WYP
News Guru
Does this mean higher boost clocks?
Read more about AMD's Zen 2 CPU samples "generally" running at 4.5GHz.
Read more about AMD's Zen 2 CPU samples "generally" running at 4.5GHz.
AMD's Zen 2 CPU samples reportedly run at around 4.5GHz "generally"
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Dicehunter
Resident Newb
I'm hoping single core performance numbers are closer to an 8700K when we get the final numbers.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
I haven't upgraded or had any desire to upgrade my system in ages. When Navi and Zen 2 come out later this year, I'm getting an X570 motherboard, a Navi 10 GPU, and an 8-core CPU.
The reason I'd be replacing my X370 motherboard is because of how appalling the software is. After years of it being on the market it still can't boot properly. The BIOS still has major problems. It's infuriating. No updates have permanently fixed them all.
Navi 10 won't likely offer much more performance than my current GTX 1080, but I don't really need more performance. I just want an efficient AMD GPU again. I could possibly sell my GTX 1080 for €250 and only have to put another €50 or so to the Radeon card and have access to Freesync again.
I have no need for anything more 8 cores. I just want higher performance per clock.
The reason I'd be replacing my X370 motherboard is because of how appalling the software is. After years of it being on the market it still can't boot properly. The BIOS still has major problems. It's infuriating. No updates have permanently fixed them all.
Navi 10 won't likely offer much more performance than my current GTX 1080, but I don't really need more performance. I just want an efficient AMD GPU again. I could possibly sell my GTX 1080 for €250 and only have to put another €50 or so to the Radeon card and have access to Freesync again.
I have no need for anything more 8 cores. I just want higher performance per clock.
AlienALX
Well-known member
So nearly popped for a 2700 and Strix B450 yesterday but thought it through and decided the 16 core AM4 is where I should go, as it would be a true "all core" upgrade.
My 14 core Xeon would still kick it's ass MT though which is why I'm waiting, and I would worry about a B450 board having the cajoolies to handle 16 cores.
My 14 core Xeon would still kick it's ass MT though which is why I'm waiting, and I would worry about a B450 board having the cajoolies to handle 16 cores.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
I'm in the same boat. I hardly ever use my PC anymore. I only just recently started using it more because I am doing school online, other than that I haven't actually sat down and played a game longer than 20 minutes for probably 6 months if not longer.
I'd like to get Zen 2 like you just because I want to support AMD, but really it would just go to waste.
Dawelio
Active member
Hehe, this basically just says that you've grown up and prioritize more important things in life
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Hehe, this basically just says that you've grown up and prioritize more important things in life
More like I lost interest in the PC community. I spend my time programming now rather than playing games.
AlienALX
Well-known member
I hate to tell you this, but doing a job based on a hobby will ruin that hobby. Like, when you make that transition and it becomes work? Yeah, the last thing you'll want to do when you get home is fire up a PC.
It was 7 years before I built another for myself.
Yeah to be honest I think that disinterest occurs in everyone around 16, I didn't play videogames properly for half a decade from there, you look for more fulfilling stuff to fill your time. Then what Alien said happened, I spent so much time learning about how computers work from the atomic level up to the programming and whatever that I began to lament having to use or fix them in my free time.
So here I am with my FX8320 & HD7870XT rig I built at 15. Luckily I still enjoy programing & system design and I think it'll stay that way, and now many of my friends are many tens of miles away again for a bit gaming has been a nice way to connect now and then, but I've still got far more important stuff to spend money on for a while, but depending on how things go I'd definitely mark down Zen2 and Navi as my next preferential upgrades even if towards to lower end of each scale.
So here I am with my FX8320 & HD7870XT rig I built at 15. Luckily I still enjoy programing & system design and I think it'll stay that way, and now many of my friends are many tens of miles away again for a bit gaming has been a nice way to connect now and then, but I've still got far more important stuff to spend money on for a while, but depending on how things go I'd definitely mark down Zen2 and Navi as my next preferential upgrades even if towards to lower end of each scale.
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I definitely burned out on the hobby for years too. The curse of IT guys it seems. Water cooling is what got me back into it hardcore. Heck, lately I've spent far more time BUILDING systems than actually USING them. Hours spent on things as silly as aesthetics and cable management.
AlienALX
Well-known member
Being autistic I've done all of my hobbies to extremes. Thankfully as TG said you will eventually return when the dust settles 
It was 15 years before I bought another hifi after a year stint at Rogers/swisstone. I never wanted to see another set of speakers again after having to knock out 200 crossovers a day lol.
It was 15 years before I bought another hifi after a year stint at Rogers/swisstone. I never wanted to see another set of speakers again after having to knock out 200 crossovers a day lol.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
We should stay on topic guys
I thought this was Small Talk and Chit Chat, LOL!
Bring on Zen2, I'm buying immediately upon release!
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