Posted November 6, 2022 Hello all, I want to upgrade my CPU on my current setup and I'm looking at either 5900X or 5800X 3D and I'm wondering if my motherboard can handle any of these two. I'm a software engineer and I use VMs with a lot of docker containers and occasionally I like to play some RPG or strategy games. My current setup is: Gigabyte Aorus M B450 motherboard Ryzen 2600 CPU Radeon RX 5700XT I don't want to spend money on a new platform atm, waiting for am5 and ddr5 prices to drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 6, 2022 Given your needs get a 5900x, it's way better than a 5800x3d except at 1080p gaming Your board should be fine but don't forget to first update your BIOS! System : AMD R9 7950X3D CPU/ Asus ROG STRIX X670E-E board/ 2x32GB G-Skill Trident Z Neo 6000CL30 RAM / ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition GPU/ Phanteks P600S case / Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 cooler (with 2xArctic P12 Max fans) / 2TB WD SN850 NVme + 2TB Crucial T500 NVme + 4TB Toshiba X300 HDD / Corsair RM850x PSU Alienware AW3420DW 34" 120Hz 3440x1440p monitor / Logitech G915TKL keyboard (wireless) / Logitech G PRO X Superlight mouse / Audeze Maxwell headphones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 6, 2022 5900x if you are using vms, the 5800x3d is a pure gaming cpu, great at gaming but at everything else its closer to a 5700x due to reduced clockspeeds Boards fine its a decent midranger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 6, 2022 Author Thank you both for your replies. Tbh 5900x was my choice too, but I think I saw somewhere that my motherboard has weak vrms for the 5900X and it might cause problems on high loads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 6, 2022 22 minutes ago, johniem said: Thank you both for your replies. Tbh 5900x was my choice too, but I think I saw somewhere that my motherboard has weak vrms for the 5900X and it might cause problems on high loads. Yeah maybe you won't get up to 4.5GHz all cores but it won"t really hurt your experience First you can undervolt it to get some more "free" clock with PBO2 Then if you still detect super high VRM temps just put max PPT back to say 120W (vs stock 140W), it's a 5% perf loss for quite lower temps too System : AMD R9 7950X3D CPU/ Asus ROG STRIX X670E-E board/ 2x32GB G-Skill Trident Z Neo 6000CL30 RAM / ASUS TUF Gaming AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX OC Edition GPU/ Phanteks P600S case / Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 cooler (with 2xArctic P12 Max fans) / 2TB WD SN850 NVme + 2TB Crucial T500 NVme + 4TB Toshiba X300 HDD / Corsair RM850x PSU Alienware AW3420DW 34" 120Hz 3440x1440p monitor / Logitech G915TKL keyboard (wireless) / Logitech G PRO X Superlight mouse / Audeze Maxwell headphones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted November 6, 2022 Author I see, thank you for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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