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Without getting in to minutia. It is good. Just avoid ASRock . You would possibly need to update the BIOS to get it to run best with the cpu but IDK current BIOS details of Gigabyte.
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Amd is a supposedly little bit faster but for gaming do you really need 260fps vs 250 fps and you will only get that with the best of the best GPU. If you using just a 3080 then you probably wont see a difference 90% of the time. AMD is only better in some games where Intel is better in others so not worth the effort to trade if it were me buy it's your decision so do what makes you happiest.
That's what I'm seeing. I do have all white build waiting for the 265K, and I built an identical setup for my wife (she does editing/adobe stuff and her combo was only 400 so it makes a lot of sense for her). But I was planning on an AMD build for myself next year, only have this because I ordered one setup at 470 then the next day it dropped to 400 so I ordered it again planning to return this (also the other components with it ended up saving 120 on the build). Eventually I will upgrade, but when I do I want to get double 3080 performance for like, $800 so would be a RTX 6070/6080 (or whatever they call them) if they don't go even higher in price.
*Have a 10900K and what really got me thinking was we both run the 3080 and hers runs SO much cooler playing the same games. Her fans are at idle the whole time and it's not kicking off nearly the heat mine does with that 10900K.
Hmm...Return my 265K build I bought for 470 for this? (265KF, Aorus Elite Ice, 32gb corsair rgb, 1tb Kingston). I got til Monday to return it lol. Would be with a 3080 that I will upgrade in the future when I can get something with double the performance for under $1000. 265K build is still boxed up.
I wouldn't ... and you said it was 400? 300$ difference for the videocard
I wouldn't ... and you said it was 400? 300$ difference for the videocard
470, her build was 400. I'll probably just stick with the 265KF, I play Valorant/CS2/Tarkov that the X3D chips really help on, but also other games where there'd be zero difference. I do some CAD work and other stuff where I still think the 265KF will be better also. All I know is with the temps outside rising either will be a lot nicer for my cooling bill 🤣
470, her build was 400. I'll probably just stick with the 265KF, I play Valorant/CS2/Tarkov that the X3D chips really help on, but also other games where there'd be zero difference. I do some CAD work and other stuff where I still think the 265KF will be better also. All I know is with the temps outside rising either will be a lot nicer for my cooling bill 🤣
What build does she have? I'm looking for something decent for minor illustrator, slicing 3d models etc
Amd is a supposedly little bit faster but for gaming do you really need 260fps vs 250 fps and you will only get that with the best of the best GPU. If you using just a 3080 then you probably wont see a difference 90% of the time. AMD is only better in some games where Intel is better in others so not worth the effort to trade if it were me buy it's your decision so do what makes you happiest.
Not necessarily true. You benefit greatly from the extra cache depending on the title you play. Most notable in games like Factorio.
Also 1% and .1% lows are just as important as average FPS. If these are too low compared to your average FPS, you will notice the game stutter.
What build does she have? I'm looking for something decent for minor illustrator, slicing 3d models etc
Same build, it was bought on the one day Newegg had 15% off build your pc. The $470 bundle I got the day before was $400 (why I ended up with two lol), I also got a Z790 board for 68 that day for our vr pc with a 14600k from the 164 Walmart deal. After reading all the amd fan boys I'm inpressed with hers for the price (it was about as much as a 9700x build, but runs like a 9900x).
One thing a lot of reviews leave out on power usage is that Intel at idle/light loads uses way less power than amd (like 10-20w vs 40-50w depending on which amd). Full power Intel uses more so I'm not sure overall usage. Her PC idles/light load a lot though so I would bet yearly cost on Intel is less.
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Same build, it was bought on the one day Newegg had 15% off build your pc. The $470 bundle I got the day before was $400 (why I ended up with two lol), I also got a Z790 board for 68 that day for our vr pc with a 14600k from the 164 Walmart deal. After reading all the amd fan boys I'm inpressed with hers for the price (it was about as much as a 9700x build, but runs like a 9900x).
One thing a lot of reviews leave out on power usage is that Intel at idle/light loads uses way less power than amd (like 10-20w vs 40-50w depending on which amd). Full power Intel uses more so I'm not sure overall usage. Her PC idles/light load a lot though so I would bet yearly cost on Intel is less.
I came from a 12900K + 13900KS and moved to a 9800X3D and subsequently a 9950X3D. Idle power draw for Intel is definitely undersold. My 13900KS idles 25W which lower than both the 9800X3D and 9950X3D 40W-55W. I repurposed my 12900K for a TrueNAS build, its idle power draw is awesome for that use case.
