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How often do you upgrade your CPU and Motherboard

Been on AM4 since 2019, going to be on it until Ryzen 6 which my guess won't be coming until 2027, so 8 years in this case. I had my 2500K platform (lg1155?) for about 11 years... which was too long tbh, but AM4 will defenintely hold up until Ryzen 6.
 
5-6 years usually. 5800X3D still working well, so no reason right now to upgrade from AM4.

Other than the occasional poorly optimized UE5 game, everything is running fine for now. Honestly the state of gaming in general isn't providing much in the way of an incentive.
 
My last upgrade I went from a 6700k to a 13600k so about 7 years, but looking to switch to AM5 platform and X3D chip this year so a lot sooner this time.
 
I've been on AM4 for around 5-6 years now, that's with 3 different CPU upgrades.

1600AF > 3700X > 5800X3D

I can't see myself changing either anytime soon shy of something dying on me. The 5800X3D is a cracking performer for games, I was mildly concerned about GPU upgrades with the PCI-E 3.0 limitation, but after seeing the results of a 5090 limited to that I'm pretty sure I'll be fine until AM6.
 
So my last 3 processors have been 6700, 9900K and 13700K. I don’t tend to upgrade the CPU and motherboard until it becomes a big bottleneck with the GPU. I was using a 1080 GTX with the 6700 which was OK but when I fitted the 2080 Ti it was time to upgrade to the 9900K. Well the 9900K seemed to last a while, I used the 2080 Ti and a 3080 in that machine and even when I got the 4090 I used it for a few months. I was getting massive drops in frames at 4K with the 9900K + 4090, so I guess it became a bottle neck. I’m now using that same 13700K since 2022 with a 5090 and I don’t think it’s a major bottleneck at 4K. I’m hoping the 13700K will last another GPU generation as it has DDR5 ram and supports PCIE 5 (which I know in the grand scale of things makes little difference).

My 9900K machine is still in use though, as I ended up building a whole new 13th gen system for the 4090. I’ve currently got a 4070 FE in that machine and it works well at 1440p the framegen also helps alleviate any CPU bottlenecked games.
 
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cosmogenesis said:
I was thinking about the uplift from 7xxx series Ryzen to 9xxx series which does not appear to be worth it for gamers yet. but for 5xxxx series owners it might be worth it.

Then I was also thinking how often do people upgrade, each and every time Intel/AMD release or every other or only as and when your system stops doing what you want in a timely fashion.

I have a 5800x/X570 system with 32 GB 3600 DDR4 and for the games I play I am OK, so its been 3 years now.

How about you guys ?
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Im in a similar position to yourself:
Ryzen 5900x, AMD 570 ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero, 2070 super, 32gb ram. The games I play are WOT blitz, Kingdom Come Deliverance 1, WWZ. Im using a dell S2716DG monitor which is OK.
Im going to upgrade my GPU in the next month once AMD release the RX 9070 XT and I can see the performance relative to Nvidea. Got abou 1k to splash on a GPU and maybe my monitor will be changed next xmas. The annoying thing about a whole system change is the reloading of software.
 
after looking at the actual speed increases generation to generation of an average of 15% I’d say if you bought into the AND 5000 series you’ll be ok for another 3 gens/evolutions.

For some reason a architecture that can’t be improved on much is the best one
 
i'd say around 4 or 5 years usually.
every new CPU had a new MB except the 8400 > 9700k.

Last few PC's:
AMD Opteron 170 (2006)
Intel i5 2500k (2011)
Intel i7 4810MQ [laptop] (2016)
Intel i5 8400 (2019)
Intel i7 9700k (2021)
AMD R5 9600x (2025)
 
Current build will be 7 years old at Easter.
Considering installing one of these in my desktop case:
MINISFORUM BD795i SE ITX Motherboard.

It has limitations and the CPU is soldered but it's a decent one for my needs: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX.
 
Well I've been on my 7600 now for about 18 months and it's been solid, but was only meant as a stop gap! So finally took the plunge and grabbed a 9700X with free game. 3x ~£100 payments via Klarna I can stomach, and hopefully I can sell the 7600 to a good home for perhaps £100, so it means a £200 checky upgrade. :) Happy days!
 
Was on the 7800x3d for 3 days then the 9800x3d turned up. Got bored after a month or two then got a 7950x3d used it for 3 days and went back to the 9800x3d now looking to go 9950x3d. If that doesn't keep my interest might build a intel 285 setup for benching fun or a SFF build.
 
my pc is close to 8 years old

Ryzen 7 1700
980ti
16gb ram
B350 mortar motherboard

It still does everything I need it to but I’ve had the itch to upgrade for a while now even though I barely use it
 
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