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[m-i-c-k-e-y]

What he said.

 

[Radio81]

I haven't had any issues since my March build. Zero black screens or driver issues. Running an i5 12600K, Gigabyte Z690 Mobo, Intel Arc A770. I use Intel Driver and Support Assistant to install driver updates. So far so good. Running Windows 11 Pro.

 

[SilverEars]

I think perhaps there are issue with current Nvidia drivers with 40XX cards. I'm still getting the errors, but not getting the crashes anymore.

Some interesting details on AMD's work on their frame gen.

 

[dougms3]

How are the nvme 5.0 drives ?

Any one have any real world experience with them? are they worth the upgrade from 4.0?

Have they resolved the issues with heat?

 

[SilverEars]

How are the nvme 5.0 drives ?

Any one have any real world experience with them? are they worth the upgrade from 4.0?

Have they resolved the issues with heat?

Yes, bigger heatsink. lol They are not worth upgrading to unless you're moving huge files frequently. I don't even think my 850X is worth it over Gen 3 speeds for my needs, which is just mainly gaming.

 

[silent-circuit]

Broke down and ordered a 7900 XTX to replace my aging RTX 2080, and it should be getting here tomorrow. I'm excited to be able to run higher settings in Starfield and the like. That said, I suspect it won't be long before this turns in to a near full rebuild; looking though benchmarks the Ryzen 5 3600 (even with a mild overclock) isn't going to be able to feed the new card properly.

I really wanted an RTX 4090 but won't accept Nvidia's crazy pricing and don't want to encourage them. Doesn't hurt that my TV supports Freesync (and supposedly G-sync, though it's never worked) either. Plus it just felt like time to switch things up - it's been 13 years since I ran AMD, back when multi-GPU was the thing, with dual Radeon HD 6950s!

Here's hoping the card dimensions are fairly accurate, because there won't be a lot of wiggle room in the Lian Li A4-H20. Fingers crossed.

 

[SilverEars]

 

[silent-circuit]

Broke down and ordered a 7900 XTX to replace my aging RTX 2080, and it should be getting here tomorrow. I'm excited to be able to run higher settings in Starfield and the like. That said, I suspect it won't be long before this turns in to a near full rebuild; looking though benchmarks the Ryzen 5 3600 (even with a mild overclock) isn't going to be able to feed the new card properly.

I really wanted an RTX 4090 but won't accept Nvidia's crazy pricing and don't want to encourage them. Doesn't hurt that my TV supports Freesync (and supposedly G-sync, though it's never worked) either. Plus it just felt like time to switch things up - it's been 13 years since I ran AMD, back when multi-GPU was the thing, with dual Radeon HD 6950s!

Here's hoping the card dimensions are fairly accurate, because there won't be a lot of wiggle room in the Lian Li A4-H20. Fingers crossed.

Card fits, just barely. Literally wouldn't work if the front didn't pop off the case. Didn't make it two weeks before upgrading CPU to the 5800X3D because the 3600 just couldn't feed the 7900 XTX properly. Still leaving a little performance on the table vs the 7800X3D, but I couldn't justify another $5-600 to move to AM5. I'll probably wait a year or two for the chipset refresh and upgrade then.

 

[SilverEars]

Jesus, 40% difference in power consumption from undervolting! Caveats of AMD cards. People talk about prices of the cards and general rasterization performances, but they usually leave out the an important bit that will drain your wallet over time, the power consumption! If you live in an area with expensive power, worth considering the power consumption.

 

[silent-circuit]

Another $100, this time just to get the thing working right, but I think we're finally there. Hope I'm not jinxing it.

Was getting weird instability and crashes with the 5800X3D, hard locks like I hadn't seen in years. RAM has always been a little flakey, but since the CPU upgrade it was like a 50/50 shot if the machine would even post, and pulling a stick seemed to improve the odds. Never a great sign.

New RAM - Corsair Dominator with Rainbow Vomit (tm) because after so much trouble with G. Skill I couldn't bring myself to risk it again - works a treat. It's only been a day, but zero stability issues so far. I hate to spend so much on a dead end platform (especially to replace DDR4 with DDR4, and the same speed!) but the hope is that this setup will get me through the next year or two comfortably and without further issue.

So was it worth it?

Over all frame rates aren't always /massively/ different with the 5800X3D (though sometimes they certainly are!), but perceived smoothness is way up. It's much like going from SLI 980Tis to a single RTX 2080; raw performance is up a little, a lot in some areas, but latency and pacing are where the real improvement is.

