CPU Upgrade

[venomx]

I have a R5 3600 with a B450 mobo which supports these cpu's...
https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/B450-TOMAHAWK-MAX#support-cpu

Would it be worth an upgrade or not ?

 

[andy_mk3]

For gaming then not really. For anything else then perhaps

 

[venomx]

For gaming then not really. For anything else then perhaps

Fair enough thanks.

In future though does it look like my mobo would support Gen 3 CPUs ?

 

[andy_mk3]

Fair enough thanks.

In future though does it look like my mobo would support Gen 3 CPUs ?

It already does support 5xxx processors with a BIOS update.

 

[g67575]

Alder Lake or AM5 system will be a large and worthwhile upgrade for many.

 

[venomx]

Well as I only use my PC for gaming and browsing maybe no point in upgrading.
If I did it would be a 5600x or a 3800x or even a 3900x

 

[Joxeon]

I have the tomahawk max and an RTX3080, I went from a 3600 to a 5800X and while it's nice CPU in terms of price / performance it was totally not worth it.

 

[venomx]

I have the tomahawk max and an RTX3080, I went from a 3600 to a 5800X and while it's nice CPU in terms of price / performance it was totally not worth it.

Fair enough thanks for the info

 

[Drumroll]

I would only update the BIOS, keep your CPU, and if it ever bottleneck your system, get the fastest 5 series cheaper when new AM5 arrives.

 

[CWorange]

I have an R5 3600 (non x) with an RTX 2080 Super and it's more than fine. I would see some FPS increase with a 5600x maybe about 5-10 FPS at the most because I play at 1440p which at this resolution is mostly GPU dependent. Keep your CPU.