Ryzen 7 or 5 help

lofthouse1982 · 29 Mar 2023 at 22:38

I currently have

Ryzen 2700x overclocked to 4.2

GeForce 1660 Super

B450 Steel Legend Edition motherboard

32Gb 3200 Ram

and running from Nvme drives 1TB x2

I was told that i would be better off getting a Ryzen 5 5800x and it would be a noticeable improvement over my current CPU

I mainly use computer for Sim Racing, Photoshop and 3d Software. More gaming i would say

Any help would be great

Thanks

LtMatt · 29 Mar 2023 at 22:46

Get a 5800 X3D.

Joxeon · 29 Mar 2023 at 22:57

For gaming then you would be better off just upgrading the GPU, something like a 6700XT would give a 50-80% improvement.

lofthouse1982 · 29 Mar 2023 at 22:58

Thanks, could you please send me a link to this processor please?

lofthouse1982 · 29 Mar 2023 at 22:59

I will check cards

lofthouse1982 · 29 Mar 2023 at 23:00

Does it matter if I get a 2 fan card or 3? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-00m-ak.html

Joxeon · 29 Mar 2023 at 23:06

lofthouse1982 said:
Does it matter if I get a 2 fan card or 3? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asro...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-00m-ak.html

3 fan versions should run a bit cooler and usually quieter.

Journey · 29 Mar 2023 at 23:14

Or get the best of both worlds and go with a cheaper 5600 or 5700X and a new GPU, you'll still fetch £180-200 for the 2700X and the 1660 Super on the used market depending on condition etc.

lofthouse1982 · 29 Mar 2023 at 23:22

Thank you, I have the 3 fan 1660 and perfect condition. Think I will treat myself and go for the cpu and gpu. Just clarify it’s the Ryzen 5 CPU 5700x?

Journey · 29 Mar 2023 at 23:27

lofthouse1982 said:
Just clarify it’s the Ryzen 5 CPU 5700x?

It's a Ryzen 7 5700X, just check the cost wherever you buy it from not to pay over the odds they should be ~£180-190 max.

lofthouse1982 · 29 Mar 2023 at 23:46

Just ordered the Ryzen 7 5600x, managed £175 thanks

lofthouse1982 · 29 Mar 2023 at 23:47

5700x sorry

El Jimben · 30 Mar 2023 at 15:41

You might need a BIOS update to support that CPU but it's not difficult on this board.

lofthouse1982 · 31 Mar 2023 at 09:17

Thanks, just looking at cards now. Would you recommend any other card that it’s a bit cheaper? But still an improvement on my current card? I prefer nvidia but others are okay if reasonably priced. Thanks

lofthouse1982 · 31 Mar 2023 at 09:18

Processor will arrive today, is it just a case of swapping over the chip and putting my system in bios to default, then upgrade bios and overclock again?

LtMatt · 31 Mar 2023 at 09:31

lofthouse1982 said:
Processor will arrive today, is it just a case of swapping over the chip and putting my system in bios to default, then upgrade bios and overclock again?

Update BIOS, power on system, let BIOS update finish, power down, remove old cpu, install new cpu, setup BIOS etc, reinstall windows, update windows, install chipset driver, restart, away you go. That's my recommendation.

faceman123 · 31 Mar 2023 at 09:39

I love these upgrades, AM4 will no doubt be one of the GOAT sockets

lofthouse1982 · 31 Mar 2023 at 09:46

Super thanks

lofthouse1982 · 31 Mar 2023 at 14:02

its all up and running, all very good so far )) would £250 get me a good card for upgrading from 1660 Super?

Thanks

Tetras · 31 Mar 2023 at 14:13

lofthouse1982 said:
its all up and running, all very good so far )) would £250 get me a good card for upgrading from 1660 Super?

Thanks

For me, a 6600 is not a big enough step, I'd consider a 6700 XT the minimum, but I'd have a look for yourself, e.g. type "1660 Super v 6600" on YouTube and watch some videos like this:

GTX 1660 Super vs RX 6600 | How Big Is The Difference?

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