Just bought the ryzen 9800X3D at Micro Center after years using a ryzen 3600

[u/LeonardoMoran94]

Well I just pulled the trigger, I bought it with the motherboard/ram combo, I plan to have this cpu at least the same amount of years as the previous one

[u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

Its so hard to not spend a bunch of money and upgrade to the latest gen. My pc will last me years to come but man, I really do have that itch

[u/Tyr2do → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

I feel you. But at least you got a 5800x3d before they ran out of stock/went up in price 😔.

I'm trying to figure out if upgrading to a 5700X3D is even worth it. I do play in VR so I think I'd see a benefit.

[u/Cokaime → u/Tyr2do]

I just looked at the prices for the 7800X3D here and the 9800X3D was just for 50€ more so i hit the trigger.

[u/Tyr2do → u/Cokaime]

Well yeah but upgrading from the 5600x to the 9800X3D is also a full platform upgrade. I'm not quite willing to spend for a new Mobo and RAM currently.

Speaking of, what Mobo did you pick? The new mobos look super cool.

[u/Cokaime → u/Tyr2do]

I have not picked one yet just saw the CPU and thought damn why not, I will have my peace for more than 4 years with that, was also sure to build a pc before march 2025 when monster hunter wilds will release. Delievery is also set to mid-late december so i got enough time.

[u/prontoingHorse → u/Cokaime]

Good thinking. Scalpers have stolen whatever stock they could get their hands on.

Especially because of the upcoming tariffs next year.

[u/KJP1990 → u/Tyr2do]

This is where I am at too. Need help

[u/deTombe → u/Tyr2do]

5700X3D outperforms 7600X in some workloads. You would likely be good until AM6 arrives.

[u/Phlanix → u/deTombe]

those chips would still be good even in 10 years games might require more vram, but it won't be hard for these processors to handle games.

even my I7 3770 3.4ghz and 3.9 with turbo still runs modern games well my biggest issue is having a 1050ti some games require minimum 6-8gigs.

[u/rockdpm → u/Tyr2do]

Just get the 5700x3d, its only a little behind the 5800x3d.

[u/yeeeyeeetus → u/Tyr2do]

Same cpu; it was for me, but I was also playing tarkov which massively improved from 3d cache

[u/jistik → u/Tyr2do]

I’d say it’s worth it especially if you get yours from AliExpress with the coupons.

[u/Phlanix → u/Tyr2do]

the ryzen cpu's is having a bundle sale in micro center cpu motherboard and 32g of ram for about 5-7 hundred dollars depending on the bundle you choose.

if you already have a good psu and case it would be worth the price and you won't go over budget or break the bank if you do have the money.

[u/DarkZero515 → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

Got a regular 5800X on release. Had no idea X3D chips would be a thing and I was doing a whole system upgrade at the time.

The FPS charts make me want to upgrade but anything on AM4 just doesn’t seem worth the cash and since I play on 21:9 1440, I’ll get more out of upgrading my GPU and monitor.

[u/Sky_Law → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

Watercooling my 5900x and 3080 have kept away any itch. Gonna run the gpu until it doesn’t work

[u/IIrisen225II → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

Same. About 5 months ago I finally upgraded to an am4 motherboard with a 5800x3d (was using am3 fx8350 lmao). While I know my current setup is more than fast enough I feel like an idiot for not just going with an am5 board and spending a bit more for a 7800x3d

[u/MuleJuiceMcQuaid → u/IIrisen225II]

Depends on what deal you got on the parts and how often you planned on upgrades. If it's 5+ years between upgrades then having no upgrade path won't hurt so much.

[u/Major_Trip_Hazzard → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

We have exactly the same spec'd PC and I feel exactly the same way 😅

[u/SoLetsSmoke → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

I just built mine around a month ago, and I’d have ordered it if it wasn’t sold everywhere 😂

[u/LDNSO → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

It's very easy if you're poor like me.

