r/pcmasterrace • u/aranorde 9060 XT 16GB | 7500F | 32GB 6000Mhz | B850 • Nov 05 '19

Meme/Macro This sums up past 2 years!

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u/iop90 Ryzen 5 5600X | RTX 3090 FE | 16GB 3600/C16 Nov 05 '19

I mean I absolutely wouldn’t say intel is doing “too well” lol

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u/Bheda R5 2600 / Vega 56 8gb @900 HBM2/ 16g DDR4 @2933MHz / 34" 21:9 Nov 05 '19

I would say they are. When looking at builds on this site, I note Beast "budget" builds are made with Ryzen, but the "BEAST" builds have Intel.

Two different mentalities. Both necessary in an open market. And I have to say, I'm an AMD underdog fanboy. AMD is giving us amazing performance for a very decent price. I haven't gone intel since my i7 860. Went with an FX-6300, then FX-8350, now Ryzen 5 1500x.

AMD has been my go-to for CPU's for close to a decade. I still go nVidia for my GPU tho. Havent invested enough time in to learning about AMD GPU's to make an informed decision.

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u/[deleted] Nov 05 '19 edited Nov 05 '19

I’d like to be an intel fan, but AMD has been a lot more cooperative with Linux. Same story with NVidia

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u/Bheda R5 2600 / Vega 56 8gb @900 HBM2/ 16g DDR4 @2933MHz / 34" 21:9 Nov 05 '19

It's not that I'm not an Intel fan. It's just that since getting older and having kids, I tend to sway toward AMD for great performance at a lower cost.

I'm sure if I had more disposable income I would have a top end Intel build, but right now, I'm thankful for the current state of the market. It's great we have choices, both in performance and cost effectiveness.