CPU Advice

[ShyGFX]

I'm currently on Ryzen 7 7700 and looking to upgrade and just after some advice. All i use it for is for gaming and rendering 3D Prints.

 

[Tetras]

What graphics card do you have and what resolution do you play at?

All i use it for is for gaming and rendering 3D Prints.

Does the rendering have long waits with all cores pegged at 100%?

I'm asking those questions because if you're not careful, you'll notice nothing except a lighter wallet.

 

[ShyGFX]

What graphics card do you have and what resolution do you play at?


Does the rendering have long waits with all cores pegged at 100%?

I'm asking those questions because if you're not careful, you'll notice nothing except a lighter wallet.

Im using a 4070ti super pro art and i only play in 1440

 

[wookiee87]

i would sugest a 9800x3d or a 9950x3d, then can look at a gpu upgrade in the future and not have to worry about a possible cpu upgrade too

 

[tamzzy]

I'm asking those questions because if you're not careful, you'll notice nothing except a lighter wallet.

agreed.

rendering 3D Prints

is this program heavily multithreaded?
what is your budget?

 

[ShyGFX]

agreed.


is this program heavily multithreaded?
what is your budget?

the program isnt very demanding tbh, budget wise im happy to pay any cost as it'll be a uprdade to last me a while

 

[ShyGFX]

i would sugest a 9800x3d or a 9950x3d, then can look at a gpu upgrade in the future and not have to worry about a possible cpu upgrade too

i was looking at these cpu but still very undecied

 

[tamzzy]

the program isnt very demanding tbh, budget wise im happy to pay any cost as it'll be a uprdade to last me a while

honestly if you're fine with the current performance of your 7700+4070 ti super, i'd be inclined to leave it alone tbh (why wouldn't you be, it's an extremely competent setup)

you'd probably be better off skipping this generation and then getting the 10800x3d or whatever AMD decides to call their next AM5 chip
the reason being, that will be the last AM5 x3d chip (as far as we are aware), and then no more upgrades after...so, that will be the end-game for AM5, and will be the upgrade that gives you the biggest performance uplift
if you get the 9800x3d now, you'd still be leaving performance on the table for AM5, and the cost difference to upgrade from the 9800x3d to the 10800x3d may not be large enough to make financial sense

 

[FredFlint]

i was looking at these cpu but still very undecied

7950x for ~£400, 16 cores and a good boost clock. Could even run it in ECO mode for a big drop in power/heat.

 

[ShyGFX]

honestly if you're fine with the current performance of your 7700+4070 ti super, i'd be inclined to leave it alone tbh (why wouldn't you be, it's an extremely competent setup)

you'd probably be better off skipping this generation and then getting the 10800x3d or whatever AMD decides to call their next AM5 chip
the reason being, that will be the last AM5 x3d chip (as far as we are aware), and then no more upgrades after...so, that will be the end-game for AM5, and will be the upgrade that gives you the biggest performance uplift
if you get the 9800x3d now, you'd still be leaving performance on the table for AM5, and the cost difference to upgrade from the 9800x3d to the 10800x3d may not be large enough to make financial sense

im planning to swap to full watercooled next year so might be worth holding out till then?

 

[wookiee87]

honestly if you're fine with the current performance of your 7700+4070 ti super, i'd be inclined to leave it alone tbh (why wouldn't you be, it's an extremely competent setup)

you'd probably be better off skipping this generation and then getting the 10800x3d or whatever AMD decides to call their next AM5 chip
the reason being, that will be the last AM5 x3d chip (as far as we are aware), and then no more upgrades after...so, that will be the end-game for AM5, and will be the upgrade that gives you the biggest performance uplift
if you get the 9800x3d now, you'd still be leaving performance on the table for AM5, and the cost difference to upgrade from the 9800x3d to the 10800x3d may not be large enough to make financial sense

tru zen6 wont be far off and a drop in on am5 with a bios update

 

[tamzzy]

and the cost difference to upgrade from the 9800x3d to the 10800x3d may not be large enough to make financial sense

sorry mis-type. this should read:
the cost-to-performance difference to upgrade from the 9800x3d to 10800x3d may be large enough not to make financial sense

 

[tamzzy]

im planning to swap to full watercooled next year so might be worth holding out till then?

as in a custom watercooling loop? that's an even worse investment lol

 

[ShyGFX]

as in a custom watercooling loop? that's an even worse investment lol

it’s more of a tax right off than a investment

 

[IvanDobskey]

I'd just keep what you have.

 

[Tetras]

it’s more of a oops than a investment

In that case, you need a 9950X3D.

 

[ShyGFX]

In that case, you need a 9950X3D.

thats what the tax man thinks too

 

[tamzzy]

In that case, you need a 9950X3D.

Agreed. For tax purposes, definitely a 9950X3D

In fact, i think Asus ROG is also calling!

I was tempted to do a spec like this, but I know there are lurkers that mine these threads for build ideas

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Sixteen Core 5.70GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-AMD-04501) = £699.95
• 1 x Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-ASU-03083) = £549.99
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance EXPO/XMP 96GB (2X48GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MEM-CRS-03746) = £269.99
• 1 x Crucial T705 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen5 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01870) = £186.95
• 1 x ASUS ROG Strix Helios Midi-Tower ARGB Gaming Case - Black Tempered Glass (SKU: CA-05B-AS) = £314.99
• 1 x Asus ROG Strix 1200w Platinum 80 Plus Platinum Power Supply (SKU: POW-ASU-03792) = £269.99
• 1 x ASUS ROG Ryuo III 360 Performance AIO CPU Liquid Cooler with OLED Display - 360mm (SKU: HS-05L-AS) = £249.94

Total: £2,541.80 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[ShyGFX]

Agreed. For tax purposes, definitely a 9950X3D

In fact, i think Asus ROG is also calling!

i was looking at that mobo and also picking up a rog 5090

 

[Gray2233]

Agreed. For tax purposes, definitely a 9950X3D

In fact, i think Asus ROG is also calling!

Asus Rog.

The go-faster stripes of gaming, reminds me of my mates 90's Metro with the dodgy body kit and paint job.

Sweet nostalgia.