Talon

I ordered one for my 5090. Not taking any chances this gen.

About exactly what I expected. Man I'm glad I moved that 4090 for $1500.

RTX 4090 sold last week for $1500. Rocking the 4070 Super until RTX 5090 beast. AMD's GPUs are so boring now they didn't even mention them during the keynote lol.

I guess it's entirely possible the kit is just running in bypass mode and not able to use the CKD chip. But yea I agree, they need to include a latency/throughput test.

More importantly that is CKD CUDIMM memory kit on AM5.

Also thinking about running my 4070 Super and selling my 4090 Strix today. I've got multiple offers at $1500 local cash, and I think I'm going to take it. I don't need a 5090, but I know myself, and I know I'll do foolish things. I feel that's pretty fair value given I've used it over 2 years.

I picked up the Intel B580 Limited Edition from Newegg, traded in an old RTX 2060 KO to Newegg (they gave me $104 for it) and the Intel GPU is awesome. Incredible value card for $249, well actually only $145 after the trade in. And they through in a free game and 6 months of Ubisoft+.

https://benchmark.unigine.com/results/rid_77e3607cb53d4f128d156fb9ceb6dae5 My 9800X3D with a lowly 4070 Super. While mostly CPU limited, there are times where I can see a 4090 would help. Maybe this week I'll find time to swap GPUs for a few runs. Currently #4 spot with this GPU though.

That memory performance you've squeezed out of that kit and board look incredible. Nice job!

Finally got my 2x32gb A-Die set stable. I actually ordered an EXPO 2x32gb set on Amazon, and they arrived, M-Die lol nope. Back they went without even opening the box. I went to MC and as they said they had 3x in stock, I got there and nothing, the guy checked everywhere for them. Defeated I came home and decided to just manually set the timings myself and viola, they finally worked, much better latency and I can run 6200 1:1. I have no yet attempted 6400 but will try that next. Honestly so far I am very, very happy with my jump. I love having both brands now. It's awesome. If AMD drops a 9950x3D with both CCX being 3D-Vcache, I'll be getting that. My wallet has been very upset with me lately lol. Especially after I picked up the brand new Noctua Gen 2 140mm fans. They finally released them and I am upgrading all of my terrible 140mm fans with these bad boys. Unfortunately for me, they're not cheap fans.

Thanks bro, I think I’ll try out my TG 2x24gb kit tomorrow.

Hey bud can you share you Zentimings for that? What kit are you using, is it an EXPO kit or XMP? 6000 2x32gb in 1:1 is still giving me a heck of a time to get it stable.

Welp I’m along for the ride on both platforms now lol. If I get 2 gens with X870E, it’s what I'm used to with Intel lol.

So far in my testing, the 9800X3D is just a ripper in many cases. A game like Hogwarts Legacy and running through Hogsmeade at 4K with full RT, my 9800X3D and and 4070 Super beat out my 285K and RTX 4090. Of course I used DLSS Ultra Performance due to the 4070 Super being grossly under powered compared to the 4090. Even then, the 4070 Super was a limiting factor and maxing out at times. To me that is just wild. At times it was like 20-30% FASTER. In other games, my 285K is faster, games like BF2042 are faster on the 285K from my testing. So it does depend on the game. There are some where the 9800X3D and it's cache are just unstoppable, no matter how much memory tuning or speed you have. If you watched the interview the other day with Intel's Robert Hallock, he was asked about Intel bringing an X3D competitor, and his smug smirk and "Not at this time" comment kinda tell you everything. It's coming, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's sort of a surprise product. Maybe not a 200 series Ultra product, but I would be shocked if we don't see it next gen.

Have to fully agree on power draw. Been testing this 9800X3D with PBO +200 and -15 C0 and in BF2042 and 1080p low for max fps, it's pulling 135-140w package with temps hitting 75-85c. That is a heater compared to my 24 core 285K chip that pulls the same power, nearly exact same power, and runs around 50-60c. The memes about Intel temps in this care are completely fabricated as I expected. Power does not equal core temps, it equals room temps. But unfortunately these tech dummies push this narrative that your chip is melting and will fry itself. The only chip near melting is my new 9800X3D lol. I'll have to see what I can do to improve the temps. On a side note, apparently there is now confirmation were getting Zen 6 on AM5 in late 2026 or early 2027. So that is awesome. I'm wondering if we won't get a Zen 5 refresh before that, that would be wild. Maybe improve the IMC. So far, I am glad I built the AM5 rig, I like the ability to test both brands and the chip is an absolute monster for punching out FPS in many games. Now I'm wondering do I swap it into my main rig? The idea of 8 cores as a daily driver makes me want repulsed lol. 2018 called, they want their 9900K back.