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Processor | 5800X3D -30 CO |
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Motherboard | MSI B550 Tomahawk |
Cooling | DeepCool Assassin III |
Memory | 32GB G.SKILL Ripjaws V @ 3800 CL14 |
Video Card(s) | ASRock MBA 7900XTX |
Storage | 1TB WD SN850X + 1TB ADATA SX8200 Pro |
Display(s) | Dell S2721QS 4K60 |
Case | Cooler Master CM690 II Advanced USB 3.0 |
Audio Device(s) | Audiotrak Prodigy Cube Black (JRC MUSES 8820D) + CAL (recabled) |
Power Supply | Seasonic Prime TX-750 |
Mouse | Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave |
Keyboard | Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
My experience with AM4 has been flawless, if limited to just two CPUs. I wasn't an early adopter and only jumped on the platform in late 2020 with Zen 2 and B550.
My first Ryzen was a 3300X that oc'd to 4.5 GHz on all cores with mere 1.275v (vs. 4.35 ST / 4.2 MT stock). I was also able to oc FCLK:UCLK:MCLK 1:1:1 at 1866 MHz with CL16 Crucial Ballistix. 1900 MHz was stable without WHEA errors, but caused intermittent audio popping. This CPU was a little monster that stood its ground in games against the more powerful Zen 2 SKUs thanks to its high clock, single CCD/single CCX design and a full complement of L3 cache. Even today I would consider the 3300X the sensible minimum for modern games, especially when GPU bound. I almost felt sorry when removing it to make room for the upgrade.
My current rig houses a 5800X3D which can't be oc'd, but at least it's happy with -30 CO on all cores. The system appeared stable with 2000 MHz IF using B-die, but in reality anything over 1900 resulted in random WHEAs. I haven't experienced BSODs or restarts, but eventually settled for 1900 MHz with RAM at flat 14. I haven't been able to fully utilize this CPU yet - outside of some benchmarks - as I'm mostly limited by the ST performance in older games, and with newer titles I see a GPU bottleneck even at 1080p. Also my daily work has little use for the 16 threads.
If I were to nitpick on the Zen architecture, I'd say I found the overclocking potential of both chips a bit lacking. That's just my sentiment though, since contemporary CPUs use advanced oc'ing algorithms out of the box to operate with (close to) optimum efficiency. The days of simple clock/multiplier/voltage adjustment are gone.
Oh, and the thermal management of those single CCD/CCX SKUs was baffling to me at first, with temps immediately shooting up on light ST workloads. The actual thermals have never been a source of grief to me, but since I'm quite obsessed with low temperatures, it was weird to see (and hear) those spikes.
While I'm looking forward to what Zen 4, especially the V-cache variant, will bring to the table, I don't think I'll be upgrading my main PC any time soon. I enjoy a maxed out platform and tend to stick with that for a long time. Hell, I still use my FX for web browsing, office work and retro gaming
My first Ryzen was a 3300X that oc'd to 4.5 GHz on all cores with mere 1.275v (vs. 4.35 ST / 4.2 MT stock). I was also able to oc FCLK:UCLK:MCLK 1:1:1 at 1866 MHz with CL16 Crucial Ballistix. 1900 MHz was stable without WHEA errors, but caused intermittent audio popping. This CPU was a little monster that stood its ground in games against the more powerful Zen 2 SKUs thanks to its high clock, single CCD/single CCX design and a full complement of L3 cache. Even today I would consider the 3300X the sensible minimum for modern games, especially when GPU bound. I almost felt sorry when removing it to make room for the upgrade.
My current rig houses a 5800X3D which can't be oc'd, but at least it's happy with -30 CO on all cores. The system appeared stable with 2000 MHz IF using B-die, but in reality anything over 1900 resulted in random WHEAs. I haven't experienced BSODs or restarts, but eventually settled for 1900 MHz with RAM at flat 14. I haven't been able to fully utilize this CPU yet - outside of some benchmarks - as I'm mostly limited by the ST performance in older games, and with newer titles I see a GPU bottleneck even at 1080p. Also my daily work has little use for the 16 threads.
If I were to nitpick on the Zen architecture, I'd say I found the overclocking potential of both chips a bit lacking. That's just my sentiment though, since contemporary CPUs use advanced oc'ing algorithms out of the box to operate with (close to) optimum efficiency. The days of simple clock/multiplier/voltage adjustment are gone.
Oh, and the thermal management of those single CCD/CCX SKUs was baffling to me at first, with temps immediately shooting up on light ST workloads. The actual thermals have never been a source of grief to me, but since I'm quite obsessed with low temperatures, it was weird to see (and hear) those spikes.
While I'm looking forward to what Zen 4, especially the V-cache variant, will bring to the table, I don't think I'll be upgrading my main PC any time soon. I enjoy a maxed out platform and tend to stick with that for a long time. Hell, I still use my FX for web browsing, office work and retro gaming
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