Question Worth upgrading a AM4 socket vs start from scratch.

[NobleZero13]

Hello all

I have a gaming rig I built 5 years ago.

Specs are-
AMD 2700X
EVGA 2070
ROG Cross hair Hero VII motherboard
16 g Trident DDR4 3200
Corsair RM650 power supply

I was wondering if it was worth it keeping the AM4 motherboard and upgrading the CPU and GPU, possible ram or PSU vs starting from scratch.

I don't mind spending a little extra to start from scratch if the price to performance is worth it for gaming. It's not really worth it spending another 1k for only like a 8 % performance increase - that type of thing.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[jeremyj_83]

Hello all

I have a gaming rig I built 5 years ago.

Specs are-
AMD 2700X
EVGA 2070
ROG Cross hair Hero VII motherboard
16 g Trident DDR4 3200
Corsair RM650 power supply

I was wondering if it was worth it keeping the AM4 motherboard and upgrading the CPU and GPU, possible ram or PSU vs starting from scratch.

I don't mind spending a little extra to start from scratch if the price to performance is worth it for gaming. It's not really worth it spending another 1k for only like a 8 % performance increase - that type of thing.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

What resolution do you game at?

 

[NobleZero13]

What resolution do you game at?

Shoot, I forgot to put that down.

1440

 

[USAFRet]

I was wondering if it was worth it keeping the AM4 motherboard and upgrading the CPU and GPU, possible ram or PSU vs starting from scratch.

CPU + RAM + PSU + GPU....you may as well start over completely.

 

[kanewolf]

Hello all

I have a gaming rig I built 5 years ago.

Specs are-
AMD 2700X
EVGA 2070
ROG Cross hair Hero VII motherboard
16 g Trident DDR4 3200
Corsair RM650 power supply

I was wondering if it was worth it keeping the AM4 motherboard and upgrading the CPU and GPU, possible ram or PSU vs starting from scratch.

I don't mind spending a little extra to start from scratch if the price to performance is worth it for gaming. It's not really worth it spending another 1k for only like a 8 % performance increase - that type of thing.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

A 5800X3D would be a good gaming upgrade for a small investment. Additionally it would provide a Windows 11 compatible configuration (since Win 10 goes EOL next year).

 

[jeremyj_83]

Shoot, I forgot to put that down.

1440

With a 650W PSU you could upgrade to an RX7800XT or equivalent and a Ryzen 5700X for under $1k. This will be a pretty big increase in gaming performance.

 

[Zerk2012]

Myself I would go for the 5800x3d and wait on the 5xxx video cards.

 

[Bob.B]

Hello all

I have a gaming rig I built 5 years ago.

Specs are-
AMD 2700X
EVGA 2070
ROG Cross hair Hero VII motherboard
16 g Trident DDR4 3200
Corsair RM650 power supply

I was wondering if it was worth it keeping the AM4 motherboard and upgrading the CPU and GPU, possible ram or PSU vs starting from scratch.

I don't mind spending a little extra to start from scratch if the price to performance is worth it for gaming. It's not really worth it spending another 1k for only like a 8 % performance increase - that type of thing.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Depends on how high up the perf ladder you want to go.

A 5700x3d would give a nice bump in perf for about 210 bucks.

 

[Why_Me]

A 5800X3D would be a good gaming upgrade for a small investment. Additionally it would provide a Windows 11 compatible configuration (since Win 10 goes EOL next year).

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor ($209.91 @ Amazon)
Total: $209.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-11 20:16 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($364.87 @ MemoryC)
Total: $364.87
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-08-11 20:17 EDT-0400

 

[CelicaGT]

Gotta "upvote" 5700X3D. As an owner of the 5800X3D it makes me VERY F'in happy seeing this proc in the top 5 of many, many gaming benchmarks STILL. AM4, despite its age is still relevant at a price point. If you have an established system, for roughly 220USD the upgrade is a no brainer. Also, keep in mind with 3D V-cache memory speed bottlenecks are greatly minimized. OP's 3200Mhz memory is fully viable.

 

[helper800]

I push 240 fps in games at 1080p assuming my 3080 10g can get it there. The 5800X3D gave me a 25ish% fps uplift over my 3900x.

 

[Lucky_SLS]

Like others have said, 5700X3D.

Would get a new PSU and a 5070 maybe when it launches.