Worth upgrading from 12900k to 7800x3d (+ddr4 to ddr5)
I game at 3440x1440 - i have a 240hz monitor, ive scoured the internet and while i can see that i should get a boost at 1440p of maybe 10-15% on the cpu, it also doesnt factor in i should get a boost...
View ArticleCheapest Gaming CPU for 4K 60FPS
I want to build a cheap PC for my my AV rack in the lounge to run First Person Shooters at 4K 60FPS on my OLED 77” I’m out the loop…. Can someone spec me a Cheap motherboard and chip and Ram for this...
View Articleupgrade itch is back..
hi peeps do you think it would be wise to upgrade my setup to the new raptor refresh? have the upgrade itch all the youtube vidz ive seen the has the 14900k at 5.5 gig compared to the 12900k at 4.8....
View Article7700, 7700X or 7800X3D
Got a B650 TUF board but undecided on what CPU to get. As i got a B650 instead of the X670 i could squeeze the 7800X3D into the budget. Only really play fortnite. Was looking at a 7700, but the X is...
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14900k problem
Hi, I purchased an 14900k from ocuk yesterday as I wanted to upgrade from my 12700k but I have come in to a problem, my pc wont boot now. I updated my bios on my Asus Z690-A Gaming D4 to the latest and...
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AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail...
My basket at OcUK: 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3D Cache Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3D0-AM) = £409.99 Total: £418.69 (includes delivery: £8.70)
View ArticleSanity Check - CPU / Memory Combo
Morning All, Following on from a thread i started and the end of last year in General Hardware where I was looking at a new build for Sketchup / D5 Render productivity PC I'm now in a position where i...
View ArticleShould I be Worried? I9 14900K
Just built a new PC and am worrying about the performance of my I9 14900k. Should I be worried about this? During the 3D Mark CPU Profile Test, the Max Thread part ramps up my CPU temperature to a...
View ArticleCPU upgrade from 9700k?
Mulling over upgrading the rest of my PC. Currently rocking an i7 9700k that will no doubt be limiting the 7900XTX that I just bought. Mostly 4K gaming. No overclocking. Quieter the better. Would you...
View ArticleAMD on the road to recovery.
Instead of bumping years old doom and gloom AMD financials threads over and over again i thought a new thread was needed, a thread that was more relevant to AMD's current situation which for the past...
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Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Ryzen 5 5600GT, Ryzen 5 5500GT to launch alongside Ryzen 8000
Reported AMD Ryzen 7 5700 X3D - What we know AMD's X3D technology provides real CPU gaming prowess, so here's what we've heard about the possible AMD Ryzen 7 5700 X3D. www.pcguide.com Hopes for dual...
View Article7950X3D for gaming - what is your experience?
Hi, I'm split between 7800X3D and 7950X3D for my next rig. I know that for purely gaming the former is almost always the best choice, however my workloads sometimes do make use of machine learning (and...
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Intel Core Ultra 'Arrow Lake' Discussion/News ("15th gen")
Cores: 8 'Lion Cove' Performance cores, 32 'Skymont' Efficient cores (40 core total) Process: TSMC 3nm & Intel 20A Socket: LGA 1851 IO: 16x PCI Express 5.0 for dGPU and 4x PCI Express 5.0 for NVMe...
View Article7800X3D now or wait?
I'd be upgrading from 5900x and it's getting paired with 7900XT. The 7800X3D looks to have a decent price reduction right now at £348 with the Avatar bundle? I upgraded my GPU this year and I could...
View Article14900k Issues
Hi all, The first 14900k I had would constantly crash in games , I received a replacement but this chip is even worse and refuses to even boot into windows without freezing clock_watchdog_timeout and...
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**THE OFFICIAL AMD CHIPSET DRIVERS THREAD**
I thought I'd create an OFFICIAL AMD chipset drivers thread as a satire of the AMD and Nvidia GPU driver threads. You can find the drivers found here. There was an updated set of drivers pushed...
View ArticleLooks like I will be building a couple of rigs soon - thermal paste
Whats the general concensus these days ? Paste or pad and which one? AMD CPUs and Air coolers
View ArticleLGA 1700 Gets more CPU's!
Intel to Update LGA 1700 with Bartlett Lake CPUs Amid New Architecture Transition Source: https://www.guru3d.com/story/intel-...t-lake-cpus-amid-new-architecture-transition/ Intel is set to revise its...
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*** The Official Alder Lake owners thread ***
Born_2_Kill_83 said: Can some-one make an owners thread perhaps so things can be a bit more focused? Click to expand... You heard the man New stuff: 12700KF Gigabyte Z690 Gaming-X Arctic Freezer II...
View ArticleWorst ask: Good gaming and good productivity
I'm gaming first productivity second - but I still do want to do productivity (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects etc). Im aware the Ryzen 7 7800X3D seems to be the current darling for gaming. Is it...
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