One more week...

[Sandman1330]

PCWorld review is extremely promising!

 

https://www.pcworld.com/article/3405567/ryzen-3000-review-amds-12-core-ryzen-9-3900x.html

 

Toms Hardware is a bit more pessimistic

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ryzen-9-3900x-7-3700x-review,6214.html

 

Also disheartened by availability. Looks like no one in Canada actually has these for sale on launch day (today).

[Thick8]

I wish reviewers would benchmark DCS. Not sure if I will see any real benefit swapping out my 1700 for a 3700x. I was hoping the 3700x was going to clock higher because DCS is cycle hungry. I’m now torn between the 9700 @ 5 GHz and the 3700x @ 4.3 GHz.

[Sandman1330]

I wish reviewers would benchmark DCS. Not sure if I will see any real benefit swapping out my 1700 for a 3700x. I was hoping the 3700x was going to clock higher because DCS is cycle hungry. I’m now torn between the 9700 @ 5 GHz and the 3700x @ 4.3 GHz.

 

There will be huge benefit, I think. It’s not just about clock speed, but also instructions per clock, which have been significantly improved over second gen, and especially moreso over your first gen chip. It will be worthwhile, and you will be able to drop it into your existing motherboard.

[Thick8]

There will be huge benefit, I think. It’s not just about clock speed, but also instructions per clock, which have been significantly improved over second gen, and especially moreso over your first gen chip. It will be worthwhile, and you will be able to drop it into your existing motherboard.

I went ahead and put the 3700x in my Newegg cart only to find that the PC3600 memory I spent hours researching and put in the cart an hour ago sold out. Frustrating.

[Sandman1330]

I went ahead and put the 3700x in my Newegg cart only to find that the PC3600 memory I spent hours researching and put in the cart an hour ago sold out. Frustrating.

 

:doh: :)

[Sandman1330]

Just got quoted by my local store that it will be A MONTH before they have 3800X or 3900X.

 

No online retailers even list them today.

 

So much for 7/7 launch (at least in Canada)

[Pilotasso]

ordered a 3900X. :)

[Pilotasso]

I'll race it against whatever you got mate. :)

 

Also, Its a direct CPU replacement on my 2 year old motherboard. Try that in a year with a 9900K.

[Jooga]

I'll race it against whatever you got mate. :)

 

Also, Its a direct CPU replacement on my 2 year old motherboard. Try that in a year with a 9900K.

 

Exactly! 1800x->3900x here I come! Was surprised how close the 3900x gets to oc 9900k with SMT turned off in Gamers Nexus benches.

[Pilotasso]

FPS numbers are meaningless for games with dated engines that go up in hundreds of FPS in single core anyway.

[hansangb]

FPS numbers are meaningless for games with dated engines that go up in hundreds of FPS in single core anyway.

 

 

Sadly not in VR. It's not bad, but it could be better.

 

Also, folks should be clear. Is your RIG for DCS only? I mean lot of people use it video rendering, running VMs, and doing CAD/CAM/3D work. In those cases, I'm sure AMD shines just as well as Intel at a much more attractive price.

 

My rig is used for two things. Watching YT Video while learning how to use SketchUp or Vectric CAD/CAM, playing DCS, and rendering YT videos. And DCS plays a prominent role in my decision making process. Everything else, I do on my laptop.

[Sandman1330]

Still no availability in Canada. Newegg had them for about 30mins and ran out of stock just as I was doing checkout.

 

C’mon, I’ve been waiting for this for 2 years!! :D

[smallberries]

Wait, if you drop the 3000 series into an original zen motherboard, don't you lose PCIe benefits as well as memory speed, if nothing else?

[bies]

Wait, if you drop the 3000 series into an original zen motherboard, don't you lose PCIe benefits as well as memory speed, if nothing else?

 

You mean i.e. "Gigabyte X570 Aorus Master" is inferior and not original zen motherboard?

[Sandman1330]

Wait, if you drop the 3000 series into an original zen motherboard, don't you lose PCIe benefits as well as memory speed, if nothing else?

 

You won’t get PCIe 4.0, which unless you are running a PCIe 4.0 SSD, won’t matter. There are no 4.0 graphics cards yet, and 3.0 isn’t even saturated.

 

Memory speed I’m unsure, but as the Ryzen has the memory controller on die, I’m hoping the memory support will be improved.