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CPU Upgrade Advice

bluesquirrel

bluesquirrel

bluesquirrel

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Hi
Looking to upgrade mid-tier PC set up.

Currently a 3060ti with Ryzen 5 2600, 8GB RAM, Gigabyte B450M DS3H matx mobo. 4K and 2nd full HD monitors.

Looking for a new CPU & mobo setup (I think the current mobo is not fully working). Would prefer DDR-4, matx and air cooling.

The newest Intel and AMD CPUs appear to be DDR-5, so was thinking of a Ryzen 7 5800x. This is a couple of years old though so is it worth the extra expense of a newer CPU?

Main uses will be gaming, general PC work.


Thanks!

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Thanks both.
The 5800x3d is £360 at OC, the 'vanilla' 5800x is £260. Is the 5800x a decent CPU?
Noted re. the RAM.
Current mobo wired ethernet is not working, so I need a ethernet>USB adapter. GPU takes up the PCI slot so I can't squeeze in a PCI ethernet card. Also I think the GPU slot is not working properly, performance has dropped off.
 
bluesquirrel said:
Thanks both.
The 5800x3d is £360 at OC, the 'vanilla' 5800x is £260. Is the 5800x a decent CPU?
Noted re. the RAM.
Current mobo wired ethernet is not working, so I need a ethernet>USB adapter. GPU takes up the PCI slot so I can't squeeze in a PCI ethernet card. Also I think the GPU slot is not working properly, performance has dropped off.
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Read reviews on the 5800x3d which is on par with the latest 7600x but the 5800x is good value.

The 5600 6 core is stonking value at £140 along with a b550 motherboard and 16gb or 32gb memory would bring your pc up to date.

Selling your old parts should help fund your upgrade.
 
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