AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor with Wraith Spire Cooler - YD260XBCAFBOX

I changed my PC after ten years! I went with AMD as it was so much cheaper and better, looking at the data below. The i7-8700K, the Intel equivalent, is $380.00 verses $200.00 for the AMD 2600X. I used the same power supply, case, mouse, keyboard ETC as it all was newer. You can see the set-up I did this time. The GPU is in the middle slot to give the CPU cooler a tunnel of air straight through the system. The NVMe drive sits under the CPU cooler and gets air pulled across it. The GPU is AIO hybrid type so no hot air in the case. Yes, I oriented the cooler to shoot straight up as this seems best to send hot air UP out the top of the case and not into the GPU radiator. Temps so far support the set-up. Real neat and clean this time around. I have a pretty good CPU and NOCTUA DH-15S cooler, so it auto dynamic clocks (what AMD calls XFR2) to 4.9 GHz on all cores! I don't do a thing, as it is all stock. Even the fans are cool-and-quiet and ramp based on temps. This is a great PC! The ASRock X470 is great, too, with that 1 GB ADATA NVMe SSD drive blazing along with W10 pro. The memory XMP profiled to the right timings and speed straight away with the Taichi MB...dead stable. The Heaven 4.0 scores are 15 FPS faster than the i7-870 in the old system with the same 1070ti clocks (see attached). That AMD CPU kicks butt for the price. If you are thinking of a PC, the 2600X allows you to afford the a NVMe drive and/or a faster graphics card. I game at 1440P so the fastest CPU is a waste of money. Ran Wolfenstein - The New Order all day today and not a single hick-up. The system exceeded my expectations, that's for sure. AMD SYSTEM BRAND PRICE MB ASRock X470 Taichi AM4 AMD $199.99 CPU AMD Ryzen 7 2600X 3.6GHz $209.99 DDR4 MEMORY* G.Skill Flare-X 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 - F4-3200C14D-16GFX $224.98 1GB ADATA SX8200 3D NAND NVMe Gen3x4 M.2 SSD $208.99 OS W10 Professsional OEM 64 bit $149.50 GPU EVGA 1070ti hybrid $550.00 I kept my case and PS; Phantek ENTHOO PRO Glass Corsair HX-750 Here is the data on XFR2 actual function. Look at the dynamic OC difference! ~4.3 GHz on one and ~4.9 GHz on the other! VCPU core adjust from less than a volt to 1.48 volts. Remember that the numbers are "max" at any time, not at one point in time. So ALL cores aren't likely ever at those frequencies at the same time, just the ones that are needing the boost. Unlike a manual over clock, you aren't stuck revving the CPU engine in neutral wasting power on cores that don't have work, and, generating HEAT that slows down the thread you DO want to be running hardest! This is why the AMD set-up is so compelling now, It allows every last bit of performance to be reached with minimal HEAT generation as ONLY the cores / clocks that NEED the boost get it. Eventually, they all seem to see a set peak GHz value (I don't think my 2600X can run 4.93 GHz on all cores simultaneously) running randomly at full tilt. If you look at the CPU and GPU utilization scores you'll see dramatic differences between games. One runs the CPU hard, the other the GPU. The CPU processor adjust to fit the requirements. And, it adjusts a LOT more than I ever though it would. With fixed over clock you really match ONE type of game and spin your wheels on the other. XFR2 senses the wheel spin on the CPU and backs it off if it can't drive performance forward on everything you do. And yes, it backs off the CPU voltage on that core, you can watch it dynamically change on each core. This lowers overall heats to the minimum at any point in time for the work being done. I sound like an add for AMD's XFR2, but I'm just the opposite, I was real nervous about the expense on a seemingly too good to be true dynamic OC program. But, it really does work and the data supports it 100% using real games and actual use situations. This CPU is 3.6 GHz base clock, but dynamically OC to near 5 GHz! And, this was gaming for 12 hours straight on Wolfenstein with ZERO crashes. Someone has to do this test, may as well be me. This PC is dead stable hitting those numbers. If you don't believe the AMD propaganda, it is true this time around. Let's add the second important variable, cooling. The AMD Cool and Quiet was panned in the beginning. Now, it supercharges the XFR2 capability as it cools ONLY when needed. The old way was top blow the house down 24/7. Now? I hear the fans spin up in game and then spin down again. The cooling is DYNAMIC as well, so less noise most of the time. The X470 Taichi MB chip set tested my fans min speeds at initialization so it knows their limits and away it went after that. Both systems work seamlessly on my PC. Seldom does this ever happen. I didn't mess with a thing, no CPU overclocks, no fan profiles, nothing. I see completely reasonable heats, too. The 2600X is definitely the little engine that could, and DOES! Or should I say, AMD DOES! HEAVEN WOLFENSTEIN CPU LOWER HIGHER GPU 100% 40% CPU TEMP 57 C 67 C GPU TEMP 56 C 40 C CPU CLOCK 4.3 GHz 4.9 GHz

For 1080p gaming, this CPU is near unbeatable for its price. Paired with an AMD Radeon Vega 56 graphics card, I have not noticed any bottlenecking for 1080p 75FPS gaming at high/ultra settings. I may not be the best person to review this CPU, as I've never used a computer that has had any more than a 2 Core processor, running idly at boot at around 40%. I personally found the Ryzen 5 2600X to be a huge leap forward, idling at 1% or 2% usage at the most. The included air cooler (Spire cooler) is perfectly fine to keep it cool, even in my mini ITX build. I have built in the Thermaltake Core V1, and haven't had any thermal issues (my GPU is a blower style, so only the CPU heats up the case). No complaints from me, besides that the CPU cooler is noticeably audible, even at idle. Perhaps an after-market cooler might be a good investment if noise bothers you. Other than that, it's great!

