I DONT HAVE A COMPUTER YET, JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT SPECS I SHOULD ORDER ON THE LAP TO AVOID THE OVER=HEATING ISSUE...WOULD EXTRA BATTERY AND FAN HELP TOO? THANK YOU FOR REPLYING
I wonder what Anandtech users are rocking. Please choose the options that you primarily use.
AMD and Intel for me. I'm not counting Apple since it's in our phones.
Apple and Samsung chips can't really show up anywhere but a phone. Unless you'd got one of those Snapdragon 835 or 850 laptops . . . or unless you're counting tablets but not phones.
My 855+ is in a phone that is more powerful than any Qualcomm-based tablet ever released. I'm beginning to think it might even be more powerful than the 8cx since it can be overclocked. Asus is wacky like that. Until 8cx-based lappies start showing up in force, it will be impossible to know for sure.
I would say yes and yes....I have an i5 4690k, i've had it for years. I might upgrade to an amd 3700x, would that be a decent step? And would it be decent for the next 4 - 5 years?
I'm currently on an i7 4770k and my kid uses her i7 4790k. I had an i7 8700k I played with. Personally, I'd wait a bit unless you really feeel the neeed to hupgrade. Other than that, you are probably doing just fine with an i5 4690k.I have an i5 4690k, i've had it for years. I might upgrade to an amd 3700x, would that be a decent step? And would it be decent for the next 4 - 5 years?
I'm still on an OC'd 3960x from Intel - Purchased in 2012. I've honestly not felt compelled to buy anything new through most of those years.
I've been eyeballing AMD's 3950x since it was announced. We'll see. AMD has definitely made things exciting.
I think it'll be funny to say that I upgraded from a 3960x to a 3950x. Or even... from a 3960x to a 3960x, though I think that's beyond superfluous for me.
it's still worth remembering that Comet Lake parts will be released in Q1 2020.
Maybe not the 10c part though. Sadly.
Waiting for Q1 2020 should improve availability of the 3950x, though.
newegg has it right now for $549. Amazon is scalpers@700Hopefully, but 3900X availability is still sketchy so I'm not optimistic.
The i7-5820k in my signature is definitely the CPU I've held onto the longest. Got it in summer of 2015 and really see no need to upgrade at the moment, as it's not holding back my 1080 Ti when gaming, and it's fast enough for me for everything else I do with it.
Ah nice a 5820k!
I just ordered an E5-1650 v3 for a Dell T5810 I got for cheap on eBay as a project. What GPU do you have? I'd like to compare some benchmarks to see how it comes together, CPU wise, and maybe GPU if it's close enough. The CPU and a 1650S are on the way.