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- Dec 23, 2022
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System Name | Hopes, dreams, donated parts, and electrical tape |
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Processor | Ryzen R5 3600 |
Motherboard | Asrock B450m Pro4 |
Cooling | Stock Cooler |
Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32gb 3200 CL16 |
Video Card(s) | PowerColor Fighter 6500XT (Running at pcie 2.0...) |
Storage | Western Digital 2TB Black HDD, Samsung 870 Evo 512GB |
Display(s) | Asus VA something or other |
Case | Cougar MX331 MESH-X |
Power Supply | Corsair CX550m |
Mouse | Rosewill ION D10 |
Keyboard | Corsair K70 (The old one) |
VR HMD | $4 Garage Sale Phone Holder and AprilTags |
I've been in discussion about this with a couple friends. We're not necessarily complaining as we loved the 7000 non-x CPUs but it's interesting they didn't do the same thing they did with 7000 in terms of PBO/Eco mode. Moreover, given how cool these CPUs run stock, I'm shocked there wasn't an option to get them with a stock cooler given how well the Wraith Prism cooled the 7700 and 7900.
The conspiracy theorist in me says that they released the X chips early with the default lower power so they can later release some kind of Ryzen Desktop AI thing with a higher power envelope along with an NPU and claim a performance increase over the X to make them look better. The logical side of me can't come up with a good reason to justify that and torpedo any possible sales of the X chips and the entire launch would make them look bad.
I'd love to hear other theories, be it conspiratorial or serious.
The conspiracy theorist in me says that they released the X chips early with the default lower power so they can later release some kind of Ryzen Desktop AI thing with a higher power envelope along with an NPU and claim a performance increase over the X to make them look better. The logical side of me can't come up with a good reason to justify that and torpedo any possible sales of the X chips and the entire launch would make them look bad.
I'd love to hear other theories, be it conspiratorial or serious.