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[twilo99]

Just a random update, that PC just seems to have died and Best Buy was super on letting me “replace” it giving me in store credit for its purchase price which will go towards a new system when the 5000 Nvidias come out.

Side note they had a 9800x3d 4080 super sitting there as an open box buy so brought it home since I have 60 day return window and it’s honestly a great machine playing in ultrawide for the open box price of $2500

New it’s $3000 but don’t know anything about this name brand CLX

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/clx-se...tb-nvme-m-2-ssd-black/6609204.p?skuId=6609204

Solid customer service from BB.

I dunno people freak out about pre-builds but most of them are just fine and if the machine works and it’s under warranty… I don’t see a problem.

That thing is pretty potent, enjoy

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Solid customer service from BB.

I dunno people freak out about pre-builds but most of them are just fine and if the machine works and it’s under warranty… I don’t see a problem.

That thing is pretty potent, enjoy

I always get the Best Buy Totaltech so everything is covered for 2 years and they are great about replacing most items with little problems

This was the first prebuilt I had issues with and a decent name brand in Corsair which was a 7900x 4090 and at the time was a $4000 PC and I know stuff comes down but sure not a $1500 difference in these two systems

Thanks again for trying to help out

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

So a little follow up this CLX PC seems to be a decent PC for the money, seems nice and quiet and running games decently

Had the choice between this 9800X3D 4080 Super with 32 Gigs of DDR 5 5600 RAM for $2500 and the exact same case but a 9900x 4080 Super with 64 Gigs of 5600 Ram for $2200 now want to go back and get the cheaper one and run them side by side and see if there is any major difference just because I like testing shit

My guess at ultra wide gaming there won’t be much difference

 

[LavitzSlambert]

It might finally be that time. PC prices still mostly suck but I ordered one of them Powercolor Fighter 7800 XT for $420 as a backup plan. Might get some benchmarks from Battlemage and maybe even hear launch news/pricing from AMD and Nvidia before the holiday return policy expires. Probably pairing it with a Micro Center AM5 mobo, 32GB RAM, 7600X3D bundle for $400.

Any opinions on reusing my old case and PSU, and any SSD recommendations for an OS/main drive?

 

[delirium trigger]

So a little follow up this CLX PC seems to be a decent PC for the money, seems nice and quiet and running games decently

Had the choice between this 9800X3D 4080 Super with 32 Gigs of DDR 5 5600 RAM for $2500 and the exact same case but a 9900x 4080 Super with 64 Gigs of 5600 Ram for $2200 now want to go back and get the cheaper one and run them side by side and see if there is any major difference just because I like testing shit

My guess at ultra wide gaming there won’t be much difference

The 9800x3d will stomp all over the 9900x where it can. 32 gbs for gaming is plenty.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

The 9800x3d will stomp all over the 9900x where it can. 32 gbs for gaming is plenty.

I didn’t know if that would still hold true at ultra wide gaming, I knew this CPU was kick of the hill 8n 1080p

 

[JohnnyFootball]

In my living room PC I have a 7800XT/7700X combo serving as my Bazzite/SteamOS machine. I currently have a 7800X3d lying around that I was planning to sell (it comes from my main PC which got upgraded 9800X3D). I was wondering if I should just put the 7800X3D in the living room PC and take out the 7700X and sell it for considerably less. Since I am not going to upgrade my 7800XT GPU and I run most games at 4K any time soon, I am wondering if I will get any benefit from the 7800X3D. I feel like I could sell the 7800X3D for $300 and around $150 for the 7700X. I just cant decide if I am better off just keeping the 7700X or swapping it out for the 7800X3D.

Suggestions?

 

[kittoo]

Will having a PCI gen 5 slot on the mobo matter for a 5090 graphics card?
Or should I save some money on mobo?

 

[OverHeat]

Will having a PCI gen 5 slot on the mobo matter for a 5090 graphics card?
Or should I save some money on mobo?

Will matter.

 

[Ocean Dweller]

In a conundrum and could use some advice

I am hybrid working from home and office and I'm a big gamer as well. I want to be able to work at home on a good gaming monitor but concerned with OLED as it's also my work monitor...

Here is the monitor I currently have:
32" Gigabyte M32Q

M32Q Gaming Monitor Key Features | Monitor - GIGABYTE Global

Features Multi-Platform built-in KVM SS IPS panel with 1ms GTG & OC 170Hz 8-bit color with HDR400 Black Equalizer & Aim Stabilizer GameAssist & OSD Sidekic...

www.gigabyte.com

What I'm looking for:
32" (OLED but I'm afraid of burn-in with working from home at times.)
1440p
Decent HDR

Thanks for any suggestions!

 

[OverHeat]

Upgrading my PC this time bye bye 7950x3D

 

[OverHeat]

Update….at 4K it ain’t worth it with a 4090 its basically the same

 

[CompleteGlobalSaturation]

GAF - shill me on a good PC case.

 

[Celcius]

edit: nvm

 

[twilo99]

GAF - shill me on a good PC case.

maybe

 

[b0uncyfr0]

Is there any evidence the new OLED's in 2025 will brighter in HDR mode?

Im on the fence about getting one of the current 240 hz oleds but HDR brightness is still laughable. It really sucks,.

 

[Ocean Dweller]

Is there any evidence the new OLED's in 2025 will brighter in HDR mode?

Im on the fence about getting one of the current 240 hz oleds but HDR brightness is still laughable. It really sucks,.

get a 42" LG OLED

 

[MikeM]

Update….at 4K it ain’t worth it with a 4090 its basically the same

What did you change?

 

[OverHeat]

What did you change?

CPU

 

[b0uncyfr0]

get a 42" LG OLED

Already got a CX - also it needs to be a PC monitor.

 

[MikeM]

CPU

Yeah but from what to what?

 

[OverHeat]

Yeah but from what to what?

7950x3D to 9800X3D

 

[GHG]

7950x3D to 9800X3D

Dude, the reviews everywhere already showed this would be the case at 4k for 99% of games.

On the bright side, at least you're ready for the 5090 without needing to worry about any potential CPU bottleneck.

 

[Celcius]

I'm in a similar position, going from 10700k to 9800X3D shows a huge difference at 1080p but at 4K in the games I play it's basically the same due to being gpu limited. At least it finally gets me off pcie 3.0 though and will be ready for the 5090 once it gets here.

 

[MikeM]

7950x3D to 9800X3D

At 4k? Lol man that was a quick benchmark review prior to burning that money.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

Bios updates wiped out my settings and now I cant find the 'optimised/undervolt' settings for a gigabyte mobo and a 5800x3d. I remember the PBO -20/25 curve but there are plenty of other settings that needed changing.

Anyone got a handy link in their history?

 

[hinch7]

Bios updates wiped out my settings and now I cant find the 'optimised/undervolt' settings for a gigabyte and 5800x3d chips. I remember the PBO -20/25 curve but there are plenty of other settings that needed changing.

Anyone got a handy link in their history?

Enable XMP and Resizable BAR. I have mine set to PBO -30.

No need to change any other voltages.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

No need to change any other voltages.

Really? None of the AMD overclocking settings need to be changed? There are tons of them.

 

[hinch7]

Really? None of the AMD overclocking settings need to be changed? There are tons of them.

You could but really no need. Putting in a negative curve optimiser is all you need. Messing around with other voltage settings would likely reduce performance anyways for not a lot of power savings and may cause instablity.

Could try Ryzen Master and check your top two performing cores and do -20 on those and 30 for the rest.

 

[peish]

real benchmarks of many games in 4K on 9800X3D, Pc gaming stays winning