Upgrade from 5800x3d

Bounce · Monday at 19:34

Looking to upgrade from my 5800x3d am4 platform system to new am5 platform.

Current specs are :

5800x3d
msi b450 tomahawk max
3600mhz ram 32gb
Rtx 4070

Can someone please spec me a am5 platform, looking at new cpu , motherboard and ram

pastymuncher · Monday at 19:44

I am not that sure the gains will be worth the massive outlay and I can't see anything wrong with what you already have. Why do you feel like you need a upgrade?

Bounce · Monday at 19:46

pastymuncher said:
I am not that sure the gains will be worth the massive outlay and I can't see anything wrong with what you already have. Why do you feel like you need a upgrade?

More of an upgrade itch than anything else , feel I can sell my current setup to offset most of the cost .

Gray2233 · Monday at 20:14

Bounce said:
More of an upgrade itch than anything else , feel I can sell my current setup to offset most of the cost .

Is it purely for gaming, or do you use the PC for other things?

The 5800X3D is still a very strong gaming chip, I'd honestly not bother unless you really can't help yourself. For gaming the only semi-sensible option would be a 9800X3D, but they're currently like hens teeth and priced accordingly. I'd wait for stock levels to settle and pricing to come down before jumping ship, you'd be looking at half a grand just for the CPU otherwise. Going for a non X3D chip on AM5 would be a borderline sidegrade, and even downgrade in some (albeit rare) scenarios.

xaldub · Monday at 20:32

Bounce said:
Looking to upgrade from my 5800x3d am4 platform system to new am5 platform.

Current specs are :

5800x3d
msi b450 tomahawk max
3600mhz ram 32gb
Rtx 4070

Can someone please spec me a am5 platform, looking at new cpu , motherboard and ram

What resolution / display do you plan to game on ? Anything less than 4K and probably little need to upgrade.

Gray2233 · Monday at 20:34

xaldub said:
What resolution / display do you plan to game on ? Anything less than 4K and probably little need to upgrade.

Actually, at 4K the CPU tends to matter less so were that the case it'd be an even worse decision to make.

Journey · Monday at 20:37

Bounce said:
Can someone please spec me a am5 platform, looking at new cpu , motherboard and ram

B650 that you like the look of, a 7700(non-x) from China, and some C30 DDR5 6000MT/s.

xaldub · Monday at 20:37

Gray2233 said:
Actually, at 4K the CPU tends to matter less so were that the case it'd be an even worse decision to make.

True, I was thinking more in terms of a complete upgrade ... not just CPU. But yes, if it's just a CPU he's looking at changing then I wouldn't bother.

tamzzy · Monday at 20:45

The only thing worth upgrading to, is a 7800x3d/9800x3d.
Speaking as someone who has a 5800x3d that upgraded to a 7600x and then a 7800x3d.

Journey · Monday at 20:50

tamzzy said:
The only thing worth upgrading to, is a 7800x3d/9800x3d.
Speaking as someone who has a 5800x3d that upgraded to a 7600x and then a 7800x3d.

Not worth it while they are artificially overpriced though.

tamzzy · Monday at 22:58

Journey said:
Not worth it while they are artificially overpriced though.

Agreed

AMDPower · 2024-12-24T10:36:45+0000

agree with everyone here, not worth the upgrade unless you can grab one for cheap. price on the 7800x3d is bordering on ridiculous and the 9800x3d is overpriced right now.

Where you might see big improvements is upgrading your 4070 a, to be released, 5070 or 5080 and then upgrade your 5800x3d much later on when prices become normal, from the reviews @4k upgrading cpu see less uplift than at something like 1080p. Basically given a choice of upgrading CPU or GPU in your situation you will see much more results from upgrading GPU.