Was looking to get a Ryzen 7 5700x3D but its price is super inflated right now, while the 7800X3D is on sale. Would it be worth it to simply grab an AM5 board instead?

Posted by ReesesPses@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 49 comments

Current Specs: CPU: Ryzen 5 2600

GPU: EVGA Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 8gb

MOBO: ASUS Prime B350-Plus

RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz

POWER SUPPLY: CORSAIR RMx Series RM650x 80 PLUS GOLD

STORAGE: 1TB SATA SSD, 1TB WD 7200rpm HDD

OS: Windows 10 Home

MAIN MONITOR: ACER GN276HL (1920x1080, 144hz)

SECOND MONITOR: AOC I2267FW (1920x1080, 60hz)

It's also worth nothing that I would like to upgrade even further eventually, including moving to 1440 monitor(s) and likely a 9060xt.

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athleticruss_670@reddit

The 7800X3D is a no brainer if it's actually on sale, you'd be jumping like 5 generations ahead and that chip is still a beast for gaming.

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NewestAccount2023@reddit

Yes but 7800x3d and 9060xt and 1440p, do it all and enjoy a modern system, why not?

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Goddemmitt@reddit

Can you afford DDR5 RAM, is the better question

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Illustrious_Law182@reddit

It’s not as bad as it used to be tbh.

2x16GB sticks of DDR5 mhz6000 have fallen from 600 € down to 400 € in my country.

Although it’s still expensive compared to the ones I bought for 130 € two years ago.

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glizzygobbler247@reddit

Thats still awful, bought mine for 75€ a year ago

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Illustrious_Law182@reddit

Eastern european wages, Norwegian costs of living.

The weather I simply love. 😎👍🏽

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Goddemmitt@reddit

Here in good 'ol Canada I just got 32 gigs for $488 (304 euros accordong to google), but it was part of a bundle deal that landed me a 9070xt at MSRP, motherboard, and a 7600x.

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Catching up on RAM prices just makes me freshly anxious about my choice not to get 64GB when building a year ago, because I rationalized that if I really hit a wall then it was just 200 bucks to fix my oversight.

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Goddemmitt@reddit

I hesitated to buy a year ago. Would have saved like 5-600 bucks...

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Fredasa@reddit

I just felt like RAM would be one of the last things to raise in price meaningfully (like, I could handle double what it was, if I really had to) because of how ubiquitous and drop-dead essential it is.

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UpstairsConnection57@reddit

I paid $120 USD for 32GB a 15 months ago and figured I would drop another matched pair in next year for 64GB total. Now that matched pair is $519 USD.

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arahman81@reddit

Bought 96GB DDR5 for 250CAD, now its $1200. Major oof.

64GB is ~$900.

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Powerful-Ad2869@reddit

earlier last year GSkill Trident Z5 32GB(16X2) 6000mhz CL30 , was about 127$ where im from. Some other brands were a bit cheaper as well. Now its over 600$

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Miniteshi@reddit

I'd rather fire up my Series X and suffer infinite stick drift that be willing to pay €400 for RAM.

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No-Possession-2685@reddit

I've got 32gb kits for sale at ~£300 Corsair and BiWin. Unfortunately, for you, I'm UK based so rhe postage would be prohibitive 😕

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skylinestar1986@reddit

DDR 4 price is just as bad.

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Liesthroughisteeth@reddit

It's only when you get up to, and over 6000 that it gets really stupid. The somewhat slower stuff, is still decently priced. It's only double what it use to be ....lol

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reiichiroh@reddit

I don’t think it’s ever going to any cheaper. It’s older generation discontinued tech only going to get scarcer.

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Crazyirishwrencher@reddit

Just snagged a used 5600x3d off eBay. A few dollars more than a 7600x3d, but way cheaper than also buying a new motherboard and ram.

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Neiliobob@reddit

Word is they are re-releasing the 5800x3d. I'd wait for that personally.

