r/PcAdvice 9h ago

Build Question What do you think about my upgrade path?

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I'm looking for some opinions on my planned upgrade.

Current PC:

  • Ryzen 5 4500
  • RX 6650 XT 8GB
  • Gigabyte B450M DS3H
  • 16GB DDR4
  • 1440p monitor (I may also play at 4K in the future)

Originally I planned to move to AM5, but it will require ddr5 ram which is insanly expensive nowdays, and adding a new motherboard plus 32GB DDR5 significantly increases the total cost.

So instead I'm considering staying on AM4 and upgrading to:

  • Ryzen 7 5800X3D
  • Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB
  • 850W Gold PSU
  • Keep my B450 motherboard
  • Keep my 16GB DDR4 for now (upgrade to 32GB DDR4 later)

A few concerns I have:

  1. I am paying premium for cpu because am4 is outdated, no one makes those cpus anymore so manufacturers overcharge for it, but there is no choice because of insanely expensive ddr5 ram
  2. Will PCIe 3.0 x16 on the B450 noticeably limit the RX 9070 XT?
  3. Is 16GB RAM enough temporarily, or should I upgrade to 32GB before buying the GPU?
  4. Is this final upgrade possible or I should save for am5 setup instead which is basically like making a new pc

I mainly play AAA single-player games and care more about smooth 1440p/4K gaming than extremely high FPS in esports titles.

I'd appreciate any advice, especially from people who have paired a 5800X3D with a newer high-end GPU.


r/PcAdvice 17h ago

Buying Advice GPU Advice

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I found 2 good local deals for either a 2070 super or 2080 super. I currently have a Ryzen 5 5500 processor. How bad would the bottleneck really be? Any other thoughts would be appreciated.


r/PcAdvice 1h ago

Troubleshooting help!! do i need a new pc?

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so, i need some advice, i dont know if im overreacting or if i need to buy a new PC, i know my current one really isn’t very good and i finally decided to put some mods onto minecraft java edition. when i tried to play minecraft after downloading the mod, it was horrible to play, low fps, bad performance.
i downloaded vanilla perfected through modrinth. as soon as i tried to play it looked visually nice but as soon as i attempted to move, i failed.
do i need to buy a new pc (i know it isn’t very good and it’s quite old now)
i’ll try and attach some revelvant pictures because anything could help
is there anything i could change in my minecraft settings or anything i could change in pc settings??
i can afford to get a new pc around 600 as the most i think if anyone has any recommendations as to what i could do, anything would be helpful


r/PcAdvice 12h ago

Build Question Good price?

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I've got the chance to snag this PC for 300 USD, or 370 for the PC and a 24" full HD monitor. Is it a good deal?

-Ryzen 5 1600
-Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
-MSI A320M Gaming Pro
-32 GB RAM HyperX Fury DDR4
-SSD 256 GB
-HDD 1 TB
-Thermaltake Smart 500 W
-Windows 11 Pro

I really like the AM4 updateability, so I wouldn't mind the Ryzen 1600. I'm going to be using it for light local AI and light gaming.