The Ryzen 7 1800X: A Look Back At AMD's First Ryzen Processor

[@drpe90]

"...is still a very capable CPU" - holy cow, we have been so spoiled lately!

[@BenoHourglass]

from 2011 onwards the i5 2400 is still a very capable CPU. It'll still do over 60fps in some competitive shooters, and playable framerates in more intensive titles. A GPU upgrade is all that is really needed in all that time.

[@jothain]

@@BenoHourglass yeah, I'm still personally using i7 2600k Sandy Bridge system. Though I'm planning to put that cpu into my older htpc and upgrade desktop to Ryzen 7. But only reason is pretty much the need for 3d Cad performance

[@user-wy5uq7oq8q]

@@BenoHourglass 60 fps really isn't enough in competitive FPS titles i'm afraid especially when playing against people with 144Hz monitors or more that have setups that push 200+ on Siege and 400+ on CS you're instantly at a disadvantage

[@BenoHourglass]

@@jothain an i5 2400 can still get well over 200fps with a GTX 1050 at low settings. I meant more AAA competitive shooters. Also for csgo Ryzen 1000 is a terrible choice, with even 2nd gen seeing mass improvements.

[@jothain]

@@BenoHourglass that doesn't help with ie. Cad applications

[@OverdriveTech]

Amazing how far AMD has come in 3 years

[@raresmacovei8382]

TIK 2 years*

[@thevaultdwellerf6691]

@@raresmacovei8382 Even more impressive

[@QueenCece6]

@@raresmacovei8382 3 years*

[@raresmacovei8382]

@@QueenCece6 Zen: 2017. Zen+: 2018 Zen 2: 2019. 2 years. Only with Zen3 will we be able to say 3 years.

[@jayrodriguez439]

@@raresmacovei8382 jokes on you because zen 3 is now.

[@axillaryroulis460]

"It is a small step for amd but a big step for the future"

[@dantheshadowgamesyt3636]

Its a small step for amd but a big step for the consumer

[@krazycharlie]

"It is a small step for AMD and a painful kick in the groin to Intel"

[@TechnoYacy]

Yes

[@thomasrayner5301]

especially considering the single core result is higher than the multi core of an i5 2400

[@Yandoro]

@@dantheshadowgamesyt3636 ¹0⁰

[@ArcDragoon]

I bought one used for $80 with the stock fan. Does really well still.

[@jocerv43]

What stock fan? 1st gen didn't have coolers on the X CPUs.

[@kls701]

Me too. Still holding up good

[@ArcDragoon]

@@jocerv43 Well if there wasn't one, then the guy gave me a free cpu cooler with it. LOL

[@blurberrycreative1996]

@@ArcDragoon and taht makes it a very good 2 for one deal 😂

[@Pepechan4561]

Great deal fam

[@LUNATIC75]

I bought one of these on release, and still use it today with my 1080ti. I regret nothing... mostly. Memory support was dreadful for the first few months though. :(

[@Alvilos]

I have the same set up. But I bought mine second hand because very unsurprisingly a 4670k is a bit of a bottleneck of a 1080ti

[@mbralliable]

Rocking the same thing here, upgraded to a 3600x a couple days ago. Made a difference for sure.

[@phatcyclist]

I built a R5 1600 system for my office, and until a newer BIOS revision came out, I had to run the 3200 speed memory at 2933. Aside from that, it's been flawless. I liked it so much I built a 2700x system for home, got it for a good discount when the 3000 series chips released.

[@Bodonism]

if u have a gtx 1080ti, u most probably playing at higher resolution than 1080p and higher graphical settings... at this point, 1800x wont bottleneck ur gpu at all, why this even matter anymore? 1800x only bottleneck 1080ti at 1080p and below

[@Yuzuki1337]

Oh lord I remember the "Samsung B die or bust" drama with the launch, I was nearly rioting when I finally got the RAM to run at 2933MHz for my (now ex-)girlfriends 1700 build ^^' That chip was my best silicon lottery winner so far and is still running nice and stable with 4GHz all-core @ 1.325v - in hindsight I kinda wish I had kept that system to myself :p

[@turbofanlover]

I'm an Intel buyer, but I do thank AMD for giving the Intel behemoth a very much needed kick in the ass. Hopefully, that will benefit all of us in the years to come.

[@Cpt_Wolf]

Healthy competition is always good for us customers :)!

[@DFX2KX]

Agreed. Intel makes decent chips (My server's an old Optiplex and it uses one) but they just haven't had to try. Now they do, and it's good for everyone. I will say I *vastly* prefer Intel's socket design with the pins on the socket and not the CPU, despite being a hardcore member of Team Red.

