Recent content by gtarayan

For $100 you can get a Ryzen 5 1600, 3600 will be in that price-bracket about 2 years from now.

While I think AMD B550/X570 platform is superior to the current Z490/Z590 Intel platform, my answer is directly responsive to the above constraint. Between R5 3500X and 10400f, stricktly in context of the above statement, I'd go Intel. R5 3600 is the better option.

If you are comfortable with removing your CPU fan/heatsink, it might be not a bad idea to eliminate this variable as a possible concern. The worst case scenario, you simply end up with fresh quality CPU paste (worst case - bent CPU or mobo pins, so be careful!). You will need: rubbing...

Do something different and get an Elbrus CPU.

If you are planning to build a mini-ITX system with a Rocket Lake CPU, you will need to plan your cooling solution including case fans configuration unless you are planning to go with a low-end CPU. If I were building a mini-ITX system now, it'd have a B550 motherboard and either a 3600 or 5600X...

Try Display Driver Uninstaller, and then reinstall fresh latest drivers.

Please post your complete system specs, which games cause lagging and at what resolution.

There are some unofficial benchmarks that seem to show 11th gen is on par or a smidgen faster than Ryzen 5000. But I'd wait for actual retail product testing for any conclusions.

The weasel committee at Intel figured out a way to claim that number.

That 10850k is seriously hungry for power.... as in 300W at full throttle. If you plan on having a top of the line GPU such as 3080 or 6800 XT - that's another 300W. 750W power supply is a bit low. My rule is double the power of your components. If you make the mistake of going the Intel route...

Between the 2 processor Intel is slightly faster. If you consider a system as a whole, AMD is the better choice when you consider the avenue of a future upgrade to a 5000 series CPU.

Not necessarily - I just recently sold my 1070 Ti FE that I had bought in early 2018 (3 years later) for more money I paid for it new. I know this is due to a wonky time and circumstances we are living in. I also decided on a 6800 XT - this GPU is amazing. The upgrade decision was not due to a...

You cannot beat the value of a Ryzen 5 3600 with a B550 motherboard system. Cheap, upgradable to a 16 core powerhouse 5950, and comes with most of the modern bells and whistles.

What games are you playing? That AMD is a dog when it comes to single core performance. Edit - besides DOTA 2

My first machine had an MOS 6502 CPU running at 1.023 MHz - it was Apple IIe. My first intel PC had a Pentium 60. Since then I had several interesting PCs - loved the Micron with a dual slot socket motherboard running Pentium Pro 180s! Another stand out was DFI LANPARTY UT Nf4 Motherboard...