(17 Feb 2023, 00:28 )LikeĀ Ra Wrote: More info, please!
My current specs are:
Ryzen 9 3900x
32gb 3600 cl16
Nvidia RTX 4090
(I also have a spare "burner" AMD GPU for virtual machines and hackintosh, but that's not always running)
I've had some worries about my CPU performance for a while, specifically the single core performance, which was notoriously mediocre on that line of AMD chips. The arrival of the 4090 set it in stone. Even with a +500MHz all core overclock, the CPU just isn't fast enough to keep up, although it can still brute force its way through multicore workloads.
Initially I was thinking of buying a 5800x3d, stupid fast chip and cheap platform cost as I'm a

eady on AM4, but I didn't want to lose cores even if it just was 4, and I wouldn't have any upgrade path in the future. Lucky for me
and less so for my wallet AMD are releasing their AM5 x3d CPUs at the end of this month with higher end variants than a 800x part. They are releasing 900x and 950x variants which are both 12 and 16 core parts respectively. It does mean I need to buy a new motherboard and ram along with the CPU though...
The "dream rig" will be
Ryzen 9 7950x3d
64gb 6000 cl30
Nvidia RTX 4090
Right now, I can't think of better hardware or a use case I have which won't run on this PC, which is why I see it as the dream rig. I just need to patiently wait until launch day, so I can pick one up. I just hope CPU power requirements aren't too high, I've a

eady seen my GPU alone draw 550W āĀ
(17 Feb 2023, 00:28 )LikeĀ Ra Wrote: And please keep the "how tos" coming!!!!
Yeah, for sure I'll keep doing them when I find something interesting, as I enjoy exploring the bleeding edge anyway. I think they are closer to showcases rather than how tos although if anyone curious or stuck does need some guidance I would be happy to help so don't hesitate to ask.
Not too sure what to do next... You (or anyone else) have anything you would like to see? Could always do a realism tips and tricks post or do some training, although I'm not sure what to train eitherĀ

I'm completely open to ideas.
Also about your 4070. Seems like a reasonable choice. Hard to say where it would land on a benchmark chart but I'm confident it would be able to comfortably generate and even train with optimizations with its 12gb (optimized repos are now just above 10GB which is great although the reduced memory usage does come at a performance cost). A used 3090 is always an option too if you really want that extra VRAM, they are still the go to choice for training. They pretty consistently go for £200 less than what I could buy a 4070ti for which is about where I would expect the 4070 to be priced.