Upgrade AM4 system or not?

[riskyfrisky]

Hi folks,

I’m wondering if it’d be worth upgrading my rig as I’ve noticed the Ryzen 9 5900 and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D on sale here coming from a 5600x?

I’m sort of in no man’s land at the moment as I’m gaming on a Samsung TV but I’m looking to buy a monitor at some point.

Is it worth throwing money at this system or should I start again from scratch?

System specs:
5600x
Gigabyte Aorus Pro
16gb ram
3060 12gb
750w G2 EVGA

 

[riskyfrisky]

Yeah still rocking the 3060.

I use the system for gaming, and it’s usually at the highest resolution I can get away with, so 1440p but the games I play aren’t the most demanding of titles - things like ATS/ETS, Frostpunk and older titles. I’ve got the Ascent and doom eternal when I get round to playing them so I expect the GPU to start struggling.

I would like to upgrade the GPU and I’m thinking of selling my steam deck to help fund it because I just don’t use it to be honest.

I’m just not sure spending money on AM4 is worth it when ddr5 systems are out there.

 

[riskyfrisky]

5800X3D/7900XTX both second hand, would be ideal in this. I'd do that and enjoy it for the next 3 years, sell it and then go AM5.

That’s not a bad shout.

Unfortunately I don’t have the post count on here, so I’d be reliant on eBay and such places.

I need to get a monitor though too as using the TV on a desk doesn’t work for me.

 

[riskyfrisky]

It's easy to post 20 a day you will be there in 55 days while you keep saving up.

19 to go lol

 

[riskyfrisky]

The 5900X would be a lot faster in multi core multi/applications and the 5800X3D would be a lot faster in games and a little in multi.

You hardly ever see the 5800X3D for sale. Or a 7900XTX for that.

I’d say buy the monitor first and then see what the performance is like.

I think ultimately that’s the right strategy.

I’ve got a PS5 that I tend to use more than the PC at the moment, but that’s partly due to not having a dedicated monitor set up.

Just seeing the 5800X3D on offer though has given me an itchy trigger finger, though I agree it would be wasted with a 3060 so it’s a bit pointless getting it right now. It’s tempting though!