AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Processor with Wraith Prism LED Cooler - YD270XBGAFBOX

Awesome cpu

If youre looking for your first CPU (as I was in my first personal build) and want something that has excellent performance without dropping $500 on a CPU then the Ryzen 7 2700X is a great choice. This CPU does everything I need it to and more, and performs nicely with the mobo/RAM I bought with it (Ripjaws V 32GB 3000Mhz / MSI X470 CARBON PRO mobo). I had absolutely no issues with installation and at least with my setup Im getting 4.0GHz out of the box without any tweaking at all which is excellent.

Excellent CPU for the price. Just make sure you run it with an AIO. Otherwise running at boost speeds will encourage overheating.

This was my first comp build in 15 years. Also my first AMD build. Needless to say not disappointed one bit. Processor has handled everything I have thrown at it and impressed me greatly. Games, streaming, you name it. Has handled it all.

Unless youre going with threadripper this is the way to go. AMD has really stepped up their game. Its not faster than some of the higher end Intel CPUs but it is the best value you can get right now for the price.

Used to be wary of amd... Overclocked to 4.0, idles around 30, nothing over 45c under full game load. This processor is a stable beast

You won’t believe this right I was in such a hurry that I accidentally bought a 2700 X instead of a 3700 X I am such a silly goose

I just upgraded from a 1700X to a 2700X. With stock clocks, under a full load, the 2700X clock speeds (4Ghz) are 500Mhz faster than with my 1700X (3.5Ghz). And DDR4 memory speed was able to be increased from 2933 to 3200Mhz using 4 x 8GB DDR4 modules. Both of these improvements made the upgrade worth it to me. Turn on Gaming Mode through the use of AMD Ryzen Master Utility and CPU clock speeds increase dynamically up to 4.3Ghz! Needless to say, AMD has outdone themselves this time. Im very happy with my decision to upgrade :D

**To control the RGB lighting on the cooler you only need to connect the USB connection to a motherboard USB Header and download the Wraith Prism Software from their site.. You DO NOT need to use the RGB cable. I know, sounds silly but this took me many face palms to figure out**

Exellent price for workstation PC