Finally the covers are off of the 2nd Generation of Ryzen CPUs and we put them both through their paces as well as a huge selection of X470 motherboards.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X Review
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AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X Review
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Finally the covers are off of the 2nd Generation of Ryzen CPUs and we put them both through their paces as well as a huge selection of X470 motherboards.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Ryzen 7 2700X Review
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Just waiting on your x370 vs x470 comparison video or write up, If there really is no difference when doing a manual overclock I shall get the 2700X as that review was ace !
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
I'm with you on this. I'm really curious to see whether X470 offers any performance benefits over X370.
Excellent review, Tom. These CPUs look fantastic. Some reviewers have hit 4.4Ghz, which is the golden number. Silicon Lottery might be selling 4.4Ghz 2700Xs to quite a few OCN members.
trawetSluaP
Member
Must... resist... temptation...
Fantastic reviews!
Fantastic reviews!
Zoot
Active member
It's quite tempting for me to upgrade from my aging 6700K to a 2700X now. I'll get double the cores and I won't be sacrificing anything much in single threaded stuff.
The main difference for Ryzen Gen 1 was gaming, but with the improvements and the higher speed memory I think it's largely irrelevent now for most people now.
It's nice to genuine choice back in the CPU market again. Choice for me is now whether to wait for Zen 2 or get a 2700X.... ^_^
Looking forward to watching the video when I'm home from work later.
The main difference for Ryzen Gen 1 was gaming, but with the improvements and the higher speed memory I think it's largely irrelevent now for most people now.
It's nice to genuine choice back in the CPU market again. Choice for me is now whether to wait for Zen 2 or get a 2700X.... ^_^
Looking forward to watching the video when I'm home from work later.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
Because you'd have to buy a new motherboard, a new CPU, and likely new RAM, I'd say wait until Zen 2. A 6700K is still going to be as fast or faster in gaming with a GTX 1070.
To me, to buy a 2700X now would be if you plan on staying with AMD's architecture for the foreseeable future (a few years, say), if you're already on X370 and have an R5 1600, if you're on a 4c/8t CPU and you need 8c/16t (for productivity) or if you just have a strong desire to upgrade (for no particular necessity) and have the money to splurge.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
I like splurging !
Zoot
Active member
I agree with you. Zen 2 is probably the better one to wait for.
I just want something new and shiny to play with. ^_^
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
That's it!
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I'm waiting for Zen 2 and the Intel equivalent before I upgrade my CPU.
TheF34RChannel
New member
Enjoyed the review very much Tom. Good to see AMD this way, well done!
Maybe a 2800X to counter the putative upcoming 8 core Intel chip?
Maybe a 2800X to counter the putative upcoming 8 core Intel chip?
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Apparently there's an upcoming 490 chipset which will offer more PCI-E lanes and the rumoured 2800X at a higher out of the box clock is meant to launch along side it, Take with a pinch of salt though.
TheF34RChannel
New member
That'd be excellent; then the race would be on! Intel’s rumoured 8086K could cloud the waters for AMD though, in situations where raw clocks speeds over cores matter. Anyway, I am happy with the current situation, that AMD is making strides.
SkinToxicated
New member
Im gonna be upgrading from my 4770k ive always be in the blue corner, but this is gonna make me swap sides
