AMD Zen 3 Launch Event Discussion

GpU announce?

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Edit ok teaser ... 6900xt is looking fast? No meterics shared just a 3 sec play clip
 
radeon preview:
rx 6000 series big navi
borderlands 3 with 5900x and big navi 4k 60fps
october 28th for more on radeon
 
A little bit underwhelmed with no 5 GHz and price hikes across the stack...plus November, ugh. But I'll most likely still get one.
 
A little bit underwhelmed with no 5 GHz and price hikes across the stack...plus November, ugh. But I'll most likely still get one.

I'll grab one on black friday. I can "suffer" until then.
 
I might grab a 5900x in Jan when Best Buy gives me a 10% off coupon for my birthday.
 
Too bad no chipset was launched, I was looking at new setup jumping from my 8700K, it looks like I may be waiting a bit longer for that though.
 
Too bad no chipset was launched, I was looking at new setup jumping from my 8700K, it looks like I may be waiting a bit longer for that though.

Sounds like no new chipset until next gen. Not much that current gen chipset doesn't do already though.
 
Why care about 5GHz if performance is better due to a huge IPC uplift?
True, I guess we will see. It's not like I'm not going to get one because it's not 5 GHz, but there are still many games that seem to just like pure clock speed.
 
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Ouch on that 6 core price
In fairness, its 75% the number of cores of the 5800x at 67% of the price. With the IPC uplift, I think that is a good option for people who strictly do gaming. Seems like the idea is to take marketshare from the 10600K.
 
They are $159 now on sale for the non-x. There's not a big difference between the two except the TDP.
Right, but I still don't see a 3600x going for $125. It has to be close enough to get people to be willing to spend the extra to go up to that 5600x. $175 more is an entirely different price league.
 
I'm still dialing in my 3950x. Guess I'll hold off for quite a while. Zen 3 is very impressive however.
 
Not sure I'll be able to resist the 5950x.
I'm thinking 5900x.... that way in a couple years when the platform is dead and I get the upgrade itch, I can still scoop a used 5950x for a 33*% all core performance boost (33%ish, probably between 20 and 30%, since I didn't see the base clock revealed).
 
I want to see if 5800X performance will be better than the 5900X in gaming since it'll have all 8 cores on a single chiplet. But if the difference is negligible at same clock speeds then I'll pick up a 5900X.
 
Even with your current 3800x you're still thinking about going to the 5900x upgrade route? Assuming you're going to be keeping the same board.
 
I just hope we will be able to actually buy these at launch. I'd take either a 5900x or 5800x.
 
I like my current 3950X/2080 Super but I'll be getting a 5950X. And VERY possibly a Radeon 6900XT (if the performance is within 15%-ish of the 3080)

It gives me an excuse to stop using that shitty MSI Prestige Creation board (hate the BIOS, and the RGB control no longer works properly) That new X570 Dark Hero looks to be the board I'll use.
 
I want to see if 5800X performance will be better than the 5900X in gaming since it'll have all 8 cores on a single chiplet. But if the difference is negligible at same clock speeds then I'll pick up a 5900X.
how do we know the 5800x is using 8 cores from a single chiplet? I would guess its 4+4, since the cpu design accommodates up to 16 cores like current gen. Unless I missed it during the event.
 
how do we know the 5800x is using 8 cores from a single chiplet? I would guess its 4+4, since the cpu design accommodates up to 16 cores like current gen. Unless I missed it during the event.
They mentioned earlier on in the presentation that gaming performance benefits from the low latency of having all 8 cores on a single chiplet. So I'd assume they'd make the 5800X have all 8 cores on one in that case.
 
a little disappointed with 5800x price ... does anyone know when reviews will come? few days before Nov 5?

Yeah, that is alot of money for the 5800x. This does not stack up great against a 10850k.

I imagine there will be a price drop before RKL releases as the rumored 8/12 11700k could be a real threat.
 
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