Review on 16-Core, 32-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X by Stanislaw Biedka ᠌

Because of AMD's dominance in the processor market, especially in synthetics, and because of the trend toward multithreaded software development, I just upgraded to the X99 platform by purchasing an AMD 5950X and an Asus X570-E Gaming motherboard. Even though AMD isn't a huge expert on AMD platforms, I went with a board that had good reviews and wasn't the cheapest option despite having very few SATA ports (8 in total, even though I already need 9, I had to DVD-turn off the drive - I think it won't be needed anymore), and limited overclocking options. Unfortunately, it didn't work without me breaking into a full-on tambourine dance, so I had to admit that I'd been fooling myself. At first, I was reluctant to boot up because the PC speaker squealed an error message about the video card being defective. Later, the same card would only function in pcie 3.0 8x mode, but after I "plugged it in and plugged it in" several times and cleaned the connectors on both the new motherboard and the video card (1080 Ti), it began functioning normally in 16x mode. Meanwhile, I inserted and removed it numerous times with no issues on the previous setup. At least they got started, but now they're having issues with the OS itself, even though the image is present in the BIOS and is seen at startup. In some cases, the image will appear. A "cold" start or reboot will typically remove it, however entering the Bios at random and restarting will typically restore it. In general, games of any kind are annoying. I also tried a few different displays; the problem is that the card is just being stupid and not sending out a signal. While Intel has changed a lot over the past 15 years, AMD has stayed true to its roots. So, I threw some numbers around in the BIOS and started driving in Sandra (comparing to the old system is important, and there are many results available). Well, while the performance is obviously much higher than on the X99, it was disappointing to see this % remain below 4.5. And at this rate, it's already 95 degrees in here. Kraken X53 for cooling (albeit I still had to use X73).