monitor, GPU, games, storage, etc. Whatever works best for your use
1. 32GB decent RAM, or
2. 1TB NVMe SSD, also mid tier, or
3. Upgrade a GTX 1660 to an RTX 2060,
4. Upgrade from a 450 to a 570 Mobo
5. Buy a decent 800 to 1000W PSU
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it will soon be regular price. AMD announced price drop on 3900x line and rest of the ryzen models will have price drop soon
Based on the many YouTube PC outlets, we are only looking at a 1-5 percent gaming performance difference while giving up more in the mulithread usage compared to AMD counterpart.
Intel not looking good this round.