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Normally I have in the past been one that rarely upgrades but just builds a new system. Due to cost of components today and the overall inflation rate that is lessening the hobby budget spending amount considering a CPU upgrade from a 12th gen 12700k to a 14th gen 14700k or 14900k if the black Friday sale prices give decent discounts on the 14th gen sku's. Figure this and a 50 series GPU upgrade will stretch this build out for another solid two to three years and save a few dollars doing so.
Happy Saturday Jason! BTW: I picked up that Kit of RGB DDR5 CL 30 Memory for my Main Gaming Rig Yesterday! Installed It Last Night & Bonus: I didn't even have to Reset XMP/EXPO in the BIOS! The Profile 1 was still there!!!
I feel like devs rely on upscaling features like fsr/dlss in order to run these games on high/ultra settings. Less gimmicks and more game optimization, please.
yep pretty much, check out threatinteractives videos breaking down optimization issues in ue5 including nanite actually tanking performance not improving it lol
Ya people love to gush over fake frames even though it makes a noticeable difference in like 10 games. Way more worth it for me to spend $930 with a discount coupon on a 7900XTX than $800+ more on a 4090.
@@smileydude12 Do you even know what upscaling is? It's not what you are describing here. you are describing frame gen, and jumping over to RT all of a sudden. That got nothing to do with upscaling.
7900xtx 7800x3d (bought on prime day) B650 tomahawk 64gb 6000mhz cl30 (i saw your video on mhz and cl super informative!) This is my second build and unbelievably better built because of the information i had mostly from your channel. Thank you for your hard work Jason!
Got the same but with the x670e version of the tomahawk for the extra nvme slot and PCIE gen 5. Its been an amazing system over the last year for me, wish you the best with yours.
Went 8700k and 6700xt since 2019 for 1080 high sets. Sold it all, now i am ready to make a move to 1440p high, happy waiting for 5070 and intel lunar lake.
Jason, I've been subscribed for maybe 2-3 years now but I just have to stop and say you've been KI**ING IT! You are my go-to when it comes to shopping for a build. I love to see content providers such as yourself creating success and you deserve everything that comes your way. Thanks for you and your team's hard work.
I am 59. 1080p is mind blowing to those of us who remember when 'Asteriods' was state of the art, computer games were a new concept, and most arcade games were pinball. Honestly my trusty old RX 580 is great for all of the games I play on it. But did upgrade to RX 7600. It was a want, not a need.
I remember 4-5 years ago when I upgraded my PC that I found a very wholesome guy on a youtube channel talking about PC parts and gaming recommendations. Gotta' say the production value increased so much over the years I wasn't 100% sure I found you again until you recommended High instead of Ultra as a general SP gaming rule 😅 I still game by that mantra. Keep up the incredible work!
The irony that dlls requires more VRAM but nvidia doesnt put enough of it on the cards that would benefit the most, inorder to upsell the higher cards.
Ray Tracing and Frame Generation use on average 1.5-2GB each ……. DLSS thou doesn’t use more, often a little less vram as you’re using a lower resolution to upscale to.
If history repeats itself 9800x3D will be 350. In a year. Which should make the 7800x3d cheaper but it never happens that way. For some reason older stuff spikes in price making it more irrelevant.
@@bobjohnson6131 I agree, it just never happens that way. Look at the history of all old tec, drops to a nice low price, next gen comes out then old tec spikes to ridiculous price. Been on a rinse and repeat cycle like this for as long as I can remember. I never said it made sense.
I’m still rocking 2x gtx 980s with a R7 3800x. Thinking of finally upgrading the graphics card, do you think my older cpu will be able to keep going for a few more years?
Hi Jason just wanted to say thank you man, that I’ve assembled a PC first time myself (even though I’m a software engineer never done it before) all thanks to your buy recommendations and assemble instructions. And I have literally become a child again, that magic is back, I’ve learned so much more, played so much more titles that I wanted to play for 10 years that I couldn’t have done on my ps4 and ps5, but first of all, your tips were 100% accurate and very practical, nobody is doing such useful content for a regular Joe that wants to build a PC himself. I appreciate your “current market situation” and “how to choose a …” videos. You’re doing a God’s job, dude. Down to earth, honest man you are. Can’t stop watching your channel now, recommending to all my friends of course! Build my rig in may 2024 with ryzen 7600 and RX 6800, happy AF! Love from Ukraine and Italy
Great job this morning. Knocked it out of the park. And I did love hearing about your cats. And Mr Bear. So nice that you and your wife could provide such a nice environment for your cats. Rock on.
2 years ago, I walked into Costco and bought a $2000 gaming PC for $900! The PC was a display model with a dented case that looked like it had fun with a forklift! The computer actually works fine! I banged out the dents and repainted the case! The system has an I7 CPU and a Rtx 3080 GPU!😊
I’ve played pc games at 1080p and do notice the difference between using DLSS and FSR. Saying that, playing at higher resolutions like 1440p and 4K, the difference is very negligible in most instances 💪😇👍😉
I'm close to buying the rest if my build, already bought an ASUS ROG B650E-F motherboard and a kit of 32GB 6000Mhz CL30 RGB ram from Corsair at a nice discount. I'm still not sure if I'm going for a 7900XT or a 4070Ti Super. Eitherway, I'm probably going to buy an 8000XT card or a 5070Ti card when they come out. And of course pair it with a 9800X3D, can't wait for it to launch next week
I bet you $5 dollars , if you put that guy in front of two monitors he couldn't tell the difference either!! With people like that guy, this is why GPU prices are where they are right now,. Just having the perception of better is enough to sway people. Making less competition.
Wrong in most cases, you can tell an AMD form an NVidia GPU. Nvidia tends to have a more vibrant and crisp colour, over the Radeon, which tends to be blander in colour and flicker at the edges of frames. Also he forgets he will use a Nvidia gpu for rendering and editing his vidz. Why is that!!
@@marcusbrown3880 Nvidia is not good for rendering and editing. You're clueless. I do this for a living. Nvidia is barely compatible. Intel encoders work the best for editing and rendering.
Exactly. People just ask other people what to buy when building their first PC or upgrading & since Ngreedia is so popular they tell them to get one of those & over AMD or Intel. People are lazy & don't want to do their own research. I still don't fully trust Intel GPU's as their still working out some kinks but they are making good progress so give them another year or 2 & they'll be much more competitive in the GPU market.
@@KonglomeratYT Right about the encoders from intel cpu chipsets but were talking about gpu's. And Ngreedia is still better hands down than amd gpu's And i use both, for different scenarios. Also, stop being a troll. answering the very last part of an answer.
little over a month in with my new PC, 7900xt Ryzen 7600 32gb DDR5. Make the move console friends you wont regret it one bit. Great time to get in with Steam sale's for games and Christmas time.
Moving from a 9700k to a 9800x3d. It will be a first time AMD build for me, and I’m optimistic. Keeping a 4080 unless 5000 series is a massive leap. RAM, cooler, MB will all be new. Best of luck to all the builders out there this season.
