Upgrading my PC - CPU
Discussion
Brainpox said:
Looks like it supports 5000 series with a BIOS update so you have lots of options. What do you need use your PC for? You could get a 5950x but unless you need 16 cores might be a waste. 5600x is a great six core CPU. 5800X3D is the daddy for gaming.
Cheers - the main thing thats taxing my CPU at the moment is some music production software, which I don't think uses the GPU, hence me thinking about upgrading the CPU. Brainpox said:
Looks like it supports 5000 series with a BIOS update so you have lots of options. What do you need use your PC for? You could get a 5950x but unless you need 16 cores might be a waste. 5600x is a great six core CPU. 5800X3D is the daddy for gaming.
I agree with your choices.Kudos to AMD for providing such a long lived platform in AM4. As someone who came to AMD having previously built an Intel setup that essentially had no realistic upgrade path, I definitely appreciate the flexibility that AM4 gave me.
I only went from 3700x to 5900x in my mobo which was decent but a mate went from a 2600x to a 5800X3D recently for an amazing boost all around.
5900X is £300 on Amazon at the moment (12 cores 24 threads), 5800X just over £200 (8 cores 16 threads). Both will be a significant upgrade though if you are into gaming the 5800X3D (also £300 on Amazon) is the gaming price/performance king (8 core 16 threads but with a significant increase in cache size).
Jinx said:
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For non gaming a 5950x will be the fastest cpu. You will need to update the BIOS as the motherboard doesn’t support 5000 series cpu natively.
Still going for £450 so pretty steep price when the 12 core 5900X is £300Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff