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By hellowalkman · Posted
AMD Ryzen 9600X 6-core AM5 CPU is just $185 and you get a free 512GB NVMe SSD too by Sayan Sen If you are on AMD's AM4 socket or older Intel and are looking to upgrade your processor, AMD has the Ryzen 9600X for just $185 (purchase link down below), plus you get a free NVMe SSD as well. The deal comes hot on the heels of Intel also offering the Core i5-14600K for as low as just $200, which includes a 240 mm AIO liquid cooler. Check that deal out in this article if you want to go Team Blue. The AMD Ryzen 9600X is based on the latest Zen 5 design and is the company's best chip to date. This desktop CPU has six cores and 12 threads; it competes with Intel's 12th Gen i7 for productivity performance, and is almost as good as the 14th Gen i7 for gaming. The SKU does not include a cooler and so you will need to buy one separately. The technical specifications of the Ryzen 5 9600X are given below: Architecture: Zen 5 Process Technology: TSMC 4nm FinFET manufacturing process Core Count: 6 cores Thread Count: 12 threads Base Clock Frequency: 3.9 GHz Max Boost Clock Frequency: 5.4 GHz Total Cache: 6 MB + 32 MB (L2 + L3) Thermal Design Power (TDP): 65W PCI Express Version: PCIe 5.0 28 lanes (usable: 24) Overclocking: Unlocked for overclocking TjMax: 95 C Platform Socket: AM5 Memory capacity support: max 192 GB DDR5 Memory Speed: 2x1R DDR5-5600, 2x2R DDR5-5600, 4x1R DDR5-3600, 4x2R DDR5-3600 Get it at the links below: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (includes Radeon 2CU Integrated Graphics) - 100-100001405WOF: $184.99 (Shipped and Sold by Amazon US) | $189.99 (Shipped and Sold by Newegg US + free 512 GB NVMe SSD) This Amazon deal is US-specific and not available in other regions unless specified. If you don't like it or want to look at more options, check out the Amazon US deals page here. Get Prime (SNAP), Prime Video, Audible Plus or Kindle / Music Unlimited. Free for 30 days. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. -
By goretsky · Posted
Hello, The general things are to make sure you have all of the latest Windows Updates installed as well as various device drivers for the computer's hardware components (video card, storage devices, etc.), as these can make a difference. It might be small differences, but they can add up. Case in point: I was reading a while back about how in Windows 11 when you right-click on an object in File Explorer to bring up the context menu, it first enables to 3-D acceleration… to display a menu with text and maybe some 2-D icons. Such behavior slows down the display of the context menu slightly. If (and/or when) this gets fixed in Windows 11, context menus in File Explorer will appear much snappier. A few things you can try, in no particular order: Try toggling the full screen view of File Explorer on and off by pressing the F11 key twice. This fixes another (different) bug like the one I mentioned above with Windows. I don't recall if it has been fixed yet. Open the File Explorer, and look at the Panes section. Click on the Navigation Pane button, and uncheck all of the options you do not need, like Navigation Pane, Show all folders, Show This PC, Show Network and Show Libraries. You can also deselect (uncheck) the Preview pane and Details pane. In the Layout section, change the viewing option to either List or Details. if you use the Quick Access section in the left pane of the File Explorer, unpin (remove) any mappings to network drives, plus anything else you do not need or regularly access. If you do not use it at all, consider unpinning everything there. In the File Explorer, select File → Options to bring up the Folder Options dialog and make the following changes: On the General tab, set Open File Explorer to This PC and below it in the Privacy section, uncheck the various Show… options and click on the Clear button. On the View tab, check the Always show icons, never thumbnails and the Launch folder windows in a separate process options. Also on the View tab, uncheck the Display file size information in folder tips, Display the full path in the title bar, Restore previous folder windows at logon, Show preview handlers in preview pane and all of the options in the Navigation pane section. On the Search tab, scroll down the the When searching non-indexed locations section, and uncheck all of the items. Go to Settings → Network & internet → Advanced network settings → Advanced sharing settings and select the Private networks section. In there, set Network discovery to On, enable (check) Set up network connected devices automatically, and set File and printer sharing to On. Do not make any changes to the Public networks or All networks sections. Go to Settings → Privacy & security → Searching Windows and in the Find my files section, select (check) the Classic option. Under the Classic option, select the Customize search locations option. The Indexing Options window will appear. Click on the Modify button to show the Indexed Locations window. Click on the Show all locations button. In the Change selection locations section at the top, remove any entries that say ""This location is currently unavailable" in them. Go back to the Indexing Options window, and click on the Advanced button. The Advanced Options window will appear. On the Index Settings tab, click the Rebuild tab. Other things to consider: If you upgraded from Windows 10 to Windows 11 and/or cloned your boot drive (from a HDD to a SSD or a SSD to another SSD), wiping it and performing a clean installation of Windows 11 may improve performance, as legacy settings from the older hardware will no longer be in place. If you are still using a hard disk drive, upgrading to a solid state drive will provide a noticeable performance improvement to all operations that involve accessing the drive. You can also try using third-party replacements for the Start Menu (Start 11, StartAllBack, etc.) and/or Windows File Explorer (Directory Opus, Double Commander, Explorer++, Files, FAR, Free Commander, Midnight Commander, Q-Dir, Total Commander, XYplorer ,etc.) to see if those perform better for you than Windows stock versions. I don't think changing the antivirus software would have any effect, but it is something you could try as well, just to see if it does make any difference. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky -
By Accuphase · Posted
I think it's bloody great, old chap! -
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By +Nik Louch · Posted
Not the deal that 2nd hand purchasers tend to look for - no. It's cheaper than the sum of it's parts new - yes. But people looking for 2nd hand, pre-built computers are rarely looking for what you are selling. Don't misunderstand; as an informed enthusiast I like that computer, and as an informed enthusiast I am often asked "My son wants a gaming PC and here's my budget" - in which case, as an informed enthusiast I would totally point them in this sort of direction. But I am not the mass market, hence you may well have to wait longer for a sale. If you're looking for speed - then breaking it into parts is likely to pay off better on that front, as there will be more people who suit that market and their likelihood of buying 2nd hand is more fruitful. But - chore!
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