AMD YD270XBGAFBOX Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism RGB LED Cooler,Black

This is the first time I've gone AMD since the days of Athlon 64. My i5 2500k is really old by today's standards. Even overclocked to the max, it still stutters in intensive web browsing, lightroom, VR and newer games. Time to change. Problem is, the best two mainstream high end chips available today are the 8700k and the 2700x. Which one do I go for? For gaming 8700K will get faster frame rates if you have a 1080ti or game at a lowly 720p, but not by a huge margin. If you game at 1080p the advantage to Intel is marginal, gaming is just as good on both. 2700x has more muscle. With a whopping 16 threads you can throw any workload at it and it will chew it up. A massive difference to my 4 core 4 thread 2500k. But here's what made me go AMD. Intel Coffee Lake is a dead end. Intels desktop processor improvements have been a measly single digit % increase with each release, and you'll probably need to buy a new motherboard for the next refresh. However, AMD will support the same socket up to 2020, so whatever Ryzen 2/3/4 AMD releases in two years time will be a viable upgrade option and I can just plop it into the same motherboard. In addition, the AMD cooler is good quality and looks awesome. The 2700X is phenomenal value and cheaper. You get a huge amount of processing power for your money. You won't go wrong with 8700k or 2700X but I believe the 2700X is a better all rounder and better value. If you absolutely must have 145fps versus 125fps for gaming and happen to have a 1080ti to attain those frame rates, then go 8700K, but you will have a non upgradeable system in a years time. My build runs super stable, its on a MSI x470 carbon gaming pro motherboard with 16gb 3200mhz patriot memory. My HTC Vive VR also runs much smoother compared to the 2500k. Gaming, photoshop, lightroom, general computing tasks etc all have a noticeable improvement in speed or smoothness .Never bluescreened never crashed. I don't bother with overclocking the Ryzen, it's not worth it.

...so will try and keep it simple. I had the opportunity to upgrade from an Intel 4690k which was getting old, although still a good performer. I wanted something that would futureproof it for at least 3-5 years with games and for my photoshop video content work. The Ryzen 7 seemed to be the one; not as fast as the best I7s, but very good at Desktop work. A good all rounder from my research. Well out of the box it came with 2 cables, a big cooler fan as well as it s own connector. The spare cabling allows you to connect the fan for customisable colour changes, which is gimmicky, but nice. Then there`s the CPU, slightly bigger than my previous i5 cpu. I fitted it nervously into my new 470 Motherboard.I used the standard paste already on the fan. Whole thing came to life on startup first time with the fan exhibiting a very orangey swirly display. After installing the chipset drivers,etc off the net from AMD`s site. Running with 16 Gig 2400mhz Ram (I heard that 3200mhz ram is better for Ryzen, but just couldn`t push that far, probably later). I checked the Bios which is very user friendly... I guess it`s just me, but I kinda of liked Bios when they were a scary-looking blue screen with a severe interface! Felt serious, now it looks almost gamey... Popped up the ram Easy overclocker to 1, left the rest. Anyway... Ran a few games first to see if all was well (I find this often better than synthetic benchmarks). Dying Light ran like a dream. It ran really well with my previous i5, but this time it just `felt` much, much smoother. everything just happened instantly without a sweat; a zillion zombies attack and I`m just slashing through them with all the carnage then running and jumping into a ledge and climbing a tall building. hard to describe just how smooth it was, not a dip. Total Warhammer 2 again, ran smooth on the Campaign map and in battles, just no dips or stutters that I could see. Xcom2 breezes along. On photoshop, while running Office and playing VLC music, no problem at all working sweetly and efficiently, opening graphic files, manipulating them, etc, even while online (I usually go offline while working). Finally I gave a synthetic benchtest on SuperPosition and 3Dmark which was when I finally heard the cpu fan start chugging and it can be quite noisy. The scores weren`t really that much better than my 4690k, though I know it measures more off my 1060 graphics card. I guess the cpu is now bottlenecked partly by the GPU? Ran User Benchmark and got Gaming: Aircraft Carrier. Desktop: UFO. And WorkStation: UFO... Whatever that all means, but I guess it`s good. lol. Very please with this cpu so far. Recommended. p.s. Had it a year now and it has worked flawlessly. It is unfair for me to keep this at 4 stars, upping to 5 Stars- Deserved.