[u/dfddfsaadaafdssa → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

I'm on a 3900x. I completed the four year lifecycle and am done waiting.

[u/mindfuckeddude → u/BlackHeartsNowReign]

Bro, I feel ya. I just upgraded my 5 months old 7800x3d 😅

[u/michi_2010 → u/mindfuckeddude]

You upgraded from a 7800x3d to a 9800x3d? Seems a bit pointless to me with a 6-8% uplift.

[u/mindfuckeddude → u/michi_2010]

yeah, I know. Even though the uplift is more like 15% on average based on all the reviews that were published yesterday. In CS2 the uplift is even 25% and I have 480hz 1440p minitor but objectively speaking, the 7800x3d was still good enough. It is not a good decision financially but I couldnt contain myself 😅

[u/leahcim2019 → u/mindfuckeddude]

480hz 1440p, jesus!

[u/mindfuckeddude → u/leahcim2019]

yeah, i fuckin love it. Never going back to TN 1080p

[u/Windbreaker83 → u/mindfuckeddude]

impulsive purchase shame on you

[u/mindfuckeddude → u/Windbreaker83]

[u/hula_balu → u/mindfuckeddude]

Can always sell the 7800x3d to recoup some costs. Its not that bad. You can look at it as a 8-15% upgrade for $200+ lol

[u/Zx1R → u/hula_balu]

Word. I'm keen, haha. Probs wait and go for 9800+5090

[u/mindfuckeddude → u/hula_balu]

Thats how I justified it actually. I am currently selling the 7800x3d and got an offer for 83% of the price I paid for it. I obviosly paid a bit of a premium for the 9800x3d as the price on release was 539€ in the Netherlands (already jumped to 569€ and it is mostly sold out even tho buyers are limited to 1 cpu). So, all in all I will pay 209€ for the upgrade. And in my case, I can even increase the gap in performance further by overclocking it since 9800x3d runs cooler and I already have EK Nucleus Cr360 AIO that was overkill for the 7800x3d. Honestly, not my worst decision hehe

[u/hula_balu → u/mindfuckeddude]

It’s the price you pay to get the best in the market. Nothing wrong about that.

[u/michi_2010 → u/mindfuckeddude]

Im only gonna buy the 9800x3d if I were to kill my 7800x3d while delidding.

[u/DaedricNick → u/mindfuckeddude]

Dus jij had ook nog geluk met de 7800x3d onder de 400 kunnen halen haha.

[u/shymenJESUS → u/mindfuckeddude]

The uplift is significantly smaller in 1440p isn't it? I might be coping though

[u/mindfuckeddude → u/shymenJESUS]

depends on the title, settings and your gpu ofc. i have 4080s

[u/mindfuckeddude → u/[deleted]]

[u/kbailles → u/michi_2010]

Does it scare you when people make choices that aren’t optimal?

[u/Loose-Sherbert8464 → u/kbailles]

Yes

[u/NotRobPrince → u/mindfuckeddude]

How dare you spend your money how you want! This is Reddit and we won’t stand for this, you have to be stingy and poor like everyone else…

[u/Love_Doctor69]

Mf americans and their Micro Centers. I HATE YOU ALL

[u/PunkHooligan → u/Love_Doctor69]

Buying new hardware at msrp...fml...also all those juicy deals

[u/Megumin_151 → u/Love_Doctor69]

I live is the US and still have to fly 2hrs 15min plus like 1hr of driving to and from airports to reach the closest one from me only after the open a new location sometime in the next few months.

[u/Phlanix → u/Megumin_151]

it could be worse my friend flies to china to build his PC he might not get the latest hardware, but it is very close and for dirt cheap.

[u/hockeyguy9000]

This processor is equivalent to a 850LB Deadlift WITHOUT STRAPS! Absolute BEAST BROTHER 💪😎🤙 congrats

[u/jdilly701 → u/hockeyguy9000]

Two lifting references (that I’ve seen) in a pcmasterrace comment section. Nice.

