It feels like the CPU conversation is changing. For years it was all about adding more cores, but now Intel is reportedly bringing a massive 144MB cache to its mid-range Core Ultra 5 Nova Lake-S chips.
If the leaks are accurate, this seems like a direct response to AMD's X3D strategy. Do you think cache is becoming the biggest factor for gaming performance?
My new cpu is almost here. I got a pc a few years ago at best buy. I called cyperpowerpc and the tech sent me a uodate for my gigabyte ud ac motherboard. We'll my flash drive has visible rusty looking spots and its dirty and old. The pc recognizes it when I plug it in. I got it in the blue usb in the back that says bios above it. When I try the qflash it says bios image not detected. Somebody please help me. It says my current bios is F3b yl in cpu-z. I sent my daughter out to grab me a brand new flash drive. Thats what the tech recommend. BTW my motherboard says rev 1.1 on it. Just trying to give all the info i can. Any help is hugely appreciated. That cpu is literally 25 mins away from being delivered.
Currently using the Ryzen 7 5800x3d, but I am planning an AM5 rebuild, I have a 9070xt gpu. I’ve heard good things about the 7800x3d, but wondering if paying the extra money for a 9800x3d is worth it? I was thinking also the 9850x3d, but heard it’s really not that much of a performance boost over the 9800x3d. PC is used mainly for gaming
Hello, I have a ryzen 5 7600x3d but in task manager and in cpu-z it only shows that it has 6-threads why?
I found this old computer and I was wondering if this cpu supported those type of instructions because I could not find anything about the cpu that is inside
My budget is around 100 dollars and I will get an AIO for cooling
Ordered from overclockers UK as B grade so expected some sort of issue with box and maybe a scratch mark or two but it came with whatever this blue/grey residue is on it and around it. Is it ok? How can I safely clean it off? Will it still work even though it’s on some of the bits of it? Ive seen that people can swap the top bits with a different cpu to try to scam but i don’t know for definite? Should I just request a different one if possible?
65 Watts max draw and when not boosted runs cool at all times. Even under some decent load
How are bigger and better CPU's handling the heat, if you dont cool the room down
I had to change the thermal paste, so i built out the cpu, but now the screws arent moving. I can turn all of them, but the arent moving forwards or backwards at all. Do you guys have any ideas what the reason could be and what i could do? Its a cooler from AMD that needs to be installed on a A320M-A-PRO.
Hi guys I currently have a EVGA 2080 Super XC Ultra, r5 3600, 32 gb ddr4 ram, and a Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black edition with a 650 W power supply and an x570 aorus elite motherboard.
I’ve seen a lot of hype for the 5800x3D rerelease and have a Microcenter nearby. I was wondering if it is worth the $350 in the US. I mostly play call of duty, and also make music in FL Studio. Any help or opinions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
You can already see where this is going. AMD is clearly pushing CPUs into a more layered design.
A third type of core focused on ultra low power tasks could make background activity almost invisible in terms of energy use. I find this direction interesting because it shifts the focus from raw speed to how intelligently your system behaves in everyday use. It is about how quietly and efficiently your machine handles everything.
At the same time, I keep asking myself difference for users. More core types sound great on paper, but everything depends on how well software and scheduling keep up with it. Will you notice better battery life and smoother multitasking in real use?
i just bought a new pc and i was wondering if there’s much bottleneck on it and if i should return any parts of it to get a better one or just one that’s more compatible to the build
specs:
Gigabyte RTX 5070 Eagle OC ICE 12G
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz (Intel XMP)
ASUS ROG STRIX B850-A Gaming WiFi White
NZXT Kraken Elite 360 White
Gigabyte UD750GM PG5 V2 ICE 750W White
NZXT H6 Flow White
Crucial P310 1TB SSD
I really can't decide between these 2 beasts
Alright, so im on Windows 10, I've had this thing for about... 2-3 years im pretty sure? and i noticed that the memory usage on this thing just now started going from 80-98% only, no more, no less.
this really concerns me, and i believe my CPU is at risk, but also the pc just now started going minimum 75% memory usage???? im confused, please help me figure out why this is happening!
UPDATE: i've most likely been misinformed on the topic, my bad everyone!
Hello everyone,
I am using a now pretty archaic HP Elitebook 8470p. Despite its age, it's running very smoothly after RAM upgrades (to 16gb) and and a new SSD in the last year. I dual boot windows and Linux but generally use Linux Mint on a day to day basis.
Today, I thought I'd attempt a final upgrade: replacing the current dual core CPU to a quad core. Specifically, I currently have an Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3320M CPU @ 2.60GHz. The new CPU I'm trying to install is an Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz.
Everything went fine, physically, with the install but when I tried to boot (in either Windows or Linux) it just started hanging and didn't load. I checked system information and it recognised the new CPU so I'm just wondering if it's a BIOS issue? My current BIOS is woefully old (release date of 2013).
Failing that, I'm wondering if the CPU is just faulty?
Any thoughts?
It recently came to my attention that my cpu temperature seemed oddly high on my gaming laptop. I had zero apps open only msi afterburner to check the temperature and it was on abt 60 celsius spiking to 95 sometimes. The weird thing is that when I was playing rl i was averaging abt 70 celsius spiking somtimes to abt 95. When spikes happen its only for a second
Trying to choose between these 2 laptops. I purchased the Intel version for $999 and the AMD is currently $1099. I can return for the next 2 weeks. Which would you recommend? Basic day to day activity. Occasionally will play Fortnite on it. Will look at images and some movies as well. Not a high level user by any means. TIA.
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I’m currently on the AM4 platform and mainly play competitive games.
Originally I wanted either a 5700X3D or 5800X3D, but the prices right now feel way too high.
I also found a 5500X3D on AliExpress for around $250, but honestly it doesn’t feel like a great deal to me.
My questions are:
Do you think the prices of the 5500X3D, 5700X3D, or 5800X3D will drop in the coming weeks or months?
AMD recently brought back the 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition. Could that increase supply and lower prices, or is the opposite more likely?
If you were in my position, would you buy now or wait?
For context, I mostly play competitive titles (high FPS is my priority), so I’m trying to get the best value upgrade for AM4
I was wondering how much longer CPUs at this level of performance can still deliver high gaming performance. This is what I mean when I talk about longevity: still being able to provide top‑tier performance.
Take the first one that came out the 12900K which is basically on the same performance level as the others. It’s been 5 years now. And back then we were using one of the first DDR5 batches, 5200 CL40, overclocked to 6000 CL40.
I have my own idea, but I enjoy reading these discussions and hearing other people’s opinions.
Let me explain: in the past we decided to stick with our platform because AM5 was supposed to end much earlier before they extended support… and Intel was also supposed to move to the new socket replacing LGA1700. So we chose to stay.
In 2025 we also bought a good GPU the 5070 Ti but we still decided to keep this CPU a bit longer and see what would come next. Then everything happened, as you all know, and here we are.
I was reading Micron’s statement saying this price situation could last another 5 years (obviously I’m not asking when it will end you’d need a crystal ball for that). But if we look at the start of the socket, it’s been 5 years. Normally CPUs could still be used, sure, but around this point they usually started losing performance.
These CPUs, instead, haven’t they’re still holding a strong position in the upper part of the charts.
So how long do you think they’ll keep up? I don’t think another 5 years, because 10 years of top‑tier performance would be too much. (I know plenty of people who kept CPUs for 10 years, but that’s not what I mean I’m talking about top performance.)
Also, last year when prices were good, we upgraded the GPU side quite nicely I got a 5070 Ti, a friend of mine got a 5080, etc.
So what kind of longevity should we expect? (Remember what I mean by longevity.)
I’ll leave the TechPowerUp review of the 14600K below for anyone who needs a reference for performance. Use the overclocked results as reference, since basically all these CPUs can handle that level of OC without issue..
Intel Core i5-14600K Review - Impressive OC Potential - Game Tests 720p / RTX 4090 | TechPowerUp