Took a break from audio for a while now I’m in just another rabbit hole.
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Caps, materials,layouts mainly the k5pro line is just a updated version of the k line to be .ore in like with the more premium q line which is like the k5pro line but has gasket mount. and the original k line is kinda overshadowed by the really good value v line.
Just way better build than the original k line honestly if you want something cheaper ignore the original k line get yourself one of the newer v line by keychron
Hey guys I have a question, is my 3700X still good enough for the upcoming years? Or should I upgrade now to a newer CPU like the 5700X at least? For right now I cannot afford the newer AM5 series chips and I currently don’t have the motherboard or even the RAM for such new architecture.
First off the 3700X is still a capble CPU so dont knock it, but the bigger question is what do you use your PC for?
P.S if you want and upgrade but want to keep costs down, you might want to go Intel, go 12th gen, great CPUs and you can still use DDR4
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Yeah, what are you even processing that you’re worried about a 3700X of all things? I had an FX-8150 for about a decade until I bought a Ryzen 3 3100 as an upgrade last year and I’m finding it waay faster, just as expected, even at lower power consumption. I can’t imagine a reason to upgrade for another decade, especially considering these idiots keep making newer generation devices that demand more and more power while the climate thing still isn’t anywhere close to adequately addressed.
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I might consider that, but yeah that’s really assuring to hear from you guys. Maybe I’ll just get a new one once this CPU somehow in anyway break or bites the dust.
I can say as long as you don’t need the newest and greatest, you won’t see immense improvement in upgrading. Perhaps look towards getting a high-end SSD for your system.
I went from a 10700k to a 7950X recently - and I have to admit I regret the jump. Mainly cause of the immense amount of issues with the new AM5 platform, but also because the noticeable increase in performance was negligible for gaming and day-to-day tasks. Also AM5 currently boots slower than my old 10700K because of these issues… Not to mention that DDR4 memory and motherboards are much more worth getting from a price/performance aspect. Barely a difference in performance there currently.
I actually would advise against that, being stuck without a PC is a pain in the arse, having said that you dont need to run off and buy something new right now. Getting something a bit older or getting a good deal on something used (particularly from those who always chase the lastest and greatest ) is always a solid option(and bargin hunting is kinda fun) - i got my PC from a friend who had an insane PC, had too much money and who wanted to go back to MAC
For a few more years possibly. As long as you at at 1440p + you should be fine. I would keep this CPU and wait to upgrade in the future when ddr5 and motherboards finally calm their shit down as upgrading to a current platform seems awful right now anyway. In gaming GPU with a nice amount of vram seems to matter a lot right now especially when devs refuse to optimize games at launch. I know someone still rocking a 7700k and sure it can struggle in a few titles but for the most part he’s fine with 32 gigs of ram and a 3070 at 1440p
Yeah, looks like it’s time to boycott ASUS… They made a nice product… But their practices… This is simply unacceptable. They have a lot of work to do if they want to earn my money again.
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That was my thought when I watched GN’s video this morning. I’ve got no idea who I’m going to go with anymore. Can’t use ASRock, their UEFI is garbage. MSI is even scummier than ASUS is being here, so they are right out. Gigabyte makes some good boards, but they’ve yet to handle a single quality issue properly, so they make ASUS look downright competent. EVGA is the only “good” choice, but they only make like two boards. So what do you do?
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I’ve got an ASRock mobo right now. It’s been doing alright, but I’d like to upgrade my system, if nothing else to balance things with the GPU I bought.
MSI has absolutely done shady shit, but I don’t know if they’ve acted quite to this level of anti-consumer, delivery products clearly so seriously flawed as though they hold contempt for their customers.
Gigabyte can’t seem to keep on track with anything but slapping RGB all over everything… Unless we’re talking the whole PSU debacle…
NZXT has one option for each platform that’s… Okay.
Biostar is very limited in their selection, and has very limited availability in the US
EVGA makes great boards, though selections are very limited and are rather expensive to boot… Not to mention if you’re wanting AM5, non-existent.
ASRock seems to have their BIOS where people don’t mind it or hate it. They’ve got decent selection, but are a bit inconsistent with board quality between different lines. Some are great and over built. Others are… Lacking. They have put in effort to be better then they used to, so I’ll at least give them props for that.
I tend to ignore how scummy mai is cause they actually have good customer service in Canada. And their boards have proven their reliability to me., As well as their boards are solid. Their kinda in the same position as Asus good product shitty company. But at least their not acting like Asus at this moment But yeah it kinda sucks as most tech companies it seems are our to get us right now. I really hope evga wakes up and decides to make more options and also start making AM5 boards
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I was thinking that the 7900XT would be locked in for the Disappointment Build this year, given how mind-mindbogglingly horrible value it was. But NVIDIA just wasn’t having it. This might be the worst GPU launch since the 1030 DDR4.
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An absolutely amazing product by nVidia, arguably same or even less performance for the same price as some of their current options in the price range. Productivity work loads are going to be absolutely pitiful on this card with its absolutely small vram and memory bus, no next gen RT cores is going to save this card for any tasks. A gtx 1050 ti from 2016 has the same bus width. For much cheaper somebody could gravitate toward an rtx 3060 if they want more vram or a 3060 ti in the cases where memory bandwidth is a limitation. Manufacturing yields are not that bad where they have to cut a die so much that this is the end result.
I pray AMD could speed up the adoption of ROCm and have a smooth first impression since that is what killed the 7900 xt at launch. Doesn’t make sense how they can be that much behind when their radeon GPU’s are in some of the most powerful super computers (Frontier). Intel hopefully will have a much more complete product next time and we will see if they those two companies can eat into nvidia’s market share in the professional market as they are more likely to update their hardware due to better performance or security (also it has some of the higher profit margins for pc hardware). That is where I assume nvidia might be hurt the most in the future as at this point it seems the more “affordable” market (its still way too expensive) is just gone now and we are going to be forced to hold onto our parts for longer.
Think what you will, but I think this is a great system that should be more widely used.
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if there is anyone here that likes small and is a fan of ITX, Gigabyte just announced a mITX board using the affordable / budget A620 chipset, the first A620 ITX product to the market. it’s rumored to have a sub-$100 starting price, meaning $99.99, which is a boon for those that want a smaller PC with performance.
the only thing that can make this better is AMD releasing Phoenix APU’s to the desktop market!
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Part of the pain in the ass was pulling everything out of the old case, but finally upgraded the case. CPU, mobo, RAM, and cooler are next on the list. Maybe get some nicer fans after that if I’m really feeling fancy.
I’d say the Thermalright Peerless Assassin is a solid choice, great value and overall great performer. If you want an AIO i personally would go EK (Arctic’ AIO looks like 90’s toy and not in the good way)
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