Ryzen 7 5800X @ $159.99 (available for build and save) / Ryzen 9 5900X @ $309 (Amazon too) F/S

w1ntersun wrote: ↑ Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 at around $40 on Amazon should be a great fit. 5800X is a power-heat hog on default settings, I strongly recommend tweaking the PBO limits and Curve Optimizer for lower temps and basically same performance. There are a few guides on Reddit.

Pete404 wrote: ↑ Didn't think I'd be buying a CPU today, but here I am. Got a 5800x on order.

I have been holding off upgrading my 2700 but at this price; done. I don't see this getting much cheaper.

Now for a cooler as the stock cooler that came with the 2700 definitely won't cope.

ths333 wrote: ↑ Have a 5700X. Can't decide which upgrade makes more sense, the 5800X or the 5900X? I game and edit videos casually.

I'd ideally then use my 5700X for a server build. Appreciate any advice!

ths333 wrote: ↑ Thanks! Would it be worth upgrading from a 5700X to a 5900X then? Or should I wait for a price drop on the 5800X3D? (Casually game and video edit but want to get as much life out of this platform as possible).

Pete404 wrote: ↑ Good to know! Went with the Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 V2 PLUS. All in with some leftover gift cards both cost me $100 out of pocket.

Should I change to the Peerless for the cooler or will the Spirit be okay?

danascully wrote: ↑ The real question is whether it makes any sense to drop $$$ on AM4 stuff

And not just take that cash and go to AM5 insteads

Eli2015 wrote: ↑ There are 2 new AM4 CPUs coming up this summer btw:

AMD to refresh socket AM4 with Ryzen '5000 XT' CPUs:

https://www.anandtech.com/show/21420/am ... ng-in-july
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-compone ... -announced

Rob_EV wrote: ↑I'm going to use the stock cooler that came with my 2600

w1ntersun wrote: ↑If you plan on running the CPU on default settings, I would get the PA for sure. The CPU pulls around 140-145W at stock for some reason. Here are the settings (advanced PBO settings) I was using on mine for way lower temps and same performance as stock :

PPT 120 (means the CPU can’t pull more than 120W - that’s pretty much the sweet spot for this CPU)
TDC 80
EDC 110

Curve optimizer : -15 on all cores (you can probably even do -20)

Good luck!

ths333 wrote: ↑ Thanks! Would it be worth upgrading from a 5700X to a 5900X then? Or should I wait for a price drop on the 5800X3D? (Casually game and video edit but want to get as much life out of this platform as possible).

Pewwww wrote: ↑ I have a 2700x with the Wraith Prism cooler. Does anyone know if that's sufficient for this CPU? I guess if not is underclocking ok?

Matt2242 wrote: ↑ I'm a bit out of the loop with components these days. built my latest PC a few years back when prices were high. still using the 5600x I bought for $400, upgraded the GPU a couple years ago to 3070ti - worth upgrading from a 5600x to not bottleneck my GPU?

gaming on 1080p with 240hz, competitive fps mostly but I do like the odd newer prettier title. can't say my PC doesn't run things well but it could always be better.

any insight appreciated!

Pewwww wrote: ↑ I have a 2700x with the Wraith Prism cooler. Does anyone know if that's sufficient for this CPU? I guess if not is underclocking ok?

ChongPark wrote: ↑ Maybe a bit late but I'd consider turning on Precision Boost Overdrive in your BIOS. Despite how the name sounds, it'll actually make your 5800x run cooler and faster while using less power to boot. Just make sure you select negative offset. Video guide:

Might take a few minutes if you haven't fiddled with BIOS settings before but it's worth it, especially for the 5800x.

bibe1547 wrote: ↑ Is it worth upgrading from AMD Ryzen 7 3700x to Ryzen 7 5800X? or is it better to upgrade AM5?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

AMD's Ryzen 7 3700X & Ryzen 5 3600 CPUs are now 5 years old -- time flies. The CPUs launched in an era when Intel was often the winner in gaming benchmarks with the i7-8700K and i9-9900K, but it had also begun losing ground versus AMD's maturing Ryzen CPUs on the Zen architecture. The R7 3700X and R5 3600 are still capable CPUs even in 2024, so we're revisiting them to see how they perform against modern games and modern CPUs. Testing includes games mostly from 2023 and 2024, with some older titles mixed-in. This also marks the first major update to our CPU testing methodology in a while, preparing for the AMD Zen 5 CPU release with the Ryzen 9000 CPUs (including the 9600X, 9700X, 9900X, and 9950X).

Benchmarks feature in-socket upgrades like AM4's best chips (the 5700X3D, 5800X3D, and 5600X3D), as well as Intel LGA1700 and AMD AM5 alternatives (such as the 14900K and 7800X3D).