Next best upgrade

R3v4n · 29 Mar 2021 at 10:58

Looking to upgrade the PC in my sig -

Got my eyes on a 5800X to replace my 3600X (▷ AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core 4.7GHz (Socket A… | OcUK (overclockers.co.uk))

And 32gb 3600mhz Ram (▷ Team Group 8Pack Edition 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 P… | OcUK (overclockers.co.uk))

I'm thinking I'll do them one a time spread over a few months, what do we think would be best to do first?

I'm leaning on the 5800X atm.

orbitalwalsh · 29 Mar 2021 at 11:11

5800X would give you the performance increase in games that run better with single core performance or multicore .

thought about getting higher airflow case ?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aero...-atx-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-21n-ae.html

Game · 29 Mar 2021 at 11:57

the increase in games will be very minimal and without a fps counter you might not even notice it

but it depends on what else you do and if you have spare cash and nothing else to spend it on

philo-sofa · 29 Mar 2021 at 12:08

GPU would be ideal, but in reality a 5800X isn't a bad idea at all

R3v4n · 29 Mar 2021 at 12:48

orbitalwalsh said:
5800X would give you the performance increase in games that run better with single core performance or multicore .

thought about getting higher airflow case ?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aero...-atx-case-black-tempered-glass-ca-21n-ae.html

I don't think I can stomach a new case at the moment, just got mine all nice neat and tidy haha.

Game said:
the increase in games will be very minimal and without a fps counter you might not even notice it

but it depends on what else you do and if you have spare cash and nothing else to spend it on

Yeah really I only game at 1440p, don't use my home PC for much else, browsing and some HDR video.

philo-sofa said:
GPU would be ideal, but in reality a 5800X isn't a bad idea at all

GPU

!

I just bought a Red Devil 6700XT haha.

Given the situation with GPUs right now I will likely be keeping this one quite some time, until things start to normalise.

Maybe I'll just wait I guess the 5000 series CPUs aren't going anywhere, could wait for when they start coming down in price.

Shaolin Chicken · 29 Mar 2021 at 18:14

R3v4n said:
Maybe I'll just wait I guess the 5000 series CPUs aren't going anywhere, could wait for when they start coming down in price.

Good idea, just wait and grab a bargain.

Joxeon · 29 Mar 2021 at 18:21

Game said:
the increase in games will be very minimal and without a fps counter you might not even notice it

but it depends on what else you do and if you have spare cash and nothing else to spend it on

I would agree with this especially if you play at 1440p or above, going from a 3600 to a 5800x with a 3080 @1440p the fps increase was minimal at best in most games with some showing no increase at all and certainly not worth spending £500+ on.

philo-sofa · 30 Mar 2021 at 00:03

R3v4n said:
GPU !

I just bought a Red Devil 6700XT haha.

Given the situation with GPUs right now I will likely be keeping this one quite some time, until things start to normalise.

Maybe I'll just wait I guess the 5000 series CPUs aren't going anywhere, could wait for when they start coming down in price.

Haha, I know mate. 6700XT is a great buy in today's market. May I ask how much it was?

R3v4n · 30 Mar 2021 at 01:58

philo-sofa said:
Haha, I know mate. 6700XT is a great buy in today's market. May I ask how much it was?

Haha honestly I over paid; it was 679.99, but luckily my old card more than covered it.

Joxeon said:
I would agree with this especially if you play at 1440p or above, going from a 3600 to a 5800x with a 3080 @1440p the fps increase was minimal at best in most games with some showing no increase at all and certainly not worth spending £500+ on.

Yeah makes sense, I'll wait till they start getting a nice sale price haha.

slim01 · 30 Mar 2021 at 05:00

The gains would be really minimal... You've got am4 why not chuck in a 5800x?