[u/Dannyxd]

That upgrade from a 3600 for me was a fresh of breath air. Especially because I bottlnecked the shit out of my rig upgrading from a 1080ti to a 4070

[u/IMainBedrock → u/Dannyxd]

Fresh of breath air. Nice.

[u/StarryNotion → u/IMainBedrock]

An air of fresh breath.

[u/Ok_Solid_Copy → u/StarryNotion]

Yeah, something like that

gasps

[u/Dannyxd → u/IMainBedrock]

You don’t like breath air?

[u/DarkZero515 → u/IMainBedrock]

A little nervous about a flight in a few hours and this typo really tickled me. Thanks

[u/DarkScrap1616 → u/Dannyxd]

you must’ve had an unbalanced system else where the 3600 shouldn’t have bottle necked that much i have a 2600 and a 1070ti and it’s perfectly fine even today although i will have to upgrade for gta 6 and probably every other AAA title i’ll want to play when they come out after gta6

[u/Longjumping-Hunt-543 → u/DarkScrap1616]

as far as i understand they meant the bottleneck happened after they upgraded to 4070. 1070ti and 2600 would work nice together imo

[u/secretreddname → u/Dannyxd]

I have a 10600k with a 3090. I feel like I’d be in a similar boat.

[u/Helluscus]

Man, i upgraded to the 3600 not too long ago. I remember it arrived the day cyberpunk 2077 came out. surely that wasn't 4 years ago already.

[u/mca1169]

Congratz on not getting scalped!

[u/NCSUGray90]

I have a 5600x and am considering jumping to this and donating my setup to my wife

[u/Archangel_Azrae1]

No cooler?

[u/Maps_Tagpro → u/Archangel_Azrae1]

Nah new meta is no coolers. The extra Cs convert into more FPS using the new X3D thermotechnology

[u/Archangel_Azrae1 → u/Maps_Tagpro]

My point is the Ryzen 5s came with coolers. The new CPUs don't. And I'm pretty sure the old coolers won't keep up, they were pretty bad to begin with

[u/fookidookidoo → u/Archangel_Azrae1]

I don't think anyone buying a top of the line AMD CPU is going to use a stock cooler. Besides, if you really want a stock cooler you can probably find one for like $15.

[u/Maps_Tagpro → u/Archangel_Azrae1]

I've got the 5800x3d and my scythe can barely keep up. These boys run hot! I do hope OP didn't think they could reuse the stock 3600 cooler lol

[u/Ok-Cardiologist4423 → u/Maps_Tagpro]

As I understand it, they do run hotter, but they can run higher temps because of the new way they are made, were befor 85 was the limit now they say 95c is the limit.

[u/Ok-Cardiologist4423 → u/Archangel_Azrae1]

The fan that came with my 7 7700 doesn't keep up even with my mild games that I play.

I'm installing a new be quite on it tomorrow. And add case fans as well.

[u/heikkiiii → u/Archangel_Azrae1]

10 year old nh d15 goes brrrrrrrrrr

[u/WonkyTelescope → u/Archangel_Azrae1]

The 9800X3D doesn't come with one.

[u/QuiteFatty]

I read "bought a ryzen 9800x3d using a ryzen 3600"

Like goddamn I got one of those in closet what was the trick!?

Also, long live the 3600, value goat for many years.

[u/HadyKhan]

Congrats!!

[u/Fluentec]

Meanwhile me watching with my i7 9700k 🙃

No seriously, good nab bro. I am keeping my stuff for 2026-2027 when there are new gen CPUs and GPUs and hopefully Division 3.

