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Options for upgrading help

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Beast321

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I've got some money set aside for an upgrade but not too sure what would be best to do either please let know you thoughts, here is my current setup:

Asus X570 Mobo
Ryzen 7 5700X
RTX 3070 TI
32GB DDR4 ram

I have enough to either upgrade the video card or upgrade everything else, games I mainly play are CS2, WOW, DeadZone Rogue, High on Life and Fall Guys and a few other non-AAA games, wondering which would be the better upgrade path

Upgrade Options:

1:
Ryzen 7 7800X3D
32GB DDR5
B850 Mobo

2:

Radeon RX 9070 XT​


Thanks.
 
Option 1, although will be more expensive as the upgrade will concern multiple components.
But it will worth it since your games are mostly CPU-bound.
 
saintobi said:
Option 1, although will be more expensive as the upgrade will concern multiple components.
But it will worth it since your games are mostly CPU-bound.
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yeah I agree. Personally, I would definitely take option one, but based on your games, yeah, its an option 2 thing.
 
Honestly, that system should still be performing quite well, especially the vid card. With your display being an unknown, unless you are chasing FPS or having issues in your games with dropped frames, temps, stuttering, etc. I would just save your money until it starts giving you issues or you really need an improvement.

Odd recommendation especially on this forum I know, but that rig should still be pumping out frames fairly well. WoW thrives off of system memory, the more it can access the better, and CS2 would most likely be the most taxing game mentioned. I don't see why waiting for the mid-release video card bump that's most likely gonna happen in a few months/early next year isn't a good idea. Your money though, but hey lmk what's up with that 3070 ti (still gotta get my post count up though blargh) lol.
 
Tough one. As Slayer said, most people would still be happy with that setup. But lets just take it as you presented it. You can do the base hardware or the video card.

MY opinion is don't bother moving to a 7800x3d until you can afford at least the 9800x3d as the 1% lows are just that much better. Your 5700x may be on DDR4 but you are going to get a much bigger overall performance boost going to the 9070XT now, and doing the CPU/MOBO/RAM next time.

But make no mistake, you are going to HAVE to do it next time for sure. It's a tricky decision this time, but best bang for buck still lies with doing the video card.

If I were you, I'd do the video card now and immediately start filling the piggy bank for the rest, because you'll get another fun bump in performance once you can do both, or hold for the successor to the 9800x3d and do that as soon as it comes out.
 
Absolutely. As he still has a 5000 series AMD and it's a one or the other choice at the moment, the video card just makes massively more sense than blowing $340+ on a 7800X3D. It's not just the max frame rate... It's the improvement in the worst frames and less stuttering. Which is why I'm very specifically recommending not half-assing his CPU upgrade at this moment. Just get a better video card and do the right CPU upgrade to a 9800x3d or better... later.

Put another way, the 1% and .1% lows on the 9800X3D are already a big gap over the 7800X3D. I owned a 7900X3D and I was a bit shocked at just how much better gaming in general was on both a 3080 Ti and now a 9070XT with the 9800X3D.

Knowing that, and only able to do one or the other, I'd take the video card performance now, and make the jump to a 9800X3D or whatever comes next (10800X3D?), because having used a ton of different CPUs, I can say the most meaningful jump in overall gameplay quality in YEARS came with this gen's CPU... not the last one. The 7800X3D is good. Realy good. BUT the worst case frames got so much better with the 9800X3D that all games just run noticeably better overall. You'll get MORE out of the 9070XT in the long run if you hold out just a bit longer until you can afford the better CPU upgrade.
 
Advil said:
Absolutely. As he still has a 5000 series AMD and it's a one or the other choice at the moment, the video card just makes massively more sense than blowing $340+ on a 7800X3D. It's not just the max frame rate... It's the improvement in the worst frames and less stuttering. Which is why I'm very specifically recommending not half-assing his CPU upgrade at this moment. Just get a better video card and do the right CPU upgrade to a 9800x3d or better... later.

Put another way, the 1% and .1% lows on the 9800X3D are already a big gap over the 7800X3D. I owned a 7900X3D and I was a bit shocked at just how much better gaming in general was on both a 3080 Ti and now a 9070XT with the 9800X3D.

Knowing that, and only able to do one or the other, I'd take the video card performance now, and make the jump to a 9800X3D or whatever comes next (10800X3D?), because having used a ton of different CPUs, I can say the most meaningful jump in overall gameplay quality in YEARS came with this gen's CPU... not the last one. The 7800X3D is good. Realy good. BUT the worst case frames got so much better with the 9800X3D that all games just run noticeably better overall. You'll get MORE out of the 9070XT in the long run if you hold out just a bit longer until you can afford the better CPU upgrade.
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I purchased a 9800x3d rig, the first desktop our family has purchased since 2001 at Micro Center in Dallas with a 9070xt in it and 32GB of ram for my wife back in May and she seems content with it. It's used with a 4k 120hz mini led sony bravia tv.
 
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