Best value 3600x upgrade

[Zom]

I currently have:

• 3600x
• B450 Motherboard
• 32GB DDR4-3200
• 3070 Founders Edition

With AM4 coming towards end of life (I assume so because I now see AM5 is out), any suggestions on a good value upgrade? PC is mainly used for 1080p gaming.

 

[VaderDSL]

probably a 5700x3d can get them for under £150 from places.

 

[Rob_B]

As mentioned, for gaming, 5700X3D or 5800X3D are the best you can get on that platform, the latter being less price/performance friendly but a few percent faster.
Check your motherboard has a BIOS that supports them first and upgrade with your 3600 installed. If you pick one up for sub £150 and flog your 3600X for ~ £40 it's not too bad.

 

[tamzzy]

Another vote for the 5700x3d.
If you're not too bothered about the latest and greatest, this should last you until AM6 arrives and essentially skip the whole of the AM5 series CPUs

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Which B450 motherboard ?
Look up the supported CPUs list for your board and whether or not you need a BIOS upgrade

 

[Thekwango]

any suggestions on a good value upgrade?

as stated already - 5700x3d - paid just under 120 quid for mine. best bang for buck purchase i've made in years

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Someone needs to explain to me how a 5700x3d is a decent upgrade ?

45% smp gain and just 10% on single thread, doesn't sound great to me

AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Ryzen 7 5700X3D [cpubenchmark.net] by PassMark Software

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Well, looks like it depends on the games you play...

Fair enough, carry on as you were

 

[tamzzy]

Fair enough, carry on as you were

I mean, at least post a video of the CPUs actually listed in question lol

3600x (oc) Vs 5700x3d

 

[Subliminal Aura]

I mean, at least post a video of the CPUs actually listed in question lol

Wanted to check a CPU that I'm familiar with, sod the OPs spec

 

[Zom]

Thanks all, looks like a 5700x3d is the one to go for but looks like I will need to do a bios update. Will see if I can get a few quid for the 3600x as well.

 

[Blackwhite]

Yup, you need to update BIOS

 

[WARburton]

With AM4 coming towards end of life (I assume so because I now see AM5 is out), any suggestions on a good value upgrade? PC is mainly used for 1080p gaming.

yep 5700x3d is an amazing upgrade for you, dose budget allow for GPU too? 3070 is a good GPU but i think its getting a little old now.

 

[ooStevo]

I currently have:

• 3600x
• B450 Motherboard
• 32GB DDR4-3200
• 3070 Founders Edition

With AM4 coming towards end of life (I assume so because I now see AM5 is out), any suggestions on a good value upgrade? PC is mainly used for 1080p gaming.

Just chuck a 5700X3D in there and you're all set. That's what I'm going to do.

Edit: Late to the party lol

 

[Cob]

A 5700X3D is basically a 2 generation performance uplift from the 3600X. It’s a no-brainier at the price they can be had for.

 

[pandem0nium]

I use a 5700X3D with a 4070ti and am mostly GPU bound playing at higher res. 1440 UW and 4K.

 

[GeorgeStorm]

If intending to stay at 1080p then the 5700x3d is the no brainer choice, 5800x3d not worth the price increase, if you're planning on changing screens to 4k or something then gpu could end up being more of the limiting factor though.