Cost/time & maintenance of a water loop system vs pop in AIO and go for around the same temps = no brainer for me. My new system with the red devil 7900 xtx is the first build in a long time that I didn't buy a GPU with an AIO loop.
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, but I suppose what matters is 1) if you are happy with your current CPU performance and 2) when you expect to make your next platform upgrade.
I upgrade because repeatedly because i want to. I dont even play games or do anything on the systems 80% of the time either, its more therapeutic. The fun of upgrading isnt really for gaming, its more so (for me) just to fuck with new parts. I started a build in the NCORE Max, but i want to fit a 5090 in it, so i need to wait to see if the FE variant will be bigger than the 4090 FE.5800X3D is the best gaming CPU you can get for AM4. The actual improvement over your 5900X will vary based on different factors. Average FPS gains will vary based on resolution, GPU power, and settings used. In general, the better the GPU you have and the lower the resolution you game at, the bigger the gains you will get over your 5900X. Conversely, with a mid-range GPU, 4K res, and all the eye-candy turned on, you might not see much improvement in average FPS. But 1% lows will be better, which means smoother frame rates and less stuttering.
The 5800X3D has been out for a while now, so buying one today really depends on how long you plan to keep your AM4 system. When it launched it was the best gaming CPU, bar none. Today, you can match 5800X3D performance with a ~$300 7700x on AM5, and the ~$200 7600x comes close. The IPC, MHz, and DDR5 gains of AM5 have negated some of the 5800X3D cache advantage. It's your money - upgrade today then upgrade again tomorrow if you want to like
Sitting here looking at the 4090 and struggling to imagine where it would go if they made it longer. Fatter, I dont care. But if it gets any longer.. well, actually that might solve the sag issue if we can just attach it to the other side of the case. Instead of these fucking K'Nex pieces that come with them, now. The standard ones look awful.
i wonder when desktops will get back into fashion, it would take a LOT of stress off gpus and air cpus
Factory AIO models. The PCB is very small, the rest is 90% cooler, and 10% "bigger GPU is better" marketing mentality.
I was just teasing. I'm the same way, although probably not to your extreme. 7800X3D/7900XTX sitting right beside me that I've booted up maybe twice this year. Currently have 5 systems sitting around me in my home office (workstation, two gamers, Proxmox VM for NAS/Firewall/etc, and backup NAS that I need to move offsite), plus a HTPC and laptop I don't need (with a framework 16 otw).
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Format and wipe if you have a Win 10 copy/key. Swap out the boot up drive with one for the OS only, my friend does that 500 GB boot drive with OS only and other drives for everything else.
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