I know this applies to very few [H] people, but those of us who remember the glory days of not only a Microcenter but also a Fry's in close proximity, well the grumbling about Microcenter deals is now coming to an end. They're supposed to be...
Put a memory OC on that GRE to 2500mhz. Watch that thing become a raster monster. So far on two games I have saw a 20fps increase - RDR2 and Alan Wake 2 at 4k.
This reddit post pretty much breaks down the performance metrics from 12 review sites. I'd say the 7900GRE is a great contender just from this well established chart.
https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/s/3P3msIr1Go
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4060Ti-8G...
I've experienced issues with every motherboard brand. Off the top of my head, here is my general history:
VIA brand board for Athlon XP with slots for both SDRAM and DDR1. This system started killing hard drives after about 3 years of use. after...
I would probably go so far as to say the 4070S is the ONLY Super worth the price premium over the non-super model. The 4070Ti Super is a better card with the 256-bit VRAM bus and more VRAM, but the difference is generally within 10% of the...
The only post I saw about the next gen chipsets sounded like they were staying with 2 "glued" chipsets and adding a 3rd controller for USB 4.0 support. Not ideal obviously. Hopefully, that changes before release.
I would generally agree. The 7700x is really a budget gaming champ if you need more than 6 cores. I've seen them used in FS/FT for sub-$200 for those without a MC nearby. It boosts slightly higher than a 7800X3D also. Anecdotally, the 7700x I...
For anyone wondering, the biggest difference between the board revisions is the wifi module.
1.0 - AMD Wi-Fi 6E RZ616 (Mediatek)
1.1 - Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210
1.2/1.3 - Realtek® Wi-Fi 6E RTL8852CE
I had a 1.0 version of this board and it worked...
I own both of them and there is no discernible difference. The 850 runs cooler. The Samsung has magician software which makes data migration an absolute treat. If I was in the market, I'd buy the one on sale at the time.
One thing to look at is open box boards. I was able to get my friend a decent B650 MSI Mag Tomahawk for 99$ open box. That's half off or so. I tested it for him and it works fine. Good shape.
Since these chips came out, 7900x3D has made no sense and still makes no sense. There is a reason they're slashing prices. I suppose if they go low enough its still "good" in a general sense but compared to its siblings.. meh.
I think a lot of folks would prefer the 7800X3D even if the higher core count variants are cheaper. It's simply no-fuss drop-in performance. No need to mess with process lasso or anything. I really wish AMD made a 7600X3D. The 7800X3D is pretty...