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Nurgle
02-10-2024 at 10:02 AM.

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02-10-2024 at 10:02 AM.
Quote from billycrystal :
I have this and it runs very hot . Im looking at my temps as I type and its at 111F and when Im gaming (CS2) its at 150ishF. Get your self some Grizzley thermal paste, kinda expensive but for 7950x i think its recommended by me. For my MB i Asus X670E Extreme. its Running stable not overclocking anymore cuz this chip is fast enough for me. I was able to run it stable using PBO @negative 6% at max so i did not hit the silicon lotto on my chip Frown.

111f is only 43c, which seems perfectly fine for a near idle CPU. 150f is only 65c which seems very cool for that CPU under load.
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DavidY9699
02-10-2024 at 10:58 AM.
02-10-2024 at 10:58 AM.
Yes I wasn't sure if this dude was trolling or not when he had the temps in F. 65c under load is more than normal imo. I don't usually like if it gets last 70c but even then that's fine.
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matusrules
02-10-2024 at 11:31 AM.
02-10-2024 at 11:31 AM.
Quote from rh71 :
Is this considerably better than a 7800X3D for video editing and desktop apps? Or just marginal?
7800x3d is specifically tuned for games (more cache less speed - max boost is 5ghz vs 5.4ghz). So it even loses to a 7700x in most other applications. a 7950x would be much better, especially if your editing software can use all cores for example - scrubbing and rendering would be faster.
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bnguyen1983
02-10-2024 at 12:38 PM.
02-10-2024 at 12:38 PM.
Quote from billycrystal :
I have this and it runs very hot . Im looking at my temps as I type and its at 111F and when Im gaming (CS2) its at 150ishF. Get your self some Grizzley thermal paste, kinda expensive but for 7950x i think its recommended by me. For my MB i Asus X670E Extreme. its Running stable not overclocking anymore cuz this chip is fast enough for me. I was able to run it stable using PBO @negative 6% at max so i did not hit the silicon lotto on my chip Frown.

Speak in Celsius. No one knows computer temps in F.
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flapjack
02-10-2024 at 12:53 PM.
02-10-2024 at 12:53 PM.
Quote from Techngro :
That's actually the last thing I am trying to decide on. There's just so many options from each OEM, it's been hard to narrow it down. So far, I'm looking at:

Asrock X670 Steel Legend ($280)
MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK ($280)
ASRock B650E TAICHI Lite ($270)
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F ($260)
ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS ($215)

Edit: I ended up going with the Asrock X670E Steel Legend

Bothy girlfriend and I built our systems with the ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS and haven't had a single issue. Great board.
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billycrystal
02-10-2024 at 01:13 PM.
02-10-2024 at 01:13 PM.
Quote from Kosgey :
You measure your temps in fahrenheit? 150F is only 66C which is great.
Oh Great Good to know. I also have a I1370
Quote from bnguyen1983 :
Speak in Celsius. No one knows computer temps in F.
Sorry I am about 3 years new in the PC building community. I didn't know my temps are good, my fans/rad are noisy for a reason then.
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billycrystal
02-10-2024 at 01:53 PM.
02-10-2024 at 01:53 PM.
I thought its normal if i measure my temps in Fahrenheit since I am from CA weather. Excuse my PC noobieness . I want to thank the SD community for sharing all your thoughts because it helped me find great deals on my pc parts. I made 2 builds from making stupid wrong purchases that ended up into 2 \beastie cool looking PCs. i also have a intel cpu i13700K from a microcenter deal which in my opinion is way faster and an efficient CPU. But check this, I have a 3090Ti from a BF deal from Nvidia and a 4090FE from Bestbuy. I paired the 4090 to guess what? the 7950X. Why is because i already committed to AMD from the start and when i thought I would build another PC, it would be Intel so I would know the difference. I like the way my i13700k runs. I had sleepless nights trying to keep my 7950x stable. NO more PBO for me. My 7950X runs at 5.1ghz no pbo when its suppose to run at 4.5ghz? So i just stop doing the overclocking thing on cpu but i do run my RAM at the speeds i payed for which is 6000mhz. I still kick ass in my CS2 game.
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Vasilius
02-10-2024 at 02:22 PM.
02-10-2024 at 02:22 PM.
Question - how does Linux Mint run on this chip? Good?
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dyrne
02-10-2024 at 02:36 PM.
02-10-2024 at 02:36 PM.
Quote from GreenGuide766 :
Waiting for 9950x...

Same. Probably just a few 5? months
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dyrne
02-10-2024 at 02:39 PM.
02-10-2024 at 02:39 PM.
Quote from Vasilius :
Question - how does Linux Mint run on this chip? Good?

Solid for the 16 -32 seen- cores and scheduling. Integrated graphics pretty much trouble free as well.
Intel is pretty solid on Linux but the no little core and smt on AMD just makes things more trouble free
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Vasilius
02-10-2024 at 06:18 PM.
02-10-2024 at 06:18 PM.
Quote from dyrne :
Solid for the 16 -32 seen- cores and scheduling. Integrated graphics pretty much trouble free as well.
Intel is pretty solid on Linux but the no little core and smt on AMD just makes things more trouble free
So, to confirm, Linux Mint should work fine on this chip, especially when it comes to 4K gaming using STEAM?
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02-10-2024 at 10:28 PM.
02-10-2024 at 10:28 PM.
Quote from Techngro :
That's actually the last thing I am trying to decide on. There's just so many options from each OEM, it's been hard to narrow it down. So far, I'm looking at:

Asrock X670 Steel Legend ($280)
MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK ($280)
ASRock B650E TAICHI Lite ($270)
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F ($260)
ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS ($215)

Edit: I ended up going with the Asrock X670E Steel Legend

I'm also in a similar situation, what are your reason to go with asrock x670.

I don't need it for gaming but I need cores so I have to buy ryzen 7850x
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02-10-2024 at 11:26 PM.
02-10-2024 at 11:26 PM.
Quote from LovelyMaid840 :
I'm also in a similar situation, what are your reason to go with asrock x670.

I don't need it for gaming but I need cores so I have to buy ryzen 7850x
First off, I used this spreadsheet from Actually Hardcore Overclocking's (Buildzoid) YouTube channel. It was extremely helpful.

https://docs.google.com/spreadshe...authuser=0

I eliminated the Asus boards because Asus has had a lot (and I mean a LOT) of trouble recently with poor quality control and poor customer service. It just wasn't worth the risk.

Next, the Taichi and the Tomahawk have good specs (especially the Tomahawk), but the PCIE is bifurcated (at least one of the PCIE slots is shared with an NVME slot). So you can't fully utilize all of the slots. For example, on the Taichi, M.2_3 (4x4) shares bandwidth with PCIE2 (4x4), using one disables the other. And, to be fair, many motherboards do this.

The Steel Legend is the only board on my list that does not have bifurcation of the PCIE lanes. That was basically what it came down to because the specs and prices of these boards are otherwise so similar.
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SharpMoon8737
02-11-2024 at 01:56 PM.
02-11-2024 at 01:56 PM.
Quote from Mister_E :
What's the best motherboard to pair this with?

I'd go for an Asus board
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Rommsey
02-11-2024 at 06:17 PM.
02-11-2024 at 06:17 PM.
Quote from elis322 :
Isn't the ryzen 7 7800x3d better?
For gaming? Marginally yes. For all other aspects -- no.
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