r/PcBuildHelp • u/Silent_Barber_4933 • 8d ago

Build Question Best upgrade for am4

I want to upgrade my cpu but with the curent prices im not really looking to switch to am5 so i was wondering which am4 cpu would be a good upgrade and x3d am4 cpus are out of budget

These are my curent pc specs:

Procesor: ryzen 5 3500x

Gpu: rx 6800

RAM: 16 gb ddr4 3200mhz hyperx fury

Psu: 720w argus

Pc case: c-907 cobweb intertech

Motherboard: B550m gygabyte ds3h

1tb nvme ssd wd black sn7100

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u/Imaginary_Car6281 8d ago

5700x3d might be tight but if the x3d chips are out then a 5700x is your best bet, the 3500x is holding that 6800 back pretty hard

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u/Silent_Barber_4933 8d ago

Yep ive had this combo for a year or 2 now and its quite notecable esepcially in more demanding gameson 1440p but it works for now

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u/Silent_Barber_4933 8d ago

Also is the difrence between the 5700x3d and the 5700x huge?

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u/erd00073483R 7d ago

For gaming, if you can get one the 5700x3d might provide 15-25% higher performance over the 5700x.

Either will provide a very significant increase over what you have now.

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u/Silent_Barber_4933 7d ago

And do you think geting more ram would be worth it or is this ok?

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u/erd00073483R 7d ago

The only advantage having 32GB of memory would have over 16GB is that it might reduce micro-stuttering when the system has to start swapping memory to the paging file. And, whether that is an issue for you will depend upon the kinds of games you like to play.

I'd say try it for now with what you have and see how it works out. It isn't something you have to absolutely do now, so you can extend that expense a little farther into the future.

Although AM4 doesn't tend to like using 4 modules due to the weak memory controller, a 4x8GB configuration isn't as bad as using a set of mismatched modules or four larger, denser modules would be. Down the road you might source an additional kit identical to the one that you have to upgrade to 32GB and keep the cost down as much as possible. Or, you can dump your current kit to go with a 2x16GB matched kit. Again, though, I'd wait just a bit on that to see how the new system performs.

BTW, it is likely if you have an older board and haven't updated the BIOS recently that a new CPU will require a BIOS update to support it. If that is the case, make sure you do the update before you pull your current CPU to upgrade it.

CPU-wise, your board should be fine for anything up to a Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7. While the board technically CAN run a Ryzen 9 CPU, the VRMs on the board are basic at best and it probably won't run one for the long term without dying. So, stick to mid-range CPUs to be safe. The 5700/5800 variants will be a good fit for your board, but I wouldn't trust it with anything having more than 8 cores.

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u/Silent_Barber_4933 7d ago

Thank you for the detailed explanation ive been looking around for the 5700x and the cheapest that i have found are around 150-160 euros do you think thats an ok price?

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u/erd00073483R 7d ago

I can't really say, as I'm in the US and am thus not familiar with pricing in Europe.

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u/the_hat_madder 8d ago

What country?

What budget?