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dark mango Sep 18, 2024, 3:11 AM

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So I have two choices currently and im looking to get help deciding on it. My current build is a 2700x, b450 mother board, 32 gb 3200 mhz
and a 1070ti.

Upgrade Choice #1 5700x keep my 32gb of ram and upgrade to a 3070ti eventually.
Pros: get to stick with my current MOBO and ram so its cheaper.
Cons: even though its an upgrade its not really that much of an upgrade and i limit myself to the last generation of am4

Upgrade Choice #2 7700x/7800x 32GB 6000 Mhz 3070ti some am5 motherboard and a 800w Powersupply
Pros: Better Upgrade newer and more well rounded upgrade.
Cons: more expensive will take way longer to put together and will have to basically rebuild my computer.

Any amount of input is appreciated.

hybrid breach Sep 18, 2024, 7:50 AM

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my input is

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sell current pc

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build a new pc

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it make your life so much easier

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having to sell each individual part is going to be a pain and the only thing you can really keep is your case

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and ssd

tame otter Sep 18, 2024, 6:39 PM

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dark mango So I have two choices currently and im looking to get help deciding on it. My cu...

as you're using an am4 setup already, a 5700x or 5700x3d would give you quite a bit of gains on their own, and no it won't be bottlenecked as a build (never use bottleneck calculators, they're as shit as userbenchmark is) you can even use the likes of a 4070/3080/7800xt/6800xt with it and easily do 1440p max/ultimate settings

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it'll allow you to save up more for an am5 system instead as the zen 3 cpu's will easily give you another 5 or so years more use out of the system

dark mango Sep 19, 2024, 2:07 AM

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tame otter as you're using an am4 setup already, a 5700x or 5700x3d would give you quite a ...

I didn't think it would be bottlenecked I figured i just didn't know if I should limit my self to the last generation of that platform and leave myself with basically no upgrade path.

dark mango Sep 19, 2024, 2:08 AM

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hybrid breach having to sell each individual part is going to be a pain and the only thing you...

Ima be honest I don't typically try to sell my old parts. I generally keep them out donate them to someone to try to get them into pc gaming

hybrid breach Sep 19, 2024, 2:09 AM

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dark mango Ima be honest I don't typically try to sell my old parts. I generally keep them ...

that’s nice of you

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then take everything out of the case and buy new components

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or maybe just donate the whole pc

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regardless you’re on a very old form factor and it would be really beneficial for you to make use of the new technology and upgrade the entire thing as a whole cause upgrading part by part isn’t possible for you anymore

obsidian tiger Sep 19, 2024, 2:29 AM

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I second what @tame otter said.

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I'm running a 5900x/6800xt and games run great. And it will probably be able to play every game for a few more years.

tame otter Sep 19, 2024, 6:26 AM

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dark mango I didn't think it would be bottlenecked I figured i just didn't know if I should...

well the 7700x wouldn't be a good buy from the get go tbh especially for gaming use

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and an r5 7600 performs the same as an r7 5700x3d for gaming performance, and an r5 7600x performs the same as an r7 5800x3d as well for gaming performance

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over that you'd get a 7800x3d instead if you're just purely gaming

dark mango Sep 20, 2024, 5:45 PM

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Yeah im definitely not just purely gaming on it so I do get the extra benefits of a 7700x or 7800x so that's why I'd get them. I definitely won't be going a ryzen 5

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