frontpage Posted by StrongStew4417 • 3d ago
Jul 17, 2025 12:10 PM
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frontpage Posted by StrongStew4417 • 3d ago
Jul 17, 2025 12:10 PM
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X + Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX v2 + 32GB G.Skill Flare X5 DDR5
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Quick summary: 9600x is faster single core, lower TDP, less cache, and slower multi core (due to having fewer cores than 7700x). Also, 9600x also has an integrated GPU (website omits this info).
For gaming, 9600x is better. For productivity, 7700x.
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The $270 bundle has a motherboard that is (1) worse and (2) mATX. It also comes with a single 16 GB stick of RAM instead of 2. Between the two I would do the 7700X bundle but I would take the 9600X over 7700X at this point independently -- I built a 7700X PC last year and a 9600X PC a few days ago.
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Very manufacturer dependent. Asus ROG B650 and B650E have PCIe 5 on the M2 and x16 slots. B650-A has it on M2.
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Slightly weaker, but more than adequate. Not ready for the 26core CPU coming, but most people don't buy that.
3 x m.2
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