A great all-round CPU, you get 8 cores and 16 threads with clock speeds upwards of 4GHz in most workloads on all cores. This processor will outperform any similarly priced Intel CPU in raw performance and be very competitive in gaming performance. Essentially unmatched price/performance out of the box, with the exception of the 2600X which is just as good for gaming, but you get 2 less cores. I highly recommend this processor for anyone running the latest games, streaming, recording, and multi-tasking as it's a beast and really can handle anything you throw at it. AMD has come a long way since the Bulldozer FX series, and the 2700X really represents that progress. In a nutshell, for this price point (£300) you are getting the best performance possible in multi-tasking and productivity and still excellent gaming performance. The slightly cheaper i5's of the 8th and 9th generation will give you a bit more Average FPS in most games but your minimums may be lower. This CPU stomps both of those in multi-threaded. This also comes with a soldered heat-spreader and high quality stock cooler (With RGB)! whereas you have to buy the cooler with Intel.

Replacing an i5-7400, this processor is a gigantic upgrade for playing games and streaming on Twitch. It is truly a good pick for people who are into gaming and media, without sacrificing performance. The 8-Core/16-Thread is totally sufficient for multitasking with today's programs. It does not struggle to perform tasks, nor does it heat up ridiculously, like old AMD processors - it's only got the original Wraith Prism cooler that's cooling it! Do not be blinded on the fact that you must buy an Intel processor in order to achieve the best gaming experience. If you are going to be gaming at any resolution at 60 FPS, this would be the perfect pick for anyone as it is affordable. Zen 2 is even more potent than this Zen+, although it would be a bit more expensive. Only pursue more expensive processors if extremely high refresh rate gaming is desired. As a primary Intel user, I give a thumbs up to people who are wanting to upgrade their PC at a budget, without compromising gaming performance.

I could write about how great this cpu is all night but I'll try and keep it short. I upgraded from an 1800x a few months back and i was a bit sceptical at first until i saw the numbers, my cpu will run at 4ghz all day long at extremely low voltage compared to my 1800x, for example i easily sit over 4ghz with my voltage below 1.275v, unthinkable on the 1800x. I decide to stick a h100i corsair cooler on it which almost destroyed my idea of airflow through the case (See pic 2) as i had to put the intake fans at the top because the 240mm radiator was too big to fit in the top of the case, only because the ram slots are quite high on the Asrock x470 Gaming K4. The trouble i have is my 1080ti also has its own radiator so my cases airflow really isn't optimal at all, but it still stays cool at all times. Even with this heatwave through europe the cpu never exceeded 70 °c at any time even without amazing airlow and ambient temps well above 40°c, this thing is a beast! If you want to run anything over 3200mhz ram then please take my advice and make sure the ram is samsung B-die. Im not sure why but ryzen really loves samsung B-die, I had corsair 3200mhz hynix ram that would run on my other b350 board with my 1800x or 2700x but not with the new x470 board, the timings are not right, ended up purchasing G-skill Flare X 3200mhz 16gb instead for ultimate capability. In short, dont believe the doubters, this is insane performance out the box with most ryzen 2700x hitting 4ghz straight out the box with under 1.3v, I mean would you really expect 8 cores to go under 30°c even with power saving off, amd cool and quiet and c6 state off? Im more than happy, I havent even activated precision boost 2 yet and look at those specs, i dont need to! I just let it thrive under 1.3v, its glorious!

Oh my dear, from where can I start? I really can't finish speaking of how much I like the piece of good. For me, this was the most £250+ worth spending that I've ever spend and I would do it again if it's necessary. I'd give this processor the best processor that ever created award and let me tell you why. First of all, you'll get an "ACTUAL" 8-cores CPU 16 threads and high-end features within in it. The processor will finish anything no matter what you're working on or on which program you're using. Moreover, the processor is on different level when comparing to other processor as you're getting actual high-end CPU in reasonable price. Never to mention that there is a stock cooler that came along, which is actually very very good that I never thought of getting after-market CPU cooler. Me as an architect, I did get the full potential performance of it from rendering architectural designs in programs, such as 3ds Max, Revit, Corona renderer. By getting it you won't think about upgrading your rig in at least the next 5 years. The one thing that I didn't like though, the quality of the pre-applied thermal paste that came with the stock cooler, this is where 1 star has taken away. The reason is that when you mount the cooler and try to remove it again the paste will stick on the CPU and will require actual effort to pull it off, the problem is by doing this the cooler will pull the CPU from the motherboard socket in unsafe way that might cause damage for your CPU. Also, the thermal paste that's been left on your processor after removing the cooler is hard to remove and it might end in leaking on the CPU socket in somehow while cleaning the paste, just exactly what happened with me. In a nutshell, I'm totally satisfied with it and never never regretting while waiting for AMD to completely crush Intel, because AMD seems to be promising.

