Gaming Nvidia vs AMD
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I'm running a NVIDIA 4090 Founders Edition GPU and an AMD Ryzen 7800 X3D CPU.
AMD has gaming CPU's on lock. And NVIDIA has GPU's dialed.
Things will get interesting after some releases at CES2025, and I'll be following. I won't need to change or upgrade things for quite awhile, as my stuff is already overkill for most things.
AMD has gaming CPU's on lock. And NVIDIA has GPU's dialed.
Things will get interesting after some releases at CES2025, and I'll be following. I won't need to change or upgrade things for quite awhile, as my stuff is already overkill for most things.
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I’m looking more for the sweet spot of price and performance and don’t want to go to top of the line. I’m thinking Ryzen 7 and 5800xt. I pretty much play age of empires and that would probably get me 1000fps on that game.
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If you half your normal pinball budget, I can find you a used built PC that you'll be able to keep for a long time and run a lot of new shit as you get interested. Could find something in the 2500ish range.I’m looking more for the sweet spot of price and performance and don’t want to go to top of the line. I’m thinking Ryzen 7 and 5800xt. I pretty much play age of empires and that would probably get me 1000fps on that game.
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Pinball machines are like 10k.
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Ok RNS. Then pony up for a quality overkill PC that you don't have to do shit to for the next 5-8 years.
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I loved my 7800XT but the ONE game I was playing constantly at the time, Classic WoW, would randomly black screen at least once a session. No other game had issues, just that one. I'd say the 7800XT would be pretty good buy.
5800X3D processor all day as well. You can find it on sale for around $300. B550 board is completely fine for what you'd play. The X*70 boards are overkill, unless you plan to push overclocking and keep it stable at extreme speeds.
I've had my MSI B550-A Pro for a couple years, now with a 5800X3D also with zero issues. I just set the built in XMP/PBO and off it goes. There's some tweaks you can do specifically for the X3D chips to make them run much cooler and still got the same performance. As usual, reddit posts explaining what everything does and how to set the settings.
5800X3D processor all day as well. You can find it on sale for around $300. B550 board is completely fine for what you'd play. The X*70 boards are overkill, unless you plan to push overclocking and keep it stable at extreme speeds.
I've had my MSI B550-A Pro for a couple years, now with a 5800X3D also with zero issues. I just set the built in XMP/PBO and off it goes. There's some tweaks you can do specifically for the X3D chips to make them run much cooler and still got the same performance. As usual, reddit posts explaining what everything does and how to set the settings.
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katiexbg see this thread
that does not make me happy. I need to figure out how to build a PC.
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AMD CPU
Nvidia GPU
Who knows, maybe AMD will pull off a major coup like they did with CPU architecture. But intel has literally been playing catch up for 5+ years now. They've each held the top spot for a short time each year, but AMD's CPU's are just better at the average things and multi-tasking. Intel still has the gaming crown, but by using basically 3x the power and they've long since blow past the limits, requiring more and more crazy cooling solutions to keep the chips stable.
Maybe Intel's next gen will actually be promising because the underlying architecture in their CPU's is almost 10 years old at this point.
Nvidia GPU
Who knows, maybe AMD will pull off a major coup like they did with CPU architecture. But intel has literally been playing catch up for 5+ years now. They've each held the top spot for a short time each year, but AMD's CPU's are just better at the average things and multi-tasking. Intel still has the gaming crown, but by using basically 3x the power and they've long since blow past the limits, requiring more and more crazy cooling solutions to keep the chips stable.
Maybe Intel's next gen will actually be promising because the underlying architecture in their CPU's is almost 10 years old at this point.
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I’m running Nvidia 3080 GPU and AMD 5800X CPU. Honestly haven’t paid any attention to the newer stuff specs as I want to avoid upgrading for as long as possible 
I was recently looking at some brands VR headsets though, and those were only Intel CPU compatible so something to maybe consider there.
I was recently looking at some brands VR headsets though, and those were only Intel CPU compatible so something to maybe consider there.
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7600x3D over a 5800xt for CPU.I’m looking more for the sweet spot of price and performance and don’t want to go to top of the line. I’m thinking Ryzen 7 and 5800xt. I pretty much play age of empires and that would probably get me 1000fps on that game.
7600x3D + 32GB DDR5 6000 + Asus B650 WiFi Mobo for $450
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Or stretch a bit for the 7800x3D bundle at $600.
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That microcenter 7800x3d bundle is a killer deal for the performance you get
Do AMD video cards still suffer from poor driver support? That'd be my main concern going AMD over Nvidia
I'm currently rocking a 7800x3d. 64GB ram, MSI 4090. Overkill build but I'm a PCMR sweatlord so
Do AMD video cards still suffer from poor driver support? That'd be my main concern going AMD over Nvidia
I'm currently rocking a 7800x3d. 64GB ram, MSI 4090. Overkill build but I'm a PCMR sweatlord so
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7800x3d/4090 brosThat microcenter 7800x3d bundle is a killer deal for the performance you get
Do AMD video cards still suffer from poor driver support? That'd be my main concern going AMD over Nvidia
I'm currently rocking a 7800x3d. 64GB ram, MSI 4090. Overkill build but I'm a PCMR sweatlord so
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I keep forgetting 5000-series CPU is 2 gens behind current.
Yeah, 7800X3D would be the logical step up. The 9000-series is in a weird place right now.
Yeah, 7800X3D would be the logical step up. The 9000-series is in a weird place right now.
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I mean. I still game on a 5800x and it’s fine. Even with 4k. But I’m also on a dead platform. There will be no new CPUs for my x570 platform. So it doesn’t make much sense to buy 5000 series any longer unless you are getting a steal on used hardware.
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AMD CPU, NVIDIA GPU
AMD just can't get the GPUs right to compete with Nvidia and Intel's latest chips are a fucking buggy nightmare.
AMD just can't get the GPUs right to compete with Nvidia and Intel's latest chips are a fucking buggy nightmare.
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Also running amd CPU and Nvidia GPU.
Pretty casual gamer.
I got a used Nvidia rtx3090 and a new ryzen 7 7800x3d.
Pretty casual gamer.
I got a used Nvidia rtx3090 and a new ryzen 7 7800x3d.
Rumored RTX 5000 GPU price leaks are shocking – Nvidia should just call the RTX 5090 a Titan if it’s going to charge up to $2,500 for it https://www.techradar.com/computing...-if-its-going-to-charge-up-to-usd2-500-for-it
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$2500 isn't all that horrible when founders edition 4090's were going for close to that when they launched.
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You’re out of your fucking mind “$2500 isn’t horrible.” I’m a fucking retard for spending $1000 on a 4080S FE but I don’t plan on buying anything for at least another 2-3 generations, so likely 6+ years.
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I mean, I don't plan on upgrading for a long ass time either.
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I think Nvidia held the ray tracing performance crown for a while and still does.
The thing is most new games don't seem to use ray tracing anymore.
Back when ray tracing was first developed and Nvidia came out with their 2000 series cards, it seemed like it was all the rage but turned out to be a fad.
Get whatever GPU you can find a deal on. The CPU is probably more important, especially with newer games.
The thing is most new games don't seem to use ray tracing anymore.
Back when ray tracing was first developed and Nvidia came out with their 2000 series cards, it seemed like it was all the rage but turned out to be a fad.
Get whatever GPU you can find a deal on. The CPU is probably more important, especially with newer games.
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