[@retroree5]

the only trend Intel needs to drop is the K exclusive overclocking and get new coolers

[@harrison00xXx]

no! A kick in the ass would have been nice prices, like any more experienced IT person should know from the past. There was a time, AMD had awesome fast CPUs for less than 200 bucks, very very close in performance to the "Hi End" parts. Today, they are making smaller and smaller chips, even cutting full chips into parts to make multiple CPUs from one die to make more money. Before ATi was bought by AMD, even the ATi cards were mostly damn cheap for its performance, compared to (mostly overpriced) Nvidias. Until 2010/11 around i really loved AMD.... fair prices, nice performance, future proof with their 3-6 core lineups. Damn a REAL 6 core in 2010 for around 120 bucks!, i used this CPU for around 7 years, but then it was heating wayyy too much already for "little" performance. SInce around 10 years, they are holding so much full size chips back, and sell small, cheap chips for much money. Its like that btw at Intel, AMD and Nvidia, all together. Thats why i will wait for proper improvements, instead of feeding greedy companies. For example DDR5 should be again an improvement since DDR4 was pretty bad and more of a marketing gag. With much better memory bus speed, Intel AND Amd will have to release proper CPUs after their fight with overpriced trashy CPUs. But i dont see any good future, i bet they are going even MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE with really new technology/speeds. Whatever, i could also live with a budget gaming PC, so if you all think around 2000$ is worth it for some midclass gaming PC... do what you want, hopefully you all can afford proper IT tech in the future when you are the reason that prices go up to the roof

[@cosminmilitaru9920]

@@harrison00xXx Bullshit. Want a full size chip? What, you missed since 2017 until 2020 the entire Threadripper line?? Or check intel HEDT cpus.

[@ravipeiris4388]

Writing from California: I appreciate your "what if...." topics. You are one of the most unique KZbinrs out there. I've been following you since 2016 when I couldn't afford much. So, you gave me inspiration to keep at it with respect to gaming. Thank you for your channel.

[@CalintzJerevinan546]

You don't write comments on KZbin. You type it out dumb ass.

[@juddlebot2146]

Stfu

[@zanderxymox]

I'm still rocking an R5 1400 @3.9GHz from when Ryzen was launched. I love this platform and I'm happy I can easily upgrade to an 1800X, or higher, if I want to.

[@westernspy561]

same, im rocking a ryzen 3 1300x and im very happy with what it can do.

[@SnekSnack]

You need better VRM cooler if you want OC 1800x to minimum 4Ghz.

[@robertt9342]

SnekSnack you happen to know the board they are using?

[@NikosApla]

i also have r5 1400 stock because i have a320m-r motherboard. Is it big difference if you oc it? Also if you know, can i get r5 3600 on my mobo ?

[@jari2018]

the motherboard might leak and break before you do dont wait to long thou

[@therealpizzagirl]

Remember when Ryzen first launched and everyone called the series a disappointment? Now there's no reason to buy Intel at all.

[@dondraper4438]

It was Hands down the most impressive advancement in the pc industry within the last decade. Soooo many people failed to see that.

[@A.Froster]

People called it a disappointment ? What ? It was extremely solid with good prices. Why would you call it bad ?

[@saltylelele]

@Hallison Michel I used to run an I5-4460 that was literally 180 eur. Now I am running a R5 3600 for basically the same money. Glad to see AMD pricing Ryzen so *low*

[@therealpizzagirl]

@Hallison Michel Skylake and Kabylake have both aged badly. There was 0 reason to ""upgrade"" from a Haswell cpu to one of them.

[@thesilentobserver93]

@Hallison Michel - I ordered my 3600 on release day, to upgrade from my 1600 which was bottle-necking my 1070 Ti in a couple of games. It was nice to just upgrade my CPU without having to replace the entire board too.

[@victorubieta479]

I bought this chip back in dec of 2017 and haven't had any issues. i have this paired with a radeon vii and my gaming rig is a beast and i have no issues.

[@valeera5415]

@@icedoutshef what for ?

[@valeera5415]

@@icedoutshef oh why was the buyer dumb what happened lol

[@valeera5415]

@@icedoutshef oh wow lol

[@HuntersMoon78]

I have the Ryzen 7 1700, it's damn good CPU.

[@Gravstein]

Mine has been running a nice oc of 4ghz since day one. Amd made the cpu space fun again.

[@morganharris3710]

Me too. I've had mine for over a year now and I have no reason to upgrade for at least 4 years+

[@aoelp]

@@Gravstein Good luck in the lottery then. Mine barely did 3.7 GHz @1.36V and trust me I know what I am doing. >=4.3 GHz 1.3V 3900X w/ 3666 MHz DDR4 now and many system including rockstable 4.0 GHz 1.32V 2400G, both 4.7 GHz X5675 and i5 6400 (the latter with 3712 MHz CL16 DDR4 even). My first 1700 easily was the biggest loser of the lottery I could have gotten (likely among the 1% worst samples). So glad I got rid of it. Also crashed sometimes for no good reason.

[@Gravstein]

@@aoelp After my 4770k that only did 4.2ghz, i had some luck with that 1700. But i do pump 1.46V true it lol.

