New AM4 Build in 2023? — Is Zen 3 Worth It? — Byte Size Tech

All comes down to budget and availability, here in my country those newer platform are scary expensive and risky since they somewhat comes with problems..

Can someone help me out? I bought a b550 (w/o wifi), ryzen 5 5600x, 16gb ddr4 ram team group 3200mhz today? But I was wondering if I should chip in an extra 200$ for a b650 am5, 32gb ddr5 6000 mhz, ryzen 7700x?

This is a new build since what I've been running has been an i3 4130, 16gb ddr3. 1050ti.

I do still need to consider the new gpu aswell. Any help would be super appreciated since I am already feeling buyer's remorse (everything is unopened).

I'm looking at my 9900k and wondering the same thing. I have a very nice kit of 64gb ddr4 (two sticks). Not sure if it's worth it to go up to AM5 right now given the cost of the motherboards. If I did, perhaps I would get the 7800x3d, but then of course new board and ram.
I don't think the 13900k is worth it but considered the 13700 or 13700k with a new motherboard or go to the 5950x and a new board. I have a nice watercooling set up and a asus strix 3090 (also water cooled).

the price for 5800x in sweden is still 300 dollar and 5800x3d a little over 400 dollars so not very cheap so am5 it is

good day, just wondering what gpu should i upgrade to. i have 5950x running with 6900xt. should upgrade my gpu to 4080/4090 or just stay with 6900xt?

As someone who is upgrading from b450 to b550, it just doesn't make sense for me to go AM5, because I have a 5700g already, and am going from mATX to ITX B550. Granted I am getting the board for $150 used with taxes and shipping.

I don't game or edit enough to need a am5, I am a digital artist, uses blender, and play barotrauma which the 3060 12gb is perfect.

My plan in the long run is so eventually put a Pico psu on my mini-itx and sell the graphics card, then buy a whole new am5 computer if and when prices come down enough and I need a multi gpu high cpu computer for deep ai learning.

Am4 is fast, the 5700g along is an amazing mini pc cpu and can run all 40 series gpus if you can afford them. I can afford high end computer parts, but I prefer used market because I sell what I don't use, and have spent very little money on my computer by doing so, and by doing this it will give you the perspective of what components are cutting edge enough, but won't lose much value in 1-2 years. so right now is actually the time to buy AM4, because the prices are starting to drop, but you have to have an exit strategy for Am4 because it's going to drop in price, and my exit strategy is to just have a mini PC ITX pico psu until it is useless, which it wont be unless software renders it useless, which is why i upgraded to the B550, because my gigabyte monitor requires a B550 to be integrated with it's software.

I would say if your budget is under 500 dollars am4 is the best option for sure.

When I FINALLY build my 1st pc it will be on AM4.
3900x Cpu
5700xt Gpu
16gb Ram
B550 Mobo
1tb nvme ssd
600w-700w Psu
Case (brand doesn't matter rn)

Basically it'll be used for gaming (right now I got about 3-5 steam games I dabble in (STO and SWTOR are the MAIN ones and I'm waiting to build so I can get into Star Citizen)

I've got 2 different mobo and cpu combos as viable secondary pcs atm. 2600x and x470 taichi and a 8700k and a Maximus Hero for the socket. Gonna use the 8700k until I can get a 5900x on the cheap then give the 8700k pc to give to my nieces because we both know the 9900k isn't coming down in price lol!

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im surprised you didnt recommend the 5800x3d because you can get it from $300-$350 right now and it gives you the peak gaming perfomance from the AM4/ Zen 3 platform.

In my current System I have a ryzen 5 2600 and a rx580 I wanted to build a New one with a r7 5800x3d and a rx 6800xt (wich I already bought) and Since I still have my 32gb 3600 cl16 ram I think it's a pretty good Upgrade...
But can anybody Tell me more like for Sure there will be some time left for am4

I am still maintaining my 5950x with a 2-year-old x570 MB and purchased more DDR4 RAMs and ATX 3.0 PSU recently and planning to purchase Arrow Lake in late 2024; then this old AM4 system will be a deep learning training mini server soon as the new Arrow Lake system replaces it.

