Is the Ryzen 9 3900X still good enough with the release of Ryzen 5000 CPU´s?

[proudhaaton]

Hello,

I´m currently unsure if i should be waiting until i can get a Ryzen 9 5900X (seems very unlikely since it´s almost impossible to get one in germany) or is a Ryzen 9 3900X still a very good purchase? it´s currently going for 399 Euro in germany so that´s quite a chunk less than a 5900X? I want to upgrade my PC next week during the black friday/cyber monday deals so there might be still no way to get a 5900X... what do u guys think? Should i wait until there is stock for a 5900X (about 150 Euro more than for a 3900X currently) or is the 3900X enough for gaming/workloads for the next few years?

Also incase i should get the 3900X, which mainboard should i buy? X470, B550 or X570?

Thanks in advance.

 

[proudhaaton]

Alright i´m going for the 3900X when i can´t get a 5900X at the end of the month! Thanks guys.

 

[proudhaaton]

Also, I'd spend the extra and buy an X570 motherboard. Just in case you do decide to upgrade and get SAM in future. In the meantime, PCIe4 etc.

Is that really worth it tho? I was planning to keep the 3900X for like 3-5 years (depends on how necessary a upgrade will be in the future) and since i´d have to upgrade my whole system again when i´m going for the new AMD CPU`s, is a more expensive mainboard really that much better? i don´t plan to overclock the 3900X either.

 

[proudhaaton]

Thanks for all the comments! Now i don´t feel bad about buying a 3900X if i don´t get my hands on a 5900X until the end of the month!

 

[proudhaaton]

While i would love to get a 5900X it's also quite a lot more expensive (150-200 more for me + very hard to get a 5900X currently) and since i want a CPU with a lot multi core performance there is sadly no truly high end option expect for the 3900X which i might even get a new one for 350 Euro... it's honestly just a way too good deal currently. I'm also playing on 1440p so for games the difference between a 3900X and 5900X as far as I've seen is just few % which isn't that bad for me.

Still thank you very much for the advice! Maybe i upgrade to a 5900X next year when there is stock and i get a decent price for my 3900X.