I moved to AMD last year. The same CPU 9700k to the AMD 7800x3d I couldn't be happier. You're going to love the AMD platform easy to cool. Simply amazing stuff. I don't think I'll ever go back to Intel 🏅💪
As a noob, thanks for your advices. I live in UE, France , prices are really not the same here ( more expensif ) . I don't want to spend money on something i will regret . I need to make a configuration, i will continue to learn on your channel . Thanks again for the work .
Loved your sharing about Mr. Bear and the other kitties. I would definitely love a deeper dive into his story. Kudos also on naming one of the new kitties - Waffles. 😂👍 And of course thanks again for keeping us updated on the PC components and build situation! Take care!💙
I just pulled the trigger on a Ryzen 7 7700x ($200 at Micro Center) and RX 7900xt ($650 on Amazon) for my new build. I don’t think you can beat that for the price. I’m very happy with it
Yeah to Jason point. I can play Starfield on 7900xtx native 4k, ultra setting and get 74 fps. When I cut on fsr that jumps to 120 fps and the game looks great.
W... Thanks for all your help and guidance recently, 90% there with the parts just need the 9800X3D and we're ready to build. Going to build with my 12yo's and get them some good experience! We Love Mr Bear!
I bought a prebuild on 2022 with a 2060. I know, but it was before I found this channel. I have been modifying my build ever since and this year I got a 1440 monitor, thanks to Jason advice.
My average pc buying experience: “I’m gonna buy the 7800x3d” 3 months later “I’m gonna buy the 7800x3d” Another 3 months “I’m gonna buy the 7800x3d” Another 6 months “I’m gonna buy the 7800x3d, wait a new 9800x3d omg imma wait for that instead” then the cycle continues lol, I do it with gpus too I was planning on getting a 40 series but now I see 50 series releasing soon so now I don’t want too 💀
The best deal as always is a 12th gen i3 cpu with 32 GB DDR4 and a 1 TB nvme for PC productivity apps and web surfing… and then a Nintendo Switch OLED for gaming.
My AMD Ryzen 7700 plus 3080ti upgraded early this year is ok for now. Just bought a more expensive Gigabyte X670 with 4 nvme slots - no more HDD. I just populated 3 nvme slots with 2Tb each. I reserved the pcie 5 for new nvme ssd (pcie 5) for future purchase.
I cleaned my 3070 today man she is cool and quit again deffo a Keeper together with a little 5600x my system will still get me through a few years. Next years AMD is what iam interested in but currently i get 60-90 FPS in av valhalla in ultra and 1440p and thats enough for me tbh. Ofc i would Like to have a 9800x3d with a 5090 but nah i Like my undervolted system. Its cool and quiet and doesnt make my Energy bill explode :)
At lower resolutions FSR just breaks. Just try Horizon Zero Dawn with FSR Vs DLSS at 1440p. So many artefacts 😐 But I still agree on your AMD recommendation and that native resolution is king!
That tip about the 5700x3D was very helpful, Thank you so much for your videos, you explain things very well. I've been watching for a while now and you're my go too PC Builder 💯
I have a 5600X3D ($119 upgrade after selling the bundled board and RAM) Used 6700XT ($250 used summer 2023) OC to 6750XT clocks. $300 pro overclocking MSI Unify B550 board (open box $79) Used 4x8 32GB Samsung B-die RAM kit OC to 3800Mhz ($38 used) building it so cheap is half the fun
agreed. been doing that a lot, but in the UK, the used market has suddenly become horrible and you can't find a good deal anymore these days. people having the mindset of 'i know what i got' and still pricing their older cards higher than newer faster cards.
I'm so glad I ran across your channel you have helped me so much with everything plus I'm from New Orleans so supporting your work makes it even better lol
My first PC Build when I knew almost nothing about all of this, and really needed one quick, was a 5600X paired with a 3070ti. After learning a bit more, the first thing I did was getting rid of the GPU just because of the low 8Gb of Vram. And really wanted a complete AMD system. Now my PC is a 5800X3D paired with a XFX 6950XT and 64GB ram. Really loving it.
There's also tons of graphics settings that do virtually nothing, so find an "optimized FPS" video guide for the games you play and turn on those settings. There's all kinds of settings you can turn down and have the game look nearly indistinguishable from "ultra" or high settings, but with 40-50% more FPS. That's how I got Helldivers 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 to go from ~40-50 FPS on a 1080ti/3700X at 1080p to ~80-90 FPS.
Hello sir, Greetings from india....you are such humble and nice guy and i have learned alot by watching your videos...thanks for all the work you doing for us ...The last part of the video with your two assistant made my day...thanks alot,🙏🙌
If there is a huge discount on 5700x3d I may pick it up, or maybe a nice big 4 tb ssd. BTW, could you do a vid on keeping multiple storage drives + cloud storage in an organized state? Maybe some software advice, as well as looking after potential upcoming drive failures?
To clear this out I kindly suggesst you to do a similar video of Linus's, set up two PCs, one with FSR and the other one with DLSS and set people to choose the better :) I love your content btw
Great video, will use those deals for my build.Any advice on this build for my first pc build: - ASUS Rog Strix X670E-A motherboards - CORSAIR Dominator Titanium DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB) - Lian Li Uni fan SL-Inf 120 RGB 120mm (total of 8) - Corsair RM1000e ATX3.0 & PCie 5.0 complaint - RYZEN 9 7950x3D 4.2 GHZ 16-Core processor - RTX 4090
Why not recommend the Intel Arc A770 16gb for moderate to lower budget builds, I was able to pick one up brand new for $240 on newegg for Black Friday. Additionally haven’t the drivers came a long way since its initial release? I’ve heard that it is somewhat comparable to a 4060 ti especially in 1440p gaming. Just a question, love the guides!
The PC I built a few years ago is all AMD and I'm super happy with it - 5600/6800XT Taichi. The 16 GB VRAM is great and it crushes every game I play at 1440p. Raytracing just isn't worth the performance hit for me, I'd rather get 165 FPS with no raytracing & high or ultra settings than 50 FPS with raytracing maxed out. I'm about to help my brother build his first custom PC with all AMD parts - 7600(X)/7900XT. FPS & VRAM are #1 for me and I'd rather support AMD than Intel or nVidia anyway.
I recently upgraded my ryzen 3600 to a 5700x3d, my 5700xt to a 7900xt and my ram was 16bg 3200 to 32gb 3600 cl 16. Cost me less than 800 because of some amazing sales. This pc should last me till AM6 platform 2 more gpu generations
I think the huge misconception is that the numbers show at @8:00 doesn't have upscaling turned on. 4K Resolution upscaled actually looks crisp and is more than worth it. Especially with the release of OptiScaler that has Frame Gen support. I believe it would be great information to showcase upscaling features as well. This way, most viewers will understand what features come with the money they are about to put up.
Considering updating my build from a few years ago to better run more modern titles at 4k on high settings. Currently have a 5950x, 3080 10gb, 64 gb ram, and an x570. Titles like Horizon Zero Dawn, Cyberpunk, and other games like that. What would be the best upgrade path assuming I can afford whatever it is?
