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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great CPU, Great Buying Experience w/BestBuy
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
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First off, this CPU is excellent, especiallyt for gamers. If youre a hobiest overclocker I hear the 3D cache cpus are tough to OC but i havent tried for myself. Second, i bought this with the help of customer service. The experience was quick, easy, and professional. They price matched for me and it was shipped to me very quickly.
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Been a while since i upgraded an most games i played the cpu were the only thing holding me back. Night amd day difference with this thing. Playing maxed out settings on cyberpunk with ray tracing an it doesnt come close to breaking a sweat.
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Great processor, I went with it because it's the best for gaming except for the 9800X3D which wasn't readily available at the time I built my new system.
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This cpu paired exceeds my gaming expectations. Will give you better gaming performance than the i9 13900k at the expense of having lower max frequencies. The cpu worked flawlessly after installing the cpu, chipset drivers, and updating my motherboards bios.
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Nothing better than the 7800x3d (except the 9800x3) for gaming. This has such great price to performance, it's a must for anyone building a new PC. HIGHLY RECOMMEND
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For anyone keeping themselves updated on the latest new CPUs, this one is obviously the single dominating processor in gaming.
Performance is almost as expected, but any potential buyers should note the words on AMD's product page for this item, saying the 5.0 GHz max boost clock is only possible in "short and bursty" workloads, typical boost clock for longer workloads maxes at about 4.8 across all cores.
Should also be noted that Best Buy's return policy for this CPU specifically is NOT GOOD. Only allowing 14 days for an item to be tested is simply not sufficient on pc parts. Especially for a CPU that is as volatile as this one, its very possible that it will either sit in its box for 14 days waiting for other parts to ship, or that no issues will be seen until after the 14 day return period has expired. 7800X3D chips have been known to "slow cook" themselves to death on high quality silicon, or just outright melt on lower quality silicon. My best advice is to buy elsewhere, or at least make sure AMD can directly replace the CPU if damaged.