Maximum PC - UK (2020-03)

A recent price drop makes

the 3800X even more

attractive. Yes, in a powerful

build, there’s potential to use

the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X,

but that would result in a

significant price increase for

only marginally better gaming

performance. The 3800X is now less

than $50 more expensive than the

3700X, but brings a significant increase

to standard operating frequency while

packing the same eight-core architecture.

Fully unlocked for overclocking, PCIe 4.0

support for superfast SSD transfers, and a

low 105W TDP all serve to sweeten the deal.

AMD RYZEN 7

3800X $373

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COOLER MASTER

MA610P $50

Surprise! We’re using air cooling for this build. You

already knew that, of course, because you looked at the

cover of this magazine first, like a normal person. There’s

no stock coolers to be seen here, though; the

Cooler Master MA610P is a stylish

air cooler, with a tall heatsink

flanked by two snap-on

fans. In addition, it

comes with brackets

that enable it to be

attached to either

Intel or AMD

platforms (no

Threadripper,

though). The two

fans are uniquely

shaped to give the

MA610P a slick

rounded form

that eschews the

blockiness of many

air coolers.

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gaming powerhouse

26 MAXIMUMPC MAR 2020 maximumpc.com