I am not sure exactly, he said he purchased the 8700k by mistake when he actually wanted an X series (I am guessing an I9 but he didn’t say). I asked if he would be interested in a trade for a high end flashlight and listed off a few I have and he said he would be interested in looking at this.
Hoping he goes through with it. A MT09R with cells is actually a reasonably fair trade for an 8700k based on ebay prices. I wasn’t actually looking for something this new, something more in the 5820x / 4790k range was my goal but figured I would see if this panned out.
I have been considering a Ryzen system as well, although it just doesn’t seem to save all that much money all things considered from what I have seen, maybe $50-100 tops for the complete system. Unless I am missing the deals?
The 2700x looks interesting, although in benchmarks the 8700k at worst is ~10-15% slower and at best it is 20-35% faster, just not sure there is a reason to use it for a system that will do a little of everything.
In benchmarks, the 2700x is almost on par in terms of single threaded performance, and crushes it in terms of multi-core performance.
Also, have you heard about the CPU side vulnerabilities Specter and Meltdown? They are unpatchable without performance loss on the Intel side, which is how the 2700X is almost on par in terms of single threaded performance:
For deals on PC hardware I would recommend:
Finally, it includes a nice stock 125W cooler, with RGB LEDs and a nice design. And if you want perhaps to upgrade in 2020-2021, you can just pop in a new 7nm CPU with perhaps 12 cores at 5Ghz. And perhaps a powerful APU if you don’t need/want a dedicated GPU, while being surprisingly powerful and efficient.
Unlike Intel which doesn’t like backwards compatibility, as seen by the fact that you can’t put in a 8700k inside a Z270 mobo. And the subsequent CPUs are probably not going to be compatible.
It is something I have considered, the driver for such a light has to be a beast to handle that LED.
I have lots of things I am considering, thats part of why I am taking on a lot of odd ball mods right now to try them out and see what works best in the use of my limited time.
A TA brand with upgraded versions of existing lights and my own from scratch designs could or could not be in the works….
Hmm, I sense a member of team Red in our midst. lol
I will fully admit that every time I ever tried AMD in the past I regretted it within the month and wished I had just spent the extra for intel. Ryzen is the first thing in a decade that would even put AMD on my radar but the bad taste is still in my mouth. I have found single threaded performance to make general computer use feel snappier and with 6 cores I figure it will be fast enough. Plus I will naturally be overclocking the 8700k if I get it as well.
Ryzen makes a lot of sense on paper, although it panning out in the real world is where AMD has failed in the past.
If this 8700k falls though I will be seriously considering a ryzen build again, although a first gen chip would be more in my price range.
Thanks for that reddit link, there is a case there that looks like it just might work for $25. Plus I was not aware there was a wootoff today. Been years since I have checked in on woot.
I’m not actually on the Red Team, nor on the CPU and GPU side. I really want to build a Ryzen 2700 PC, as I’ve seen someone that has a 1700 build, and it is so smooth in general compared to mine, as nothing is CPU limited, compared to my i5 6500.
Also, I’ve seen how fast it renders and compiles programs. Holy shit. At the same frequency as my i5 6500, the 1700 had the same single threaded score in Blender and in Dolphin emulator, and literally had 2.5x the performance of my i5 in multi-threaded loads.
Basically, I’ve started doing more intensive things on my PC, and the only path I will be taking is AMD, for both price-performance and ethical reasons.
The only problem? I’ve spent the equivalent of 2 months of hobby money in flashlights, and I can’t spend anymore stuff for at least another month. That was thanks to you Texas Ace and to AEDe. Both the MT09R and the Samsung LH351D, and I was forced to buy them.
Is that the TN42VN? I have been seriously contemplating on that beast for the last two months but I can get a couple other flashlights for the price of that so I have held off on it for now. I would love to hear your thoughts of the light after you use it.
Man that blue one looks nice! I would another MT09R and have TA mod it to get the blue color if I have more room but I already got like a hundred flashlights already and need to reserve room for upcoming flashlights.
$102 excluding LED dedome. And according to HaikeLite, stock NW emitters are doing 20k lumens just from TA driver (not sure if springs are bypassed) and to push it more you will need new LEDs