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Used 5950x + X570 dark hero for $400. Did i make the right choice?

A few weeks ago I upgraded my pc to AM4, I never planned to get the 5700X but for $188 it was an easy choice. I was previously on an intel i7-6700. I love the 5700X, its rock solid, it sips power and if I want I can clock mine to 4.7Ghz

I currently have a 5600x on a B550 with an RX 6800. I was thinking of upgrading the CPU but seeing as I just game and don't stream or anything, it'd be better to just wait til AM5 drops in price in a year or so before committing, cause that'll mean a full system upgrade for the most part.

For the right price. Did buy/return unopened a 5900X, Board feature was off and couldn't justify building it. I could see a 5600-5700X or a low end AM5 on the budget end. 9600k is still hanging in there performance wise for older games.

Should i go for ryzen 7 5700X or 5800x. I’m a new builder i got rtx 3060 (aorus) and b450 for free from my cousin, I tried 5600x it has frame drop which i hate the most, i do play cod or pubg kind of games i have 4000mhz ddr4 (32gb)ram and have ssd, my target is to get 100 to 120 fps in 1080p or 1440p without a minor drop or glitch for that let me know what i can do I’m also wondering if my upcoming cpu purchase can be used for 4090 or upcoming gpu in future.

To which free state will you Texans be smuggling your pregnant daughters, wives, mistresses, sidepieces, girlfriends, etc.? See you then.

AM4 is less buggy than these new AM5 systems , id rather take a little less performance and a lot more reliability and save in the process

Americans overconsumerism and polution is the cause of all problems. Now we poor people in africa are paying the price.

I use zen 3 3900x and it's working just fine

I built Ryzen 7 5700X + RTX 3090 for only $1000, the GPU is 2nd hand ofc
the rest of the system is 32GB Ram, 1TB gen 4 nvme , B550M

What you think of the Ryzen 7 7800X3D
I have heard you say in the past 8 cores are not enough for gaming

I feel that Zen 4 is a total skip, so is 12-13th gen. For example if you have Zen 3, or 10-11th gen, you should wait for something newer. In my opinion. If you have nothing bombs away, get the newest.

Im from the Philippines. My ryzen 5 3600 , 32gb ram and rtx 3070 still feels fast. Upgraded it from my i7 920 last 2020

I agree 110% on this! I'm thinking of building a cheap gaming desktop for my daughter. I was looking at a 5600 combined with my x570 Gigabyte board I got as part of the NewEgg Shuffle that's brand new in the box. Throw in a 3060 or 6600 and she will be gaming with decent frame rates! SSDs and DDR4 memory is so cheap right now.

absolutely. i myself upgraded this year from xeon1231v3 to:

5800x - 180€ used
b550m steel legend - 120€ new (very feature rich, 3xM.2, 2.5 GbLan, microATX, 6xSATA)
2x32GB 3200Mhz - 140€ new
thermalright assasing king cooler - 30€ new
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sum - 440€ (=470$)

super budget and 30-40% cheaper than AM5 solution with 7600x, which is areound the same performance. An equal feature rich AM5 board would be atleast double the cost, same with DDR5. Also i wanted a microATX board and back in january there were almost none available for AM5

Tech I have a r9 3900x and a rx 6800 and a 1440p 144hz monitor. I play the latest AAA games and as long the fps is greater 60 at decent quality I am fine. I am thinking of doing a system upgrade next year, to a r9 8900x or the i9 and the then lets say rx8800xt or the rtx 5080. DO you think thats a good upgrade path.

No word on the 5800X3D?