If you are facing a CPU bottleneck, why would you turn up settings? That won't make things run faster. Simple solution is to cap FPS. If your max FPS with that CPU is not sufficient for you, there are CPU heavy specific settings that you can turn down. Depending on the game whether it gives you that level of control and indicates which settings are more CPU intensive.
I find that the results of your poll regarding what gamers want in a card to be very interesting. Thing is that I am primarily I simply racing gamer. Most of the content creators that focus on sim race tend to choose the Nvidia graphics cards. That’s why I feel like I’ve got to get my hands on the best Nvidia card I can.
I know this is a long shot but would love to see a special MSFS 2024 edition of your show after the sim launches in a few weeks to build the bottom - mid and best system for the game with Black Friday deals out at the same time!! I may upgrade my RAM to 64GB if needed, see how their multi core performance is working and so on.. Thanks!!!
I have a 3080 10GB that I bought late last year for a little over $300 to tide me over until 5000 series/8000 series cards come out early next year. The 10GB is not ideal but for the games I play for now it's been fine for me and for that price used (on ebay) it was a big enough upgrade over my old vaunted 1080 that I went ahead and bought it as a stop-gap. I don't really play games at high enough res. to push the 10GB cap but I know I will sooner or later (and by the time I'm really feeling the pains of this card's low VRAM cap hopefully something like a good used 4070 ti super or something will be down a few hundred $ from where it is now (which would make it much more appealing.) Thanks for your always great videos, best in the biz!
Great great vid as always. Nvidea is a marketing genius because that is what DLSS is about. Since I have come to the channel I've confirmed what I thought Vram over FPS and that is not to dismiss FPS but your comparisons with cards bear that out. Your technical prowess is what sets you apart and it has helped a great deal. Love Mr Bear keep up the good work & yes to VLOG
Hi Jason, thanks always for the videos. I just wanted to ask if you'd consider handling the topic power consumption comparison between NVIDIA and AMD with single/multiple monitor setup in consideration. You could also perhaps add this as an option in a poll you put up next!
I was originally waiting for the AMD 8000 series but with the CEO confirming they will not have high-end cards and their highest 8800 will only have 256-bit bus, I decided to pull the trigger on the good sale prices of the 7900 XT with 320-bit bus and 20gb VRAM which helps a lot since I run VR and 45" LG Ultragear 240hz OLED, I replaced a RTX 4070 that was getting 90 FPS on fully modded Asetto Corsa to now 200+ FPS with the 7900 XT OC White Phantom, that I got for $630 and two free games. You are spot on, that raw power I just get high FPS without DLSS.
Hello! Jason and comunity! Just to say awesome video as aleays! I bought the pc with the 7600X and 7900 GRE, and its a beast! I dont use games like Cyberpunk (Im like mmm maybe in future) but games like Space Marine 2, Helldivers 2, Warzone its Awesome! They play awsome i love my Build! Now im looking for upgrade the fans for the Reverse (just for the i want to look the fron not the back of the fan 😅)
While I appreciate and love your videos, advice and excitement for computers, could you do a video for us people who are looking for a solid build for MMORPG (specifically World of Warcraft). Thanks much and keep up the fantastic work!!
The great news is any of my recommended builds will run WOW well, its just a matter of the settings you want and resolution you desire, but the same recommendations apply with that game to our builds. I'm a WOW player myself from way back.
First build any thoughts? 1440p gaming/streaming - Ryzen 7 7800x3d - 32Gb 6000Mhz CL30 - 2tb SN850X - X670E MSI Gaming plus WiFi - rx 7800xt or rx7900xt still in doubt - Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 850W And should i go for atx3.0 PSU?
Good parts but Jason says X670E isn't worth it unless that Motherboard is at a good price. Also you could go cheaper on the SSD. For the GPU the 7900GRE or 7900XT are good choices. For PSU ATX 3.0 doesn't matter much because you're getting an AMD GPU.
i own a RX 7800XT. I did notice some shimmer for FSR. it is noticeable at times, for certain games. DLSS supposedly based on reviews with youtube showing the results does not have as obvious a shimmer as FSR does. so when they say dlss is superior to fsr, they aren't wrong for saying so.
I noticed you didn't have power efficiency in your polls, this is pretty important to me since it costs around 0.55 cents per kWh where I live. If for example paying extra $100 for a similar performance GPU saves me that money over the course of 1 of 2 years, I'd do that.
I picked up a 6700xt back during covid paird with 5800x running 1440p and dont see any reason to upgrade. I only play Multiplayer fps games and my card still runs amazing.
I recently had to upgrade my gpu from a 6650xt to a 7800xt on a 5800x3d setup because the first descendant would constantly crashed out on medium low settings whenever I did 400% runs. The difference is night and day and cost to performance is way more important than pixel peeking imho.
His analyses pretty much says it all. Numbers don't lie...amd is the way to go. There are so many videos showing how amd is the better price to performance gpu. Can you find as many for nvidia?? I don't think so. 7700xt owner here and i am happy with it. No problems and i didnt spend an arm and a leg for it. Only alan wake 2 gives me sucky results but i can run cyberpunk no problem on 1440p.
Would you not recommend Nvidia GPU if someone is building specifically for playing esport Counter-Strike? It seems an Nvidia model performing 15-20% better than it's equal Radeon GPU competitor model. Also the Radeon GPU spends way more watts compared to it's competitor model Nvidia GPU.
When the $1600+ 4090 cant do 4k 60 natively on some of the new games its just bad time. Just save some money and go midrange and use aggressive upscaling with a 1440p resolution until the GPUs catch up. Devs are building games with performance upscaling in mind sucky time if you like to crank settings max.
I'm so excited to jump on the 9800x3D as an upgrade from my 9700k. My coffee lake is getting Future Gohaned in all of the new games no matter if I overclock it enough lmao. I'll drag my 6600xt untill January though since I want to wait and see since I've haven't had any issues so far. Also 6750xt for 299 goes kinda crazy lol.
See our "Best GPU/CPU Combo 2024" video and check out the CPU upgrades I recommend for production if you want extra CPU headroom. But in general no, a good gaming pair is a good gaming pair
I went with the Newegg $330 deal, it isn't an upgrade for me, because I have a 5700g on an itx, so my computer is getting bigger, but it will put me in the AM5 arena to upgrade later if I need, and also provides me a pcie slot to add some USB c ports on the back of my computer. I'll be able to sell all of my am4 components for about $400 on ebay, which will pay for my cpu fan but I'll have to pay taxes. I think now is the time to switch to AM5 if you're on the AM4 platform, because you can sell your hardware before the holiday season while people are shopping, and after this winter it will be hard to sell AM4 as easily with 9000 around the corner, and everyone being broke in this economy.
I bought a Ryzen 5 7600x3d since I live near a Microcenter. The processor sure seems slow. However, shouldn't this still be better for gaming with the L3 cache of over 90mb? Or will that create a bottleneck
Unless i stumble upon a crazy deal on a 7800xt/7900xt/gre/ Rtx 4070 ti super, during the last part of 2024. I'll be waiting to see what the new 5000 and 8000 series gpu brings with raw performance and price.