[@aoelp]

@@Gravstein Yeah, 4.2 GHz for 4770k is also awful, granted at >1.3V. I had a 4790k in fact and that did 4.6 GHz either overheating or slightly unstable with 1.28V which was also considered awful for that revision of Haswell-Refresh. In hindsight I could have delidded that chip, but I just sold it on for my turd 1700 stuck at a whole GHz less or thereabouts with similar IPC. This did let me lose faith in Ryzen a bit, but with my recent samples (apart from a turd 2700X Anniversary I only got for the goodies failing to hit 4.15 GHz at acceptable voltages and stability) the 3900X especially I am back on the AMD bandwagon. Really hyped for Zen3 (and Zen4/5), but also hoping to see Intel relevant again, despite them screwing me over with warranties (just shredded a dead 6700k I sent in and asked what my experience was - noice).

[@TheBobwatermellon]

Still have my Ryzen 7 1700 running 4k strong!

[@bryce1rocks]

What gpu are you running?

[@DFX2KX]

@@bryce1rocks I don't know about him, but I'm running 4k on an R9 390 with a 1700x (and 16gb of cheapo RAM). It struggles in some older games in 4k, partially because of a bad rail in the GPU I suspect, as downthrottling the GPU helps (as has Linux and it's different power management approach). This R9 owes me nothing, though, free upgrade from MSI because the 280 blew up, and it's been happily chugging along since 2016. I imagine if I went up to a RX 5500 or 5700 I'd be silky smooth in 4k

[@TheBobwatermellon]

1080ti I can average about 45-50fps and close to 60fps in some games. My secret to higher fps in 4k completely turn off Anti Aliasing. Not needed in 4k IMO

[@joebeans6479]

your cpu really help you get them pixels!

[@dr.chimpanz.1324]

Dude your videos are the best like when I'm just chilling in bed watching pc videos your calm demeanor is awesome.

[@rayc5916]

Same, I’ll watch his videos until a fall asleep. Very calming

[@maroosagaming]

i still have this one and i've been using it since it came out

[@Chris7opher7homas]

Yeap, still running my 1800x with a 2060 super. Runs great!!!

[@maroosagaming]

@@Chris7opher7homas i'm still using my old 1080 but i'll get a new motherboard and a 2600x because i only play games and sometimes i even stream so yeah

[@CalintzJerevinan546]

^I not i ^I've not i've

[@dhruvchawla5476]

@@CalintzJerevinan546 username checks out

[@matthewthedude146]

Still got my r5 1600x overclocked and still running flawlessly

[@scottwilson419]

And the 1800X should be a collectors item, first real high core count chip that everyone could actually afford and have access to, I think the release of this chip and the whole Ryzen lineup has been a watershed moment in the PC world. Awesome performance and down to earth prices. My Ryzen 1600 will definitely stay in my collection as a collectors item as that chip is the reason I dropped the console and went to full PC gaming and made me fall in love with PC hardware in general. Keep up the hard work and keep the great content flowing.

[@Fpvfixit]

I have one 1600 too and i just built it this summer

[@DFX2KX]

I still have my OG Phoenom and the FX6300 that came after it. I've considered making a display of of every AMD CPU I've ever owned and just put those in there (I'm sure I have one of the fried K6-2's somewhere).

[@raresmacovei8382]

Scott Wilson Meh. 1700 was a vastly better deal the 1800X.

[@popinmo]

@@raresmacovei8382 dude the 1700 was killer deal it came with a huge rgb cpu and 8 cores for like 70 bucks at one poiny it was insane you can just overclock it to like 3.7 ghz to so it conpares to a 3000 series its crazy

[@scottwilson419]

This video showed up right after I installed my R5 3600, literally right after my first boot. The 3600 is a MONSTER for the $, love the video, good job again......Oh and on Cinnebench R20 I got an 3523 at stock settings and only 2400mhz ram, will report after I drop in the 3600mhz ram kit I'll drop in once I can order it, and its on an Gigabyte Aorus Ultra Gaming x470 motherboard.

[@molenini]

@Erotikstudio Winkler GmbH Geforce GT 710

[@scottwilson419]

@Erotikstudio Winkler GmbH Just a 1070

[@A.Froster]

You can already try to OC the 2400 MHz ram modules you have. Also remember to tigh the timings with the Ryzen Dram Calculator. It's literally free performance

[@user-yi7sl6mg8n]

You could also tighten up the timings on the 2400 mHz ram and overclock it, or overclock your cpus infinity fabric. Ltt showed that an infinity fabric oc could get 2133 almost equal to 3600 in fps, so that's a significant performance improvement.

[@bullykojima3232]

@@molenini no gt 210 special edition

[@shannonHWryan]

I recently did a system upgrade. I decided to keep my 1700x, as I don't think I've ever maxed it out.

[@ragalthor]

Neither I have yet

[@boingkster]

I never maxxed mine out but always had stability issues no matter what I did. Memory, psu, bios versions and settings, nothing mattered. Pretty happy with my 3600 now.