Antes de nada, al final de esto dejare los componentes que use para mi PC por si alguien quiere reproducirlos. Ahora si, mi opinión sobre este procesador: He querido esperar a probarlo un tiempo antes de escribir. He de decir que lo compré en Junio y hasta Diciembre no pude montarlo. Lo malo de ir pieza por pieza con poco dinero XD. En fin. Nada que lamentar. Este era mi primer PC gaming que monto por lo que, tenia mucho miedo de montar. Sobre todo el procesador de AMD que tiene los pines. ¡¡Pero nada del otro mundo!! Es fácil de montar, mas de lo que pensaba. Funciona a las mil maravillas y no me ha dado ningún tipo de problema. El disipador que viene con él funciona bien hasta que pueda cambiarlo pero por el momento da de si (aunque me pelee un poco con este para montarlo bien). Eso si, recomiendo cambiar la pasta termina que viene puesta. No he tenido problemas con cosas sencillas. Tampoco al cargar juego aunque los que he probado son juegos que no necesitan tanto como League Of Legend. Aproveche que se habían anunciado los nuevos Ryzen 3000 y estos los rebajaron para comprarlos. Posiblemente en un futuro me pase a los que halla. La Motherboard me da para hacerlo. Aunque ya digo que para lo que hago da de si este procesador. En cuanto a diferencias, en mi casa siempre hemos sido de Intel hasta que monte este ordenador (mi primer montaje) y no puedo estar mas contenta con este. Nada que envidiarle y desde luego mucho más económico. MERECE LA PENA PAGAR POR AMD SEA EL RYZEN QUE SEA. Eso si. No hagáis como yo, novata de mi, que me compre este procesador pensando que llevaba gráfica integrada y estuve unos días que no tenia señal hasta que me trajeron la gráfica. RECORDAR QUE SI QUERÉIS PROCESADORES DE AMD (por ahorraros el dinero de la gráfica) QUE TENGAN GRÁFICOS INTEGRADOS, SON LOS QUE TIENEN LA LETRA G XD Respecto a lo que use para montarlo: -Procesador: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X -Motherboard: MSI X470 Gaming Plus -RAM: HyperX Fury 8GB 2400 Mhz -Almacenamiento: WD Sata 3 500GB (principal) + Seagate Barracuda 1TB -Gráfica: Asus GeForce 1050 Ti Cerberus O4G

Built a relatively (750$..excluding GPU obviously:) ) cheap PC for duties as a plex server and occasional gaming. This CPU is a beast. I mainly needed the power for transcoding films on the fly for remote plex users. This does not disappoint. It can EASILY transcode 4-6 1080p streams down to 4mbps 720p without issue(I know, not great - but im limited by my upload speed) - it can even transcode down a 45gb 4K movie to 20mbps 1080p(that eats up power for other users - so I avoid it). When less people are watching it is always throttled (met the max buffer and goes idle until more video needs to be converted). This also handles multi-tasking 1000x better than any Intel CPU out now. While gaming you can easily switch to Edge or other apps without your computer croaking. Pair it with 32gb of DDR4 ram and you are in Passmark's 96th percentile in terms of PC benchmarks. I have this paired with a relatively old GTX960 OC 4GB but it will more than handle something more recent. AMD has made huge strides in their CPU technology. While they are not as optimized for gaming (Intel always wins the FPS battle) the price, features, related hardware and overall performance are on par for significantly less money overall.

I have been using Core i7 for like 10 years. Motherboard's south bridge chipset got burnt and I had to buy a complete new PC. After reading tons of reviews for a decent gaming processor, I drilled down to this baby. Its been a week and it runs everything that I throw at it. There are so many motherboards available for this, but I went with Asus Prime X470 Pro. A decent second gen Mobo for X series Unlocked Ryzen Processors. Pros : Stock Cooler was quite and temperatures were in range from 53 to 75. But I went with Corsair H100i V2 Liquid Cooler and now my temps remain in 34-50 range. Auto Boost is available and enuff space to Overclock. Since this is the X version, it supports DDR4 speeds upto 3400ish. Cons : AMD could have given the RGB Cooler with this CPU since this is the flagship at Ryzen 5 Level. Final verdict : If you are looking for a decent gaming processor then this one is a beast. Save some money from buying i7 8700k or 2700x and buy a good liquid cooler to pair with this baby