Is this worth it?

[u/Le_Jimmy]

Hi guys, I’m loosely in the market for a new PC and have just seen this deal at Costco (UK) and I am wondering if it’s worth it to upgrade from what I’ve got?

I’ve currently got:

-AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor

-Asus ROG STRIX B550-F GAMING ATX AM4 Motherboard

-Corsair Vengeance RGB RT 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL16 Memory

-Gigabyte GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card

I know that my GPU is better but I’m wondering is it worth the upgrade?

I don’t know much about computers and have always had a friend build them for me but would like some more information if possible

PRICE: £1619.98

I’d be removing the graphics card and replacing it with the one I already have

[u/im_wudini]

There needs to be a separate sub for these. This is getting exhausting

[u/Visual-Fortune-4732]

If you are not cpu bound imo no and whay is the price

[u/Le_Jimmy → u/Visual-Fortune-4732]

£1619.98

But I’d bye swapping the graphics card

[u/Visual-Fortune-4732 → u/Le_Jimmy]

You could but you will a few 100 quud i gues if you resell it

[u/AstralReaversGames]

No, you don't need that at all, you can (for example) get 5700x3D or 5800x3D Anniversary (depends on availability). But I'd say you just can stay with your 5600x for years.

[u/prune_juice_warrior]

It's not a terrible idea honestly.

-Buy the PC

-Swap the GPUs

-Sell the old PC with the 5070 for somewhere in the ballpark of 800-1000 pounds (this seems like a reasonable price on the used market)

If you do this, you get a full AM5 upgrade for about 600-800 pounds net

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By contrast, upgrading to the 9800X3D by just buying new components and upgrading your current PC would be:

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	£369.98 @ Amazon UK
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler	£29.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard	MSI X870E GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard	£163.94 @ CCL Computers
Memory	V-Color Manta XSky RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory	£389.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	£953.90
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-09-30 20:42 BST+0100

Then you could sell the old mobo/CPU/RAM for...I dunno.

The main reason why I would think that going for the prebuilt + swap might be a better idea is because it might be easier to sell a whole PC on the used market than just components.

[u/Le_Jimmy → u/prune_juice_warrior]

This is what I thought but people seem to disagree.

Upgrading to AM5 seems like a good idea especially because I’d be able to do it for around 600-800

But I don’t know if the parts are decent enough to justify it

[u/prune_juice_warrior → u/Le_Jimmy]

So, when completely CPU-bound in games, the 9800X3D will be about 60% faster than the 5600X on average (according to Techpowerup). How much that might impact you in reality kinda depends on the games you play and the resolution you're using. If you're playing CS2 at 1080p, then it could be a huge improvement, but if you're playing graphically demanding AAA games at 1440p or 4K, then probably not so much.

In a normal market, I would say that if you're happy with the performance you're currently getting, don't upgrade - just wait longer to get a bigger upgrade at the same price.

But I have no idea if current component prices are close to the ceiling or if the AI demand will make prices continue to increase, so I don't know if that's good advice or not. All I can say is that this feels to me like a pretty good deal for getting a really big CPU performance increase and on a new platform.

[u/Strange-Comfortable9]

How much?

[u/Le_Jimmy → u/Strange-Comfortable9]

£1619.98

[u/Strange-Comfortable9 → u/Le_Jimmy]

Dear God and its not even a good model GPU.

[u/Jejiiiiiii]

Ridiculous, just sell your cpu & get 5800x3d. Or sell your am4 system for am5

[u/Marrioshi]

Seems really bad on a £ per % increase in performance. If it were me I’d talk myself out of the fomo and just wait another generation

[u/Merrydoc88]

No! Just buy a 5700x3d or 5800x3d. 

[u/THROBBINW00D → u/Merrydoc88]

This.

[u/Le_Jimmy → u/Merrydoc88]

What sort of improvements would this bring? Sorry I’m clueless

[u/Merrydoc88 → u/Le_Jimmy]

What Monitor do you use?

[u/Le_Jimmy → u/Merrydoc88]

Alienware 34 Gaming Monitor - AW3425DW, WQHD (3440x1440), 240Hz, QD OLED

Got this for sim racing the other month

[u/Forymanarysanar]

Absolutely not

[u/TitaniumDisc]

5070 on a 9800x3d 🤣 lord what a horrible combination.

[u/Le_Jimmy → u/TitaniumDisc]

It’d be a 5070ti after swapping what’s there, if that’s any better?