Build Advice AM4 or AM5?

[mzhiglov]

Hello forum!

I've built myself a system in the beginning of the pandemic with the following:

AMD Ryzen 7 3rd Gen - RYZEN 7 3700X
GIGABYTE B550 AORUS PRO AC
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB
GIGABYTE - G27Q - 27" IPS Gaming Monitor
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB 3600 MHz)
Intel 665p Series M.2 2280 1TB
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 GA
Fractal Design Meshify C Black

It served me well, not a huge gamer (though I do occasionally play GTAO on max settings capping at 144 fps @1440). The system still serves me well for music/video type of work and I have no reasons to upgrade. I trust my PC could probably play most games at reasonable settings.

A family member wishes to upgrade from ASUS TUF FX505DT to a desktop setup on a tight budget and now I am up to a task of figuring out the best direction. Now that AM5 is available, I am just not feeling the real need for it in terms of performance per $ spent.

I am not geeking around as much as I used to, so I wanted to ask whether I should consider building a system similar to mine or just go "entry level" AM5.

TIA.

 

[Lutfij]

What does your family member want to do with the PC that you might hand him down/build? That would dictate if you should build something similar although something similar with a 5000 series Ryzen would be a worthwhile endeavor while on the B550 chipset.

Apart from purpose of the rig and it's use case scenarios, how much money does your family member have to spend towards the build?

 

[mzhiglov]

What does your family member want to do with the PC that you might hand him down/build? That would dictate if you should build something similar although something similar with a 5000 series Ryzen would be a worthwhile endeavor while on the B550 chipset.

Apart from purpose of the rig and it's use case scenarios, how much money does your family member have to spend towards the build?

Mostly gaming like Hogwarts Legacy or Resident Evil... stuff like that. Besides gaming - office apps, photoshop, etc. Budget is about $1k including the monitor.

 

[logainofhades]

Honestly, with a $1k budget, I would say AM4 is the best gaming performance option. AM5 would force a lower tiered GPU, but give an upgrade path that AM4 lacks.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor ($209.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($36.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte B550 GAMING X V2 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Silicon Power GAMING 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($49.97 @ Amazon)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($68.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Core Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Case: Montech AIR 903 MAX ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 - TT Premium Edition 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $984.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-07-25 13:42 EDT-0400

 

[mzhiglov]

Honestly, with a $1k budget, I would say AM4 is the best gaming performance option. AM5 would force a lower tiered GPU, but give an upgrade path that AM4 lacks.

Thanks but how much more it would cost to build AM5 based system?

 

[helper800]

Thanks but how much more it would cost to build AM5 based system?

With the same costing parts from @logainofhades build about 210 more:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 3.9 GHz 6-Core Processor ($299.00)
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler ($35.90 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($169.99 @ MSI)
Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: TEAMGROUP MP44 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($68.98 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Core Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card ($359.99 @ Newegg Sellers)
Case: Fractal Design Pop Mini Air MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 - TT Premium Edition 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1193.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-07-25 14:25 EDT-0400