I agree with the the fsr and dlss but The only thing I noticed between dlss and fsr is fsr will have spots that tend to look a little more grainy if that makes sense but it’s only when scenes start to move really fast outside of that I don’t see any difference
Always a great video, the ending definitely hitting in the feels lol 😅. My main hesitation with migrating to an AMD GPU has always been the driver stability. I’ve read heard from others experiences that stability and crashes on AMD can be a challenge. BUT this might just be something that those people experienced and not an actual representation of reality. AMD GPU owners, are driver and stability issues something that you’ve dealt frequently with? I’ve only ever owned a Nvidia GPU and feel like they have always been relatively stable and reliable.
AMD drivers are just as stable as Nvidia and have been for years now, people just get stuck in the past sometimes. Me personally by just total bad luck I've had 3 (yes 3!) Nvidia drivers crap out on me in the past two years and not a single problem with my AMD GPUs. Its just luck at this point
Temps and "acceptable limits" i have not had a system that ran well over a few years running 75-90°c, just because something can handle 100°c doesnt mean its fine to near max that. Alarming amount of people seem to think 95°c is fine cuz thats what it runs out of the box. Those lower priced Asrock's runs like the sun and while you saved money, who knows what it killed off in the process of dying, you have saved so little compared to the problems that can occur, more heat more problems, and less performance. Same with PSU not running enough watt above what youre pushing, youre almost always gonna land on 850w in a modern system since you really want that 20% over the top of estimated draw. Now you CAN budget run a 750w if you have ~700w useage, but would you recommend that, i hope not without cautionary tales. Depends on how long you plan to have a system that works as intended. I always build for 4-6+ years with a GPU swap down the line ensure plenty of PSU room. In my book if you have motherboard nowadays on AM5 or Socket 1700 that you might aswell go for a board that isnt on meltdown temps at longer game hours. The problem is you cant get a scrapped for features motherboard with good Vram and build quality and chipset because R&D exsists, same with some manufacturers not selling motherboards without Wifi, cuz the damn thing wont sell on its own, forcing an extra payment on the board, you dont get features for free, you just dont. Features you dont want or need? Absolutely. Ray tracing is another example of R&D price you pay, would you turn it on below a 4070ti super? Maybe, should you? No absolutely not, as it will murder the performance. Upscaling (DLSS,FSR) is good i suppose on all GPU's, and UE5 is an insane engine that can optimize very well, question is will the developer. I mean if you go absolutely low key performance bang for buck, and just get a 4070 something or a 7800xt with a 850w while the rest is just there to barely make them functional. The cheapest motherboard, i3 14100f or an AM4 non-X or non-X3d, $20-30 Pc case, 16-32gb DDR4 RAM depending on OS, stock CPU cooler, bronze PSU, sure its budget, you might save $400-600, but i wouldn't expect that to survive 2 years without something horrible going wrong especialy if you let BIOS and GPU default OC itself, i would most likely hold off from running XMP profiles aswell ! Buy cheap buy twice and GPU's are not cheap enough for that to make much sense these days imo. If youre very careful.. and lucky, it might live until you can re-do this again when you need a new GPU, as the remaining components now are so dated they cannot be bought for cheaper than current hardware. But seriously make sure not to have a single thing overclocked from factory settings or otherwise on a budget, you cannot afford to help it along into the grave. Unless the budget says its unavoidable, do not do it.
Currently have a 2080ti with a 3930k and would like to keep using the 2080ti for another year. Not sure what cpu to get to pair it with with room to upgrade or what platform either am4 or 5. Play single players and happy locked at 60.
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What Black Friday deals are you looking for? What are you looking to upgrade or build? What games are you excited about? Tell your story in a new comment below!
Normally I have in the past been one that rarely upgrades but just builds a new system.
Due to cost of components today and the overall inflation rate that is lessening the hobby budget spending amount considering a CPU upgrade from a 12th gen 12700k to a 14th gen 14700k or 14900k if the black Friday sale prices give decent discounts on the 14th gen sku's.
Figure this and a 50 series GPU upgrade will stretch this build out for another solid two to three years and save a few dollars doing so.
Happy Saturday Jason! BTW: I picked up that Kit of RGB DDR5 CL 30 Memory for my Main Gaming Rig Yesterday! Installed It Last Night & Bonus: I didn't even have to Reset XMP/EXPO in the BIOS! The Profile 1 was still there!!!
hoping for a 4070 ti super deal, currently running 3060 ti but it's not enough for PCVR that i'm fully happy with.
when does it start ?
Jason, did you get my Post from Thursday, Re: 'Neighborhood Cats'??
I feel like devs rely on upscaling features like fsr/dlss in order to run these games on high/ultra settings. Less gimmicks and more game optimization, please.
yep pretty much, check out threatinteractives videos breaking down optimization issues in ue5 including nanite actually tanking performance not improving it lol
Ya people love to gush over fake frames even though it makes a noticeable difference in like 10 games. Way more worth it for me to spend $930 with a discount coupon on a 7900XTX than $800+ more on a 4090.
Hell xts are 650 right now@@smileydude12
you are welcome to go ahead and optimise a 600,000 thousand code-line 3d engine, I am sure they will be grateful :)
@@smileydude12 Do you even know what upscaling is? It's not what you are describing here. you are describing frame gen, and jumping over to RT all of a sudden. That got nothing to do with upscaling.
7900xtx
7800x3d (bought on prime day)
B650 tomahawk
64gb 6000mhz cl30 (i saw your video on mhz and cl super informative!)
This is my second build and unbelievably better built because of the information i had mostly from your channel.
Thank you for your hard work Jason!
Congrats on your build!! So glad we could help. Show off a build pic if you like on threads/twitter @pcbuilderjason
iv got the same hardware. And am confident I wont need to upgrade for a couple years👍
Sexy af
Got the same but with the x670e version of the tomahawk for the extra nvme slot and PCIE gen 5. Its been an amazing system over the last year for me, wish you the best with yours.
Should have got the XtXXXTTTXXTTTTTXXXXXX the one all the AMD shills said would outperform the 4090 ,,,,, :)
Went all AMD on my build 3 years ago. 5950x 6900xt, and I'm happy with it.
Belated congrats on your build!!!
Went 8700k and 6700xt since 2019 for 1080 high sets. Sold it all, now i am ready to make a move to 1440p high, happy waiting for 5070 and intel lunar lake.
Hey, wait! That's my build parts 😅
@@1sonyzz Currently sitting on a wish list of AMD parts - ditching Nvidia after 20 years of PC building.
What AMD parts are you eyeing up @@calmhorizons
Jason, I've been subscribed for maybe 2-3 years now but I just have to stop and say you've been KI**ING IT! You are my go-to when it comes to shopping for a build. I love to see content providers such as yourself creating success and you deserve everything that comes your way. Thanks for you and your team's hard work.
Thank you for the kind words! We're glad you enjoy the content!
Seconding this! Incredible buying advice.
Jason loves what he does
I am 59. 1080p is mind blowing to those of us who remember when 'Asteriods' was state of the art, computer games were a new concept, and most arcade games were pinball.
Honestly my trusty old RX 580 is great for all of the games I play on it. But did upgrade to RX 7600. It was a want, not a need.