[@JustOneGuy]

I mean I had 4700HQ and I have never maxed it out either and its haswell cpu.

[@chriswright8074]

@@JustOneGuy it easy to noe

[@deepbludreams]

You'll only start seeing bottle necking against other chips when you are pushing alot of GPU horsepower, i'm talking 1080TI, 2080 or 2080TI

[@j4ck3t]

you are being very positive about the 1800x, I've been using it for 2 years now and it keeps up with my 2060super very well. But let's be real, zen 2 cpu's are quite a bit better, I would recommend no one to buy a 1000 series zen 1. Makes for a great CPU to be passed on to someone though ! Eventually I'll upgrade and gift this little beast to someone.

[@lindseyatkinson4200]

I’m still rocking my 1800x and it’s still very capable and strong, at 1080/1440p it still impresses me. Think it’ll be sticking around for awhile longer in my rig!

[@KuntalGhosh]

proud owner of ryzen 7 1700 & rx580 since 2017!

[@dreammclackers]

Ryzen does like memory speed, but it loves tight timings. You'll find that tuned CL14 3000MHz will beat regular 3600MHz CL16 in gaming in a lot of cases. Key is to get the speed as high as possible without sacrificing the timings.

[@jakegarrett8109]

I think you meant 3200 cl16 (because that 3600 cl16 would be a really tight kit, requiring ~3150Mhz at cl14 to match). Also it would be really rare for Ryzen first gen to be able to run that aggressive of a kit (maybe 1/10 or fewer could run it).

[@Kortexual]

It’s all about the latency, here’s a calculator to figure it out, the lower it is, the better. notkyon.moe/ram-latency.htm

[@jobbus22]

And 3200 cl14 is faster than 3600 cl16 at stock. But it is not all about MHz and cl values, it's also about secondery timings and all other memory settings. I'm running my 3200 cl15 b-die kit at 3600 cl16-15-15-30 and other tightened timings @1,43V with my asus C6H X370 board and R5 3600 cpu and it's works great. Tested 3800 cl16 but memory gets too hot >53c and then gives error in karhu memtest. Now i'm going to get new FD meshify S2 case for lowering those memory temps and then test again what these b-die kits are made of :)

[@themadnes5413]

@@jakegarrett8109 I have a 1700x @ 3,95ghz running with 3200 cl 14 ram for over 2 years now, no problems at all :)

[@PluslineNeko]

I had a 1800X and a pair of Corsairs DDR4-3200 CL14. I never could make them run at 3200 MHz, they sit at 2933. My 3950X now uses the same RAM and does XMP (so 3200 C14) out of the box.

[@5parcovici]

I am using a ryzen 1700 from launch day along with a rx 580 ! No regrets , it holds strong and no issues !

[@utp216]

Love the 1800X! I’m kind of partial though since I’ve always been an AMD fanboy and I won a reddit giveaway and got the 1800X when it released from AMD. 😊

[@FloppyBread]

typing this on my 1800x system, still good but ye the 3-series update was much needed, so glad ryzen is getting better, shooting for the 3800x soon

[@FunkyM217]

I'm rocking a 2200G, and an RX 570, and I've been able to watch Some KZbin videos in 4K!

[@karoliskazlauskas1213]

I got the same exact system, runs games at 60fps mid-hogh settings at 1080p

[@dhafidzakwanpratama5775]

Have you try a red dead redemption?

[@korosoid]

Nice one, got it instantly. 🤣

[@slim7306]

"some"?

[@canna_craigy_uk172]

Simon Broome do u even have a 4k screen? Pointless if u don't

[@jeffm2787]

I took out my 3950X from the Aorus Master x570 to try out my older 1800x. Honestly I found windows to be the most noticeable area. Because I game at 3440x1440 on a 2080 TI the GPU is still my limiting factor. I didn't notice much difference in games except during really intense physics periods. Very usable CPU still, typing right now with it installed.

[@commonsense7057]

Im still rocking my 1800x that I bought shortly after it was released along with a 1080ti. It's been a great combo. Still no need to upgrade.

[@nexion2406]

I just built my first pc after watching your videos for like 3 years. Thanks for the help you've given me.

[@CaffeinatedFrostbite]

im still using a ryzen 1700. OC to 3.6Ghz. just paired with an RX 5700. good setup

[@IgoByaGo]

I bought one of these on release day. Fry's was still around and I got it for $350. No one had any fans for it as they were not selling FX processers much at the time. I had an old AM2+ Phenom 2 x6 that had a compatible fan. I was able to use it until Corsair was able to send me the bracket for the AM4 board on my h100 AIO. The first few BIOS updates were definitely needed. My first ASUS ROG X370 Prime board didn't have a BIOS at all, so I took it back for a Crosshair Hero VI. I upgraded to the 2700x with the Crosshair VII, then changed the CPU to a 3800X, and a few months ago sold those and got a 5800X with a Crosshair VIII. I will keep that 1800x forever. I was so happy that AMD was back in the mix.

