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Worth changing cpu?

WARburton

WARburton

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So I had a 5700x3d system and I was in the process of upgrading to a am5 system. But out of random luck i ended up with a 13900kf bundle at a zero cost trade. And id not had intel for years so wanted to play.

Now im wondering in the real world is there any point in me continuing with my am5 upgrade. I already have a motherboard but the cost of an 7800x3d is astronomical right now.
For just gaming at 1440 is there any point
 
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At least if you were going to go AM5 it makes more sense to jump straight to 9800x3d now, but the cost is high for what would be less gains than just getting a GPU if you're gaming. 1% lows are the main thing I think!
 
Delta3D said:
At least if you were going to go AM5 it makes more sense to jump straight to 9800x3d now, but the cost is high for what would be less gains than just getting a GPU if you're gaming. 1% lows are the main thing I think!
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Yes there is also going to be a GPU upgrade on the cards. I suppose I could just jump to the GPU and skip the am5
 
WARburton said:
Yes there is also going to be a GPU upgrade on the cards. I suppose I could just jump to the GPU and skip the am5
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Can always upgrade GPU first then CPU if you feel you need it, especially if you ever go 2nd hand parts then could probably pick up a 9800x3d for a little discount :P
 
WARburton said:
So I had a 5700x3d system and I was in the process of upgrading to a am5 system. But out of random luck i ended up with a 13900kf bundle at a zero cost trade. And id not had intel for years so wanted to play.

Now im wondering in the real world is there any point in me continuing with my am5 upgrade. I already have a motherboard but the cost of an 7800x3d is astronomical right now.
For just gaming at 1440 is there any point
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I'm pretty much in the same place. I need and want to upgrade, but the market is so poor that the cheapest option is the most attractive. The 9800X3D is a good gaming chip, but it's over-priced and so are the motherboards, and, worst of all, out of stock everywhere. And the latest intel offerings are horrendous. The 13th and 14th gens are decent CPU's.
 
SpellowHouse said:
I'm pretty much in the same place. I need and want to upgrade, but the market is so poor that the cheapest option is the most attractive. The 9800X3D is a good gaming chip, but it's over-priced and so are the motherboards, and, worst of all, out of stock everywhere. And the latest intel offerings are horrendous. The 13th and 14th gens are decent CPU's.
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I went for 7700 for this reason, I can't see point on spending £400 on a CPU.
 
SpellowHouse said:
I'm pretty much in the same place. I need and want to upgrade, but the market is so poor that the cheapest option is the most attractive. The 9800X3D is a good gaming chip, but it's over-priced and so are the motherboards, and, worst of all, out of stock everywhere. And the latest intel offerings are horrendous. The 13th and 14th gens are decent CPU's.
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hornetstinger said:
I went for 7700 for this reason, I can't see point on spending £400 on a CPU.
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CuriousTomCat said:
Maybe ask yourself if you're happy with the performance of your new 13900kf? If yes then keep it.
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i mean yes £400+ for the CPU im not 100% happy with and i have to be fair this chip dose do a good job, it just been drilled into me over the last 12 to 24 months that intel is poo and go AMD, thats why i was going to. thats why i have an AM5 board.

My friends son came home from uni with a mountain(no joke) of hard wear that he have no understanding of its value(autistic). his dad asked me to sell it all for him on ebay. and we struck a deal for CPU as i wanted to try it the newer intel chip's im sure the last one i had was a 6700 or 7700 and i wanted to see if it was a bad as people say.
i sold my CPU mobo and ram to get this as just a play thing like i say zero ££'s upgrade, i already had DDR5 ram
 
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hornetstinger said:
Bad decision to with the intel, zero benefit and lots of cons.
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i already had the intel that was the point of the question.

what are the cons i need to look for?
the question is i have the intel... that i never planned on having. should i still go AMD as planned and offload the intel
 
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WARburton said:
So I had a 5700x3d system and I was in the process of upgrading to a am5 system. But out of random luck i ended up with a 13900kf bundle at a zero cost trade. And id not had intel for years so wanted to play.

Now im wondering in the real world is there any point in me continuing with my am5 upgrade. I already have a motherboard but the cost of an 7800x3d is astronomical right now.
For just gaming at 1440 is there any point
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I don't know if you have enough post count but there have been a few 7800x3d/9800x3d in the members for sale forums. And fairly reasonable I say. The 7800x3d is a very very good chip. I have also had the 13900k.

They kinda trade blows with one another. The 13900k uses more power and generally runs hotter. The 7800x3d uses less power runs cool but its multi core performance could be lacking compared to a 13900k in certain situations which you may find more useful.

X3d CPUs are about gaming through and through. Sure the new 9800x3d does improve it multi core performance over the 7800x3d and it gaming performance overall is not leaps and bounds way ahead of the 7800x3d with it being marginal at 4k.

The 13900k is more of an all rounder. 13900k,14900k, 7800x3d, 9800x3d they are all very close at 4k if that's what you game at. What could make or break the cpu's at 4k is how well the 5080 or 5090 plays with them. Will it favour the higher clock speed of the Intel's or will the x3d cache be enough to fight them off.

The other night I paired a 9800x3d+4080 against a 12900k and a 4090 at 4k. The 12900k+4090 easily won at 4k. But at 4k CPU performance in most cases is taken out of the equation besides a handful of games.

At 1440p however where the CPU does come into play more the 9800x3d is ahead of the 13900k
 
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GoRedwings19 said:
The other night I paired a 9800x3d+4080 against a 12900k and a 4090 at 4k. The 12900k+4090 easily won at 4k. But at 4k CPU performance in most cases is taken out of the equation besides a handful of games.

At 1440p however where the CPU does come into play more the 9800x3d is ahead of the 13900k
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I was looking at a 4080s or 7900xtx. I have to be honest at native 1440 I get over 110fps in most games at max setting with my current set up. I may wait and see what the 5000 cards bring cost wise.
 
jigger said:
Depends on the size of your house. We are supposed to be having a particularly cold winter. A 1300kf and 4090 are rated for 6 bedrooms and 7 with a 120mm fan pointed at the 12VHP connector.
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I do have to be honest I have been opening a window after gaming for an hour or 2 haha

I can report the artic freeze 3 dose a good job.
 
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