Excellent processor, I decided to take the leap and upgrade from my old faithful, but ageing FX-8350 and i'm glad I did, the difference in performance is pretty great. Just a heads up, use the Ryzen website & motherboard website to check compatibility with your board and RAM as there's a chance your AM4 board may need a bios update for this to work. It can also be fussy with ram compatibility, a website like ukpartspicker can be helpful to help you find a list of compatible components. I'm using a MSI x470 motherboard & Corsair Vengeance LPX Ram and it worked out the box with no bios updates needed. The Wraith Prism cooler looks pretty with a RGB fan which can be connected to the motherboard to make this programmable & keeps it nice and cool at stock speed of 3.7ghz. Idle temperatures of 39 - 45 degrees celcius, creeping up to the low 50's when gaming. I haven't experimented with overclocking so cannot comment on whether an aftermarket cooler would be better suited for that. For me this upgrade was a no-brainier, it's cheaper than the Intel i7 8700k and even can outperform it in areas. Just do it, but check your part compatibility first.

In the end i think people are more conscious of how much they are willing to spend on PC parts that have a short life before something newer and faster comes out. I feel that the ryzen 7 2700x is at the correct price point for a top of the range cpu that everyone can get behind on. Not only is it value for money you also get a good cpu fan included. Not many things will even require 8 cores at the consumer level but this in a way future proofs it. For me it idles around 30 degrees and when gaming will hit towards 50 degrees. It doesn't even chug when playing the latest games and can multitask like a octopus monstrosity. Adding a decent GPU with this makes it in my opinion the best Combo for value at the top range

Actualizado por segunda y última ocasión :) *** Este fue mi primer armado. El procesador es excelente, de lo mejor que puede haber por tu dinero si eres alguien que aprovecha todos los cores. Si quieres jugar es mejor que te compres un R5 o 3 y el restante del dinero vaya a la gráfica. Lamentablemente mi enfriador vino defectuoso pues el anillo RGB no prendía completamente. Es algo menor y estético, pero se paga todo el precio. Por tanto, se espera que el producto funcione al 100%. Y más tratandose de la punta de lanza en la linea RYZEN. Sí es molesto y lo es más el tener que considerar volver a comprarlo separado (unos 1300 MXN) solo por este detalle, pero tampoco me agrada para nada el quedarme con el producto así. Investigaré sobre la garantía con fabricante pero no tengo grandes esperanzas, además de que tendría que quedarme sin CPU, y por lo tanto PC, por quiénsabe cuánto tiempo lo cual es muy inconveniente en mi caso que es mi herramienta de trabajo. Trataré de actualizar mi reseña conforme a lo que suceda. Gracias por leer. *** Actualización *** Parece que pequé de pesimista debido a malas experiencias anteriores con las garantías. He contactado directo con AMD (aunque el enfriador sea fabricado por CoolerMaster) a través de la pagina web. Les envié una imagen y descripción clara del problema. Tiempo después fui atendido por una agente de soporte, pidiendome un video demostrando el asunto. Pocos días después de enviado me confirma que enviaría la información internamente para su seguimiento. Esperé pacientemente y si bien no me han respondido, me encuentro con la grata sorpresa de un correo de envío DHL a mi dirección con la siguiente descripción: SAMPLE / WRAITH PRISM COOLER(SR4) No pensé que AMD hiciera RMAs avanzados (te envían el producto reemplazo primero) pero ya desde el vamos, por el hecho de que al parecer resolverán el problema sin complicación, estoy contento. **Actualización 2** AMD me reemplazó sin problema alguno el disipador no una, si no dos veces (aduana dañó el primero que enviaron) por medio de DHL en dos días. Estoy muy contento con ellos pues el producto no solo tiene un excelente valor si no que el servicio fue muy grato. No tuve que enviar mi pieza defectuosa ni dar mucha explicación mas que un video sencillo en el que mostré el defecto. Sin duda me quedaré en el equipo rojo para el futuro.

Bon article, envoi rapide et soigné.