[@johnkeane320]

buying the previous generation parts is always such a bargain from a price to performance standpoint. The deals on second gen ryzen over the black friday / christmas period were insane.

[@Epic0722]

i got an 1800x for $100 and its the dream for me! i was upgrading from an am3 athlon.

[@ashm3406]

I do love my R7 3700x @ 4.4ghz, it’s a beast. 505/5210 R20 scores

[@Noa15Lv]

Ryzen 7 1700 was big cpu jump from my I5-2500s

[@RuruFIN]

What's more amazing is that those are now almost 5 years old, damn how time flies. I skipped the Zen CPUs, got a Zen+ (2600) and now kickin' with Zen2 (3600).

[@Apollo5752353]

When I built my first PC, I used Ryzen because it was cheap and affordable, besides. 8 cores? Count me in. I got myself the Ryzen 5 2600X. Love this thing a lot, and I probably won’t switch back to Intel anytime soon. I recently purchased a 1070 so I don’t think i‘ll be bottlenecking it soon. Go Team Red!

[@BRUXXUS]

2600X is still a great gaming CPU. Also, you've got a great upgrade path if you ever need it! :D

[@Apollo5752353]

BRUXXUS Yep! Thinking about saving up more money and getting a Ryzen 7 or 9 Third gen series

[@Pdus64]

Still running strong with my 1600 without a need for an upgrade :DD

[@emboop2346]

..going to be rocking my 1700x for the foreseeable future unless something massive happens cpu wise

[@joannaatkins822]

I'm extremely lucky to have a golden chip, a Ryzen 5 1600x that has a rock solid stable 4.1ghz all core overclock on air and a mere 1.36v. First gen Ryzen isn't as great as later generations, but damn if it wasn't an important architecture. I know that a more refined 3600x would technically be far, far better, but I'm really fond of it. I could move it on and get something with more cores and better frequency, but I don't actually need to. Not yet.

[@JamesRussoMillas]

I have the spiritual successor to this, the 3800X now and what a beast it is. Just so many resources.

[@DraconianEssence]

As a user of the 1800x OC to 3.8 Ghz and 64 gigs ram OC to 3200Mhz with a H60 aio cooler,and a Gtx 1080 with a PSU of 1000Watt HXI (all corsair expect the GPU) running four 6 tera HDD and one 256 gig SSD(main OS). I couldn't of been more happy to NOT ONLY use one but see where it has led. Im glad i went with AMD(ryzen) and still as i write this, still use it!. I use it for BOTH gaming and "content"creation.

[@cieuxlux9617]

I've been using an R7 1700 @ 4.0 GHz since launch. I feel comfortable knowing I could upgrade to a 3900 / 3950x in the future when the prices have deeply fallen, like they did with the original thread ripper.

[@samsonsanthosh]

Great video as always man Could you start reviewing everyone's build and suggest some good tips I really do miss em

[@CalintzJerevinan546]

^them not em

[@Artemis_WR]

still rocking a 4ghz oc 1700 :)

[@Tomazack]

I bought the 3600 late this summer, and it was worth the wait. I have friends with expensive i7 CPU's, twice the price of the 3600 almost, and they don't experience any better gaming performance than me. The 3600 is never under too much pressure, it's a joy to use, and paired with the affordable rtx2060 it makes for a very cost effective machine. Solid upgrade, glad I didn't waste more money just to get the same experience. Buy equipment for your needs, not for having the best stuff that you'll never fully utilize.

[@manya3084a]

I bought one new at release. It was awesome, but I could never get my memory above 3000 and I could never get a stable overclock. I recently side graded to a 1950x which I got very cheap with a motherboard. 3600mhz on the memory and 4.1ghz oc. They really did bin those threadripper CPUs.

[@orion1983uk]

Another nice video. And couldn't agree more with the recommendation at the end on the 2600X as an upgrade path. I just upgraded my younger brother in-laws ageing setup from an i3-6100 with H110 motherboard + 8GB 2133MHz RAM to the 2600X with B450 motherboard + 16GB 3000MHz RAM (got all the parts during the cyber weekend at the start of December with the 2600X also coming from CCL for a similar to price as you've shown in this video). He just needs to replace his GTX 950 now with something like a GTX 1660 Super (hopefully in a few months time) to complete the transformation.

[@mohamedzain5388]

I got the 2700x for 130 usd during black friday sales and I was afraid I made the wrong choice , looking back now I am extremely glad I got it .

[@joaosampaio4188]

Just discovered your channel, very cool content.

[@TheTardis157]

I remember when I first got my 1700X when they launched. OC'd the life out of it to 4.2 Ghz just to see and promptly returned it to stock frequency and dropped the voltage like it's hot. I use a set of 2400 Mhz dims with CAS 10 timings. It really hated that ram until the bios updates made it stable. It couldn't run optimized defaults lol. My how things have changed. The system is still going strong too!

