caffeinade said:
Pemalite said:
No one.
Threadripper is a beast. It's not without it's shortcomings though.
But Price/Performance wise it is superior to Intel without question.
AMD is selling a 16 core processor for the same price as Intels 10-core here. (About $1,500 AUD)
That kind of value is just simply nuts.
But that kind of chip isn't meant for mere mortals/gamers. Haha.
The Ryzen 1600/1600X seems to be the sweet gaming spot right now in my opinion. Not expensive (Almost 1/3rd the price of the 1800X here), 6 cores, extremely capable for the price.
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You can get CPUs delivered to your door via Amazon for less than it costs here.
The R5 1600 would cost $279 AUD, including shipping to my door via Amazon (Victoria).
Where as Centre Com charges $299 AUD + shipping, and the pricing is not much better elsewhere.
Amazon does of course take a while to ship here, and the shipping price can get pretty high, but if you are getting small-ish things like GPUs and CPUs it is a way to save some extra cash.
Threadripper seems to be troublesome to get shipped here though, dam AMD and their large box.
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I wouldn't buy from Center com anyway.
I have special permanant discounts with Scorptec, uMart and AusPC Market anyway. - PC Case Gear is great for finding something more obscure or something that is out of stock elsewhere.
I have been nagging PC Case Gear to give me special discounts for years, I have spent over 20 grand to date with them... Haha.
Instead they just keep throwing little figurines in my orders.
Scorptec would get me a Ryzen 5 1600 to my door tomorrow (Half way across the country to South Australia) for just under $300 AUD. $20 is a small price to pay for speedy delivery in my opinion. Plus an Australian warranty.
caffeinade said:
JEMC said:
No it's not. It lacks OS (which is almost a crime for a pre-build PC), and needs much faster memory, because a 2400 MHz kit will hold the CPU performance a lot. Also a $914.00, that now marks $1,019, PC should come with an SSD, even if it's a small one, and/or an HDD of more than 1TB.
There have to be better options elsewhere.
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I never said it was fantastic.
You can get a OEM key pretty cheaply (under $50) and yeah a SSD would help greatly.
Oh, and the RAM should be fine, it should only be a 10 - 20% max decrease from a 3000MHz kit.
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It's Ryzen. - You don't even want 3000mhz Ram.
You need 3200mhz memory to get the most out of the chip.
Incase you aren't aware the Infinity Fabric/IMC is tied into the Ram's clock speed.
And please use Samsung based Ram sticks... As Ryzen plays best with those.
