Question Should i upgrade my system ?

[Kaitlin Kaschak]

i need some pc upgrade advice from the pros.

im on disability. so i dont get much money to play around with in terms of pc upgrades, example i bought my 3900X on lauch day and it took me from lauch day till 2023 just to have enough moey saved up for a 5000 series cpu anyhow
specs below
asus crosshair 7 hero X470
ryzen 3900x
4x 8 gig teamgroup 3733mhz ddr4 ram
1000 watt seasonic gold rated psu
6700xt sapphire pulse
1tb sabrent rocket nvme drive
360mm cooler master aio
screen res currently 1080p since i got the monitor used for 50$
the question im posing to the group is this:
do i keep my 3900X for a few more years till i can afford to save up for AM5 or do i upgrade to a 5000 series cpu and call it a day

im so torn because part of me says the 3900x+6700XT combo cant max out games the other part of me says the cpu is fine tough it out

i also feel like i need to upgrade because most of my friends have upgraded to either a 5000 series or the new AM5

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

To add something to your ram issue. In terms of performance, or the performance sweetspot, is ram linked at 2:1 for the FCLK. This means running your ram at 3600, with an 1800mhz FCLK gives you the least latency. This is synchronous mode. Having the ram run at 3733 does not yield any performance boost over 3600/1800. Trick around with and test some apps. You'll see what I mean.

Your 3900x might be okay with the FCLK at that speed. Test and see. You my need to up toe SOC voltage to help.