[@rynz_2893]

Today, I got a facebook memory of two pictures of when I got my r51600x 2 years ago today :) I have a 3600x now and I think it's cool how that I upgraded exactly 2 years later from when I got my 1st generation processor. It's tucked safely back in its box on display now

[@ShoutingKuyaWill]

Ryzen made it possible for me to build my first PC. I was searching online for cheap xeons when the 1st gen Ryzen was launched. Really bang for the buck, new architecture back then and talking about upgrade path it's a no brainer. I waited for the price to go down then Zen+ came out, waited a little bit more until I saw r5 2600 prices became affordable enough for me. Paired it with a cheap rx590 and I am now a happy man.

[@Zacarriss]

Good to see that the 2600x is still alive and well... Cause that's what I have in my RIG and it's Hella good for the price.

[@cjprojects7975]

My new 2700 will be here tomorrow. So excited!

[@RSCOZZY]

Any chance you might do another couple of videos on the early Intel cpus? I know you are an AMD man, but i love your videos - with your 100% realistic and down-to-earth view, but it would be very interesting to me - an old Intel i7 990x user, and many others of similar old school boy racer cpus! Cheers for all your time spent on ALL of your channels, and a very happy new year pal. All the best.

[@PluslineNeko]

That was my computer a couple of months ago: a 1800X and a Vega 64. I've since moved to a 3950X and a 5700 XT. Please note that, afaik, the 1800X comes without a fan when new. Always check the part number, if it ends in BOX it has a cooler, if it ends in WOF, that means "without fan".

[@MrRourk]

Hopefully they do a AF version :)

[@LordPhan]

I got my Ryzen 1800X in October 2018 on clearance sale for $229.88 Canadian. Very happy with my purchase.

[@highly_developed_bs_detect230]

the 2700 is the sweet spot ! a fantastic cpu iv had it 4.1 ghz all core about a 180 watts draw or can go down to 600mhz all core at about 10 watts draw says it all ! really iv had it a little higher but pulled it back lol its a great all rounder perfect for the price and makes perfect sense ! ttfn

[@1234legomaker]

HIGHLY_DEVELOPED_ BS_DETECTOR I would say that the 2700 is definitely a great cpu. But I’d rather save up a little bit more and get the Ryzen 5 3600. But you’re correct the 2700 is definitely the sweet spot.

[@GraveUypo]

what voltage for 4.1? mine's already at 1.35v for 4ghz and i don't think it's worth it going higher. heck, even 4ghz is probably not worth it as i can get 3.9ghz with only 1.275v. but i do it anyway because my computer is rarely at full load and i only changed pstate0 anyway. [edit] upon some new, quick testing, mine seems to get reasonably stable at 4.1ghz with 1.38v. it's too much though, my cooler can't handle that and i need my cpu to be able to handle full load on all threads for minutes to hours at a time (3dsmax renders)

[@bananaman7255]

@@1234legomaker What if the only demanding task you are going to use the PC for is gaming? Would you still reccomend saving up extra for a 3600? Because from what I've seen the gaming performance is very similar, while there is a significant price difference. I'm still new to PC building/components...

[@1234legomaker]

Banana Man to be honest it really depends on your needs. If you only want it for gaming and don’t want it to spend the extra $40 it makes sense. Also this is the good thing about Ryzen since they use the same sockets. So if your current cpu isn’t doing the job, upgrading is very easy.

[@bananaman7255]

@@1234legomaker Cool, thanks for the advice!

[@bigjoeangel]

I recently switched to the red team. It was a close call between the 2700X and the 3600X, but went for the 2700X, because it was significantly cheaper at the time and is better in multi-threaded apps with it's extra 2 cores. Quite the bargain. Now all I'm waiting for is a beast of a GPU to pair it with, I wonder what 2020 will have in store for us price/performance hunters.

[@exaltedb]

I still have a 2600 _(non X)_ and that has been holding me pretty well so far. Handles everything I ever need to throw at it and then some

[@Antcid]

Ryzen 7 1700x + rx580 4g + 32g 2133 dc ram + nvme since 2017. I throw everything at that rig and never disappoints. Video, photo editing and gaming 1080p high settings. Last game was Gears 5

[@shannonrhoads7099]

I swapped to Ryzen early, and am still using the 1700 today. Just can't justify upgrading it. I got it on eBay and spent an hour straightening pins. Worth it.

[@vdrand9893]

I'm on ryzen 1700 (with wrath cooler) 16GB, with Vega 56 since 2017. Going strong Late 2019. No reason to upgrade :)

[@leungoscar4126]

It's my dream CPU back in 2017, but now I'm planning to get a 3700x/3900x.

[@jarnokruijer5132]

i m getting the 3700x tomorrow

[@leungoscar4126]

@@jarnokruijer5132 Great to hear that, congrats!

