Upgrade CPU or nah?

[brzst15]

Hi, so I have a 5600x with a 3060 ti, I want to change the gpu to a 7800xt or 6950xt, but should I change the 5600x to a 5800x3d? Playing warzone and other games.

Also I do this upgrade for 1440p, currently playing on 1080p.

And should I change the psu? I have a 750w gigabyte pgm psu, I heard that had some problems.

Thanks!

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Unless you know for sure that your PSU was made after around November 2021 then you should replace it, there was a recall on those. If its made after that, eh its not great still but its much less likely to catch fire.

Based on this testing, a 5800X3d will get you about 30% higher minimum frame rates in Warzone. Thats the best case scenario, because some of that will depend on your graphics card and the cards youre looking at wont quite be as fast as the 3090TI used in the review I linked. If getting 100 FPS minimums isnt enough for you then it might be worth it.

I'd be very nervous about putting an RX6950XT on that PSU in particular. They do suck down a lot of power although you should be OK technically if you just add up the power numbers.

 

[brzst15]

Unless you know for sure that your PSU was made after around November 2021 then you should replace it, there was a recall on those. If its made after that, eh its not great still but its much less likely to catch fire.

Based on this testing, a 5800X3d will get you about 30% higher minimum frame rates in Warzone. Thats the best case scenario, because some of that will depend on your graphics card and the cards youre looking at wont quite be as fast as the 3090TI used in the review I linked. If getting 100 FPS minimums isnt enough for you then it might be worth it.

I'd be very nervous about putting an RX6950XT on that PSU in particular. They do suck down a lot of power although you should be OK technically if you just add up the power numbers.

I was thinking to buy a 850w, but what model?

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Depends a lot on price.

Something from this list Tier B or higher, whatever fits your budget.

 

[brzst15]

Depends a lot on price.

Something from this list Tier B or higher, whatever fits your budget.

And with that psu, a 7800xt or 6950xt?

 

[brzst15]

The diff between 6950xt and 7800xt will be like 100$

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Which is cheaper?

The 6950 is a few frames faster on average but the 7800XT is much more efficient and will support the new frame generation tech.

 

[brzst15]

Which way?

7800xt is 700$ and 6950xt 780$

 

[brzst15]

I will go with 7800xt, is the nitro plus version good?

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

Tough one, from what I can find on average the 6950 is around 10-15% faster in normal raster but about equal in Ray Tracing. The thing is the 6950 uses a lot more power to do that, and that means more heat in the room and potentially a louder card depending on the quality of the heatsinks and coolers involved.

If you must have that 10% average extra performance then the 6950XT. If you value your power bills, heat in the room in the summer, possibly noise levels, and keeping an extra $80 in your pocket the 7800XT.

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

I will go with 7800xt, is the nitro plus version good?

Looks pretty good.

 

[brzst15]

I think the best solution will be to wait for black friday? Maybe some nice prices for a 4070 ti 😂

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

I've been looking at 4070's mainly because I just fancy a change to Nvidia this time around. The price jump to 4070Ti is like €400 more here.

4070Ti : 120% of the performance for 170% of the price. Much value!

 

[brzst15]

i have looked at 4070 in the first place but then for the almost same price is the 7800xt sooo idk

 

[brzst15]

Also for the psu, is this one ok?

PURE POWER 12 M | 850W silent essential Power supplies from be quiet!

be quiet!

www.bequiet.com

It’s 130$ here in my country

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

i have looked at 4070 in the first place but then for the almost same price is the 7800xt sooo idk

You get a bit more VRAM with the 7800XT, but they perform around the same with the 4070. I've just had AMD for the last 3 years so thinking about switching for a change. I'd love it if the 4070Ti came down to a level I was happy to pay, I can't see it but I'll be watching around black Friday if I dont cave in before and order something

Also for the psu, is this one ok?

PURE POWER 12 M | 850W silent essential Power supplies from be quiet!

be quiet!

www.bequiet.com

It’s 130$ here in my country

Its a pretty good one, I'd be happy using it based on reviews.

 

[brzst15]

You get a bit more VRAM with the 7800XT, but they perform around the same with the 4070. I've just had AMD for the last 3 years so thinking about switching for a change. I'd love it if the 4070Ti came down to a level I was happy to pay, I can't see it but I'll be watching around black Friday if I dont cave in before and order something




Its a pretty good one, I'd be happy using it based on reviews.

That’s what I was thinking rn, just upgrade the cpu and psu, and then wait for 4070 ti to drop in price

 

[Kaamos_Llama]

That’s what I was thinking rn, just upgrade the cpu and psu, and then wait for 4070 ti to drop in price

Its not like the GPU you have is really weak so not much harm in waiting. I'm not too hopeful for big price drops on the 4070Ti soon though. They may have changed the name from the 4080 12GB because of the backlash, but Nvidia still wants it to be an upper tier product price wise. Have to wait and see.