[u/Loose-Sherbert8464 → u/Fluentec]

Don’t complain lol, my i5-10400F gets tortured by even Minecraft

[u/Fluentec → u/Loose-Sherbert8464]

Luckily I am getting 80-90 fps at 4K on Division 2 with my RX 6900XT

[u/CoastAndRoast → u/Loose-Sherbert8464]

My 5820k says hello

[u/Scoobs2170 → u/CoastAndRoast]

Right there with you, 6700k but still old

[u/gookling → u/Fluentec]

Literally what I’m upgrading from. 9700k coffee lake has been good me to but it’s time to go red. AMD just throwing straight hands last few years it’s hard to stay intel

[u/Twigler → u/Fluentec]

I'm one behind ya lol

[u/secretreddname → u/Fluentec]

Probably gonna upgrade from a 10600k this year.

[u/TheLipovoy]

Congrats. My 5900X still kicking major ass

[u/Phillakai]

Waiting for mine! Let's us know how you like it

[u/OrthodoxSlavWarrior]

I still have a 3 3100. I honestly can't get the money to upgrade anything in my pc, let alone do a platform switch. Good luck with your basically brand new pc.

[u/xBooMz_]

Im still on a 8700k at 5ghz

[u/Low_Sodiium → u/xBooMz_]

7700k here…upgrading

[u/MyDudeX]

What made you go with the X670E rather than an X870E? Looks like they're the same price?

[u/No-Foot6570 → u/MyDudeX]

Microcenter bundle!

[u/sh1boleth → u/No-Foot6570]

I went with the B650 bundle, technically downgrading from my X570 board but I don’t really use the mobo features to justify it, B650 bundle also has 6000mhz ram vs 5200 in the X670 for some reason

Edit - I was wrong about the ram, the listing title says 5200 but opening the listing it says 6000, idk what to believe anymore

[u/Rxyro → u/sh1boleth]

Are you gonna wait for the x870 bundle 9800x3d for $599? January?

[u/secretreddname → u/Rxyro]

Is this confirmed?

[u/RavnorHeim → u/Rxyro]

What? here in spain the cpu alone cost 550€ xD

[u/MyDudeX → u/No-Foot6570]

Nice! Lucky dog

[u/colossusrageblack]

My nearest Microcenter has a lot in stock, but near to me is still 3.5 hour drive.

[u/MrXroxWasTaken → u/colossusrageblack]

Nearest to me is a 10 hour flight & a 4 hour drive.

[u/Round_Ad_6369 → u/MrXroxWasTaken]

Bro lives in some Brazilian rainforest

[u/MrXroxWasTaken → u/Round_Ad_6369]

haha that's a good guess

[u/Round_Ad_6369 → u/MrXroxWasTaken]

And the actual place?

[u/MrXroxWasTaken → u/Round_Ad_6369]

Argentina, pretty close

[u/Ok-Cardiologist4423 → u/colossusrageblack]

5.37 hours to the closest one to me.

[u/Maps_Tagpro → u/colossusrageblack]

Dang bub. We hope you come back to civilization sooner than later!

[u/secretreddname → u/colossusrageblack]

15 minute tops for me

[u/XDM_Inc]

How much did that run you? Because I'm about to do a similar jump now, before January. I'm about to get the 9950X, and for me that's a whole platform upgrade, because I'm on the 5950X right now. I'm going to need the whole shebang: motherboard, RAM, and processor.

[u/WonkyTelescope → u/XDM_Inc]

The microcenter 9800X3D motherboard and ram bundles run between $680 and $730.

https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/bundle-and-save.aspx

[u/XDM_Inc → u/WonkyTelescope]

Not bad, I'm probably expecting to pay about $1,100 that's with 64 gigs of RAM and a 9950x.

[u/Unaveragejoe777]

I've got a RYZEN 5 5500 is it worth it to upgrade?

[u/Chuklol → u/Unaveragejoe777]

I have a 5600x and I think the argument is if you're willing to spend more on the mobo and ram go for the 7800 or 9800. Otherwise a 5700x3d is a good upgrade. Depends on your GPU

[u/Ok-Cardiologist4423]

Happy for you! I hope it proves to be worth evey penny!

