Almost time for the once a decade upgrade.

[Ragnahex]

Thinking my pc is probably getting a bit long in the tooth so looking to upgrade cpu (from 3770k) which obviously means mobo and ram too. Maybe add a new m.2 for a boot drive. What would you guys suggest? i've been out of the loop for a long time but thinking about moving to a 7800x3d? really no idea. Currently using a 3070 gpu and everything else in the system is ticking along nicely. i *could* watercool the cpu since the case has a custom loop but it is a decade old so that's questionable (10x120 rad space a bit overkill in an old 900d case). Honestly i have no idea about the new stuff so no idea what ram or mobo i would need since the prices seem to vary wildly. Didn't add a budget but it's more a case of spending reasonable money because history shows i won't upgrade anytime soon

 

[Tetras]

What do you do with the PC, is it only gaming?

This is an Intel/DDR5 suggestion, with this cooler:

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
• 1 x Gigabyte B760 GAMING X AX (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-5BU-GI) = £199.99
• 1 x Kingston FURY Beast 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C40 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit (SKU: MY-29J-KS) = £119.99
• 1 x WD Black SN770 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (WDS200T3X0E) (SKU: HD-58G-WD) = £136.99

Total: £824.95 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

 

[Haz123]

Going for 7800x3d does come to more money than the Intel , mainly due to AM5 mobos, but it is the path I would go for when thinking about such a long term use.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x MSI Pro X670-P WIFI (Socket AM5) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-36S-MS) = £299.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Eight Core 5.00GHz (Socket AM5) Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-3DT-AM) = £439.99
• 1 x AMD Ryzen Game Bundle - Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (SKU: XX-03C-AM) = £0.00
• 1 x Corsair Vengeance RGB EXPO 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C30 6000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMH32GX5M2B6000Z30) (SKU: MY-4DU-CS) = £169.99
• 1 x Seagate FireCuda 530 1TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP1000GM3A013) (SKU: HD-3DV-SE) = £99.95

Total: £1,017.91 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

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If you are happy to strip and fit a new AM5 waterblock then no harm in reusing the current WC set up but no need for extreme cooling with X3D chip so the cooler recommended by Tetras is the best option.

 

[Wing-Man]

for the same price as the AMD bundle you could grab a 13900f and if you plan on it lasting 10years thats what i would go for