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AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D is going for $389 with Starfield Premium EditionA good price for a blazing-fast gaming CPU.
A good price for a blazing-fast gaming CPU.
Want to get a powerful Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor for $50 off with a free copy ofStarfieldPremium Edition? B&H Photo in the US have you covered with their latest discount on AMD’s fastest gaming CPU*, which sees the processor drop to $389 after debuting earlier this year at $439.
That’s still a hefty chunk of change, but it’s worth it for a gaming CPU that outfights the Core i9 13900K and trades blows with the much more expensive Ryzen 9 7950X3D, coming well ahead in some games and a tiny bit behind in others.
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Get the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D for $389 w/ Starfield Premium (was $439)
To use this processor, you’ll need a 600-series AMD motherboard (eg A620, B650, B650E, X670 or X670E), DDR5 RAM and then all of the regular computer stuff (power supply, storage, most likely a graphics card if you want to game). These AM5 motherboards and DDR5 RAM have both become significantly cheaper over the past few months, so it makes more sense than ever to consider a Ryzen 7000 system rather than an older Ryzen 5000 build (or even Intel’s 12th/13th-gen efforts).
AMD’s advantage against Intel come in the form of better gaming performance (at the top end, anyway) and better power efficiency, with the 7800X3D producing significantly less heat and using less power than the Core i9 13900K and 12900K. However, these flagship Intel CPUs do have more cores, making them more balanced options for gaming and content creation roles where extra cores come in handy. Of course, AMD also have higher core count CPUs, so if you need them take a look at the 7900X, 7900X3D, 7950X or 7950X3D.