Just like I want the rtx 5090 and 9800X3D
@@aXDroptimus thats my next build lol
@@Juice_47 hell yeah brother!
@@Juice_47that's gonna cost both of your kidneys
Galaga took it to the next level!
How refreshing. Someone who actually knows about which they are talking, without a bunch of nonsense padding the length of the video.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed
I remember 4-5 years ago when I upgraded my PC that I found a very wholesome guy on a youtube channel talking about PC parts and gaming recommendations.
Gotta' say the production value increased so much over the years I wasn't 100% sure I found you again until you recommended High instead of Ultra as a general SP gaming rule 😅
I still game by that mantra. Keep up the incredible work!
Hey thats awesome!! We sure have come a long way and I'm so glad you found us again.
My deepest condolences about Zena!!........Good thing that Mr. Bear is there...he's such a lovely cat!!
Thank you!
The irony that dlls requires more VRAM but nvidia doesnt put enough of it on the cards that would benefit the most, inorder to upsell the higher cards.
Exactly!
Ray Tracing and Frame Generation use on average 1.5-2GB each ……. DLSS thou doesn’t use more, often a little less vram as you’re using a lower resolution to upscale to.
Remember when the 7800x3d was steal at $350
Good times 😊😊😊
Fingers crossed it gets back there.
If history repeats itself 9800x3D will be 350. In a year. Which should make the 7800x3d cheaper but it never happens that way. For some reason older stuff spikes in price making it more irrelevant.
It should drop down. With 9800x3d pricing at $450 would make no sense for 7800x3d to stay at current price at microcenter 😅
@@bobjohnson6131it would make sense to stay at that price because there’s only limited quantity for the 7800x3d
@@bobjohnson6131 I agree, it just never happens that way. Look at the history of all old tec, drops to a nice low price, next gen comes out then old tec spikes to ridiculous price. Been on a rinse and repeat cycle like this for as long as I can remember. I never said it made sense.
I’m still rocking 2x gtx 980s with a R7 3800x. Thinking of finally upgrading the graphics card, do you think my older cpu will be able to keep going for a few more years?
Yes.
I will not be extorted by any of these clowns, not paying any jacked up prices, and not buying ANYTHING that says Nvidia on it. Cheers.
That’s what I said when the 7800x3d was 370$ now it’s 470 and I’m just going to buy the 9800x3d lool
I shop from the open box bin at MC. Lol.
Nice I can't wait to buy a 5070 to go with my 3070 and 4070.
RyZEN 5070 XTI SUPER WAZAAAAAAAAAAA 🗣🔥🔥🔥
Then you’re probably not streaming.
Hi Jason just wanted to say thank you man, that I’ve assembled a PC first time myself (even though I’m a software engineer never done it before) all thanks to your buy recommendations and assemble instructions. And I have literally become a child again, that magic is back, I’ve learned so much more, played so much more titles that I wanted to play for 10 years that I couldn’t have done on my ps4 and ps5, but first of all, your tips were 100% accurate and very practical, nobody is doing such useful content for a regular Joe that wants to build a PC himself. I appreciate your “current market situation” and “how to choose a …” videos. You’re doing a God’s job, dude. Down to earth, honest man you are. Can’t stop watching your channel now, recommending to all my friends of course! Build my rig in may 2024 with ryzen 7600 and RX 6800, happy AF! Love from Ukraine and Italy
Congrats on your build and thank you so much for the amazing feedback! It truly means the world to me
Love the cat update! No offence, but Mr Bear is THEE reason I subbed to this channel. 😸
That's the best reason!
Great job this morning. Knocked it out of the park. And I did love hearing about your cats. And Mr Bear. So nice that you and your wife could provide such a nice environment for your cats. Rock on.
Thank you! Really appreciate that
I’m so sorry about Xena. I know your pain.
Thank you for adopting from a shelter, as well. I’m glad Mr. Bear won’t be too lonely. ❤
Thank you, I appreciate that. And absolutely!
The best part about this video aside from the useful info, the cats. 🐾💗
Always its the cats! (;
2 years ago, I walked into Costco and bought a $2000 gaming PC for $900! The PC was a display model with a dented case that looked like it had fun with a forklift! The computer actually works fine! I banged out the dents and repainted the case! The system has an I7 CPU and a Rtx 3080 GPU!😊
I’ve played pc games at 1080p and do notice the difference between using DLSS and FSR. Saying that, playing at higher resolutions like 1440p and 4K, the difference is very negligible in most instances 💪😇👍😉
I'm close to buying the rest if my build, already bought an ASUS ROG B650E-F motherboard and a kit of 32GB 6000Mhz CL30 RGB ram from Corsair at a nice discount. I'm still not sure if I'm going for a 7900XT or a 4070Ti Super. Eitherway, I'm probably going to buy an 8000XT card or a 5070Ti card when they come out. And of course pair it with a 9800X3D, can't wait for it to launch next week
I bet you $5 dollars , if you put that guy in front of two monitors he couldn't tell the difference either!! With people like that guy, this is why GPU prices are where they are right now,. Just having the perception of better is enough to sway people. Making less competition.
Wrong in most cases, you can tell an AMD form an NVidia GPU. Nvidia tends to have a more vibrant and crisp colour, over the Radeon, which tends to be blander in colour and flicker at the edges of frames.
Also he forgets he will use a Nvidia gpu for rendering and editing his vidz. Why is that!!
@marcusbrown3880 what are you smoking and let me have some!
@@marcusbrown3880 Nvidia is not good for rendering and editing. You're clueless. I do this for a living. Nvidia is barely compatible. Intel encoders work the best for editing and rendering.
Exactly. People just ask other people what to buy when building their first PC or upgrading & since Ngreedia is so popular they tell them to get one of those & over AMD or Intel. People are lazy & don't want to do their own research. I still don't fully trust Intel GPU's as their still working out some kinks but they are making good progress so give them another year or 2 & they'll be much more competitive in the GPU market.
@@KonglomeratYT Right about the encoders from intel cpu chipsets but were talking about gpu's. And Ngreedia is still better hands down than amd gpu's
And i use both, for different scenarios.
Also, stop being a troll. answering the very last part of an answer.
Thank you for the pc25 code. I used it on both my kids build.
Glad I could help!!!!
little over a month in with my new PC, 7900xt Ryzen 7600 32gb DDR5. Make the move console friends you wont regret it one bit. Great time to get in with Steam sale's for games and Christmas time.
Nice!
Moving from a 9700k to a 9800x3d. It will be a first time AMD build for me, and I’m optimistic. Keeping a 4080 unless 5000 series is a massive leap. RAM, cooler, MB will all be new.
Best of luck to all the builders out there this season.
I moved to AMD last year. The same CPU 9700k to the AMD 7800x3d I couldn't be happier. You're going to love the AMD platform easy to cool. Simply amazing stuff. I don't think I'll ever go back to Intel 🏅💪
AWESOME!!! Another video from PCBUILDER!!!!
Thanks for tuning in!
As a noob, thanks for your advices. I live in UE, France , prices are really not the same here ( more expensif ) . I don't want to spend money on something i will regret . I need to make a configuration, i will continue to learn on your channel . Thanks again for the work .