[@jarnokruijer5132]

@@leungoscar4126 still trying to choose the right graphics card to combine with

[@notagunfreak8146]

@@jarnokruijer5132 rx 5700xt, rx 5700, 2060 super or better. What is you max budget?

[@jarnokruijer5132]

@@notagunfreak8146 well god 250/300 euro to blow then i m out of money

[@thedandyp]

Where did that Amazon Warehouse 5700 end up? It's been missing from your videos for quite a while!

[@btarg1]

The Ryzen series is absolutely the best thing to happen to PC gaming in recent years, but it took a while to get there.

[@artyknotswastaken]

Bought a 1700 when they came out and still haven't found a good reason to upgrade 😄

[@eNexten]

There no any reason to upgrade if u are a casual gamer. This chips absolutely rocks till today and years after.

[@Alex-wg1mb]

Same, using it for 3D modeling and rendering. Very good CPU.

[@artyknotswastaken]

Yeah I just tried my friends 3700 and it loads unreal like ..unreally fast.. I'm still waiting for 4xxx..

[@JackRyanFox]

Was upgrading to the 3600x worth it?

[@LawrenceTimme]

I bought mine for £480 brand new. Great cpu been very pleased with it.

[@zulu3636]

My 1700 seemed to OC better with the newest bios. I have it at 3.9 ghz @1.3v

[@ThisisUrielArt]

I use the 1800X at 4Ghz with the Vega 56 and it works great for editing on Vegas Pro 17, ram was an issue for me but upgrading to 32GB solved my Vegas Pro crashes. Honestly this CPU is one hell of a deal.

[@TridonsEve]

I've been running the Ryzen 3 1200 lately. Soon-ish I'll experiment with upgrading to the Ryzen 3 2300X. Love the Zen chips so far. AMD keep advancing them nicely each year. Hopefully Intel will wake up and make something else than Sandy Bridge+++++++ in 2021 and make a similar leap that AMD did. Good times ahead.

[@Ahvay]

4 GHZ oc with the 1800x.....oooooo baby, love this upload

[@drunkrdm]

had a 1800x before the 3900x i have now.. switched mostly because it wasn't holding it's overclocks any more.. no regrets getting it for gaming though.

[@spider496]

Just got a 1600x to replace my old amd fx. Very happy with the purchase😎.

[@88specv]

Ryzen is great, new or used..I'm happy with my 2700 at 4.1ghz/Vega 56 laptop.

[@kennyj4366]

Oh yeah, I would be proud to have any one of them. Great video, thank you. 👍

[@Cpt_Wolf]

I have R7 1700 65W TDP version, bought it new boxed long time ago, and I've must say, that it is very very good eight core processor. Future proof, for many years to come for sure. When it will become "not enough" and "obsolete" for me, it will be swapped with some 3800 or 3950 :).

[@PortuguesDC]

Where I live at (and at the "local store" which is the largest in the country, Portugal) the 1800X costs 190€. I got the 2700X last week for 183€ on sale, usually costs 224€. Both are brand new, from factory and everything. Tbh I feel like the 2700X is the better choice. It has better performance on pretty much every scenario, and it comes with a cooler. 2700 non X is also a great deal, but the 2700X is got a better cooler and slightly better speeds out of the box for anyone who doesn't want to do overclock. But for anyone who is just gaming, Ryzen 3000s, the 3600 to be exact, offers better gaming perfomance on 1080p, including some better 1% and 0.1%. I guess it all comes down to the work you will use the CPU for, right? :) Happy new year guys ;)

[@ChfHappySack]

I'm still using a 1600X overclocked to 4ghz. I can get it to boot and some what usable at 4.1 but it doesn't boot sometimes at that speed. So I left it at 4 and it still serves my needs perfectly. 1080p 60fps is all I want. No point in buying a 5700XT and a 3700X if you don't have a monitor to support anything more than 60hz. I'm using an R9 Nano with my 1600X, which is showing it's age in some titles but still worthy of modern gaming today.

[@slim420-e8v]

I'm watching this video while playing a game at 4K and rendering a video on my 1800x right now.

[@christiaanventer8183]

I bought an x370 and the 1800x fresh off the press, and I had several issues at the start, mostly the ram I bought freaking out on the board when any higher than 2133. Still I have them today and stability is great, I've got a vega56 and learning animation. Single thread is not that great when baking a simulation but the 16 threads chomps down on scenes well enough that I can wait a while before getting the latest AMD upgrade

[@Max-uo1cu]

Bought a 1700X for 100€ on eBay! Overclocked it to 3.95ghz and it's running perfectly fine with my GTX 1080 ti

[@Patrick-S]

I still have a 1800x running in my main system today. Maybe I'll replace it when AMD releases something impressive with the 4000 series again. But just maybe, since that little chip has a special place in my heart and more than enough power still.

