AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 8-Core, 16-Thread Desktop Processor

I probably overkilled cooling with a 280mm H2O cooler. The CPU is energy efficient, and should work well with VMware Workstation. I haven’t gamed much on it yet, but it never gets loud with the super quiet cooler. I only peg it when I’m slicing for my 3D printer.

I’m writing this review with the new 9000 series right around the corner, to make sure that people still consider the Ryzen 7 7800X3D as a viable upgrade to their gaming systems. I’m coming from a previous system of a Ryzen 5 5600X and an RTX 4080 Super, which, while playable, was one where I could clearly tell that my RTX 4080 Super couldn’t properly stretch its legs.

I see people mention the fast processing power of the 7800X3D, and while this is true (I can’t state enough just how much snappier my system feels in comparison to the 5600X even when not playing games), I’d also like to mention what made the 7800X3D such a great upgrade for me. In many of my games, while, again, I had a playable experience with the 5600X, in areas with heavy NPCs or geometry, my system really started to struggle, with a strong sense of choppiness and stutter, in a way where I would dread going to those areas, sticking to more open areas in games, instead.

With the 7800X3D, that fear is a thing of the past, and I believe that in addition to its sheer processing power, that’s also due to the much more consistent 1% and 0.1% fps lows that I experience with the 7800X3D. It’s obviously not something you can point to and go “wow, look at all the fps I’m getting!”, like we gamers like to do. But it is something that has an immediate noticeable effect in games. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 fully maxed out (especially in the new Dogtown area) simply feel so much smoother, and the same goes for Horizon Forbidden West’s Burning Shores DLC area, that is incredibly heavy with notably complex architecture geometry.

So, while some maybe might argue that there was no point in me upgrading with the 9000 series right around the corner, or that I could have just gotten a 5800X3D instead, I’d say this. While yes, I could have gotten a 5800X3D, I figured at the very least that I should upgrade to the new platform, and get all of the benefits of PCIE 4.0 (I was previously on a much older system), and DDR5 RAM guaranteed in the future, as well as a viable upgrade path. Which brings me to my next point. Even though the 9000 series will be arriving soon, if you’re like me, and you enjoy enthusiast 1440p gaming while still preferring to upgrade every other generation (it just makes the most sense to me financially), I plan on sticking with my 7800X3D until the series after 9000 is fully released. By that time, I’ll likely be ready for the RTX 6000 series, and a proper CPU upgrade right alongside it. The uplift it has brought my system is just fantastic, and I just can’t see the 7800X3D being outdone before that time! Many games I’m looking forward to in the farther future, like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, don’t currently recommend anything close to it. I don’t believe it would be a mistake to purchase the 7800X3D right now, unless you’re absolutely dying to be on the cutting edge of the new generation of tech. But that’s also just my feeling and opinion; of course, I’m sure Hardware Unboxed and the like will have their own thorough educated reviews comparing what we have available, when all is said and done. Personally, I just didn’t want to wait through any potential growing pains with the 9000 series that have been all ironed out here already, and my experience with the games I enjoy currently was frustrating enough that I also didn’t want to wait for the 9000 series X3D variants to be released, as well. I genuinely wanted improvements now, so the purchase was worth it for me!

As far as my own experience with Amazon, no problems here. I had to give a password to the delivery driver in-person before they would hand over the package, which I deeply appreciated. When you’re dealing with things this expensive, I believe it should be a must. It arrived in its own original packaging, and when paired with my Scythe Mugen 6 Dual Fan cooler, and the Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX motherboard, it has been running like a dream, both in the games I’ve mentioned, as well as with general work and recreation.

I just wanted to give my thoughts and opinion in case anyone is on the fence about purchasing at this time like I was. Hopefully you found this review helpful!

This beast can handle any game you throw at it, it’s genuinely perfect. Just know it gets a bit warm, much warmer than my old i7 I had before this lol

Produto perfeito, não deixa nada a desejar sobre os quesitos de gaming/produtividade.

A día de hoy sigue siendo el mejor para jugar indiscutiblemente, tal vez en el futuro deje de ser el número 1 pero seguirá siendo un compra totalmente segura.
Si lo encuentra a buen precio no dude en comprar.