I always look forward to your new videos and watch immediately...!
Thank you so much!! :)
Loved your sharing about Mr. Bear and the other kitties. I would definitely love a deeper dive into his story. Kudos also on naming one of the new kitties - Waffles. 😂👍
And of course thanks again for keeping us updated on the PC components and build situation! Take care!💙
Thank you! To be honest he was already named Waffles when we picked him at the shelter...but someone did a great job naming him so we kept it! (;
@@PCBuilderChannel great call!
I just pulled the trigger on a Ryzen 7 7700x ($200 at Micro Center) and RX 7900xt ($650 on Amazon) for my new build. I don’t think you can beat that for the price. I’m very happy with it
Yeah to Jason point. I can play Starfield on 7900xtx native 4k, ultra setting and get 74 fps. When I cut on fsr that jumps to 120 fps and the game looks great.
Thanks for sharing!
W... Thanks for all your help and guidance recently, 90% there with the parts just need the 9800X3D and we're ready to build. Going to build with my 12yo's and get them some good experience! We Love Mr Bear!
Have a great time building!! Mr Bear says hello
I bought a prebuild on 2022 with a 2060. I know, but it was before I found this channel.
I have been modifying my build ever since and this year I got a 1440 monitor, thanks to Jason advice.
That's awesome! Congrats on the monitor upgrade!
The best GPU value is a second hand 3090 for $250-$300
My average pc buying experience:
“I’m gonna buy the 7800x3d”
3 months later
“I’m gonna buy the 7800x3d”
Another 3 months
“I’m gonna buy the 7800x3d”
Another 6 months
“I’m gonna buy the 7800x3d, wait a new 9800x3d omg imma wait for that instead” then the cycle continues lol, I do it with gpus too I was planning on getting a 40 series but now I see 50 series releasing soon so now I don’t want too 💀
Haha, yes. Just buy it when you want it. Tech moves too fast to do anything else!
5800x and a 6950xt happy so far with it
The best deal as always is a 12th gen i3 cpu with 32 GB DDR4 and a 1 TB nvme for PC productivity apps and web surfing… and then a Nintendo Switch OLED for gaming.
My AMD Ryzen 7700 plus 3080ti upgraded early this year is ok for now. Just bought a more expensive Gigabyte X670 with 4 nvme slots - no more HDD. I just populated 3 nvme slots with 2Tb each. I reserved the pcie 5 for new nvme ssd (pcie 5) for future purchase.
Im waiting for some juicy ssd price drops this holiday. I only had 1gb budgeted when i did my first build and now its time to upgrade 😊
SSDs are a big item that often has really good deals!!
would love to be able get an 8TB drive for less than 1million dollars some day
I cleaned my 3070 today man she is cool and quit again deffo a Keeper together with a little 5600x my system will still get me through a few years. Next years AMD is what iam interested in but currently i get 60-90 FPS in av valhalla in ultra and 1440p and thats enough for me tbh. Ofc i would Like to have a 9800x3d with a 5090 but nah i Like my undervolted system. Its cool and quiet and doesnt make my Energy bill explode :)
It was lovely to get an update on the kitties! ❤😸😸😸
Saved the important stuff for last (;
At lower resolutions FSR just breaks.
Just try Horizon Zero Dawn with FSR Vs DLSS at 1440p.
So many artefacts 😐
But I still agree on your AMD recommendation and that native resolution is king!
Mr. Bear is precious. I always enjoy seeing him in your informative videos
Saved the important stuff for last (;
10 year Mr. Bear birthday extravaganza origin story documentary ftw!
haha yes!
That tip about the 5700x3D was very helpful, Thank you so much for your videos, you explain things very well. I've been watching for a while now and you're my go too PC Builder 💯
So glad to help! Thanks for the feedback it means a lot
How important is it to ensure that you have Thunderbolt 5 in order to future-proof your build for next-gen peripherals?
I have a 5600X3D ($119 upgrade after selling the bundled board and RAM)
Used 6700XT ($250 used summer 2023) OC to 6750XT clocks.
$300 pro overclocking MSI Unify B550 board (open box $79)
Used 4x8 32GB Samsung B-die RAM kit OC to 3800Mhz ($38 used) building it so cheap is half the fun
agreed. been doing that a lot, but in the UK, the used market has suddenly become horrible and you can't find a good deal anymore these days. people having the mindset of 'i know what i got' and still pricing their older cards higher than newer faster cards.
I'm so glad I ran across your channel you have helped me so much with everything plus I'm from New Orleans so supporting your work makes it even better lol
Awesome! Glad you found us!
My first PC Build when I knew almost nothing about all of this, and really needed one quick, was a 5600X paired with a 3070ti. After learning a bit more, the first thing I did was getting rid of the GPU just because of the low 8Gb of Vram. And really wanted a complete AMD system. Now my PC is a 5800X3D paired with a XFX 6950XT and 64GB ram. Really loving it.
Nice combo you got there!
There's also tons of graphics settings that do virtually nothing, so find an "optimized FPS" video guide for the games you play and turn on those settings. There's all kinds of settings you can turn down and have the game look nearly indistinguishable from "ultra" or high settings, but with 40-50% more FPS. That's how I got Helldivers 2 and Cyberpunk 2077 to go from ~40-50 FPS on a 1080ti/3700X at 1080p to ~80-90 FPS.
Hello sir, Greetings from india....you are such humble and nice guy and i have learned alot by watching your videos...thanks for all the work you doing for us ...The last part of the video with your two assistant made my day...thanks alot,🙏🙌
Thanks for the lovely feedback! It makes my day (:
If there is a huge discount on 5700x3d I may pick it up, or maybe a nice big 4 tb ssd.
BTW, could you do a vid on keeping multiple storage drives + cloud storage in an organized state? Maybe some software advice, as well as looking after potential upcoming drive failures?
To clear this out I kindly suggesst you to do a similar video of Linus's, set up two PCs, one with FSR and the other one with DLSS and set people to choose the better :) I love your content btw
Great video, will use those deals for my build.Any advice on this build for my first pc build:
- ASUS Rog Strix X670E-A motherboards
- CORSAIR Dominator Titanium DDR5 RAM 32GB (2x16GB)
- Lian Li Uni fan SL-Inf 120 RGB 120mm (total of 8)
- Corsair RM1000e ATX3.0 & PCie 5.0 complaint
- RYZEN 9 7950x3D 4.2 GHZ 16-Core processor
- RTX 4090
At this point I'd go 9800X3D instead for sure and make sure you are getting the right Ram speed
Good job getting along with the kittens, Mr. Bear!
We are very proud of him (;
Why not recommend the Intel Arc A770 16gb for moderate to lower budget builds, I was able to pick one up brand new for $240 on newegg for Black Friday. Additionally haven’t the drivers came a long way since its initial release? I’ve heard that it is somewhat comparable to a 4060 ti especially in 1440p gaming. Just a question, love the guides!
