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Hey all.
Been a while since my last upgrade. Just before pandemic sent everything prices bonkers.
Current set up
Phanteks P400 with P400A front panel (top and bottom vents from P400. intake 1 x 120 side (custom install in plastic panel), 2x 140 front, exhaust 2x 120 rear
MSI B550 Gaming Edge WIFI
Ryzen 3600x running 4.4 all cores 1.085v. (not sure how I clocked it, but it runs .550 up to 4.400 and will hold all cores stable at that voltage)> got this to 4.650 on all cores stable at factory voltage when testing for overclocks.
Be Quiet Dark Rock 2 TF
Crucial ballistix 2 x 8gb 3600 DDR4 at 3800 16,19,16,36
Gigabyte Gaming oc 5600 xt, with the updated bios.
Samsung 500gb PM961 NVMe x4 drive
Kingston 500gb SATA 6 Gb/s drive
Super Flower Leadex Gold 650w
I have bought a Crucial P3 Plus SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
Looking for another 2x8gb ballistix 3600
Pretty much mostly RPGs, with starfield and Baulders gate being on my shopping list, the system is starting to show its age. I do alot of replays though, DA series, ME series, Deus Ex all being games I have tons of hours and replays in.
Question is CPU/GPU combo
Budget wise, I'd like to stick with a RX 6750 XT for £300, but is it worth getting a 7700xt for £360 (looks like a good deal atm?) with the 3600x? I can get a 7800 xt for £430, but it just sticks in my throat to spend that sort of money on a GPU. Used market is pretty much too dear to be worth bothering. I'd rather pay the extra £50 and have new. If it were a £100 saving, yep, but they are few and far between.
If I push the budget for a newer cpu, these options give a balanced cost. Prefer to stick with just GPU cost at moment and £360 for the 7700 xt is really as strong as I'd like to lay out right now.
3600x + RX7800 XT £450
5600x + RX7700 XT £460
5700X3D + RX 6750 XT £480
Not an AMD fanboy as such, when they are just better value for me, that's what I buy. Had Intel and Nvidia, because they were the better value at the time.
4060 ti is dearer than 7700 xt, 4070 is dearer than 7800xt where I am.
Open to opinions and both green and red options.
MSI Optix G24 1080 monitor, 75hz refresh. last upgrade on this platform. No plans for monitor upgrade while this one keeps working
Thanks people.
Been a while since my last upgrade. Just before pandemic sent everything prices bonkers.
Current set up
Phanteks P400 with P400A front panel (top and bottom vents from P400. intake 1 x 120 side (custom install in plastic panel), 2x 140 front, exhaust 2x 120 rear
MSI B550 Gaming Edge WIFI
Ryzen 3600x running 4.4 all cores 1.085v. (not sure how I clocked it, but it runs .550 up to 4.400 and will hold all cores stable at that voltage)> got this to 4.650 on all cores stable at factory voltage when testing for overclocks.
Be Quiet Dark Rock 2 TF
Crucial ballistix 2 x 8gb 3600 DDR4 at 3800 16,19,16,36
Gigabyte Gaming oc 5600 xt, with the updated bios.
Samsung 500gb PM961 NVMe x4 drive
Kingston 500gb SATA 6 Gb/s drive
Super Flower Leadex Gold 650w
I have bought a Crucial P3 Plus SSD 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4
Looking for another 2x8gb ballistix 3600
Pretty much mostly RPGs, with starfield and Baulders gate being on my shopping list, the system is starting to show its age. I do alot of replays though, DA series, ME series, Deus Ex all being games I have tons of hours and replays in.
Question is CPU/GPU combo
Budget wise, I'd like to stick with a RX 6750 XT for £300, but is it worth getting a 7700xt for £360 (looks like a good deal atm?) with the 3600x? I can get a 7800 xt for £430, but it just sticks in my throat to spend that sort of money on a GPU. Used market is pretty much too dear to be worth bothering. I'd rather pay the extra £50 and have new. If it were a £100 saving, yep, but they are few and far between.
If I push the budget for a newer cpu, these options give a balanced cost. Prefer to stick with just GPU cost at moment and £360 for the 7700 xt is really as strong as I'd like to lay out right now.
3600x + RX7800 XT £450
5600x + RX7700 XT £460
5700X3D + RX 6750 XT £480
Not an AMD fanboy as such, when they are just better value for me, that's what I buy. Had Intel and Nvidia, because they were the better value at the time.
4060 ti is dearer than 7700 xt, 4070 is dearer than 7800xt where I am.
Open to opinions and both green and red options.
MSI Optix G24 1080 monitor, 75hz refresh. last upgrade on this platform. No plans for monitor upgrade while this one keeps working
Thanks people.
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