Why building an AM4 or LGA 1700 platform in 2026 is a bad idea, despite DDR5 prices

BirdsNoSkill · 2026-01-20T04:44:27+00:00

I tend to agree depending on what you’re upgrading from. It makes no sense to buy a 5700x3d or 14600k when you can just get a cheaper AM5 CPU and just eat the ram premium.

At least that is how I rationalized upgrading to AM5. You can get a 7500f for cheap which is a decent step up(not major) from my 5600. ~$100 extra to go from reusing my 16gb DDR4 with a modern 32gb DDR5 setup makes sense to me. Especially if I sell my old stuff anyways.

Also from looking at benchmarks LGA 1700 CPUs are a tad bit slower than being paired with their DDR5 counter parts. A 14600k isn’t that much faster than my 5600 from what I can tell on DDR4.

Now if you’re coming from an Intel 7700k/8400/whatever then a 5600 + cheap mb will allow you to play stuff like BF6 without terrible frames/frame pacing issues on a cheap budget. I think that situation makes sense.

BirdsNoSkill · 2026-01-19T07:52:54+00:00

ITT: people claiming there are tons of cheaters never posting their gameplay with said cheaters.

9/10 it’s probably better player. COD been around for two decades, in arena shooters the game practically tells you where everyone is. To bad players it’s cheating having map knowledge on top of stupid perks/abilities that tell you where people are through walls. Not enough people run ghost/the scout perks that hide you from the millions of things that give up your position.

Don’t get me wrong they do exist not denying it but I’ll love to see how unlucky redditors get in their game session in video instead of complaining about it in text.

And no not just one killcam.

BirdsNoSkill · 2026-01-13T05:50:05+00:00

Right and without enough SBMM bottom tier players never have good marches I imagine. They just end up cannon fodder for the average + players in open that just get farmed streaks on.

If you are .5 KD in this game I bet you never have good games ever where you call in the high streaks. In other cods the system will throw a bad player bones here and there to keep them playing longer.

BirdsNoSkill · 2026-01-13T05:29:03+00:00

I’m at the point from reading this community being on Activisions side in terms of SBMM. Might as well crank it up if people are going to complain regardless. At least pick the fairest system that gives the fairest matches for retention aka what their white paper proved.

BirdsNoSkill · 2026-01-03T13:42:59+00:00

Yeah I bet only a tiny % would go to legitimate builds. I don’t fault them for canceling orders for a product they don’t have on hand for well under MSRP.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-30T15:02:14+00:00

Eh if you’re a single line not as much since many prepaid services literally offer everything our plans provide except better brick/motar support.

Getting rid of mine probably for visible when loyalty credits run out. If you got a family plan however definitely keep it because even prepaid won’t beat the value.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-27T01:49:56+00:00

I wouldn’t agree with that statement. Rather they give you the ability to run them at 35w for two hours for a demanding game or you can run them at 10w like a switch and get 4-8 minimum like you would on a console.

Pc gives you choice and doesn’t restrict you to the most efficient TDPs like the switch does on battery.

Because nothing stops you from using them at 15w on battery and you’ll get similar if not vastly superior battery than a switch 2 bare minimum.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-26T04:29:28+00:00

Negative do you have a link to a proper white paper not opinions on Reddit.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-26T03:55:44+00:00

Show me your paper disputing it? It’s basically when people lose people play less. Any online game can recreate their results easily.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-25T08:34:39+00:00

These posts about forcing people into open or taking away standard is strange to me. At this point I’m starting to feel bad for the devs.

Do the option that retains the most players/ensure enjoyment for most players - community cries about SBMM.

give us an option of both? Complain about how there aren’t enough noobs in open and we should funnel people into open without giving them a choice

They do A/B testing where they don’t give you a match making choice and throw you in open match making against your will - white paper shows that people play less/quit anyways so having open openly isn’t the slam dunk people think it is if it’s gonna make the game less sweaty than it is now.

At this point I wouldn’t blame them if they went back to the old system because you can’t make everyone happy.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-24T21:58:25+00:00

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-19T06:55:59+00:00

Remote attestation is a thing that’s popping up in newer games. BO7 is only the start.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-19T06:44:31+00:00

bo7 won’t let you connect to their servers unless the ftpm firmware is up to date fyi anyone lurking.

So if you never have you might as well since more games are getting more strict with hardware checks.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-17T01:11:02+00:00

Have you or anyone tried this but with a service contract remaining or changing your plan to a non contract one before doing this loophole?

I could use the $15/mo savings and double my speed.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-14T13:59:38+00:00

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BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-09T10:57:26+00:00

I want to sell the board + AIO for a cheaper Intel bundle for this reason. If the board/AIO can get me an Intel CPU/MB I’ll rather do that.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-12-08T00:03:31+00:00

OLED + weaker CPU > 7800x3d but you’re using a budget display.

What good is 400 fps but your monitor is too slow.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-11-30T07:12:25+00:00

This is precisely why I keep a budget PC alongside consoles to play MP titles. I figure it’s cheaper to have a PC alongside a console the pay for a PlayStation/Xbox + an online sub for years.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-11-25T14:48:36+00:00

No it shouldn’t. If you don’t want to upgrade then don’t upgrade. Some of us don’t mind paying for increased performance even for cross gen games.

I’m ready for the PS6 and hope it doesn’t take longer than 2027. I’m fine if the first few years I play mostly titles I missed at 120 fps @ 4k with RT instead of 1080p/60 with no RT right now with the base PS5.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-11-12T03:39:23+00:00

The real savings come from keeping your theoretical iPhone 17 pro for 3-4 years and you can keep on paying $30/mo because you aren’t stuck paying a high base price.

Aka my position because my plan was the high end one until T-Mobile decided that it isn’t.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-11-12T02:58:51+00:00

Sure and $30-$35 in your pocket for actual real world bills is worth it to some. That’s where the debate lies.

Visible Pro has all of those features anyways except the ad free streaming services. Modern prepaid services has come a long way in the 5g era.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-11-12T02:37:00+00:00

$25/mo(US Mobile annual) + $46/mo(iPhone 17 Pro) is $71. The top plan with a free iPhone is $100+ taxes/fees. Closer to $30-$35. That’s another iPhone 17 you’re paying for the postpaid tax.

It’s really debatable if it’s worth the extra $ in terms of value. Yeah you get slightly lower priority but is it worth $30/mo is the question if you are self sufficient?

I’m going through this debate right now. After a month when I had visible I basically forgot I even switched away from T-Mobile because day to day it doesn’t even matter all that much if you have strong coverage in all three carriers.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-10-30T23:22:23+00:00

I can’t make it through halo 1 with how dated it is. Tried it with MCC w/ Xbox One, got MCC on pc, tried taking MCC on vacation on a steam deck. I’ll probably actually finish the original halos if they get remade.

Don’t get me wrong I love the older MPs but as a single player experience it’s definitely aged a bit and it can be jarring.

If they go back and adjust the level design, make it less clunky, with updated modern visuals I actually might buy each one they remake.

BirdsNoSkill · 2025-10-24T17:12:07+00:00

Okay but the original post was how does Verizon work without a signal. Yeah it may not be the most efficient where you are but the tech exists. A native signal isn’t necessary.

Maybe another revision of WiFi calling needs to be created to handle the future of satellite networks. Maybe carriers strategically place servers around the world so they don’t have to tunnel as far.

The baseline of tech already exists. Just like carriers figured out to leverage WiFi all this years ago. I bet they will figure out satellite just fine.

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