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AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 3.7GHz 12-Core AM4 Processor + Company of Heroes 3 Bundle @B&H $333.7

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Mar 1, 2023
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ghostfreckle
Mar 1, 2023
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Same at Amazon (includes game as well), plus there are mobo bundles available on the page as well. I can't vouch for if the combos are "deals" though. 🤷 ♂️

https://www.amazon.com/AMD-Ryzen-...B08164VTWH
Mar 1, 2023
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For reference, I paid 332 on prime day last July.

This is a great processor. I use it primarily to game and have had great performance teamed with my 6900X. It also cranks out video and audio editing and scores a 42000 passmark even with the fact that I only have 3200mhz ram
Mar 3, 2023
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hardypotion
Mar 3, 2023
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Compared to 5800x the 5900x runs cool as ice.
Right now (winter) my 5900x is at 35c idle
The 5800x I installed in Feb 2021 ran at 85-89c idle.
The 5900x has 12 cores in 2 sets of 6 (cooler)
The 5800x has 8 cores as one set of 8 (hotter)
I returned the 5800x.
Last edited by hardypotion March 3, 2023 at 08:17 AM.
Mar 3, 2023
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Mr.Keroro
Mar 3, 2023
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Quote from hardypotion :
Compared to 5800x the 5900x runs cool as ice.
Right now (winter) my 5900x is at 35c idle
The 5800x I installed in Feb 2021 ran at 85-89c idle.
The 5900x has 12 cores in 2 sets of 6 (cooler)
The 5800x has 8 cores as one set of 8 (hotter)
I returned the 5800x.
I regret my 5800x purchase. Idle it's lower 40c. I rather have the 5700x, 3xd, or this 5900x
Mar 3, 2023
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vatoloco4ever
Mar 3, 2023
690 Posts
Better to upgrade my ryzen 5 3600 to a 5900x on a x570 mobo or build a whole new system with a 7900x? I can save a lot more money if I get the 5900x, but I want to be future proof as well for the next 3-5 years. For music production, gaming, video editing, virtualization, and general use.
Mar 4, 2023
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hardypotion
Mar 4, 2023
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Quote from Mr.Keroro :
I regret my 5800x purchase. Idle it's lower 40c. I rather have the 5700x, 3xd, or this 5900x
40c is unusually good for a 5800x
Its a good processor aside from heat (I like a quiet PC with few fans working).
If you want to sell the 5800x its still a popular processor.
I've seen the 5800x going for 200 at Micro Center and the 5700x for 170.
A 7700X3D is out soon but I'm skipping a generation.
The 5000s were the peak of development for AM4 and all my AM4 stuff runs like butter (vs my 2600x and x470 mobo with mystery crashes)
Mar 4, 2023
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DieNoMight
Mar 4, 2023
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Quote from Mr.Keroro :
I regret my 5800x purchase. Idle it's lower 40c. I rather have the 5700x, 3xd, or this 5900x
Run your 5800x in ECO mode and you will have the equivalent of a 5700x. Temps will be much better and gaming performance is near identical. Productivity only sees a very small hit.

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Mar 4, 2023
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DieNoMight
Mar 4, 2023
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Quote from hardypotion :
Compared to 5800x the 5900x runs cool as ice.
Right now (winter) my 5900x is at 35c idle
The 5800x I installed in Feb 2021 ran at 85-89c idle.
The 5900x has 12 cores in 2 sets of 6 (cooler)
The 5800x has 8 cores as one set of 8 (hotter)
I returned the 5800x.
Something was very wrong if your 5800x was idling that high. Either there was a heatsink mounting issue, the CPU wasn't actually idle, or something else was going wrong. Idle temps should have been in the 40s for most decent coolers.
Mar 4, 2023
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hardypotion
Mar 4, 2023
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Quote from DieNoMight :
Something was very wrong if your 5800x was idling that high. Either there was a heatsink mounting issue, the CPU wasn't actually idle, or something else was going wrong. Idle temps should have been in the 40s for most decent coolers.
At the time a lot of people were having the same problems and the 5800 sales were skittish.
One thing I did learn was that the usual method (at the time) of putting a dollop of thermal paste in the center of cpu was not the best.
When I exchanged 5800 for 5900 I spread thermal paste evenly across cpu using thin plastic card.
That worked very well and temps continued to fall as cpu seasoned-in (I was using Mugen 5).
Maybe new chip drivers and bios updates brought temps down from 2020.
Lots of people (reddit etc) had been freaking-out about temps.
The new 7000s also run high temps

"AMD's Robert Hallock has clarified that temperatures up to 90C for the higher-end Zen 3 based Ryzen 7 and 9 parts are quite normal, and won't affect the life-cycle of the chip. Replying to a Redditor, Hallock said that AMD views temperatures up to 90C (for the 5800X/5900X/5950X) as typical and by design for full load conditions.....Having a higher maximum temperature supported by the silicon and firmware allows the CPU to pursue higher and longer boost performance before the algorithm pulls back for thermal reasons."

https://www.hardwaretimes.com/max...5000-cpus/
Last edited by hardypotion March 3, 2023 at 09:16 PM.
Mar 6, 2023
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BlueMorning686
Mar 6, 2023
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This CPU is a champ. Dollar for dollar is probably the best CPU you can get.

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