CPU options

[stuie]

Baring in mind coming from a 3770k anything modern will be a massive bump in performance

It's my birthday this week so I'm looking at treating myself to something to keep my 3090 fed

I want am5 don't want to go into a dead platform.

Majority of use is gaming.

I missed the 30seconds of preorder availability of the 9800x3d and refuse to pay the current prices of the 7800x3d given it should have dropped in price now it's been released not gone back up

I'm looking at the asrock pro rs, I don't need WiFi and I've already got a 1tb WD 850x ready to go in

So my sticking point now is the CPU I could just chuck something like a 7600 in there they seem cheap enough at the moment chuck on pbo and wait out the next couple of years to see if something really special comes along I can chuck into the am5 socket.
Or I go 9700x and just leave it at that

Right now I'm leaning towards the 7600 route as even that will be destroying the current 3770k I'm running but I'm concerned it will still be a bottleneck at 5120X1440

 

[Game]

been seeing the 9 7950X3D for sub £450 today its very tempting

keep going back and forth on the 9700x but as my friends pointed out to me I can play all the games I want at the minute so wait on the deals

 

[stuie]

Ok any thoughts on my options?
So I just go 7600x for the moment?

 

[El Jimben]

Ok any thoughts on my options?
So I just go 7600x for the moment

I upgraded recently but before then, I was happily gaming at 4K with a 7600 paired with a 4070Ti Super, which I believe is a bit faster than a 3090.

I wouldn't bother with the 7600x for the small bump in performance vs the price difference personally. I'd wait until Black Friday is upon us and see if you can get a 7700 for around the £200 mark.

 

[Game]

seen the 7700 drop to £250 but would want it close to £200 I think

 

[El Jimben]

seen the 7700 drop to £250 but would want it close to £200 I think

It can be had for £175 now if you're willing to trust Ali & don't mind waiting for it to be delivered.

 

[Tetras]

Right now I'm leaning towards the 7600 route as even that will be destroying the current 3770k I'm running but I'm concerned it will still be a bottleneck at 5120X1440

The bottleneck won't be a big deal at that res, so I'd just get the 7600, especially since you're running a 3770K right now.

The 9700X would be more worth it if you were doing content creation on your PC.

 

[Blackwhite]

R5 7600 will be fine

 

[Game]

It can be had for £175 now if you're willing to trust Ali & don't mind waiting for it to be delivered.

just dont know if I trust the porkchop express , keep thinking Jack Burton will get into trouble before it gets to me