Consumers are grateful that they have a company like AMD that supported a platform like AM4 for as long as it did, going so far as re-release its incredibly popular and groundbreaking Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 3D-V Cache to improve gaming performance. However, does it make sense to pair this CPU with an older motherboard, or do you risk losing performance? One YouTuber did a comparison, and you’ll want to check this out. It was tricky to get the newer Ryzen 7 5800X3D to be recognized by an older AM4 motherboard, gaming performance results are nearly identical To show whether the […]

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How would you feel getting scammed this way? I mean, you won't complain if this happened to you. User Orders $26 Cooler Master Hyper 212, But Receives A Sealed Pack $349 Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU (And No CPU Cooler) This might be one of the luckiest guys right now who was simply ordering a CPU cooler for one of his rigs. The Redditor u/Joccahontas says he ordered a $26 CPU cooler, but received something else instead. This isn't the first time we've heard such a story because retailers can occasionally make such mistakes. We have seen how sometimes retailers ship […]

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If you were waiting for a deep discount on AM4's best gaming processor, now is the right time to act fast. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Gets Bundled With a $80 240mm AIO While Retaining its Price Tag of $349 Not long ago, AMD re-released its first-ever X3D processor to the market as a 10th Anniversary edition. With AM4's popularity soaring due to the volatile RAM market, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D made its debut for the masses who wanted to upgrade to something that could deliver superb results in gaming workloads. Even though it's nearly a four-year-old processor, it was launched […]

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If you were waiting to buy AMD Ryzen's 10th Anniversary edition Ryzen 7 5800X3D, now is the best time. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is Now Available for $349 on Newegg, Coupled With a Free MSI 240mm AIO Valued at $70 Right after the launch of AMD's Ryzen 10th Anniversary Ryzen 7 5800X3D edition, they started appearing on eBay for over $500. Even though the processor was officially launched for $349, scalpers tried to take advantage of this situation and started earning hundreds of dollars on the launch by relisting the CPU on eBay. Since the launch, the availability of the […]

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What a ridiculous price for a machine that doesn't justify its official price tag, but I guess, there will be users who will buy them at nearly triple the price. Steam Machine Hits eBay As Scalpers Start Selling Their Reservations on the Platform for Over $2700 Scalping is probably the second most hated thing in the market, while high DDR5 prices remain at the top. Just recently, we saw how scalpers immediately bought the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary edition and started selling it for nearly 2X the price on eBay. This is how it goes after every successful […]

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According to AMD, it wasn't as easy as it appears to bring back the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D to the market. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Reportedly Required Extensive Engineering for Revival as the Manufacturing Technology Was No Longer Available AMD took a lot of time to bring back the Zen 3-based first-ever X3D chip, and now we know why. Millions were asking AMD to revive the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D and 5700X3D after the RAMpocalypse made it extremely difficult to build DDR5-based gaming builds. Considering the AM4 is still alive and doing well in the market, many Ryzen 5000 series […]

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AMD has relaunched its first 3D V-Cache CPU, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, extending the life of its beloved AM4 platform. AMD AM4 Lives On As The Ryzen 7 5800X3D Makes Its Way Back On Retail Shelves In New "10th Anniversary" Flavor The Ryzen 7 5800X3D is remembered as the first 3D V-Cache CPU that AMD ever launched. It was released back in 2022 and brought a surprising uplift in gaming performance thanks to its stacked cache design. Its launch brought a fresh performance bump to the AM4 platform at the time, and given its success, AMD has now relaunched the […]

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You read that headline correctly. AMD is reportedly bringing back the former #1 gaming CPU of all time, the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Is this the story of the year? The one CPU…

AMD is reportedly preparing a re-release of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D as an anniversary edition. Recent leaks suggest the 2022 processor will return to market without hardware changes, extending the lifecycle of the AM4 platform. AMD has not yet officially confirmed these plans.

The leaked information shared by HXL (via VideoCardz) indicates that the processor will retain its original 8-core, 16-thread configuration. Technical specifications include a 3.4GHz base clock and a 4.5GHz maximum boost frequency. The chip is defined by its 96MB of L3 cache, enabled by AMD's 3D V-Cache technology, designed to improve gaming performance by reducing memory latency.

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The reported reintroduction appears to be a response to current market conditions, specifically the ongoing costs associated with transitioning to the AM5 platform and DDR5 memory. By providing a high-performance option for the DDR4-based AM4 platform, the move would offer users an upgrade path that avoids the requirement for a new motherboard and memory investments.

Pricing and specific regional availability for the anniversary edition remain unconfirmed. It is currently unknown whether the rumoured release will be a limited production run or a broader market reintroduction.

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It's disappointing to see where we are heading, but it appears that for PC hardware makers, nothing can save the current market except relaunching older hardware. The Relaunch of Ryzen 7 5800X3D and GeForce RTX 3060 is Close, but is it Really Something We Wanted? I think I got a little too excited for the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D when I heard it would relaunch soon, since I have been rocking the AM4 platform for years now. It has hardly been a year since it got discontinued, but AM4 has proved that a platform can last for nearly a decade […]

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It's real, and if you have been waiting to upgrade your AM4 system, you will soon be able to upgrade to the fastest gaming processor in the Ryzen 5000 lineup. AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10-Year AM4 Anniversary Edition Retail Box Surfaces Online; Slightly New Packaging, but the Same Chip Inside After all, the return of Ryzen 7 5800X3D is real, and it's happening soon. Yesterday, we reported that AMD's first-ever X3D processor is making a comeback after having been discontinued last year unexpectedly. Today, we also got to see its retail box, which confirms that the 10-Year AM4 Anniversary edition […]

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The cheapest X3D chip is now available in more regions, offering higher gaming performance at a budget price. Retailer PC Tec UK Lists AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D for 179 Pounds as AMD Expands its Availability AMD needs more of these, as the market cannot survive without DDR4 platforms at the moment. AMD's long-lasting AM4 platform is single-handedly saving the hardware market from the RAM shortages, and its Ryzen 5000 series still sells like hotcakes. Unfortunately, AMD discontinued the most powerful Ryzen 5000 gaming processors, i.e., the Ryzen 7 5700X3D and 5800X3D, last year, but thankfully, the Ryzen 5600X3D and Ryzen […]

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