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    Question Upgrade Dilemma. OverClocked i7-7700K or Ryzen 9 3900X

    Awesome input. Thanks for all the great input everyone. I think I’ll be giving the i7 build to my son and putting the 3080ti into the Ryzen computer.
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    Question Upgrade Dilemma. OverClocked i7-7700K or Ryzen 9 3900X

    Oh, yes, I kind of suspected that was the case in regard to 7700K showing it’s age. Thank you sir, much appreciated.
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    Question Upgrade Dilemma. OverClocked i7-7700K or Ryzen 9 3900X

    Faster single core? I knew it had a lot more cores, 4 vs. 12 but didn’t know the Ryzen had faster single core speeds. I’ll research that a bit more; thank you for your input, I really do appreciate it.
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    Question Upgrade Dilemma. OverClocked i7-7700K or Ryzen 9 3900X

    No, I tried over clocking it came back from the SiliconLottery people who binned and delidded the chip for me. I didn’t like the higher temps. Actually, checking the paperwork, it was binned @ 5.1GHz. Here’s what the paperwork said that came back with my binned and delidded chip. 7700K @...
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    Question Upgrade Dilemma. OverClocked i7-7700K or Ryzen 9 3900X

    Ok, so I have a system, intel i7-7700K, which I don’t OverClock because I like lower temps and longer CPU life and haven’t noticed any CPU bottlenecks. I currently have a ROG STRIX 1080 in this computer with a InWin case. Airflow isn’t that great; I think it’s a InWin 805. I have all the...