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This is essentially the best CPU you can buy today. If you need a computer today and not in 2022, then this is the top. If you don't need a computer today, obviously things are only getting better. (Well, maybe not on the Intel side of the fence.)
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In 2019 I bought a Ryzen 5 2600 for $120 at Microcenter. Now it sells for more than that used on Ebay, At Newegg and Amazon its around $190 new. More crazy is that my RX 580 Nitro with 8GB ram was $210 new and now costs $700 - 800 new. Used on Ebay its 2x what I paid. So glad I built when I did.
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That 1080 is bottlenecked as hell
Unless you NEED to upgrade right now, you should wait. 16 core Alder Lake from Intel is coming in 3 months, which will beat Zen 3 IPC by 15%, have DDR5, have PCIE 5, and a ton of other new features and match multi-core performance for all AMD sku's but the 5950x.
So waiting not only gives you another option, it also means AMD is likely to lower prices.
But also, unless you have a new GPU, youre not going to be able to finish your build/upgrade for months anyways. So you should wait to get a new GPU before buying a CPU.
Also this is MSRP, youre not getting a deal here, youre simply buying a product (which ships in a month)
2. Like most RAM releases, DDR5 will likely be extremely expensive for the first year or so. I definitely wouldn't count on it being reasonably priced.
3. Agree with your points about the 5950x being specialized and most people would be better off with a lower CPU. I have a 5950x and it is a beast but I use it for lots of specialized work too.
4. Your GPU point is valid. I ended up buying an Alienware with a 3080 and selling the rest of the system. Not as good as an AIB 3080 but I got the entire system for LESS than the cost of a 3080 on eBay and the sold the rest of the parts to my brother.
My advice to anyone looking at this CPU: unless you're doing lots of virtualization or content creation, it probably is worth looking at a 5600 or 5800 especially if gaming is your primary focus.
Average bottleneck percentage: 1.09% (CPU bottleneck) 1080p
Average bottleneck percentage: 0.07% (CPU bottleneck) 1440p
Average bottleneck percentage: 0.25% (CPU bottleneck) 4K
https://www.windowscentral.com/am...50x-review [windowscentral.com]
Speculating on " this and this cpu will be faster when released x months from now" are total bullshit. First of all if they are actually released on time (big quesiton with current shortages of everything), second IF they will actually be faster, it's guaranteed they will run into the same issue; they simply won't be available at msrp for a long time.
Nope, this IS a good deal right now.
I have some ideas on the above but want to say what the collective says....
Are there any good motherboards with 10 Gbps onboard?
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I have some ideas on the above but want to say what the collective says....
Are there any good motherboards with 10 Gbps onboard?