I am planning to build my itx and upgrade of my system. I am planning to build 5600x and grabbed my 1660s from my i7 2700k. I am planning to do SFF and I would like to know if gigabyte a520itx is enough or should I go to b550 itx?

I just upgraded recently from an R5 2600 to 5600....jump was huge. I should be good awhile. Could go further with this board but will probably switch to AM5 when I need to upgrade again. Hopefully by then boards and cpus will have come down in price considerably.

I’m not understanding the first gen upgrade angle for AM5. 1800x on b350 and 2400 memory wasn’t a great upgrade path either. These chipsets are limited to ddr5 6000 reliably, so is it really worth hoping for a decent upgrade? 3d cache helps reduce the memory need, but if you can score the am4 for more then half the cost for 80% of the performance? Mid cycle refined am5 seems a better jumping point at least for gaming.

Great video Tech! I have a question. I'm running a 5700XT + Ryzen 3700X that I built during Summer 2019. I upgraded to 32GB RAM CL16 since. The purpose of this machine is to stream (internal capture card), video editing and occasional gaming (Anno 1800; FlightSim; Assassins Creed games) on 1440p (can go up to 144hz, but cap it at 60fps to enjoy High Quality frames). Now, time for an upgrade but I'm not ready for a full upgrade to AM5 just yet, so should I upgrade to 5900X or 5950X? Graphics I will get the 7900XT (for 1440p 144hz high quality). Thank you

My upgrade path for CPU is somewhere four years. Just a week ago I finished my build with a 5800X3D, 32 GB 4000 and RX 6900XT. After a few year maybe i will upgrade to a new platform. Until than i'm good.

Under $300 for a 5800X3D and an MSI Edge Max Wi-Fi X570S for $160 sound like a Fair Price, add am MSI X2 Mech 6600XT for about $215...

AM5 should be supported until 2026, definitely skip AM4 as DDR5 is getting cheaper and cheap AM5 mother boards exist now

2 weeks ago i upgraded my r7 2700x to a 5800x3d. and oh boy, what a difference. i really chews through everything i have thrown at it. its also the last cpu upgrade for me as the am4 platform is end of life. unless someone throws a 5950x at me for cheap. my server inherited my r7 2700x, up from a r7 1700, which also was a small nice performance jump

My PC
Ryzen 5700x
32gb ram 3600
Rx 6700xt

I currently have a b450 gigabyte with 2600 does it make sense to upgrade to a 5900x or 5700x?

Even for a "future-proof" gaming build, finding a 5800X3D is relatively low cost and can allow even the top end current gen GPUs to stretch their legs.

I just upgraded my Mumm's computer to a AM4 humble system (she doesn't play games). 315 euros was the cost for B550M MB + Ryzen 5600G + 16Gb ddr4 3200mhz + PSU 650w. Not bad at all.

Personally, I have a 5900X on my rig, since almost its launch, years ago already, and I can't even foresee what year will upgrade because it rocks very well.

Did I make a good choice going B660m Aorus Pro AX ddr4 with i5-13500 32Gb Ram. I mainly game but also want peace of mind that I have an editing rig as well. Because I sometimes edit videos... I'm not professional but I like it & wanted a boost in core count without breaking the bank.

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Still rocking my 5600X on my AM4 board with my 3080. Was recently looking into upgrading but found out I'd need new ram, mobo, and CPU, to eek out a few extra frames, and I go for 1440p res. That's called diminishing returns!

About a year ago I built a pc with a 5950x 3090. It works amazing. It will last me for a long time. Learned how to build it from watching your channel thanks a bunch. I was someone who had console my whole life. So for my first pc I wanted to go all out.

I feel bad about myself, I just spent $700 on a 7950X3D, $300 on Trident Z5 2x32GB 6000MHz C30, and $260 on a Gigabyte B650-I

I agree. The CPU in my second PC is my R7-5700X (my first PC has my R7-5800X3D).

I'm going to wait for x770 boards. My 3600 with a 6700xt is fine for now