Review Intel Core i5-11400 Review: Unseating Ryzen's Budget Gaming Dominance

[g-unit1111]

I am near their Tustin location in California. I just looked and they have the 5950x in stock... I kept looking for the 5900x there but never found it. Maybe I will stimulate the economy this afternoon...

Hey I am also near that same one, it's about a 25 minute drive for me.

 

[helper800]

Hey I am also near that same one, it's about a 25 minute drive for me.

Small world, we've probably passed by each other a few times and never knew it. Anyways thanks for the heads up on the stock.

 

[g-unit1111]

Small world, we've probably passed by each other a few times and never knew it. Anyways thanks for the heads up on the stock.

Yeah for sure! I have spent a lot of time and money at that Micro Center, no doubt, lol.

 

[helper800]

Yeah for sure! I have spent a lot of time and money at that Micro Center, no doubt, lol.

Now I need to rationalize getting a 16 core CPU I will only ever use 20-30 threads on 1 % of the time I am using it lmao.

 

[g-unit1111]

Now I need to rationalize getting a 16 core CPU I will only ever use 20-30 threads on 1 % of the time I am using it lmao.

Yeah I have a 3900X in my rig and I think I might have gone a little overboard with some of the specs on it. Do I regret it? No, but that's only because i want my rig to last several years before I need to upgrade, and that's with the 2K ultrawide monitor I plan to buy soon.

 

[helper800]

Yeah I have a 3900X in my rig and I think I might have gone a little overboard with some of the specs on it. Do I regret it? No, but that's only because i want my rig to last several years before I need to upgrade, and that's with the 2K ultrawide monitor I plan to buy soon.

Same. It is the primary reason I want a 5900x, mind as well get the best cpu for AM4 if I plan to keep it for a while. I want to keep my AM4 platform for 6+ years like I did with my 3570k build before it. Plus I can sell the 3900x for 350-400 I would think.

 

[g-unit1111]

Same. It is the primary reason I want a 5900x, mind as well get the best cpu for AM4 if I plan to keep it for a while. I want to keep my AM4 platform for 6+ years like I did with my 3570k build before it. Plus I can sell the 3900x for 350-400 I would think.

I'm building an ITX rig that's going into an entertainment center, and using my 2070 as the GPU. I want a 5600X but at the same time I'm also worried about having to flash the BIOS on the motherboard to get the CPU to work.

 

[logainofhades]

I'm building an ITX rig that's going into an entertainment center, and using my 2070 as the GPU. I want a 5600X but at the same time I'm also worried about having to flash the BIOS on the motherboard to get the CPU to work.

Just have Microcenter do it then.