With that said, the overall cost difference in your power bill shouldn't influence the choice as it's largely negligible. Purchase whatever gets your primary use case settled within your budget, there's a place for Intel when the price is right. AMD has the performance crown so they can charge a premium, Intel is heavily discounting to compete, it's a win for budget builds. The only caveat I would say is avoid 13/14th Gen Intel as the degradation is real, my 13900KS started showing signs of instability just before I finally built my 9950X3D build.
Not a bad deal. And glad to see NewEgg being competitive now that Micro Center opened in the Bay Area. However, I think the 9900X with the MSI Tomahawk 870E and 32GB Corsair RAM for $609 is the better deal, if you game at 1440p or higher. The gains from the X3D are very minimal at those resolutions.
You'd save like $100 with bundle??- CPU - $470- Mobo - $150- Memory - $100- NVMe - $100- Total = $820
470 cpu 290 MB 92 ram 70 NVMe so you are saving over $200 roughly. This is way better than a $150 MB. As someone that has had a few cheap MB's die I always buy something around this level at least.
I came from a 12900K + 13900KS and moved to a 9800X3D and subsequently a 9950X3D. Idle power draw for Intel is definitely undersold. My 13900KS idles 25W which lower than both the 9800X3D and 9950X3D 40W-55W. I repurposed my 12900K for a TrueNAS build, its idle power draw is awesome for that use case.
With that said, the overall cost difference in your power bill shouldn't influence the choice as it's largely negligible. Purchase whatever gets your primary use case settled within your budget, there's a place for Intel when the price is right. AMD has the performance crown so they can charge a premium, Intel is heavily discounting to compete, it's a win for budget builds. The only caveat I would say is avoid 13/14th Gen Intel as the degradation is real, my 13900KS started showing signs of instability just before I finally built my 9950X3D build.
PC using more power = AC running harder + hotter room. Also, as someone that frequently has like 10 browser tabs open when gaming, and sometimes run like SolidWorks or other programs when gaming, I feel like Intel with the extra cores will be a better bet for me...But IDK I wish there was an easy way to test drive it haha. More than likely putting the 265KF build together, if it was like a $200 upgrade to jump to a 9950X3D I would be all over that. Or if AMD had something in between, like a 9900X3D that performed like the 9800X3D in gaming.
Anyone have opinions on the motherboard? Seems like a decent combo with 150 dollars worth of goodies thrown in
I have this MOBO in the "ICE" flavor. It's a good and aesthetic board, plenty features and expansions, but I find it somewhat slow for startup/boot (basically a few seconds too long IMO).
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*Have a 10900K and what really got me thinking was we both run the 3080 and hers runs SO much cooler playing the same games. Her fans are at idle the whole time and it's not kicking off nearly the heat mine does with that 10900K.
What build does she have? I'm looking for something decent for minor illustrator, slicing 3d models etc
Also 1% and .1% lows are just as important as average FPS. If these are too low compared to your average FPS, you will notice the game stutter.
One thing a lot of reviews leave out on power usage is that Intel at idle/light loads uses way less power than amd (like 10-20w vs 40-50w depending on which amd). Full power Intel uses more so I'm not sure overall usage. Her PC idles/light load a lot though so I would bet yearly cost on Intel is less.
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One thing a lot of reviews leave out on power usage is that Intel at idle/light loads uses way less power than amd (like 10-20w vs 40-50w depending on which amd). Full power Intel uses more so I'm not sure overall usage. Her PC idles/light load a lot though so I would bet yearly cost on Intel is less.
With that said, the overall cost difference in your power bill shouldn't influence the choice as it's largely negligible. Purchase whatever gets your primary use case settled within your budget, there's a place for Intel when the price is right. AMD has the performance crown so they can charge a premium, Intel is heavily discounting to compete, it's a win for budget builds. The only caveat I would say is avoid 13/14th Gen Intel as the degradation is real, my 13900KS started showing signs of instability just before I finally built my 9950X3D build.
With that said, the overall cost difference in your power bill shouldn't influence the choice as it's largely negligible. Purchase whatever gets your primary use case settled within your budget, there's a place for Intel when the price is right. AMD has the performance crown so they can charge a premium, Intel is heavily discounting to compete, it's a win for budget builds. The only caveat I would say is avoid 13/14th Gen Intel as the degradation is real, my 13900KS started showing signs of instability just before I finally built my 9950X3D build.
I have this MOBO in the "ICE" flavor. It's a good and aesthetic board, plenty features and expansions, but I find it somewhat slow for startup/boot (basically a few seconds too long IMO).
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