CPU upgrade worthwhile these days?

[eXist]

Hey all currently running 3700 and 3080 gpu combo.

I'm buying either 4090 ( if I can get one or 4080 16gb ) gpu to replace the 3080.

Would upgrading to the 5800x3d cpu make any difference at my gaming res of 2560x1440?

I usually play older games anyway for example i'm currently on a Fallout 4 playthrough and my monitor can do 240 hz so high FPS is of benefit to me.

Regards

 

[throwaway4372]

For normal people, I'd say no it's not worth it, but if you're replacing a 3080 with a 4090 at 1440p 240hz I think you're the sort of person who'll pay a premium for the best stuff, so yeah you may as well have a current gen cpu to make sure it's all running as smoothly as possible.

 

[Saffy]

At 1440p it wouldn't make a noticeable difference upgrading the CPU IMO.

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[lsg1r]

Personally if it was me I wouldn't be in a rush to change stuff if the pc is less than '2 generations' old (so 3xxx and 5xxx)... I'd likely wait at least another generation/release.

The only thing I'd maybe consider is things like a cheap 5xxx series upgrade, more storage and/or ram at this point in time.

 

[Darujhistan]

Only if you enjoy needlessly setting fire to money.

 

[jigger]

The 5800X3D is a decent amount faster than a 3700X, so definitely worth it from a technical point, especially for gaming.

 

[pc-guy]

Why…
Rtx 4080 16GB is likely to be about 30% faster than 3080 and the 12GB is likely to be slower than 3080 or on par. It’s a waste of money

If you want to upgrade the CPU, I wouldn’t even bother with 5800X or the 5800X3D just slot in a 5700X and you are good. At 2K res you are unlikely to be hitting the CPU bottleneck but the zen3 architecture will give you better experience. £440 5800X3D vs £250 5700X

 

[Poneros]

Yes. Particularly for older games the 5800X3D will be a monster, because the cache makes a big difference there.

 

[LtMatt]

Get the 5800X3D. Honestly can’t tell you how good it is for gaming. If want top tier gaming performance at 50W-60W, get the X3D. You will not regret it.

@willhub Can you share you experience?

 

[willhub]

I went 3700x to 5800x3d and I run on a B350F motherboard with a 3080Ti and the performance is just better on every game for me, everything is smoother even windows feels more responsive.

I think the 3700x was a really big bottleneck for the 3080 cards even at 4k.

Just did a flight in London on FS2020 at 4k my frames were 20 with the 3700x and now 50fps with the 5800x3d