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GreenWorld8549@reddit

sure but ur main problem is getting 32 gb ddr5 ram. If u have a microcenter look at their bundles. I would still buy on newegg regardless cuz shit is probably gonna keep going up anyways

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polskisamuraj@reddit

I dont know where he live but in poland you can get 32gb of ram 6000mhz for 1600zl its close to 450usd now as i wrote it it dont look like good deal anymore

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MetzgerWilli@reddit

Be aware that most americans will state their prices w/o taxes, while you probably use the final price inc tax.

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polskisamuraj@reddit

Yes all our prices are with 23% vat tax i dont know why they arent its more convinient when you go to buy something and you can just look at the price tag for final price and not do the math yourself

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eratosthenes777@reddit

If you can afford Ddr5 ram a 5 mobo and a new cpu definitely worth it. Last year I upgraded to 9800X3D arctic cooler 32g vengeance ram with the Asus tuf 5080 and don't regret it at all! The question is can you afford what you want.

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GameofMoans827@reddit

I mean you're looking at completely rebuilding your whole setup, you're going to need ddr5 ram, am5 motherboard, and I would recommend buying a new PSU, since 650 is just barely getting by the recommended for a 9060 xt, if you enjoy building a PC then by all means go for it, but if you're looking for the best value for your buck, buying individual parts is unfortunately not the way to go right now. It's crazy to say, but prebuilts on sale are better value at this point, and since your whole rig is outdated, I would go for one of those if you are in the US.

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littleemp@reddit

I wouldnt spend the money on a 7800X3D just to use a 9060XT.

Either try to get a 5600 for like $50-60 used from someone or spend on a 250K Plus build and put whatever you have otherwise saved from the 7800X3D build into a better GPU than a 9060 XT.

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ReesesPses@reddit (OP)

Would a 5700x be more realistic for a 9060xt? 9060xt is apparently still a great card and a huge upgrade from my gtx1080. Also, I'm not upgrading my cpu exclusively to game with a 9060xt, although it is one of the primary reasons. There are a number of my productivity tasks that would benefit from it.

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littleemp@reddit

In paper it is a good idea, but I dont know if you can find one at a price that makes sense.

I would spend anywhere from $50-100 for an AM4 upgrade that makes sense, while trying to stick to the lower end of that.

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TheInevitableLuigi@reddit

There won't be that much difference between a 5600x and 5700x without one of them being a 3D model.

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zagblorg@reddit

Might be worth it for the 2 extra cores, depending on price difference and what productivity tasks they do regularly. Not for gaming alone though.

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WholeWorth1477@reddit

I don’t know if you have a budget but I recently went to microcenter to upgrade and they have bundles right now for an AM5 Board, 32GB of DDR5 and whatever processor you are looking for. I personally got the bundle with a 9850x3d for $679

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EnvironmentalWin1277@reddit

I'd go AM5.

DDR5 can be got for tolerable prices if you shop around. A MB and DDR5 bundle might be available. The 7800x3d is top (affordable) tier and an excellent choice.

Note most games will run fine on 16GB, but memory kits are best bought together. 32 GB is plenty unless doing video/AI/graphics stuff. 2 16GB sticks better than 1 32 stick. Be sure to enable XMP/EXPO if available (read up). I think 350 to 400 US could get something to fit your needs. 6000 mts is what I would look for.

9070 XT and 1440p monitor sound good. The monitors are actually pretty inexpensive now with high refresh rates as well. Like around $250 US to start these days. You can get that now if you want to get started, it will work with what you have or will get.

With 9070xt the power might be better at 850 watts. Get good PS comparable to the quality of what you have.

A reasonable quality MB is all that is needed unless overclocking is something you seriously do. $150 should cover it, not more than 200.

I assume you are building yourself so you can take time and shop around. Might be able to find a good bare bones package.

Essentially you are getting a complete new system so I would peg around $2000 in total. Peripherals can be reused as needed. That should get a very good system capable of high FPS in whatever games you play.

If that's out of the question DDR4 is fine and will be around for some time to come.

