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Hiya,

I’m looking to potentially upgrade my system soon, mainly looking at a CPU (Ryzen 7 5800x) and possibly GPU.

My current system specs are as follows:

Motherboard - B450 Tomahawk
CPU - Ryzen 5 2600
CPU Cooler - Stock cooler
RAM - 4x8GB DDR4 @ 3000 Mhz
GPU - EVGA Gtx 1070
PSU - EVGA Gold 650W
Storage - M.2 Samsung evo 970 & Corsair SSD
Case - Cooler Master TD500

Currently using a 1080p monitor but I will likely upgrade to a 1440p in future

My Questions are;

1) Would a Ryzen 7 5800x be a good upgrade and would I need to upgrade my motherboard/other components or would it be sufficient (Possibly considering overclocking capabilities) ?

2) What Graphics Card would be a good upgrade as I was looking at 2070 or 3070 but I’m open to suggestions.

3) I am also looking at a CPU liquid cooler (AIO), what are good options as I’ve mainly been looking at 360mm AIOs for future proofing. What would be a good option for this?

Any advice regarding my system is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance :)
 
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cmolland1808 said:
Hiya,

I’m looking to potentially upgrade my system soon, mainly looking at a CPU (Ryzen 7 5800x) and possibly GPU.

My current system specs are as follows:

Motherboard - B450 Tomahawk
CPU - Ryzen 5 2600
CPU Cooler - Stock cooler
RAM - 4x8GB DDR4 @ 3000 Mhz
GPU - EVGA Gtx 1070
PSU - EVGA Gold 650W
Storage - M.2 Samsung evo 970 & Corsair SSD
Case - Cooler Master TD500

Currently using a 1080p monitor but I will likely upgrade to a 1440p in future

My Questions are;

1) Would a Ryzen 7 5800x be a good upgrade and would I need to upgrade my motherboard/other components or would it be sufficient (Possibly considering overclocking capabilities) ?

2) What Graphics Card would be a good upgrade as I was looking at 2070 or 3070 but I’m open to suggestions.

3) I am also looking at a CPU liquid cooler (AIO), what are good options as I’ve mainly been looking at 360mm AIOs for future proofing. What would be a good option for this?

Any advice regarding my system is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance :)
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5700X

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5V1lgctYw
 
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pete_101 said:
Save yourself some money and get the 5600 (or 5600X if close in price), you don't need the 5800X
Check out this Youtube video with an RTX 3090, and see why you don't need such a high end CPU
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJUUMJNfu5U
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For the Ryzen 5 5600x/5600 I did consider this because it seemed a good cost effective option, however i think I’m going lean towards ryzen 7 series as I’ll be using my system for gaming mainly, but also with the occasional design work for my job. So I think the 5700x would be a better fit for this.


MrN1ce9uy said:
IMO the 5700X is a better option for older chipset motherboards as it should stay cooler using less power. Also, overclocking (especially for AMD) IMO is a thing of the past.
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Why_Me said:
5700X

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr5V1lgctYw
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ohio_buckeye said:
I second the 5700x. I have a 5800x and it’s a hot running cpu even with the 240mm aio I’ve got on it. The 5700x as I understand is lower wattage but close to the same performance and should be easier to cool. If I had it to do over I should have gone that direction.
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Okay, thanks for linking those videos, they were quite informative. After hearing all your opinions I definitely think I will go with a 5700x as the 5800x seems unnecessary for me.

As the 5700x doesn’t come with a cooler would you guys be able to suggest an effective and reliable cooler? Preferably AIO as I think they look better but if there is good air cooling options, I may consider these. In addition I’d ideally want one that I’ll be able to reuse in future systems.

Thanks!
 
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cmolland1808 said:
For the Ryzen 5 5600x/5600 I did consider this because it seemed a good cost effective option, however i think I’m going lean towards ryzen 7 series as I’ll be using my system for gaming mainly, but also with the occasional design work for my job. So I think the 5700x would be a better fit for this.

Okay, thanks for linking those videos, they were quite informative. After hearing all your opinions I definitely think I will go with a 5700x as the 5800x seems unnecessary for me.

As the 5700x doesn’t come with a cooler would you guys be able to suggest an effective and reliable cooler? Preferably AIO as I think they look better but if there is good air cooling options, I may consider these. In addition I’d ideally want one that I’ll be able to reuse in future systems.

Thanks!
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