Considering stopping your 5600x purchase? Here’s some guidance.
Considering stopping your 5600x purchase? Here’s some guidance.
Hi all, first post forum lurker here. Long story short: I'm building my first PC since the days of GTX 400 series. I have since then used laptops for gaming, which has been a very unpleasant experience. I've come to the point where I have a bunch of stuff ready, including the RX 6800 reference card and a B550 motherboard for AMD, while the CPU continues to play hide and seek. Right now I'm seriously thinking of canceling my order and go with a 3000 series CPU. The 3800XT for example is discounted to the same price as an 5600x at my local reseller. Do you guys think I'll notice much of a difference at all? I know that 5000 series gives me SAM and high speed IPC, but do you think it will be noticeable compared to a 3800XT for example? I play at 1440p, mostly single player AAA titles. My time frame for using the CPU is 2 years or so, maybe 3 if I need to change the whole platform. Appreciate the input. EDIT: I will not use the boxed cooler.
Personally I just opted to get a 3600 the other day rather than wait for 5600 to come in stock (and I refuse to pay scalper prices). It arrives today per tracking. Reasoning - I can overclock it to close the gap with the 5600, and resell to recoup some of the value should I elect to get a 5600 when they come back in stock.
3600 would stand out as an unusual choice compared to the 6800 GPU, wouldn't it? If I opt for the 3000 series, my goal is to retain that CPU until the 6000 series arrives and becomes available. Hmm, it does seem noticeably quicker, doesn't it? Of course, I can wait—I have a PS4. The real question is whether it's worth it in the end.
Results improve more with the 5600x version even when you lose 2 cores.
Based on the workload, overclocking probably won’t boost your FPS much. Overall, the 5600X performs better in games. In Germany, you can usually find it at most stores, though it’s priced around 50€ above the recommended price.
Certainly, but the urge needed addressing—just like with overclocking, I’m not convinced about the FPS boost. Based on my experience with Zen platforms, it seems similar to R7 1700’s, there’s a lot worth gaining. I shared my thoughts and chose not to wait, so why?
Same in Finland too. 5950x and 5900x are available at stock levels. There are also some 3090 models in stock, priced a bit above MSRP. The 150€ is over the MSRP for 3080, which is reasonable at stock and above 100€ MSRP. No stock issues reported for 3070 and 2060 Ti. The 3060 Ti matches its MSRP, while 3070 is slightly higher. With AMD GPUs, there are limited options like the 6900XTs, some 6800XTs, and a few 6800s, but very low availability. I could still obtain one if needed, though it would be around 150€ MSRP.
It varies. The Ryzen 5000 lineup isn't great because it only hits close to 5GHz in games on one or two cores. Manual overclocking will only push you to about 4.6-4.8GHz across all cores. It's similar to the 3800XT—around 4.5GHz on one or two cores, with manual boosting down to 4.3-4.4GHz. Not terrible for manual tuning, but still better to just enable PBO and keep everything at stock settings while gaming.
I mostly enjoy playing games from October through April. When spring and summer arrive, I have plenty of other activities to focus on. That’s why I think waiting a month or two for the 5600x might be worth it—maybe even better if it comes next fall!