Definitely read all you can to prevent any surprises but that is unlikely. Use PC part picker for proposed builds.

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prank_mark@reddit

My question is why you want to upgrade your CPU and not your GPU

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lostarcher1@reddit

I would suggest, if you have one close to you, go to a Microcenter and get the bundle deal. Motherboard, cpu and usually 32gb of ram with it.

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Neat_Breakfast_6659@reddit

with a 1080 GPU i would just upgrade that first

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ChronoZaga@reddit

So you’re going to need a CPU, RAM, and a Mobo. And your current rig is in working order.

Don’t let the money burn a whole in your pocket and buy one or two things that will lock you out of making a smart buy on the third.

Save your money and buy all 3 at once, taking advantage of sales at that time.

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tark561@reddit

I was in similar shoes yesterday. Got myself a RX9070 a short while ago and noticed the CPU bottle neck of my Ryzen 5 3600X sooner than expected. I did know about the bottleneck, and planned to upgrade to a 5700x3D along the way, but because of the current prices (260€+ used), upgrading to AM5 seemed to make more sense, investment wise. So yesterday, I went ahead and did that.

I now switched to a MSI B650 Tomahawk + 32GB 6000MHz DDR6 used but like new for around 350€ as combo, and a Ryzen 5 7500X3D new for 200€.

So at 550€ total, certainly not a steal, but, looking into the future, I feel it makes much more sense than spending 260€+ on a used AM4 CPU now and eventually having to upgrade to AM5 anyway. With current market development, even if the AI bubble bursts next year, it'll take at least 2-3 years for prices to settle down enough on consumer market due to manufacturing contracts.

So ask yourself this: Would you rather wait a few years, and then do a full upgrade (since you will have to buy new Mainboard, CPU, RAM then anyway) and buy a used CPU now, or do you want to upgrade now if you find a good deal and maybe pay ~150€ more than you'd pay in a few years.

If you have the extra money, treat yourself and upgrade now, would be my recommendation.

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kekbooi@reddit

The 7800x3d is not a cpu you pair with a 9060xt. Look at the 7500f or 5600 and put the saved money in a better gpu than the 9060xt

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JonWood007@reddit

Not with the memory prices. Tbwh go 5800 xt and be done with it.

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sushir@reddit

Bro, I did the exact same upgrade today. I am on AM4 ... sold my CPU (5900x) Mob (MSI) Ram (32GB DDR4) combo for \~ 40K and upgraded to 7800x3d. Waiting for the components to arrive now.

My math said that in 15-20K I can upgrade to an x3D processor on AM4 while for around 40-45K I can upgrade to AM5. The longevity of the AM5 platform, made me choose the latter.

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TechnoGMNG589@reddit

Get an am5 board, 7800x3d, and 1 stick of 16gb ddr5 then upgrade to another stick later.

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khironinja@reddit

AM5 is always better and the only issue is can you afford the DDR5 RAM.

If you can, go where you have a better upgrade path in the future.

For 1440p, even a 5600 non X is really good as I run a 5060 TI 16 GB (just the Nvidia version of the 9060 XT 16 GB you mentioned) and apart from trying to get over 120fps in Fortnite or COD without frame generation (because the CPU is limited in producing higher frames and an X3D chip would help but unless you're an eSports player and making money off it, don't even worry about it), any non eSports games (or games that are CPU intensive like Civilization games) you can easily get 1440p60 at high settings on it.

So basically, either way you go is plenty, but one is a better long term value.

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STRYED0R@reddit

Prices don't make sense right now. Same here in Europe. People picking 5700X3D/5800X3D at crazy prices while the AM5 gear isn't getting any love due to high ram prices.

It's just nonsense. I'm waiting for the dust to clear.

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Accomplished_Emu_658@reddit

Get a 5800xt or 5700x. You don’t need to get a x3d chip.

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RedLimes@reddit

That's because DDR5 RAM is mega inflated.

Leaks suggest possible re-release of 5800X3D imminent