3600 upgrade

[kmufc77]

Hi all,

Im in the process of coming back to PC gaming after a few yrs out, i currently have

3600
X570
16 GB DDR4
RTX 3060 TI

4K HDMI 2.1 Screen


So i'm on a budget as we all are nowadays, im looking at getting a 7900 GRE. Now i realise the CPU paired with the 7900 GRE is not ideal but i don't have enough funds to upgrade to a new mobo - ram and a new generation CPU. So i get there will be a bottleneck, but im only after 4k 60 FPS using FSR if needed for some titles. So i'm thinking about upgrading the CPU to a 5600 or 5600X, is the jump to the 5700 - 5800x worth it. Ive posted a similar thread in graphics section but this thread is aimed at CPU performance.

 

[kmufc77]

If its the website im thinking how reliable is it for scams like when buying off other auction sites? Ive never bought of there and i don't want a Athon chip sent to me

 

[kmufc77]

How much do 5800X3D go for second hand these days? I guess with the 9800X3D release, there might be a flood of them on the market soon!

£250 to 270ish im seeing

 

[kmufc77]

If funds are strict an R5 5600 can be had off said marketplace for around £50 when on offer.

Remember the 5700X3D shines when you're CPU limited and playing a game that loves extra cache, otherwise a standard 5000 series CPU will be a fine upgrade.

So a 5600x would be okish, i'm only aiming for 4k 60FPS with FSR if needed in some titles. I can get one for £117 brand new

 

[kmufc77]

I guess i can wait till Friday and see what the 5800X sells at, or get the 5700x3d imported which i'm hesitant as ive never used them before. The feedback seem excellent, i'm just curious to how im covered if something goes wrong

 

[kmufc77]

3600 to a 5600 is pointless at 4k as gaming at that resolution in mainly GPU bound. The 5700x3d should give you better minimumsfps at 4k

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www.techspot.com

So what about using FSR and AFMF would that help? that article is 3 yrs old now so i'm wondering if all the tricks at driver level have improved now or the bottleneck will also be there no matter what

 

[kmufc77]

Ok thank you, im leaning towards the 5700x3d but still hesitant if anything goes wrong, its not like using OCUK and just emailing them or courier if any problems arise.

Edit: A £15 discount code will be live on Friday taking the 5700X3D to £130.27

 

[kmufc77]

You could just do the GPU first if your unsure and see how your 3600 holds up.

Enjoy.

Could do but i cant see it handling 4K 60FPS will be a huge bottleneck i think. But you are right, i mean the GRE will be arriving first

 

[kmufc77]

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[kmufc77]

I'm so confused now tbh and i do appreciate all the help here, ideally i would prefer to get a 5600x as its cheap and available right now not like the 5700x3d which could take a month i do get the 100mb extra cache and its benefits. Would getting the 5600x be a complete waste of money over my 3600? wouldnt the 5600X be better than a 3600 for bottlenecks when paired with 7900 GRE? The benchmarks linked above are 3yrs old and do not include any driver enhancements which are heavily used even with the RTX 4080-90 7900XTX nowadays. Surely the 5600X would be an improvement over the 3600 at 60hz with the 7900 GRE at 4K 60? I'm not disagreeing with anybody here btw

 

[kmufc77]

Thanks for all your help in the thread, after some more research today i think it will be more sensible to get the 5700X3D imported. The £15 discount goes live at 12 tonight so ill order then. Thanks again.