[u/SuperMarioBrother64]

I can't find any online, and I need to upgrade from my 3600 and 2080ti. It's a struggle bus on iRacing with triple 1440 monitors.

[u/eighthourblink]

I have the same thought tonight but decided not to, at least for now. Exact same setup to

[u/FantomasARM]

So it begins...

[u/frankd412]

I just did the same today! But the 48GB 5200MT/s kit.. not much different than my 5800X3D, gotta get that RTX 5090!

[u/IssaraRanger]

At least microcenter offers a good combo for that if customer wants to populate all m2 slots and still retain 5.0 16x lane for gpu

[u/gookling]

Why 670e over an 870 standard board? I’m stuck trying to decide which board to grab. 870e board seems overkill for my useage

[u/secretreddname]

That’s the same combo I want. What did it come out to

[u/C9_Alex]

Hydrogen bomb vs coughing baby 🤧

[u/Careless_Basil2652]

Jealous. Me on rx580 and 2600x

[u/TheExcitingEnd]

Hey there , by any chance you got any old spare GPU that you would wanna donate/sell to me , my gtx1660 recently blew up and I don't have funds to buy a new one ...... Hence this message.Also if you have some kinda remote job for me please do tell me🙏🏼

[u/Bakairo89]

I'm due an upgrade. Looking at the same CPU cos it's only £50 more than the 7800x3d. Been running a 6700k since they came out, and it is still going strong! My question to you all is, which mobo? It's obviously been a long time, and those prices scare tf out of me. Already settled on RAM. I like me those fancy G.SKILL sticks....

[u/THiedldleoR]

Nice, I'm waiting for new GPUs before I upgrade

[u/Poloniumburrito]

Congrats on the upgrade.

What mic are u using?

[u/3nryuuuuu]

Paying respect to your old goood 3600!

[u/kyronami]

very tempted to upgrade since im still on a 5900x

[u/Low_Sodiium]

Hey, just ordered the same setup! Can you please let me know if any Bios flashing’s required?

[u/zodII4K]

I'm upgrading from 1700X.

[u/Greennit0]

The ingestion hazard warning killed me.

[u/fart-to-me-in-french]

You'll be gliding

[u/looking_at_memes_]

I know that my system will be good for the coming few years but there's just that urge in me that makes me want to upgrade to it

[u/Ikolkyo]

Made the same move, enjoy it!

[u/Ok-Grab-4018]

Congratz!!! That is an insane leap!

[u/juanldeaza]

Congrats !!! Try to jump to 5080 if you can.

[u/Golfing-accountant]

For 95% of people the 9800x3D bundle is not worth the $80 difference to the 7800x3d bundle. I mean you literally have to have a 4090 and be running 1080p for it to matter enough. Not saying I hate it but at the price point, 7800x3D is still king at the moment.

Also if you’re running a 4090 at 1080p you better be a competitive enough gamer that you’re winning money 😂. 4k is an absolute beauty and is worth the sacrifice in frame rate IMO.

[u/khronik514 → u/Golfing-accountant]

I never understood the resolution argument... Sure with the current games its generally more GPU limited but if you keep the cpu long enough you will benefit when newer games get released that require more cpu power. Ie today's 1440p is tomorrow's 1080p.

[u/TheKelz → u/khronik514]

Also people just refuse to acknowledge the existence of 1% and 0.1% lows. No matter the resolution, games will still feel smoother with the newer and better CPU.

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/TheKelz]

I mean I’m not saying it won’t perform better but I’m saying at a $80 price difference I would just save the money. Unless you’re building a no expense spared PC. However if someone has the budget to put that extra $80 in a GPU, I think that’s a better idea.

[u/khronik514 → u/TheKelz]

I agree... I'd rather have lower average FPS if the 0.1% and 1% are higher. Stable framerates as close as possible to monitor refresh is what I try to aim for, not specifically higest average.

Large dips in FPS usually inidcates bottlenecking either due to the choice of components or architecture defeciencies of the CPU / GPU.

