Max out AM4 or enter AM5 ?

[Yrkoon]

just came across an article the op might find interesting and it suggests support for am4 is not near the end in the imediate future

AMD on AM4 socket longevity, AM5, and the future

AMD's AM4 socket is almost eight years old and still going strong. Hear AMD's take on why its kept it around so long and may well do for years to come, too.

www.digitaltrends.com

 

[JollyJamma]

Thanks all for the recommendations so far. If i looked at a new/used set of 32gb RAM should i get 3600mhz over 3200mhz ? do latency timings matter ?

As has already been said, either will work fine.

There is an extensive DDR4 OC guide that I’ll post - it’s really cool and will let you get that extra bit of performance out of your system without spending extra money.

I’ve seen a very nice uplift by improving RAM OC and buying expensive RAM makes no sense.

I agree with the others that upgrading to a 5700X3D is the best option and I see you’ve done so, it makes sense.

Edit: this guide here https://github.com/integralfx/MemTestHelper/blob/oc-guide/DDR4 OC Guide.md

 

[bbbearrr]

Thanks for the advice everybody, upgraded ram and CPU last night and gave my neglected PC a good clean. next step will be a GPU but that'll be some time yet.

 

[tamzzy]

next step will be a GPU but that'll be some time yet.

at least you've now saved a boatload of money by just upgrading the cpu and ram, rather than the full backbone, so hopefully the gpu upgrade will come sooner rather than later

 

[bbbearrr]

at least you've now saved a boatload of money by just upgrading the cpu and ram, rather than the full backbone, so hopefully the gpu upgrade will come sooner rather than later

Also true what would be a reasonable performance jump from an RTX 3070 ?

 

[tamzzy]

Also true what would be a reasonable performance jump from an RTX 3070 ?

a meaningful upgrade would be one that gives you a +50% gain on gpu performance. that would be something that costs in the region of £500 or more if buying new, unfortunately
if you are buying new, that means a 5070, and i would happily pair that 5700x3d with a 5070
(4070 super/7900GRE if you are going to go used)

 

[WARburton]

Also true what would be a reasonable performance jump from an RTX 3070 ?

9070/xt

I had the same set up for a short while, it’s was a very impressive set up at 1440p