Looking for GPU and CPU upgrade suggestions
Posted by dorkknight529@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 7 comments
Hi I'm looking for an upgrade for my current build. I've had the CPU and GPU since May 2020. This is my current build:
I would like to spend between $800-$900 max for a GPU. With a CPU I'd be slightly more flexible. I wouldn't be buying the parts until around June. I have a Valve Index VR as well if that matters for potential parts
Newegg_PC_Support@reddit
I would recommed this as a CPU https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-9-5000-series-ryzen-9-5900xt-vermeer-socket-am4-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113845?Item=N82E16819113845&SoldByNewegg=1 , and take the advise of the other commentor and wait to see if GPU prices stablilize.
kevlew70@reddit
5700 or 5800x3d if you can find it. I did the same upgrade huge difference. Would probably go with a 9070xt at that budget.
dorkknight529@reddit (OP)
Is there anything I would have to take into consideration if I were to switch from an Nvidia GPU to an AMD one, like graphics drivers?
kevlew70@reddit
I would the ddu driver uninstall tool before switching GPU and drivers.
dorkknight529@reddit (OP)
thank you
psimwork@reddit
Ask again when you're ready to buy.
The market for PC parts is kind of fucked at the moment. But there's some movement that Google's iteration of AI processing is going to cause downward pressure on the memory market, which will cause significant market shifts.
It doesn't make sense to choose parts now because by the time you buy, the recommendations may change (i.e. right now, the price of DDR5 is so high that moving to something like an AM5 motherboard may not make much sense when your AM4 platform is still pretty solid and you have 32GB of RAM. So a 5800XT or 5900XT may be a good choice. But by June, the price of RAM may have fallen enough that AM5 may be a viable choice).
dorkknight529@reddit (OP)
Thank you