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Need Advice for a Upgrade

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mmarsh

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Hey all, I need some help deciding on something.

I currentkly have a 11600K and a ASUS ROG Z590-E Motherboard, 32GB RAM DDR4. 5 year old rig. My MB is currenly beginning to fail. I need a replacement. With DDR5 RAM prices the way they are I have to make a decision

Option 1
Get a AMD 5800X3D and a Motherboard for about 450 Euros. Reuse my DDR4

or

Option 2
Get a AMD 9800X3D and a Motherboard and DDR5 Ram...and 1000 Euros. That DDR5 is killing me, it doubles the price.

The Problem

Here's the problem, I am currently unemployed, I got laid off 2 months ago. I have some savings/unemployment benefits to last for about a year, but I have to be careful with this economy and who knows when I can get another job.
Which is the SMARTER Move? AM4 is dead and if it werent for my employment situation I wouldnt even consider it. I know if I went to AM4 I would certainly wiould have to upgrade again the moment I find work and this DD5 madness ends.

I do not mind spending the bigger bucks IF...it makes sense. I need this PC for gaming, YES but its also my principal tool in finding a job. I cannot have the MB go suddenly. If its failing, I'd rather replace it now.

Your advice is appriciated.
 
I would go with the AM4 system, that will be your best bang for the buck. With being unemployed and not knowing when you will have a job again, it would be wise to save as much money as you can. Plus AM4 is still a very good system, heck I am stil using mine and havent run into any games that run poorly on it yet.
 
AM4, go as cheap as you can. honestly, even used stuff on ebay works well. Hope you find work soon!
 
why do you suspect its failing? its old enough that the cmos battery could be dying and that will cause all sorts of weird issues....
 
pendragon1 said:
why do you suspect its failing? its old enough that the cmos battery could be dying and that will cause all sorts of weird issues....
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Stuff keeps breaking I have already lost one of the M.2 ports and one of the USB-C ports that simply no longer work
 
b760 ddr4 board with a 13/14th gen Intel CPU might also be worthwhile depending on pricing it could be cheaper.
 
How much cheaper is a 5800X or XT system? Can you find a 5700X3D?

I have both a 7800X3D and 5800X system and the 5800X still handles whatever I throw at it.
 
The cheapest option would be just getting another MB that supports the 11600k? I really don't see a need for more CPU power in gaming until 2028/2029 unless you want 500fps in counter-strike or the 1% lows are too frequent (or you need pcie 5.0). Hopefully you'll have a new job by then and the AI bubble will have popped.
 
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mmarsh said:
Hey all, I need some help deciding on something.

I currentkly have a 11600K and a ASUS ROG Z590-E Motherboard, 32GB RAM DDR4. 5 year old rig. My MB is currenly beginning to fail. I need a replacement. With DDR5 RAM prices the way they are I have to make a decision

Option 1
Get a AMD 5800X3D and a Motherboard for about 450 Euros. Reuse my DDR4

or

Option 2
Get a AMD 9800X3D and a Motherboard and DDR5 Ram...and 1000 Euros. That DDR5 is killing me, it doubles the price.

The Problem

Here's the problem, I am currently unemployed, I got laid off 2 months ago. I have some savings/unemployment benefits to last for about a year, but I have to be careful with this economy and who knows when I can get another job.
Which is the SMARTER Move? AM4 is dead and if it werent for my employment situation I wouldnt even consider it. I know if I went to AM4 I would certainly wiould have to upgrade again the moment I find work and this DD5 madness ends.

I do not mind spending the bigger bucks IF...it makes sense. I need this PC for gaming, YES but its also my principal tool in finding a job. I cannot have the MB go suddenly. If its failing, I'd rather replace it now.

Your advice is appriciated.
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Get an new Z590, H570, or B560 board for now.

Worry about buying better shit, when you have a job.


*Hell, someone here might even have a board laying around, for a nice used price. Post a WTB (Want To Buy) thread in the classifieds.
 
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zehoo said:
The cheapest option would be just getting another MB that supports the 11600k? I really don't see a need for more CPU power in gaming until 2028/2029 unless you want 500fps in counter-strike or the 1% lows are too frequent (or you need pcie 5.0). Hopefully you'll have a new job by then and the AI bubble will have popped.
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This would be my thought, look for local used stuff , or try to find something new for that socket and just be done with it.
 
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