Ample stocks at the shops. But have to bundle with mobo at least.
Get yours before the 1st batch runs out.

This post has been edited by targon: Nov 6 2020, 11:50 AM

Shops at LYP got ample stocks lar...

Same as MSRP. Bundle with something u need lar.

Those zen 3 are available at the shops since yesterday or earlier. Already got mine.
Just have to talk to them nicely, definitely u gotta buy it with something, even a mid level b550 won't b too much (that's why planning ur hardware purchase is crucial). They re not gonna sell it piece meal alone.

No need to dispute the 5800x , or even the 5950x. If you re happy with the purchase, that's important.
Anyway you can't go wrong with any one of them.

Not that bad lar... Still stocks floating around.
Just have to nicely talk to them , bundle with something u need and that's it.

Not so soon.

My experience with Amd ryzen since last year is a mix bag.
Got a 3900x first, went dead barely one month of use ( it's not even oc yet). Luckily I have a spare unused 3700x to test. No issues with the 3700x and the mobo. Then got the 3950x when launched last year. Works well.
Then have high hopes on zen 3. Bought a 5950x . But it's a disappointment. It can't work stable on the aorus Xtreme with random windows Bsod due to Whea errors. No issues with the old 3950x. Went back to the shop, got the chip into another customer dark hero mobo with the same result, Bsod. So shop refunded back via credit note.
Could be a faulty chip, no one can really answer.
Cos I pose the question to giga support, they can't really give me an answer. Putting the blame on windows and driver s instead.
Been checking on other international sites as well, found out that 5000 series is a hit and miss affair. If it works with your configuration, u re ok. If it doesn't, it will be a nightmare. The current agessa and 5000 series support is crap. Wish Amd has done extensive testing on it.

According to shop technician, they're having most compatibility issues with giga boards.

Morale of the story, cutting edge tech but the hype exceeds the reality. AMD boleh.

6800 experience anyone ? Frame rates aside, overall experience is important. Drivers stability ?
Wish Amd would deliver more with it's products.
Overall customer satisfaction and experience counts and not the high frames, high benchmark scores and the marketing hype.

That's why it's a hit and miss affair. if it's working for you, good. those betas are not for everyone, it solve one issue but neglect another issues. worse it did not solve my issue and other ppl worldwide with whea errors with the same mobo. Guess most ppl could already RMA / return the cpu to their retailers (oversea)


Don't really trust the reviewers lah. They only comment on the performance.


Didn't even OC it. It's already Bsod at stock settings.
Don't think Amd really did any real substantial testing on the agesa. Just dump a generic agesa on the board makers for them to thinker with and to make it compatible with it's own boards.


That's what happened to my 3900x last year. it died within a month i plug into the socket. And it's not even OC yet. Took me 2 months to get back a new cpu from Amd.


This can be observed from any shop's return/warranty claim unit/section. I can see that happening too from my favorite shop.
No Amd stock is your blessing.



To all still hunting for 5000 , there's a lot of 5600x around. Higher models hard to find or out of stock.

Been to OCN forums, I know how those aorus Xtreme and countless aorus owners felt with the 5000 series not working stable in their rigs.
Most of them come from the 3000 series.

Another one hit with the same WHEA BSOD issue over at OCN. . This time it's on 5800x with a crosshair 8 hero. Newly built rig at stock settings.
So problem more wide spread than it seems to be, globally.

I m started to doubt the cpu silicon lottery already.

This post has been edited by targon: Nov 22 2020, 04:51 PM

High likelyhood of random windows Bsod due to WHEA errors generated
when using 5000 series
Like my case, it's giving me Bsod even at stock (default) settings. No OC involved.
And another case above , 5800x + crosshair 8 at stock/default settings too.
It's a hit and miss affair. Either you experience it with your hardware which is unfortunate or you don't.

This post has been edited by targon: Nov 22 2020, 11:41 PM

It's not a surprise that 5000 series runs hot at load. You can see that on other forums as well ppl mentioning it.
They're hoping future bios update s will resolve it

This post has been edited by targon: Nov 23 2020, 02:54 PM

It's hit and miss at the moment. Discovered it the hard way.

That's why it's called Hit Or Miss Affair. Either it hits u or u don't depending on the silicon lottery and ur luck.
Some people can run it stable while other's don't using the same cpu model on the same mobo.for e.g 5950x on a aorus xtreme. It's all over on other forums.
Pretty stupid launch this Zen 3. Also, there's no new stock to replace my troublesome 5950x due to shortage. So I return the whole set to the shop.

Already told u it it's not the ram. It is individual Zen 3 silicon lottery + current crappy agesa.
If u re stable at 3200, then run at 3200 until they fix all the mess up.
You should b reading up on the stuff you re buying into ur rig.

Precisely the point. I said earlier, GARBAGE Amd experience for Zen 3.
Don't waste time in tinkering with it just to make it stable or work. It's not our work.
We consumer's don't pay to enjoy all this shit. Returned all the items to the retail shop.
After all, Zen 3 prices comes at a premium compared to Zen 2. Msian even pay more for it locally.
Until issues resolved, won't b touching Zen 3.
Even then, the next agesa will not guarantee to address all the issues.

What I gather from other forums is that individual cpu (silicon lottery) and my personal experience with 5950x in combination with the current agesa will either make or break your Rig. So called hit or miss affair.

those dynamic cases require lotsa fans to have acceptable airflow in them. it's just how they are designed, for displaying beautiful hardware inside.

Welcome to AMD land. Apa pun boleh. Where the same 5950X model paired with same mobo can have different results. Some can run without issues while others encountering Bsod even at stock speed (non XMP).

A check on Amd forums, Reddit, OCN, Msi forums & etc showed problems with ryzen 5000 started to mount up as more and more ppl switch to it. What's more they have high hopes at first then got dashed when it started to bsod.
Some adopt measures such as disabling pbo, cpb, smt and even disabling cores just to get it stable. Of course doing so totally crippled the cpu performance. Pointless.
Some have RMA or returned the cpu for refunds.
Some of these ppl are seasoned system builders n enthusiast.

And of course Amd has been very quiet on all this, and same goes on those reviewers who have been hyping it up few weeks ago. All dead quiet.

And ppl, if it does happen to you, plz don't keep quiet or waste time in tinkering with it to make it stable.
Return your new system to the shop for a refund and exercise your rights as a consumer.

Hhhmm, wondering what the big navi issues will b next?
Drivers? GAME crashes? Sync problems?

Note: It is a nightmare for most of those affected by it.

This post has been edited by targon: Nov 28 2020, 03:42 PM