z690 is just a joke.
z690 is just a joke.
I was planning a 12900k build but after seeing those awful boards, I’m skipping it. Rofl 3 PCIe slots for $400? Are you serious? There’s only one good board left—the DDR4 White Strix, which has just three PCIe slots, so I won’t be getting it because it needs five. It’s unbelievable what they’re selling. None of these boards are worth more than $100, and this is such a big letdown.
Upgraded socket, new chipset, PCIe 5.0—everything comes at an extra cost. This was completely anticipated and perfectly typical. You're covering the early adopter price.
Absolutely, skipping this part was a good idea. I was really looking forward to 12900k but won’t be able to secure it right now. If the 5950x reaches around $500, I’ll move forward and install a B550 board. I think upgrading next year or the following year makes the most sense.
If you manage to purchase a standard car with eight seats for sixty thousand dollars, the prices listed for Ferraris seem unrealistic since most models offer only four seats.
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Up to now, I've only noticed consumer chipsets or motherboards with just a few PCIe ports. Both AMD and Intel haven't introduced any with five slots recently.
5900X typically delivers better core performance compared to the 5950X and starts at a full retail price of $550. You're essentially getting around $200 extra for the additional eight threads on the 5950X. This difference can matter for certain professional tasks, but for most users the 5900X offers both better value and performance. The 12900K provides the same thread count as the 5900X, though not all of them are on performance cores. In general, unless you require PCIe 5.0 or DDR5 support, the 5900X remains a strong choice.
think about the standard PCIe setup with three GPU slots and two riser ports—turning one into four lets you run ten or more cards on a single CPU. I’m not sure they’re actually called PCIe slots, but I just call them that. For DDR4, the white stripe has three slots: two for GPUs and one for a riser. Unfortunately, only one riser slot is usable for the GPU because the PSU blocks others, so you can only support five GPUs now. The ASRock B550 Racer Edition offers three GPU slots and two risers, while the B550 Strix has three riser slots and two GPUs. Right now I use eight cards with my 3700X Easy and could hit fifteen if I upgrade. So I’m trading my 3700X for another one just to get a better experience, or maybe a 5950X for 400 or a 12900K for 450. Until then it’s a waste—65TDP running stock cooler, handling eight GPUs, it’s amazing. The 12th gen boards are really let down.