jaybee83

this 100%. i keep tabs every once in a while on component pricing of my build. every time i think "wwhoa prices have gotten waaaay lower after day 1!". but no buyer's remorse, cuz right after follows: "welp ive been using this hardware since day 1 for close to 15 months now". THAT time utilizing this awesome performance is more worth than the money missed due to falling prices and waiting time 🙂 whoa thats getting pretty philosphical now 😄 not sure if uve mentioned this before: any differences between the Asus and Galax 1kW XOC vbios versions? super happy with the asus vbios, but just curious. dude, if u hadnt followed up with his link, i wouldnt have realized what kinda storage gold mine were talking here. thats frigging amazing! saved those links to mull things over. my current setup with 4x4TB 860 Evos in 2 RAID 0 stripes mirrored to each other is a tad too many drives for my liking. would rather prefer 2x8 TB single drives and this here would come in VERY handy!

true, just 4% on average at 1080p performance loss, but u better check which game ure playing: noice might drop prices a bit cheaper with Aetina but then theres always the quality / longevity issues with Aetina cards....

"that much" sounds like its never been done before or would be unusual in the range of 50-70%, "that much" would rather be appropriate for 100+% jumps 😄 but thats just business as usual looking at past gpu gens 🙂 as for die size, at some point nvidia will also jump on the multi chip wagon just like AMD and now intel before them. plus they dont need to prioritize gamers. the whole reason they introduce so many alternative tweaks to classic rasterization via tensor / RT is that this is just dripping down from their AI / cloud / server / enterprise customer cards anyways. so they just adopt whatever new shizz they have for their main business (i.e. "non-gamer") and let it trickle down to gaming, bam done. unless at some point they decide that gaming isnt worth it anymore at all, that would suck...but i dont think we are at that point just yet. huh, interesting! will keep this in mind and check when im back home. oh snap completely forgot about that one! good find! 🙂

i mean, on average u can always expect around 50-70%, its actually pretty consistent between flagships of any given gpu gen 🙂 shouldnt be much difference for 50 series either. anything below the flagship though is subject to much larger variability!

this comparison would be way more interesting for non X3D AM5 chips. the v-cache enabled ones are capable to buffer any shortcomings in ram speed for quite a while. im pretty damn sure non-X3D skus benefit more from increased ram speed 🙂 although yes, vs. intel its still not as significant. looking forward to zen 5! 😁

good question on the chair, im actually looking into the same direction 🙂

wth, what going with this sudden wifi m.2 card incompatibility?

damn that is one of those crazy pc stories with a totally random solution at the end, love it 😄

damn, imagine this happening to you 😅 https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/buyer-purchases-rtx-4090-no-gpu-no-vram

oh lovely proprietary compatibility nightmare with inbuild fire hazard risk, who wouldnt wanna jump on that in order to have one less cable visible? totally worth it! LOL

yup, following the same game plan here 🙂 thats the reason i went all out on the mobo *lol*

indeed, hope hes doing ok!

aaah, the back and forth of a new build / upgrade 😄 the 5800X3D would be a nice stopgap, comparable to a 7700X in terms of gaming performance. If youre out for platform longevity, going either with AM5 or waiting for 15th gern makes total sense. Depends on how urgently u need the upgrade / new system. If power efficiency is important to you then AM5 it is, maybe paired with either a 7800X3D or a 7950X3D, especially if you dont plan on doing any wild overclocking. As for Intel 15th gen, probably a bit early to tell, current release is pegged for end of 2024. Zen 5 will likely be a bit earlier than that, maybe late summer/early fall? In any case, both new platforms should arrive sometime this year 🙂

Had to chuckle at this, youre right! We tend to get hyperfocused here on hardware and performance haha. Naturally, it's difficult to judge what priorities a person should focus on in their life, we can only provide support in terms of hardware specs / budget / configs, etc. Unless otherwise specified by that person...

hm two schools of thought on this i guess: 1) i got a maxxed out system, I WANT FLUID 100+ FPS ON ALL GAMES COMPLETELY MAXXXXED 2) i got a maxxed out system, GIMME GAMES THAT USE EVERYTHING I HAVE AND STILL GOT ROOM TO GROW! best example of this is vram usage: some people freak out when their 24GB GPUs are suddenly loaded with 20+ GB, others welcome that those 24GB are actually being USED for something.

based on my most recent experience getting the 4090: - have as many shops open and ready to go as possible. i was at like 15 different shops. dont just go for the "usual" ones like amazon, newegg, best buy, cuz thats where most ppl would run to. especially with brands where warranty goes through the manufacturer, the shop u get the hardware from matters less. - dont give up after just 30-60 min. lean into the grind, it took me several hours until i finally got the model and pricing i was targeting for the 4090 😛 most buyers only try 2-3 shops and give up after half an hour, use that to your advantage. - set your budget and model / sku beforehand and stick to it. dont waver and suffer through buyers remorse afterwards. - have address, payment options, everything ready so check out is a breeze. - even when a shop goes "out of stock", keep refreshing it. they sometimes restock inside a few minutes or hours, since they dont sell off everything at once but trickle it out bit by bit. - ideally, take the day off 😄 good luck! let us know how it went 🙂 wait, isnt the 4070 the only model that will continue being on the market, only with a lower MSRP? at least thats what i thought...

noice, which board is that? the mounting frame looks fancy, altho it doesnt do anything temp wise vs. the Intel counterpart 🙂 afaik the new agesa version doesnt affect any Raphael parts, latest would still be 1.0.0.8. anything after that is just for Phoenix.

@ryan i get the feeling ure rushing things a bit. if a solid setup is just out of your budget range right now then just wait a few weeks until u hit ur budget target. no sense in rush buying subpar components now and insta-regretting it down the line... do it right first time 🙂

yup, word on the grapevine is that nvidia will actualy LOWER THE OFFICIAL MSRP for the 4070, with the 4070 Ti and 4080 running into EOL once their Super counterparts are released. the 4070 will be the only one continued alongside the super model, and that at a cheaper price. so bro @ryan wait until the super cards are released and supply has stabilized a bit, then be on the lookout for updated new pricing and/or used pricing 🙂

hahaha nice coincidence, i just saw that vis like 1-2 days ago, really impressive indeed! and those emotions breaking out of that kid, just adorable! totally earned 🙂 not really a speed-runner or game perfectionist myself, but every once in a while i love watching these stories how gamers specialize on a paritcular game and just push it to the absolute breaking point!

would be nice if they could keep on existing while still staying true to their customer service mantra and making things just a little bit "differently". but the updated PSU warranties are not a good sign....well just have to wait and see i guess. was nice to see that trip down EVGA memory lane though! 🙂

hahaha guess i earned that call-out @"rich person" with my setup 😛 yeah i heard about the crappy performance, but i thought it might have changed by now with updates and such...

anyone tried star wars jedi survivor and/or avatar frontiers of pandora yet? thinking of checking out both 🙂

LOL i expected nothing less from you two 😄 but as usual, always depends what ure aiming for. high cpu & ram frequencies, intel is your guy. platform longevity / performance value / power efficiency, AMD all the way. especially when its about gaming only or productivity first. however, for benching purposes, balls to the wall OC is still in the blue camp, albeit the margins are getting seemingly smaller with each gen passing by. point being, its been a loooong long time since theres been something for everyone from both camps, its awesome!

damn that newegg pricing is an absolute steal! altho id try to opt for a P5800X these days haha. i mean, if i go for a deadend product line, might as well go for the latest n greatest sku to get the most mileage out of it 😉