CPU Upgrade Advice.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

11 minutes ago, captainbluesky said:

Thank you all for your replies - very helpful.

I have always owned an Intel based PC and am very tempted now to go for an AMD 7800X3D or 7900X3D or 7950X3D, though the FPS gain with the latter two appears to be minimal.

Any recommendation for a very good AM5 motherboard e.g. budget, middle and high end?

I use an ASUS® ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI (WIFI 6E, DDR5, PCIe 5.0) - ARGB Ready!

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

1 hour ago, Ixoye said:

X3D is flightsim Nirvana 😉

Yeah but is 7950X to 7950X3D really worth it?! 

[Ixoye 1,837]

1 minute ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

Yeah but is 7950X to 7950X3D really worth it?! 

No probably not in your case.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

Just now, Ixoye said:

No probably not in your case.

You; I’ll wait it out until the next gen and pick up whatever they release in 3D next time to use with 2024. 

[turbomax 3,305]

24 minutes ago, captainbluesky said:

Any recommendation for a very good AM5 motherboard e.g. budget, middle and high end?

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[eslader 1,814]

3 minutes ago, turbomax said:

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I saved a little money going with the 650 chipset rather than the 670. Same board, just drops one of the M2 slots.

[sidfadc 1,344]

Shameless plug of my own video and the upgrade path I took

 

[sonny147 582]

2 hours ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

I am still on the 7950X, Not going to bother going to the 3D, don't think it's worth the cost. 

no wouldnt bother either if you've got that big lad

[F737MAX 5,738]

8 minutes ago, sidfadc said:

Shameless plug of my own video and the upgrade path I took

Well, if we're going to compare size…
My fans (Noctua NH-D15 CPU and Noctua NF-A14 case) are bigger than your fans 😉

Only things I'd change are air-cooled over water (personal preference) and 32 GB RAM. Otherwise, nice upgrade.

[MrFuzzy 2,123]

1 hour ago, captainbluesky said:

Any recommendation for a very good AM5 motherboard e.g. budget, middle and high end?

For medium budget, my Asus TUF Gaming B650 Plus. Rock stable with 2x16 GB DDR5 @ 6000 MHz and a 7800X3D.

[sonny147 582]

wish my x670e carbon was stable at 6000 its all over the place at thee moment, just had to clear cmos again after 7 hours normal use , crazy

[sonny147 582]

2 hours ago, MrFuzzy said:

For medium budget, my Asus TUF Gaming B650 Plus. Rock stable with 2x16 GB DDR5 @ 6000 MHz and a 7800X3D.

Yes the TUF B650 just dropped in price too in the UK

[turbomax 3,305]

6 hours ago, F737MAX said:

Only things I'd change are air-cooled over water

water-cooled totally not necessary for AMD 78xx3D, adds unnecessary extra maintenance & complexity. my aircooled runs around 68-75 celsius.

[Mace 1,954]

8 hours ago, Ixoye said:

I'm very pleased with my ASRock X670E.

I've had good luck with ASRock boards over the years.  And sometimes one of their boards will be well-featured and little less expensive.  

I went with Asus on my AM5 simrig build this time.  But I may be building another AM5 for someone soon, and I may roll with an ASRock board for it.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

27 minutes ago, turbomax said:

water-cooled totally not necessary for AMD 78xx3D, adds unnecessary extra maintenance & complexity. my aircooled runs around 68-75 celsius.

I use a AIO water cooler. Linked to Corsair icue. Really good.