Question 3700x vs 9900k?

[beneckejames]

3700x vs 9700k at the same price witch would you pick?

 

[digitalgriffin]

well i use a hyper 212 evo with noctua 3000rpm on fx8350 @4.5 i think it might also work for a 9900k maybe.

As much as I appreciate the Hyper 212 evo (owned one for years) I would not recommend it for the intel 9900K

 

[g-unit1111]

As much as I appreciate the Hyper 212 evo (owned one for years) I would not recommend it for the intel 9900K

Agreed. You don't want to spend $500 or $600 on a CPU only to pair it with $30 worth of cooling, that will not end well.

 

[beneckejames]

so its almost like 9900k = harley
3700x = honda

 

[mdd1963]

Title says 9900K, poll says 9700K....

I'd personally choose 9900KF, even if it cost another $100-$150....

Does not mean you would not be perfectly happy with 3700X, however, especially with typical RTX2060 or below GPU, where performance differences are then quite likely to be sub-2%..

GIven a limited budget, I'd much rather have the 3700X and a 2070 Super than a 9700K/9900K paired with an RX580 or below...if gaming is a concern.

If strictly a video/content creation, get the 3700/3700X, save the $200 or so, and call it a day.

 

[beneckejames]

Title says 9900K, poll says 9700K....

I'd personally choose 9900KF, even if it cost another $100-$150....

Does not mean you would not be perfectly happy with 3700X, however, especially with typical RTX2060 or below GPU, where performance differences are then quite likely to be sub-2%..

GIven a limited budget, I'd much rather have the 3700X and a 2070 Super than a 9700K/9900K paired with an RX580 or below...if gaming is a concern.

If strictly a video/content creation, get the 3700/3700X, save the $200 or so, and call it a day.

no budget really how about 9900kf rx5700?

 

[G0D3M1S]

right now $524.98 3700x with tuf but there are some complaints about the heatsink fan. i have always had asus 990fx sabertooth 8350 @4.5 went with amd back then because they were the underdog and thats what i could afford ad it still kicks butt with a rx570. but i want to upgrade and need to build my son a rig so i figure i upgrade and pass this on to him. now i feel like intel is the underdog ad maybe i shoul do it just because. but then i like the idea of a all amd rig with the only pci 4.0 gpu one the market rx5700 with 3700x.

i just recently bought and built my own computer, I did this combo on a b450 mobo. I couldnt get it to post at all. bought a second 3700x and mobo brought it to a buddy that builds computer, also wouldnt post. brought all parts to an IT guy at my company, couldnt get anything to work. AMD told me to return both CPU they were rma/doa and MSI told me to return both mobo as they werent compatible with the 3700. both websites state they are compatible.

I am now using Intel i7 9900k on an MSI intel MOBO, with the rx 5700 and I have had nothing but issues with the GPU. it wont run anything over 60hz without flickering

If your looking for simple plug and play with great support, I Highly suggest spending the extra money and go Intel. I even plan on changing out the rx 5700 (after buying a freesync monitor) to go to an ALL INTEL build

 

[DMAN999]

i just recently bought and built my own computer, I did this combo on a b450 mobo. I couldnt get it to post at all. bought a second 3700x and mobo brought it to a buddy that builds computer, also wouldnt post. brought all parts to an IT guy at my company, couldnt get anything to work. AMD told me to return both CPU they were rma/doa and MSI told me to return both mobo as they werent compatible with the 3700. both websites state they are compatible.

I am now using Intel i7 9900k on an MSI intel MOBO, with the rx 5700 and I have had nothing but issues with the GPU. it wont run anything over 60hz without flickering

If your looking for simple plug and play with great support, I Highly suggest spending the extra money and go Intel. I even plan on changing out the rx 5700 (after buying a freesync monitor) to go to an ALL INTEL build

It sounds like you, your buddy and your IT guy all needed to learn do some research and how to update a BIOS.
If your B450 MB didn't have the Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready sticker on the Box then it needed a BIOS update to be able to run the 3700x.
You could have had a local PC shop update the BIOS for a small fee and the 3700x would have worked fine.
I have a 3700x on my Asus ROG Strix B450-F motherboard and it works Great.

 

[G0D3M1S]

It sounds like you, your buddy and your IT guy all needed to learn do some research and how to update a BIOS.
If your B450 MB didn't have the Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready sticker on the Box then it needed a BIOS update to be able to run the 3700x.
You could have had a local PC shop update the BIOS for a small fee and the 3700x would have worked fine.
I have a 3700x on my Asus ROG Strix B450-F motherboard and it works Great.

both mobos had the sticker on the box. the instructions even had a note that it was ready for 3000 series AMD.

I dont know how to update the bios so I brought it to other people who did know how to flash/ update the bios in hopes that it was that. (The IT guy at my company has built multiple AMD computers, he was even using a 3700x on his personal computer)

I would've loved to have an all AMD build, (my wallet would've been even happier)

when i was at guardian Con. the AMD computers ran beautifully.

 

[beneckejames]

just so you guys know i choose 3800x with crosshair viii x570 rx5700 3600ram16gb noctua nh-u14s. combo discount.

 

[mdd1963]

no budget really how about 9900kf rx5700?

9700K with RX 5700XT instead... (GPU is more important for gaming, and the 9700K is a very close 2nd place in cranking out great FPS consistently!)