The PC I built a few years ago is all AMD and I'm super happy with it - 5600/6800XT Taichi. The 16 GB VRAM is great and it crushes every game I play at 1440p. Raytracing just isn't worth the performance hit for me, I'd rather get 165 FPS with no raytracing & high or ultra settings than 50 FPS with raytracing maxed out. I'm about to help my brother build his first custom PC with all AMD parts - 7600(X)/7900XT. FPS & VRAM are #1 for me and I'd rather support AMD than Intel or nVidia anyway.
I always appreciate these videos and am looking forward to watching your Black Friday deal videos.
I recently upgraded my ryzen 3600 to a 5700x3d, my 5700xt to a 7900xt and my ram was 16bg 3200 to 32gb 3600 cl 16. Cost me less than 800 because of some amazing sales. This pc should last me till AM6 platform 2 more gpu generations
What kind of motherboard do you have? I want to do the same upgrade you just described haha
Where you get all that for 800???
I think the huge misconception is that the numbers show at @8:00 doesn't have upscaling turned on. 4K Resolution upscaled actually looks crisp and is more than worth it. Especially with the release of OptiScaler that has Frame Gen support. I believe it would be great information to showcase upscaling features as well. This way, most viewers will understand what features come with the money they are about to put up.
Considering updating my build from a few years ago to better run more modern titles at 4k on high settings. Currently have a 5950x, 3080 10gb, 64 gb ram, and an x570.
Titles like Horizon Zero Dawn, Cyberpunk, and other games like that. What would be the best upgrade path assuming I can afford whatever it is?
If you are facing a CPU bottleneck, why would you turn up settings? That won't make things run faster. Simple solution is to cap FPS. If your max FPS with that CPU is not sufficient for you, there are CPU heavy specific settings that you can turn down. Depending on the game whether it gives you that level of control and indicates which settings are more CPU intensive.
I find that the results of your poll regarding what gamers want in a card to be very interesting. Thing is that I am primarily I simply racing gamer. Most of the content creators that focus on sim race tend to choose the Nvidia graphics cards. That’s why I feel like I’ve got to get my hands on the best Nvidia card I can.
I know this is a long shot but would love to see a special MSFS 2024 edition of your show after the sim launches in a few weeks to build the bottom - mid and best system for the game with Black Friday deals out at the same time!! I may upgrade my RAM to 64GB if needed, see how their multi core performance is working and so on.. Thanks!!!
I have a 3080 10GB that I bought late last year for a little over $300 to tide me over until 5000 series/8000 series cards come out early next year. The 10GB is not ideal but for the games I play for now it's been fine for me and for that price used (on ebay) it was a big enough upgrade over my old vaunted 1080 that I went ahead and bought it as a stop-gap. I don't really play games at high enough res. to push the 10GB cap but I know I will sooner or later (and by the time I'm really feeling the pains of this card's low VRAM cap hopefully something like a good used 4070 ti super or something will be down a few hundred $ from where it is now (which would make it much more appealing.) Thanks for your always great videos, best in the biz!
Great great vid as always. Nvidea is a marketing genius because that is what DLSS is about. Since I have come to the channel I've confirmed what I thought Vram over FPS and that is not to dismiss FPS but your comparisons with cards bear that out. Your technical prowess is what sets you apart and it has helped a great deal. Love Mr Bear keep up the good work & yes to VLOG
Thanks Rand! Appreciate it!
Hi Jason, thanks always for the videos. I just wanted to ask if you'd consider handling the topic power consumption comparison between NVIDIA and AMD with single/multiple monitor setup in consideration. You could also perhaps add this as an option in a poll you put up next!
Any recommendations of a GPU to hold me over until the 5090 I am building a new rig now with a 9800X3d?
I think choosing a motherboard is now probably one of the most difficult aspects of a new build and it is so easy to overspend or under spec.
Agreed!
Great video with extra cat action 😺😺😺
Saved the best for last! (;
I was originally waiting for the AMD 8000 series but with the CEO confirming they will not have high-end cards and their highest 8800 will only have 256-bit bus, I decided to pull the trigger on the good sale prices of the 7900 XT with 320-bit bus and 20gb VRAM which helps a lot since I run VR and 45" LG Ultragear 240hz OLED, I replaced a RTX 4070 that was getting 90 FPS on fully modded Asetto Corsa to now 200+ FPS with the 7900 XT OC White Phantom, that I got for $630 and two free games. You are spot on, that raw power I just get high FPS without DLSS.
Nice grab!
Hello! Jason and comunity! Just to say awesome video as aleays! I bought the pc with the 7600X and 7900 GRE, and its a beast! I dont use games like Cyberpunk (Im like mmm maybe in future) but games like Space Marine 2, Helldivers 2, Warzone its Awesome! They play awsome i love my Build! Now im looking for upgrade the fans for the Reverse (just for the i want to look the fron not the back of the fan 😅)
Fantastic! Congrats on your rig and glad we could help!
banger after banger , God bless your soul fine gentleman!
Thank you!! And thanks for watching
While I appreciate and love your videos, advice and excitement for computers, could you do a video for us people who are looking for a solid build for MMORPG (specifically World of Warcraft). Thanks much and keep up the fantastic work!!
The great news is any of my recommended builds will run WOW well, its just a matter of the settings you want and resolution you desire, but the same recommendations apply with that game to our builds. I'm a WOW player myself from way back.
Last time I built a pc was 2020 when gpus where so hiked in price. Now seeing amazing cards for so cheap is insane to me
It’s crazy right!
First build any thoughts?
1440p gaming/streaming
- Ryzen 7 7800x3d
- 32Gb 6000Mhz CL30
- 2tb SN850X
- X670E MSI Gaming plus WiFi
- rx 7800xt or rx7900xt still in doubt
- Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 850W
And should i go for atx3.0 PSU?
does amd have av1 encoder? i think that would be better for streaming, maybe a 4070 super
Good parts but Jason says X670E isn't worth it unless that Motherboard is at a good price.
Also you could go cheaper on the SSD.
For the GPU the 7900GRE or 7900XT are good choices.
For PSU ATX 3.0 doesn't matter much because you're getting an AMD GPU.
@@gonzalofernandez1877 yes AMD 7000 GPUs have AV1 Encoding so it's a good choice here.
@@gonzalofernandez1877 yeah the 7000 series does have av1 encoder
@@kelley09162 Thanks, It's a CPU/mob combo 540€
Any recommendations for SSD?
That's cool I will save a few bucks on the PSU then.
i own a RX 7800XT. I did notice some shimmer for FSR. it is noticeable at times, for certain games. DLSS supposedly based on reviews with youtube showing the results does not have as obvious a shimmer as FSR does.
so when they say dlss is superior to fsr, they aren't wrong for saying so.
Thank you for sharing this magical video. I learn so much from your information in every video. 💙
I am so sorry for your loss. 🙏
Thank you! I appreciate it
Great video as always. Enjoy your weekend, Jason, Sarah & cattos! ✌
Thanks Thomas!! Happy Monday!
I noticed you didn't have power efficiency in your polls, this is pretty important to me since it costs around 0.55 cents per kWh where I live. If for example paying extra $100 for a similar performance GPU saves me that money over the course of 1 of 2 years, I'd do that.