+++ UPDATE September 2020 +++ Ich war etwas vorschnell bei der Bewertung der Lautstärke. Und zwar hatte ich noch einen (Marken-) Gehäuselüfter an die Temperatur der CPU gekoppelt. Dies habe ich erst 2 Wochen nach Einbau im BIOS gesehen. Mein Vorgänger Proz Ryzen 5 2600 kam fast nie auf hohe Temperaturen, vor allem nicht beim Idlen- deswegen nie gehört. Da dieser Kamerad ordentlich mehr Leistung aufnimmt und bekanntlich auch heißer arbeitet als sein kleiner Bruder, ist klar, dass der o.g. Lüfter ständig zwischen 1800 und 2300 rpm lief. Lüfter an Gehäusetemperatur gekoppelt --> Jetzt läuft das System deutlich leiser. Also: 5 Sterne :) Die Leistung ist spitze- keine Frage: ein großer Unterschied beim Zocken von FS2020 im Verlgeich zum Ryzen 5 2600 (das war u.a. der Grund für diesen Kauf...). Viel flüssigere Abläufe, nur noch wenige Ruckler CPU-bedingt. Viedobearbeitung 4k läuf super. Diverse Ladezeiten in Kombination mit SSD und schnellem 32GB Ram sind deutlich verkürzt. Die Beleuchtung ist schön, muss aber nicht sein. Sieht man bei mir kaum, da ich kein fancy Modder Gehäuse habe. Allerdings ist die Kombi nicht gut für den Idle Mode ausgelegt. Wie viele andere habe ich das Problem, dass ich ohne manuellem Eingriff in den Windows Energiesparoptionen keine stabile rpm des Lüfters hinbekam. Leistungsaufnahme bei Vollast ist der Wahnsinn- bei unzureichender Gehäusekühlung wird der bestimmt recht heiß. Musste für die Montage erst mein Mainboard umbauen (AMD Retention Modul anbringen). Das stand nirgends und hat mich zuerst ziemlich ins Schwitzen gebracht, da ich diese beiden Klammern 2 Stunden lange suchte :) ... Ergo kann ich den nur bedingt weiterempfehlen. Trotzdem in der Preisklasse gut!

What I've always loved about Ryzen CPUs is their value compared to Intel. AMD is comparable to the 8700k (~$360), and some even consider it to be on par with the 9700k (~$420 on Amazon). Upgrading from a 1600 (on one computer) and 2600x (on another) is a breeze. Why? AM4 compatibility, which is something Intel decides not to do. Want to upgrade to Ryzen 2 (TBA at CES)? Just take off your cooler, take your current CPU out, and put this new one in WITHOUT the hassle of dropping another $190-$290 on a new motherboard. The 2700x even comes with a cooler, which the 9700k does not have, and a fine cooler at that. An aesthetically pleasing cooler and fully functional one that keeps one of my 2700x under 73C with Precision Boost 3 (which goes up to 5Ghz for me). My other 2700x is AIO water cooled, and can push out up to 6.5Ghz (on all cores) with Precision Boost 2 at 70C-80C. This CPU at idle gives out 2% usage, which I took for granted until I looked at an i5 8400(?) which idled at 20%. Also, Ryzen Master, beautiful work of art. Instead of restarting my computer a million times to get a stable clock, I can just go into Ryzen Master, increase core clocks until it crashes, then raise the voltage and find a stable clock speed. Or you can leave it to Precision Boost 2, but I like to run my CPU at 4.2 Base with Precision Boost 2 enabled. If you're doing a mid-tier budget build for all-purpose, I really suggest this CPU, as it can do everything equally well, as it is more around daily tasks than Intel's gaming tasks. I love this CPU so much, that I've fitted it in all four of the computers in the house with no complaints on gaming or such from others. Edit: Added photos of stock 2700x cooler. Fan colour changes and the ring around the fan has an RGB wave pattern. It can maintain a semi-idle 2700x at 35C-45C. Also uploaded some photos of it. Haven’t touched the software though and I personally don’t plan to. Edit 2: Just got my 9900k, and it was a massive disappointment compared to this $310 Ryzen beast. In CS:GO, a CPU intensive game, it only ran 20FPS faster, which literally doesn’t matter since most monitors can’t go over 240HZ (2700x had 275 avg; 9900k has 300; but these CPUs max out at 500 in certain scenarios). My 9900k was even clocked at 5.3Ghz and costs $530, so compared to this Ryzen 2700x, it really isn’t worth it unless you want to show it off or do Adobe stuff which is optimised for Intel. But because I overclocked, my temps were 30C idle and up to 90C during gaming. On the 2700x, it never broke 60C, with the same cooler and fans. Pros -cost effective -comes with a decent stock cooler -easy overclock (if you like that sort of thing) -easy to upgrade from Zen 1 or upgrade to Ryzen 2 -cheaper motherboards that can easily overclock Cons -not the best single-core performance, but what do you expect for $310 compared to Intel's $380 CPU -not the best variety of motherboards (which isn't a 2700x problem, but just general) -I can't think of anything else

Ainda não montei o PC, porém a entrega foi rápida e efetiva, assim que montar darei minha nota.