MSY is running 10% OFF storewide. Original deal
after discount,
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 4.6Ghz $728
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $288
CORE i7-9700K $530
CORE i7-9700KF $503
This is the best price I saw for a local computer shop
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 4.6Ghz $728 @ MSY Technology (In-Store Only)
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Thanks for the input. I guess I'll keep my Ryzen 3800X then. Was contemplating selling the 3800x sealed and picking up a 3900X tomorrow. Guess I'll have to think it through properly tonight. I will be running a stack of VMs for my lab work.
I am also upgrading from an i7 6700K.
Yes, running VM's side by side is a pretty good use case for this many cores of the 3900X. Just make sure you use 32GB or more memory, preferably in 2x 16GB sticks configuration instead of 4x 8GB sticks. I researched and decided to go with 2x 16GB G.Skill CL16 Ripjaws RAM at 3200Mhz DDR4, which is the highest native supported RAM speed for the 3900X. Running faster RAM than 3200Mhz makes the CPU work harder and hotter and therefore achieve slower overall clock speeds, so I settled with 3200Mhz.
I know you didn't ask about RAM but I just threw that in for my imaginary fans.
I got G.Skill Trident TRZ Neo 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 coming. I'm just contemplating if I need more cores. I guess I'll keep the 3800X then. The heat issues is a bit concerning.
@slam: That is on the stock cooler though. Get a noctua d15 or 360mm AIO and you won't have heat issues
Hey, I'm just curious.. What motherboard are you using. Not sure myself to pull the trigger on this cpu, wait out for 3950x or jump on the 9900k train. Still on the old 2700k.
I went with the base model Asus X570-P motherboard I bought for $245. Works fine. It just doesn't have wifi built in, but I don't need that.
I got a Asrock X570M-Pro4, just arrived today. This is the only Micro ATX X570 board available.
As someone who writes a fair bit of software, it's hard and often pointless to use more than 4 cores, and honestly syncing tasks between even 4 cores is usually difficult or bottlenecked enough to usually have no performance gain over 3 threads - and that's usually using 2 threads to work with a single thread just maintaining fluid ui function, which isn't usually that useful during heavy loading.
For video encoding and archiving I can see potential benefits.. though I'm not very knowledgeable in video encoding behind the scenes. If I were to make my own compressor… I would love to try using 10 cores, work probably 5 revaluating 5 completed operations.
I know what I'm doing this weekend!
Sounds like getting an aftermarket cooler would solve all your problems lol. I suggest a Noctua D15 or a Dark Rock Pro 4 by bequiet
Or Deepcool Assassin III which just came out, finally.
Dont think its out in australia though, cant find in any shops lol
@[Deactivated]: Just noticed PCCaseGear has preorders up for mid October ETA. Same price as a D15S, a bit cheaper than a D15.
@[Deactivated]: Pretty much. Reckon the Assassin III is the prettiest though, which is why I had been waiting since the annoucement. Then my plans changed waiting on 3900X stock and this thing won't fit in an O11 Dynamic >.<
@TheContact: Isn't there no shortage of stock in Australia? Every store I check has it in stock lol.. But like looking at reviews the pro4 is the quietest, the assassin is the coolest but its pretty loud
@[Deactivated]: There doesn't seem to be now, after I got hold of mine, but the past couple of months have been pre- order/coming soon/etc. everytime I checked.
@TheContact: Wtf, for me its like avaliable everywhere lol
https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&…
@[Deactivated]: Yeah, they seem to be freely available now, but stock was very limited before the end of September.
Thanks for the heads up, in that case I'm gonna get the 3950x.
Btw I saw the Intel 9900k for sale on Amazon for about $750
Did you miss a /s or something?
The guy says you can't use a 3900x to its full potential and yet you say you want to buy a CPU that would be much worse in that regard. :S
I was just trying to be funny. Haha
I am very active with BOINC projects. Computing for mankind projects etc, which make these CPUs fit for purpose.
About to embark on building a new pc to run Adobe Premier Pro; trying to spend less than $2,000
Should I just stick to the i7-9700k or Ryzon 7 3700k ? or something else?
Damn people upgrade from an i7 6700K? And here I am still running an i7 2600 with a RX570.
Good ole Sandy
Runs quiet cool also. Only about 45degree full load.
OC? Been running mine stock but it’s time to push it a bit.
My dust bin in the next room is running 2 4.3ghz i7 980's with very poor cooling 👌
I think it's got sli GeForce 570s… Did it run crisis? 🤔Edit: and 18Gb ram.
Yeah man it runs Crysis and even newer games at 1080p quiet well.
Nah, it overheated running the bubbles screensaver.
I really want to know what the board was. Completely unbranded, dual cpu, only capable of connecting 2 HDD's, so not that useful for a server. The majority of the board was yellow
Waving hi from my 2010 PC running x5670 @ 4.0 GHz, X58A-UD3R, 24 GB RAM and GTX 1070. It is ready for the museum.
Aren't GTX1070 still capable?
Owners feedback for potential buyers. TL:DR - this CPU runs hot, loud and fast, and there isn't much real world software I found/use that can utilise all its cores to its full potential.
Back in August I jumped on the hype and built myself a new PC using the AMD 3900X (12 cores) CPU. Compared with my former i7 6700K CPU (4 cores) this is what I've learnt. The Ryzen 3900X (at stock settings) is up to 3x the speed of my former PC when using all 12 cores (based on my benchmark tests), but runs about 10 degrees hotter in doing so (up to the mid 90's) and runs louder. At even low-medium CPU load (i.e. games) the bundled Wraith Prism fan kicks in noticeably loud, and goes louder when at full load. The hotter it gets the slower the 3900X runs. When using all 12 cores it usually hovers between 3.94 and 4.04 GHZ. On single core tests I've only rarely seen it get up to 4.5Ghz and even then only for a second or two before it inevitably gets too hot and drops down to 4.4Ghz or below. I've never seen it hit the advertised 4.6Ghz even running the latest AGESA 1.0.0.3ABBA BIOS and AMD drivers. So it's faster, louder and hotter than what I upgraded from. Not complaining just saying what I've noticed. The other thing I learnt is that not many applications are made to use all 12 cores. Even what I thought would make the most of the cores (compressing MP4 videos, 7zip & RAR files, system backups, for example) typically only use some of the cores leaving performance on the table, which was a little disappointing and most likely a software limitation, given I'm running good SSDs. When all 12 cores kick in to perform a task it's loud and impressively fast. But forget about trying to overclock the 3900X with the stock cooler, unless you live in Alaska. Some online posts suggest lowering the CPU voltage a little via offset to lower the temps but all that did for me was lower the overall clock speeds which are auto-calculated on the combination of voltage, temps and load. So I've left it all running at stock settings. So if you can justify the cost, go for it. But temper your expectations on real world benefits unless you have serious multi core applications that can harness its power. Hope this owner's insight is somewhat useful for potential buyers of the 3900X.