I picked up a 6700xt back during covid paird with 5800x running 1440p and dont see any reason to upgrade. I only play Multiplayer fps games and my card still runs amazing.
I recently had to upgrade my gpu from a 6650xt to a 7800xt on a 5800x3d setup because the first descendant would constantly crashed out on medium low settings whenever I did 400% runs. The difference is night and day and cost to performance is way more important than pixel peeking imho.
His analyses pretty much says it all. Numbers don't lie...amd is the way to go.
There are so many videos showing how amd is the better price to performance gpu. Can you find as many for nvidia?? I don't think so.
7700xt owner here and i am happy with it. No problems and i didnt spend an arm and a leg for it. Only alan wake 2 gives me sucky results but i can run cyberpunk no problem on 1440p.
Would you not recommend Nvidia GPU if someone is building specifically for playing esport Counter-Strike? It seems an Nvidia model performing 15-20% better than it's equal Radeon GPU competitor model.
Also the Radeon GPU spends way more watts compared to it's competitor model Nvidia GPU.
When the $1600+ 4090 cant do 4k 60 natively on some of the new games its just bad time. Just save some money and go midrange and use aggressive upscaling with a 1440p resolution until the GPUs catch up. Devs are building games with performance upscaling in mind sucky time if you like to crank settings max.
Excellent video. Love the cat content. Mr Bear is a boss.
Thank you! And he sure is (;
As always, excellent videos. Full of good information. Thanks :)
Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful!
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X, 64 gb ram 3600,
RTX 4090... Runs a dream 👍
I'm so excited to jump on the 9800x3D as an upgrade from my 9700k. My coffee lake is getting Future Gohaned in all of the new games no matter if I overclock it enough lmao.
I'll drag my 6600xt untill January though since I want to wait and see since I've haven't had any issues so far.
Also 6750xt for 299 goes kinda crazy lol.
A question I have is, should I add more CPU than your recommended CPU/GPU ratios for heavy simulation games such as Cities Skylines.
See our "Best GPU/CPU Combo 2024" video and check out the CPU upgrades I recommend for production if you want extra CPU headroom. But in general no, a good gaming pair is a good gaming pair
Long time no see, was beginning to worry.
Yes we took some time off around Halloween!
I went with the Newegg $330 deal, it isn't an upgrade for me, because I have a 5700g on an itx, so my computer is getting bigger, but it will put me in the AM5 arena to upgrade later if I need, and also provides me a pcie slot to add some USB c ports on the back of my computer. I'll be able to sell all of my am4 components for about $400 on ebay, which will pay for my cpu fan but I'll have to pay taxes.
I think now is the time to switch to AM5 if you're on the AM4 platform, because you can sell your hardware before the holiday season while people are shopping, and after this winter it will be hard to sell AM4 as easily with 9000 around the corner, and everyone being broke in this economy.
I bought a Ryzen 5 7600x3d since I live near a Microcenter. The processor sure seems slow. However, shouldn't this still be better for gaming with the L3 cache of over 90mb? Or will that create a bottleneck
Im all set with my 7800x3d and 4080 super. Just keeping an eye out for a 4tb m.2.
Unless i stumble upon a crazy deal on a 7800xt/7900xt/gre/ Rtx 4070 ti super, during the last part of 2024.
I'll be waiting to see what the new 5000 and 8000 series gpu brings with raw performance and price.
I agree with the the fsr and dlss but The only thing I noticed between dlss and fsr is fsr will have spots that tend to look a little more grainy if that makes sense but it’s only when scenes start to move really fast outside of that I don’t see any difference
Went full on AMD one year ago, now I do not need to heat my room during winter, the CPU and GPU alone provide enough heat already!
Always a great video, the ending definitely hitting in the feels lol 😅. My main hesitation with migrating to an AMD GPU has always been the driver stability. I’ve read heard from others experiences that stability and crashes on AMD can be a challenge. BUT this might just be something that those people experienced and not an actual representation of reality.
AMD GPU owners, are driver and stability issues something that you’ve dealt frequently with? I’ve only ever owned a Nvidia GPU and feel like they have always been relatively stable and reliable.
AMD drivers are just as stable as Nvidia and have been for years now, people just get stuck in the past sometimes. Me personally by just total bad luck I've had 3 (yes 3!) Nvidia drivers crap out on me in the past two years and not a single problem with my AMD GPUs. Its just luck at this point
@ thanks, Jason! That’s reassuring to hear! Going to definitely consider going AMD GPU with my upgrade.
Temps and "acceptable limits" i have not had a system that ran well over a few years running 75-90°c, just because something can handle 100°c doesnt mean its fine to near max that. Alarming amount of people seem to think 95°c is fine cuz thats what it runs out of the box.
Those lower priced Asrock's runs like the sun and while you saved money, who knows what it killed off in the process of dying, you have saved so little compared to the problems that can occur, more heat more problems, and less performance. Same with PSU not running enough watt above what youre pushing, youre almost always gonna land on 850w in a modern system since you really want that 20% over the top of estimated draw. Now you CAN budget run a 750w if you have ~700w useage, but would you recommend that, i hope not without cautionary tales. Depends on how long you plan to have a system that works as intended. I always build for 4-6+ years with a GPU swap down the line ensure plenty of PSU room.
In my book if you have motherboard nowadays on AM5 or Socket 1700 that you might aswell go for a board that isnt on meltdown temps at longer game hours.
The problem is you cant get a scrapped for features motherboard with good Vram and build quality and chipset because R&D exsists, same with some manufacturers not selling motherboards without Wifi, cuz the damn thing wont sell on its own, forcing an extra payment on the board, you dont get features for free, you just dont. Features you dont want or need? Absolutely.
Ray tracing is another example of R&D price you pay, would you turn it on below a 4070ti super? Maybe, should you? No absolutely not, as it will murder the performance.
Upscaling (DLSS,FSR) is good i suppose on all GPU's, and UE5 is an insane engine that can optimize very well, question is will the developer.
I mean if you go absolutely low key performance bang for buck, and just get a 4070 something or a 7800xt with a 850w while the rest is just there to barely make them functional.
The cheapest motherboard, i3 14100f or an AM4 non-X or non-X3d, $20-30 Pc case, 16-32gb DDR4 RAM depending on OS, stock CPU cooler, bronze PSU, sure its budget, you might save $400-600, but i wouldn't expect that to survive 2 years without something horrible going wrong especialy if you let BIOS and GPU default OC itself, i would most likely hold off from running XMP profiles aswell !
Buy cheap buy twice and GPU's are not cheap enough for that to make much sense these days imo.
If youre very careful.. and lucky, it might live until you can re-do this again when you need a new GPU, as the remaining components now are so dated they cannot be bought for cheaper than current hardware. But seriously make sure not to have a single thing overclocked from factory settings or otherwise on a budget, you cannot afford to help it along into the grave.
Unless the budget says its unavoidable, do not do it.
Currently have a 2080ti with a 3930k and would like to keep using the 2080ti for another year. Not sure what cpu to get to pair it with with room to upgrade or what platform either am4 or 5. Play single players and happy locked at 60.