[SOLVED] Upgrading to Ryzen 7 5800x

[jq0213]

Hi,

To start of, these are my current full system specs:
CPu: Ryzen 5 5600x
Motherboard: Asus ROG B450-F
GPu: RTX 3090
RAM: 4x 8GB DDR4 3000Mhz
PSU: Cooler Master MWE 850 Gold-v2 Full modular

Is it worth upgrading to a Ryzen 7 5800x? I mainly game on 1080p monitor with a 240Hz refresh rate.

 

[jay32267]

I don't think that it's going to get you much for gaming.
The single thread performance is barely better....and 6 cores is generally enough for gaming...where I think 2 more isn't going to get you much more.

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+5+5600X&id=3859

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Ryzen+7+5800X&id=3869

 

[Howardohyea]

your computer is... absolutely overkill.

The 3090 is completely a 4K and above card for even the most demanding game, and there's computers using a quarter of your budget that can achieve the same performance.

This will sound harsh but you already wasted your money on the 3090, I won't consider upgrading at all, instead I would sell the 3090 and buy a 3060, since at 1080P the 3090 can't even output the frame rate and you'll literally see 500+ FPS if the 5600X can catch up.

 

[jay32267]

Assuming you are sticking with 1080p....yes....the 3090 is overkill.

 

[jq0213]

your computer is... absolutely overkill.

The 3090 is completely a 4K and above card for even the most demanding game, and there's computers using a quarter of your budget that can achieve the same performance.

This will sound harsh but you already wasted your money on the 3090, I won't consider upgrading at all, instead I would sell the 3090 and buy a 3060, since at 1080P the 3090 can't even output the frame rate and you'll literally see 500+ FPS if the 5600X can catch up.

The 3090 was the only card I could buy at a reasonable price. All other models were (and are still) sold out or are being sold for ridiculous prices.

 

[Loadedaxe]

Like @Howardohyea stated, upgrading the cpu is pointless. The 3090 is pointless at 1080p, you would be better off spending those funds on upgrading your monitor to a 4k one, or hell even 1440 before wasting money on a 5800x.

Personally, I would dump the 3090, get a 3070 and a new 1440p monitor with the left over cash and enjoy.

 

[jq0213]

Like @Howardohyea stated, upgrading the cpu is pointless. The 3090 is pointless at 1080p, you would be better off spending those funds on upgrading your monitor to a 4k one, or hell even 1440 before wasting money on a 5800x.

Personally, I would dump the 3090, get a 3070 and a new 1440p monitor with the left over cash and enjoy.

I got a second monitor that is 1440p/165Hz, but I prefer the more smoother experience over the resolution. But considering there won't be a noticeable difference in FPS by upgrading, I'll keep the R5

 

[Howardohyea]

I got a second monitor that is 1440p/165Hz, but I prefer the more smoother experience over the resolution. But considering there won't be a noticeable difference in FPS by upgrading, I'll keep the R5

Trust me, sell the 3090 and buy a 3060/3060Ti. Same frame rate and saves you $1000

Edit: also to your "ridiculous prices" I am almost certain other card's price/performance ratio is still higher than the 3090

 

[Loadedaxe]

I got a second monitor that is 1440p/165Hz, but I prefer the more smoother experience over the resolution. But considering there won't be a noticeable difference in FPS by upgrading, I'll keep the R5

With a 3090 you shouldn't see any difference in smoothness over 1080p. Is the 1080p monitor gsync/freesync and 1440 not?

 

[Howardohyea]

With a 3090 you shouldn't see any difference in smoothness over 1080p. Is the 1080p monitor gsync/freesync and 1440 not?

he said the 1080P is 240Hz and the 1440P is 165

 

[sizzling]

I agree, with a 3090 a monitor upgrade is required to fully make use of it. I game at 1440p 144Hz with a 3080, brilliant combination. The 3090 is only 10-15% faster. At 1080p my 3080 would be wasted.

 

[jq0213]

Going to be selling my 1080/240Hz and use the 1440p one instead.

 

[Howardohyea]

don't sell the monitor, sell the 3090 and save yourself a few thousand bucks.

Edit: if you ask me I'd say a 3080 at 1440P is also overkill. a 3070 and a 3060Ti would be sufficient as well

 

[Why_Me]

don't sell the monitor, sell the 3090 and save yourself a few thousand bucks.

Edit: if you ask me I'd say a 3080 at 1440P is also overkill. a 3070 and a 3060Ti would be sufficient as well

Not if you play first person shooter games such as Warzone, BF, etc .. 3080 Ti at 1440 w/240Hz monitor is the sweet spot for those games in regards to smoothness at ultra settings.

 

[larsv8]

If you a hardcore old school FPS player trying to max out dated shooters, keep the monitor, sell the 3090, buy a 3070 and buy a 5900x

That will max out your frames and save cash.

 

[mdd1963]

The 5600X already gives about ~98% of the performance of the 5800X in gaming...

I'd stand pat on the current CPU unless you need a second rig and another mainboard for a family member/friend anyway....

 

[jq0213]

Not if you play first person shooter games such as Warzone, BF, etc .. 3080 Ti at 1440 w/240Hz monitor is the sweet spot for those games in regards to smoothness at ultra settings.

Yeah, I play a lot of fps games such as Warzone, Modern Warfare and Cold War at max settings. But I don't feel like it's worth selling my 3090 to buy a 3080 Ti.

 

[logainofhades]

It is not worth selling. Spend the money, that you would have spent on the 5800x, and selling the 1080p monitor, and maybe get a matching 1440p monitor.

 

[sizzling]

Edit: if you ask me I'd say a 3080 at 1440P is also overkill.

Definitely not. I'm running a 1440p 144Hz with a 3080 and in modern AAA games it is not overpowered. I previously had a 2080 Super but was underwhelmed with its performance, the 3080 doesn't disappoint but still needs some compromises to run some games at 140 fps average.