Thanks .. trying not to be tribal about it! I always wondered if it made any difference running native AMD between CPU & GPU compared to Intel with AMD GPU. Some claim "special sauce", but I've not seen testable evidence.
On the GPU side, I think this year will sadly be boring at the high...
Sure, here's an AMD spec (note I had to up the MB to X670 due to stock issues on the Asus TUF Gaming B650-Plus that would otherwise save me ~£100 (about a month delay)):
Case
CORSAIR iCUE 5000X RGB MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12 Core CPU (4.4GHz-5.6GHz/140MB w/3D...
Thanks Tony - you're right about the power draw and heat output, though with the cooling solutions I had in mind the heat is probably somewhat moot (ie. overkill with RGB AIO!!). No harm saving some electricity though! I've never upgraded a CPU so far and doubt I would .. while I don't like to...
I've been trying to put together a decent gaming desktop for a while now. Nvidia and motherboard manufacturers have a special place in hell from me this last year (ok, well much longer than that for Nvidia!). I'd love some opinions on CPU/GPU combos to help me decide. My natural historical...
