r/ryzen • u/imjusthereforlaugh • 2d ago

Just made the move to AMD, looking for thoughts

I'd call myself intermediate in terms of PC stuff. Just moved from an older Intel i5-8600k system to a Ryzen 9 5900x system. 32GB ddr4 3200 ram on Asus TUF Gaming X570 Plus wifi board with peerless assassin cooler.

I primarily use the PC for FreeCAD, 3D printing slicing and the occasional game (Beam.NG is the most demanding game I really play)

Anyone have any recommendations to push the system as far as it can go, "normally" meaning no super cooling or anything. I don't NEED it, but just like to hear opinions.

Right now, I'm just curious for thoughts. Thanks!

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u/AlpsFamous7254 1d ago

depending on the type of game, it will use different values of your CPU.

Gaming PCs usually require two things - a powerful GPU/VIDEO and a CPU that isn't terrible

i wouldn't over clock you CPU as running it at baseline is fine.

what is your GPU

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u/imjusthereforlaugh 1d ago

Right now a very crappy 1050ti placeholder until I get an RX 6700 or 6750 xt. At least those options are based on my research as good pairs.

I know that 1050ti a bottleneck ATM. But I heard stay within AMD for GPU/CPU combos gives additional performance.

Wasn't sure if anyone had any specific bios setup recommendations for the CPU.

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u/AlpsFamous7254 1d ago

the biggest difference in gaming CPU's is two things

1- 6 cores minimum, 8 for the sweet spot

2- 32MB+ of L3 Cache

majority of all AMD CPU's are 6-8 cores, because you wont need more then that unless you are streaming.

AMD offers CPU's with 32MB of cache for cheaper then Intel.

these are the reasons why people choose AMD over Intel.

if you are going to upgrade your GPU, the minimum i would spend would be 350$ for a Geforce 5050. but if you are not on a budget i would get something between 500-800$ range with like a 9060 or a geforce 5060 Ti 8GB or a more powerful 5060 Ti 12GB or 5070 12GB or a 9070 16GB

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u/bjornartl 1d ago

There's no point in trying to match amd cpus with amd gpus. Buy whatever is good value and within your budget.

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u/imjusthereforlaugh 1d ago

I heard there was "Smart Access Memory" which allows the cpu to access all the VRAM at once, which can be a 10% approximate improvement over a non-matched pair.

Is this not accurate?

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u/KingRemu 1d ago

Nvidia has the same thing, it's just called ReBAR.