Ryzen 7 - 7800X3D or 9800X3D ??
Posted by LingBah78@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 13 comments
Whilst I have read varying comments on this, these go back a year or so and things have changed. The price difference isn't as big anymore, and this is about CPU and not GPU as most posts seems to then misdirect and go off topic.
In short, I’m building a new PC after approx 15yrs of being out of the game. I’m building this purely for GoPro/Insta360 4k video editing for my family holiday videos, that’s it. I do not game, I use my pc a handful of times per year for this, that’s it.
So my current build is:
Lian Li 011 Dynamic Mini V2 Flow Mid Tower
Coolermaster MWE 80 Plus Gold 1050 V2 ATX 3.1
MSI X870e Gaming Plus
Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming 16gb
I’m still to sort DDR5 ram and NVMe. Probably go for the Lian Hydroshift ii LCD-C 360TL cpu cooler but yet to decide, it’s all gone crazy for whats meant to be a cheaper build.
To the point - Ryzen 7 CPU -
7800x3d - £335
9800x3d - £375
which would you go for? Is it worth paying the extra?
lemon07r@reddit
You don't game.. but you have x3d chips, why? I don't think you've been reading enough comments if you arrived at this. You also DO NOT need 1050 watts. PSU quality matters much more than wattage, and you arent sticking something like a 5090 in there either so I don't get it.
CheisSz@reddit
If you don't game there's no use for a x3d cpu.
Your total build doesn't even reach 600w, your 1050w psu is complete overkill.
Why a x870 Gaming Gaming Plus mobo? Even the cheapest B850 (or even B650) would be more than enough.
If you don't game but edit mostly nothing but the 9060xt makes sense, if you game mainly the 9060xt doesn't make sense compared to the rest.
LingBah78@reddit (OP)
Again, this is my point, I haven’t built a system for many years…. so it’s advice from here and watching YouTube builds replicating their systems.
The PSU was showing 800-900watt on a few websites when selecting the parts, then advises to go higher for future options. The x870 was only £10 more than the B850. Also I didn’t want bottlenecks often read in reviews online and lane sharing. Some boards I considered had awful reviews despite others praising so for me it’s a mine field!
Those using video editing software and software like DaVinci highly recommended the X3D hence the choice, after that it was any decent board and any ram within budget as DDR5 is around £350 to £500 I’m looking at currently.
will certainly be looking at the cpu options again
WherePoetryGoesToDie@reddit
Your choices are way overboard for an occasional-use casual video editing rig. Unless you just want to build something for the sake of building something, there are a wide range of affordable prebuilts that can meet your needs.
That said, I’d personally scrap the entire list, provided you haven’t bought the parts yet. Start with Intel’s new 250k (non-f, you want the one with the iGPU) and a nvidia card and go from there. But if you really want to stay with AMD, the x3D chips won’t do much for ya. You want more cores, like in the 9900x or 9950x.
f1rstx@reddit
yea, whole partlist is weird choice after weird choice
LingBah78@reddit (OP)
In what way?
f1rstx@reddit
Intel 250/270K is superior in productivity tasks, nvidia gpus are better than AMD ones and you certainly don't need 1000W PSU
LingBah78@reddit (OP)
This all started from another thread. I basically ordered the graphics card hoping that would be enough only to find my PSU doesn’t support it. As a result, knowing it’s not just graphics but CPU as well I then entered into the “it’s a new build scenario”.
As others advised, too many compromises and markup on pre built systems so go it alone.
Personally, I prefer AMD hence not going any other route. That’s just my preference.
I was looking at a B850 but the X870 is £10 more. It offers more connections and didn’t share a lane with the Nvme. Again, online advice takes you everywhere and the suggestion was go X870 for the small uplift.
Thanks for the AMD cpu advice, will look them up!
MoreRatzThanFatz@reddit
If you are not gaming don’t even consider a x3D chip go with a 9700x or 9950x. Also that PSU is overkill.
LingBah78@reddit (OP)
PSU was from a number of online sources including parts picker. Each recommended up to 800-900watt then advises to add on more for future expansion
f1rstx@reddit
9700x or 9950x
LingBah78@reddit (OP)
Thanks, will take a look!
GamingKink@reddit
9800x3d obviously, for £40 more.