AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core AM4 Processor EXPIRED

As someone who just upgraded to a 5600x from a 2600x let me shed a little light on the process.

I had a MSI B450 Mortar motherboard (non-max) so I made sure to go to the MSI support website and download the BIOS update to a USB stick. After having difficulty with the actual file being recognized in the mflash sequence... i had to try another usb stick and repeat the process... I finally was able to update to the 5000 series compatible bios. After that I simple had to swap out the CPU and it recognized the change on next bootup, just had to hit F1 to enter new setup, RAM speed defaulted back to original so be aware if you did any BIOS tweaking before the swap. Other than that it was a fairly painless and seamless upgrade.

Performance wise I see about a 10-15% FPS boost in Apex Legends and 3-5% boost in BV5. I've yet to test Warhammer Total War 2 but it should be a healthy upgrade in an RTS game. I have a 1070Ti and game in 1440p monitor.

Hope this helps someon like me who was wondering if the 2600x to 5600x upgrade was worth it... I cleaned the 2600x chip and fan, took some photos, and popped it in the box, and same Newegg box it came in... then posted it on ebay for $150 free shipping. It sold within an hour and is on it's way to its new owner so ~ $150 upgrade for me in the end

Cool story bro

Thats great! I randomly decided to cut my grass with a
Black and Decker mower but I had already cut it with a Craftsman mower with the automatic forward pull wheels. Currently, I am thinking of buying a new mower so I can cut the uncut grass on the East side of a west facing house. What I'm trying to say with this long post is...whats your point???