3800XT Upgrade Worth It?

[Nick980]

Currently running a 3800XT and debating if its worth upgrading to a 5600X or 5800X? I mostly game and re-encode Blu Rays using Handbrake. GPU is a 6800XT and I game at 3440x1440 so not sure if I'll see much of an improvement

[krakek]

9 minutes ago, Nick980 said:

Currently running a 3800XT and debating if its worth upgrading to a 5600X or 5800X? I mostly game and re-encode Blu Rays using Handbrake. GPU is a 6800XT and I game at 3440x1440 so not sure if I'll see much of an improvement

Maybe wait couple of months for a Zen 3D refresh?

[Gorou92]

do you feel like its restricting your gaming performance ? do you have a high refresh rate monitor

all this is important, but since you don't even know you probably won't feel the difference if you upgrade just wait for zen 4 since zen3 is a dead platform and not worth the upgrade

[YoungBlade]

What games do you play? And at what settings? Unless you're trying to push hundreds upon hundreds of FPS, you probably won't notice any difference at all. And I definitely would not side-grade to a 5600X from a 3800XT.

Edited December 8, 2021 by YoungBlade

[Nick980]

Mostly playing RPG's and WoW with some Forza. Currently on an Assassin's Creed marathon. Monitor is 144hz but not getting that kind of FPS in those games and probably never will.

[Bobbysixjp]

7 hours ago, Nick980 said:

Mostly playing RPG's and WoW with some Forza. Currently on an Assassin's Creed marathon. Monitor is 144hz but not getting that kind of FPS in those games and probably never will.

You are more than likely GPU bound in most games so a new CPU might not give you much of an increase in performance. If you can wait a while to upgrade then wait. There’s always something newer and faster around the corner. If you can’t wait then a 5800x or 5900x are possible upgrades.