Upgrade from 5800x3d

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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 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?
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More of an upgrade itch than anything else , feel I can sell my current setup to offset most of the cost .
 
Bounce said:
More of an upgrade itch than anything else , feel I can sell my current setup to offset most of the cost .
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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.
 
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
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What resolution / display do you plan to game on ? Anything less than 4K and probably little need to upgrade.
 
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.
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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.
 
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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.
 
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Thanks everyone for the replies .

Just want to update everyone I have decided to to upgrade my motherboard to the b550 aorus elite . Some may say this is pointless but it does afew things for me , ticks the upgrade itch and I have been experiencing gudders and stutters in games I have tired multiple Gpus so I suspect it could be a motherboard issue either way i am hoping the new motherboard will solve this.
 
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Bounce said:
Thanks everyone for the replies .

Just want to update everyone I have decided to to upgrade my motherboard to the b550 aorus elite . Some may say this is pointless but it does afew things for me , ticks the upgrade itch and I have been experiencing gudders and stutters in games I have tired multiple Gpus so I suspect it could be a motherboard issue either way i am hoping the new motherboard will solve this.
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there is no problem scratching that itch :D

I will just say its highly unlikely that a motherboard is causing your stuttering in games(although not impossible), have you checked voltages to RAM, CPU and GPU? I would suspect a power supply and RAM before the actual motherboard. Also double check your RAM settings and see if you are not running out of spec. Maybe a clean install of windows on NVME drives and install games on NVME also and see if you have the same issue.

I get stuttering in some games if the game is on a mechanical hard drive.
 
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AMDPower said:
there is no problem scratching that itch :D

I will just say its highly unlikely that a motherboard is causing your stuttering in games(although not impossible), have you checked voltages to RAM, CPU and GPU? I would suspect a power supply and RAM before the actual motherboard. Also double check your RAM settings and see if you are not running out of spec. Maybe a clean install of windows on NVME drives and install games on NVME also and see if you have the same issue.

I get stuttering in some games if the game is on a mechanical hard drive.
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Thanks will have alook, I usually just set to xmp profile , would they still run out of spec?

My psu is the Corsair rm850x, how would you identify it’s a psu issue ?
 
Bounce said:
ticks the upgrade itch and I have been experiencing gudders and stutters in games I have tired multiple Gpus so I suspect it could be a motherboard issue either way i am hoping the new motherboard will solve this.
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There's a known issue with Afterburner causing this. Try turning off power monitoring in Afterburner. CapframeX too.
 
seems a bit pointless at the minute, but maybe the 50 series upgrades over the 40 series might make it worth it so probably better to wait to see that
 
Upgrade a CPU that is unlikely hitting 100% in gaming? 30% My 5800X3D a year back testing on Cyberpunk maxxed.

What are your Cinebench r20 scores. Mine around 5700 I believe or not far off once -30 and other tweaks. I'd have to look if you need me to. I did have to set a few more values in bios.
 
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