Over all, for about $400 all in, I'm happy enough. Part of me wishes I'd roughly doubled that and went to AM5, but none of my devices are PCIE5 yet, and past experience suggests that buying the first generation chipset for a new socket is almost never a good idea if you plan to keep it long term. I'm definitely glad I have an X570 board vs. something X470 or X370 based, for example. No beta BIOS "maybe it'll work" nonsense.

If you're in a similar spot with an aging AM4 platform and have been on the fence about getting a 5800X3D, I strongly recommend it. Just be warned that cooling may be an issue - I'm seeing mid 70s C with a middle of the road 240mm AIO (granted in a very small, tightly packed case) during gaming, not even full on stress tests. Next thing is probably a switch to fans with higher static pressure on that radiator.

 

[Radio81]

I bought a 4TB Corsair NVMe on an "open-box like new" deal at Amazon warehouse. Got it for a great price, but I couldn't get the PS5 to recognize it. I compared it to the WD SN850X 2TB drive I have, and the Corsair PCB isn't quite as thick as the WD. I think that could be why it's not being recognized. The WD drive when inserted you can tell it's fully seated. The Corsair felt like it was not as secure. I didn't feel like opening my PC up to try it there, as it was only going to be for PS5 storage. Oh well, back it goes.

I'm shopping for monitors now and thinking about a 27" UHD 144Hz. The price jump from 1440p is a joke. More than double what I paid last year for 1440p. I need something with (2) HDMI inputs, preferably HDMI 2.1, and audio out since I'll be using it with console along with PC. Thinking about the HP Omen 27K as it will match the 1440p Omen monitor I already have. I run a dual monitor setup but need to replace the 23" 60Hz I have as a secondary. My pc is more workstation oriented, with some light gaming. Is the jump to 4K worth it at 27"?

 

[SilverEars]

I bought a 4TB Corsair NVMe on an "open-box like new" deal at Amazon warehouse. Got it for a great price, but I couldn't get the PS5 to recognize it. I compared it to the WD SN850X 2TB drive I have, and the Corsair PCB isn't quite as thick as the WD. I think that could be why it's not being recognized. The WD drive when inserted you can tell it's fully seated. The Corsair felt like it was not as secure. I didn't feel like opening my PC up to try it there, as it was only going to be for PS5 storage. Oh well, back it goes.

I'm shopping for monitors now and thinking about a 27" UHD 144Hz. The price jump from 1440p is a joke. More than double what I paid last year for 1440p. I need something with (2) HDMI inputs, preferably HDMI 2.1, and audio out since I'll be using it with console along with PC. Thinking about the HP Omen 27K as it will match the 1440p Omen monitor I already have. I run a dual monitor setup but need to replace the 23" 60Hz I have as a secondary. My pc is more workstation oriented, with some light gaming. Is the jump to 4K worth it at 27"?

Is the Corsair Gen4? PS5 requires gen4 nvme

 

[Radio81]

Is the Corsair Gen4? PS5 requires gen4 nvme

Yes, it's this drive:
Here

 

[KcMsterpce]

During the Amazon Prime sale, I bought 2x 4TB SN850X NVMe drives for $219 each. I couldn't pass that up.

@Radio81 I am not sure if 4k at 27" would be a great improvement, because viewing the extra pixels at that size screen would be a pain. It's easy to increase the display to 125% or 150%, but then you're not getting that extra screen space advantage that 4k provides. Also, you're taxing your GPU more and thus performance for gaming will be reduced.
I think 1440p is a great resolution for displays at that size.

 

[Radio81]

Last prime day is when I picked up the 2TB SN850X, but direct from WD since they had it cheaper than Amazon. I wanted the 4TB. I think it was backordered at WD when I looked, and the cheapest Amazon had it was $229 and I didn't want to pay that. The 4TB Corsair I mentioned I picked up open box for $190. I wish it would've worked out.

I've been waiting for a quality Gen 4 4TB drive to fall below $200. Maybe the prime sale coming in October will have some good deals.

Thanks for the monitor tip. I'll have to do some more research. I was mainly thinking of future proofing by going 4K, and I thought it would be a better fit for PS5. The choices are a little underwhelming at 27". Seems not many have full bandwidth HDMI 2.1. The ones that do are pricey. I may wait this one out a bit and hold out for something next year.