A forum full of nerds, one of the biggest CPU launches in a while an no mention?
New AMD's launched yesterday, some properly beastly multicore's. My old 2500k has had its day, so I was planning to upgrade, possibly for the 3700x. I've noticed the new X570 boards are a big pricey (£250-£700!) due to the new PCIe 4.0, so I'll probably stick to the previous gen.
The 2600x for £188 looks to be a steal for entry level gaming/usage.
AMD Ryzen 3000's
Re: AMD Ryzen 3000's
Yes, 3700x is looking tempting for a home/work tower that does a bit of gaming too.
How straightforward is it to get a previous board that will work with the new CPUs? I don't have an old Ryzen just hanging about to flash to a new BIOS.
edit: looks like some boards like the MSI ones have ways to flash without a CPU fitted. Happy days!
How straightforward is it to get a previous board that will work with the new CPUs? I don't have an old Ryzen just hanging about to flash to a new BIOS.
edit: looks like some boards like the MSI ones have ways to flash without a CPU fitted. Happy days!
Re: AMD Ryzen 3000's
Seems some of the mobos used for reviews are getting a bios updated as, er, MSI and AMD kinda cocked up the turbo boosting behaviour.
The CPUs were nipping on the heels of Intels gear (while drawing a lot less power in some instances) so it'll be interesting to see if the increased boost clocks make a noticeable difference.
Good to see AMD properly back in the game though.
The CPUs were nipping on the heels of Intels gear (while drawing a lot less power in some instances) so it'll be interesting to see if the increased boost clocks make a noticeable difference.
Good to see AMD properly back in the game though.
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Yeah, might need to be careful with that - could just be anecdotal, but Reddit claims people have killed the new chips by trying to plug them into older boards that have yet to be updated...simon_g wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 4:50 pm Yes, 3700x is looking tempting for a home/work tower that does a bit of gaming too.
How straightforward is it to get a previous board that will work with the new CPUs? I don't have an old Ryzen just hanging about to flash to a new BIOS.
edit: looks like some boards like the MSI ones have ways to flash without a CPU fitted. Happy days!
As you say, many won't boot to update without a chip in there to begin with!