[@jeremyniels]

I just made one of my best deals yet. $ 31 for a brand new Asrock H61m-dgs with a brand new i5 2500. You can def tell it's completely new in the box as if it left the factory. Never seen this before and i hunt for 1155 stuff for years. occasionaly a super deal comes by . Also got 8 GB ddr3 kingston 1600 mhz for $ 14 , also brand new from a ebay like site. the set is complete now, i just like to have it laying around if my family/friends needs it, u pc nerds know what i mean, there is something statisfying about a mobo/cpu/ram set. I'll wait for SSD prices to drop next year so i can throw in a 500 gb one for abour 30$ hopefully. Ultimate combo for normal desktop usage, ppl who don't game. Hail socket 1155!

[@keithverret6191]

Seeing my Ryzen 7 in most best score benchmarks makes me happy, my old FX-8320 doesn't hold a candle to this 3800x. I know it's over kill but I had extra money at the time and thought, why not!

[@Sideshowleon]

I have a 980ti and a 6500 its starting to show its age alot, looking to get into ryzen and found a 1800x for 50 pounds locally. I will be upgrading to a 5700xt soon as well. Already have 16gb of ddr4

[@LISTEDGames]

But what if you have a high refresh monitor and you need more fps. 144hz screens are starting to become the norm

[@bluescluessuperagent]

......play at lower settings. get a better gpu. etc etc

[@Bajicoy]

It is really good to see the 1800x still doing well, it at least means you don't have to upgrade your CPU after 2-3 years It is hard to argue an 1800x today against a 2700x with their prices so similar

[@czrptr6849]

I've recently got a ryzen 5 2600 for 110 euros new, where I live you can get the 1800x for about 180 euros when it's on sale

[@iluisr]

I bought a 2700x this week at 178€ very nice performance for the price 👌🏻 3962 points on cinebench r20

[@zhuyufan1186]

I upgraded from 4560 to 1700 recently and what a difference it makes. I don't play games on the computer but have a lot of applications opens alongside AUTOCAD and Solidworks. It is not only smoother in Solidworks but allows me to open more apps at the same time. The only complaint I have is the memory overclock, 2933 is the highest stable frequency I can achieve without failing the Cinabench test. Considering some reviewers can easily achieve 3000+ mhz without a problem, it is kinda disappointing.

[@1leggeddog]

you should definitely use it in a dedicated KZbin rendering rig

[@shader931]

Why is your gpu usage so low in some benchmarks? I have the same CPU and a 2080 with 32 gigs of ram and in some games when there’s allot to render my gpu usage will go down to 50% but my cpu will be at like 30-40%. I need to figure out what’s going on.

[@GhostWritersParanormalPortal]

I wish I had waited a bit to build my pc when I did, I got this CPU and still use it, it still does great in gaming and the little bit of youtube creating I do. But it wasn't long after it came out the other options was just crazy. I paid top dollar for this cpu cause I got it the first month or so that it came out. I have it paired with a Gtx 1080 Ti FTW3 and I believe this cpu holds me back on some titles, for instance escape from tarkov, I still get 80 - 90 fps but.. another thing that kinda sucks is I purchased the alienware 240hz gsync monitor, I dont know, i say it sucks cause i don't get anywhere near 240 fps in any game that I play, BUT I do believe that in Escape from tarkov i get a pretty smooth experience overall because of the Monitors high refresh rate even if i'm not even reaching 144 fps. I wish I had gotten a 1440P 144hz monitor honestly. Before this monitor I had a 60 hz 4k montior by samsung, and WOW it looked great.. thats one thing that I miss is the HD quality form 4k, being the alienware 240hz monitor is only 1080p I put alot of money into this computer and i'm hoping that it lasts me at least a few more years. The damn GPU i bought is still almost $1500.00 when i check it.. i think I got lucky and got it for like $900 or I never would have been able to get it LOL

[@UncleLayne]

I picked up my 1800X way back in the beginning of this year for roughly $225 CAD and I'm still happy with it. I know that the newer 3600 or the 2700X would give me better game performance, but I play games so rarely and sporadically these days, so the performance gains wouldn't really be worth upgrading. And I got lucky with a chip that likes to OC to 4050 MHz so I don't want to pass that up.

[@s4muraik290]

For £95 I got an rx 570 4gb from cex (online) but when I got it.. i had a *new* rog strix IN ALL PACKAGING IT WAS LITERALLY NEW so I'm very happy :D

[@chemicalbreath]

I presently have a 1700 and am just waiting for the 3700x price to go down. Still using an X-370 motherboard and have no reason to upgrade it.

[@Zoolookuk]

I grabbed a 1700x just as the 2nd gen Ryzens were coming out for a song. It performs great in games and general productivity and I don't think anyone who has one should need to upgrade - I'm even rocking a model GTX1060 6GB which for 1080p gaming is still fine. Considering even 4th generation Intel CPUs can still game perfectly well, this really is a no-brainer. For gamers, I do think a new 3600 is probably a slightly better buy than an 1800x/1700x