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    Question 7800X-X299 to 3800X-X570 an upgrade????

    I will explore that. It is looking like the new Threadripper might be coming out sooner rather than later. I might just jump from my 7800X to that.
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    Question 7800X-X299 to 3800X-X570 an upgrade????

    My machine runs under full load 24/7 so I tend to be conservative with the overclock. It has to be rock solid stable and I don't want to go above stock voltages.
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    Question 7800X-X299 to 3800X-X570 an upgrade????

    I play at 4k. Still waiting for a faster graphics card that can smoothly run 4k with Ray Tracing :)
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    Question 7800X-X299 to 3800X-X570 an upgrade????

    Ok. I appreciate the reassurance. I was simply concerned about losing quad channel memory. I generally upgrade every 2-3 years, but thought this might be a decent upgrade to hold me over until we see what AMD and Intel have at the end of next year.
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    Discussion How much would you (or have you) paid for a mainstream (consumer) motherboard?

    I usually pay between 300 and 450 for my motherboards. Built some X99s and then some X299s. I wouldn't pay more than $500 unless there was an extremely enticing reason.
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    Question 7800X-X299 to 3800X-X570 an upgrade????

    I currently have a water cooled 7800X running all cores at 4.2GHZ in my Aorus Gaming 7. I use my machine to run ONYX RIP, Adobe Creative Suite, and play games such as BFV, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and soon Red Dead Redemption II. I have an RTX 2080TI. Today I bought an X570 MB and a 3800X to...