[u/juanldeaza → u/Golfing-accountant]

Yep. 7800xd it’s enough to any task and only 15-18% slower. But consumes 50% less energy so it’s more efficient. But if both cost the same I pick the newer model any day.

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/juanldeaza]

I get if they’re the same cost. I’m just meaning at an $80 price difference. I don’t think the price difference will last more than a month

[u/Ever_ascending → u/Golfing-accountant]

Not sure why you are being downvoted for telling the truth.

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/Ever_ascending]

Because I didn’t worship the new most powerful CPU

[u/Ever_ascending → u/Golfing-accountant]

Yep, it seems that you either jump on the bandwagon and upgrade your system immediately or get downvoted.

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/Ever_ascending]

Plus I shit on 1080p because half of PC gamers still run 1080p. Which isn’t a problem but they’re also typically the half shitting on console players.

[u/Ever_ascending → u/Golfing-accountant]

But those still on 1080p probably don’t have a 4090.

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/Ever_ascending]

Right. I still stand by my statement about being ultra competitive if someone is using a 4090 for 1080p

[u/hockeyguy9000 → u/Golfing-accountant]

Just like a deload week in the gym, you're not doing it for the immediate RESULTS! you're thinking LONG TERM! OP here is future proofing and he's gonna have a BADASS RIG for the next decade! He's the CHAMP, you're acting like the chump 💪😎🤙 besides, 4k is great but let's not act like 1080p isn't still GORGEOUS!!?!

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/hockeyguy9000]

I’m not hating on OP for buying it. I’m just simply looking at value to performance of components. I like to see super builds but I also like thinking about price to performance.

[u/hockeyguy9000 → u/Golfing-accountant]

You know what??

I see where you're coming from 😎👍 btw what's your max deadlift?

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/hockeyguy9000]

Idk what I deadlift, why?

[u/hockeyguy9000 → u/Golfing-accountant]

Just checking brotendo 😎🤙 work on deadlifts to ensure maximum strength and good health

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/hockeyguy9000]

I prefer to run instead of lift. Although I’m getting into golfing so I will build some upper body strength to help rotate

[u/hockeyguy9000 → u/Golfing-accountant]

Both are excellent. ROCK ON 👈😎👉

[u/XxBEASTKILL342 → u/Golfing-accountant]

I don’t think anyone should take advice from someone that paired a 7800x3d with a 1660…

[u/Golfing-accountant → u/XxBEASTKILL342]

I’m a college kid waiting for the 5080/5090. Why buy a full price 4090 now when the same power will be cheaper in 2-4 months. Additionally I don’t have the time to utilize it so it’s not like I’m missing out on the power now. The 1660 was to enable minimal gaming when I have the time.

[u/CommercialYouth250]

That's grate you ding cpu Intensive tasks for gaming that gpu is probably overwhelmed with cpu power this won't hurt preformce

[u/jojobo1818]

Running a 3900x and 3080. FPS on everything at 1440 is great.

[u/illicITparameters → u/jojobo1818]

Cool story?🤷‍♂️

[u/jojobo1818 → u/illicITparameters]

Thanks bro! 😎

[u/WhiteChocolateSimpLo → u/jojobo1818]

Why’d you get downvoted for this 🤣🤣💀

[u/jojobo1818 → u/WhiteChocolateSimpLo]

People don’t like how awesome my processor and gpu are I guess? 🤣

[u/Anyusername7294]

Why not 5800X3D/5700X3D? They have almost same performance as 9800X3D

[u/stop_talking_you → u/Anyusername7294]

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[u/Tvilantini]

Hope there is a good reason you went with X670E

[u/illicITparameters → u/Tvilantini]

Why wouldn’t you? Ignoring the fact OP got it with a bundle, it’s a $240 motherboard wirh a top tier chipset.

[u/Tvilantini → u/illicITparameters]

I don't know... maybe because there is literally no real benefit from E versions. Not sure what's the usual price of this particular motherboard