Possible Upgrade? Will it work?

[Nightmarecast]

Budget (including currency): 500.00

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Starfield, Mortal Kombat 1, General Gaming

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

My current build:

CPU - Ryzen 2600x

GPU - GTX 1080ti Aorus 

Ram - 32GB DDR4 3200 

Motherboard - ASRock 370 Pro 4

Power Supply - 750 watt non plus power supply

Monitor - 32 inch 1440p monitor

 

Build Upgrade:

CPU - Ryzen 5800x

Motherboard - MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard

Will these changes work? Are they worth it? Thanks for any help on the situation, all help will be considered.

 

[191x7]

Don't do that. Get a 5700X and put it in the board you already have.

Then aim to upgrade the GPU, maybe sell the old Ryzen and 1080Ti.

[Hinjima]

3 minutes ago, Nightmarecast said:

Budget (including currency): 500.00

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Starfield, Mortal Kombat 1, General Gaming

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

My current build:

CPU - Ryzen 2600x

GPU - GTX 1080ti Aorus 

Ram - 32GB DDR4 3200 

Motherboard - ASRock 370 Pro 4

Power Supply - 750 watt non plus power supply

Monitor - 32 inch 1440p monitor

 

Build Upgrade:

CPU - Ryzen 3800x

Motherboard - MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard

Will these changes work? Are they worth it? Thanks for any help on the situation, all help will be considered.

 

You dont need a new motherboard.  The 3800x will work in your motherboard just fine, might need to do a BIOS update.
I would suggest a 5700x /  5800x or 5800X3D instead ( BIOS update needed ) and then focus on your GPU later.

[PcBeExpensive]

40 minutes ago, Nightmarecast said:

Budget (including currency): 500.00

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Starfield, Mortal Kombat 1, General Gaming

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

My current build:

CPU - Ryzen 2600x

GPU - GTX 1080ti Aorus 

Ram - 32GB DDR4 3200 

Motherboard - ASRock 370 Pro 4

Power Supply - 750 watt non plus power supply

Monitor - 32 inch 1440p monitor

 

Build Upgrade:

CPU - Ryzen 3800x

Motherboard - MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard

Will these changes work? Are they worth it? Thanks for any help on the situation, all help will be considered.

 

Do what others are saying and get like a 5800x3d. You should be able to get $180-$200 from selling those two things which makes the budget $700.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.27 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $677.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-26 19:10 EDT-0400
Then you could do this, upgrade to a 5800x3d, get a cooler and a 6750 XT which outperforms the 1080 ti

[GeorgeMKane]

1 hour ago, Nightmarecast said:

Budget (including currency): 500.00

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Starfield, Mortal Kombat 1, General Gaming

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

My current build:

CPU - Ryzen 2600x

GPU - GTX 1080ti Aorus 

Ram - 32GB DDR4 3200 

Motherboard - ASRock 370 Pro 4

Power Supply - 750 watt non plus power supply

Monitor - 32 inch 1440p monitor

 

Build Upgrade:

CPU - Ryzen 3800x

Motherboard - MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard

Will these changes work? Are they worth it? Thanks for any help on the situation, all help will be considered.

 

If you're upgrading the motherboard, you'll want to upgrade the cpu, motherboard, and RAM to the newest platform.

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TJbR8r

 

If you have a microcenter near you, there should be deals to drop the price by at least $20 cheaper.

[Why_Me]

2 hours ago, Nightmarecast said:

Budget (including currency): 500.00

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Starfield, Mortal Kombat 1, General Gaming

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

My current build:

CPU - Ryzen 2600x

GPU - GTX 1080ti Aorus 

Ram - 32GB DDR4 3200 

Motherboard - ASRock 370 Pro 4

Power Supply - 750 watt non plus power supply

Monitor - 32 inch 1440p monitor

 

Build Upgrade:

CPU - Ryzen 3800x

Motherboard - MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk Gaming Motherboard

Will these changes work? Are they worth it? Thanks for any help on the situation, all help will be considered.

 

Update your board's bios and add a 5700X.

[Nightmarecast]

Oh my GOD!! My bad, I made a big mistake in my original post, it's been corrected.

Correction: 

Upgrade Build:

5800x not 3800x

[SorryBella]

2 hours ago, Nightmarecast said:

Oh my GOD!! My bad, I made a big mistake in my original post, it's been corrected.

Correction: 

Upgrade Build:

5800x not 3800x

Point still stands. While the X370 pro4 isnt that good of a board it should be able to handle the lower end 5700X with flying colors, or the 5800X3D with some power tweaking and perhaps extra cooling on the VRMs.

 

From there, get a good GPU like what @191x7 and @PcBeExpensive stated.

[Nightmarecast]

On 6/26/2023 at 4:10 PM, PcBeExpensive said:

Do what others are saying and get like a 5800x3d. You should be able to get $180-$200 from selling those two things which makes the budget $700.
 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.27 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($37.90 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: ASRock Challenger Pro OC Radeon RX 6750 XT 12 GB Video Card  ($349.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $677.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-26 19:10 EDT-0400
Then you could do this, upgrade to a 5800x3d, get a cooler and a 6750 XT which outperforms the 1080 ti

Would this cooler be sufficient? I had it in my closet, it's brand new unused, I have had it for about a year lol. If it's not good enough I will buy the one you suggested. 

[PcBeExpensive]

4 hours ago, Nightmarecast said:

Would this cooler be sufficient? I had it in my closet, it's brand new unused, I have had it for about a year lol. If it's not good enough I will buy the one you suggested. 

I mean it would work as its rated for a tdp of 180 watts but the Thermalright Peerless Assasin 120 SE will cool it down much much better, I reccomend going with the Thermalright one. Also do consider looking for a used 6750xt and try to get it for like $250 ish and then get a better board like @SorryClaire suggested.

[SorryBella]

4 hours ago, Nightmarecast said:

Would this cooler be sufficient?

Its enough. But honest to god these Hyper 212 clones will contribute to grey hairs for the future of current techies. Theyre hard to mount.

[Nightmarecast]

17 hours ago, PcBeExpensive said:

I mean it would work as its rated for a tdp of 180 watts but the Thermalright Peerless Assasin 120 SE will cool it down much much better, I reccomend going with the Thermalright one. Also do consider looking for a used 6750xt and try to get it for like $250 ish and then get a better board like @SorryClaire suggested.

Ok I will get the Thermalright one, so far I ordered the 5800X3D. What board would you recommend for the 5800X3D and 6750XT to be able to take full advantage? Also, will my 750 watt PSU be good enough?

[PcBeExpensive]

3 hours ago, Nightmarecast said:

Ok I will get the Thermalright one, so far I ordered the 5800X3D. What board would you recommend for the 5800X3D and 6750XT to be able to take full advantage? Also, will my 750 watt PSU be good enough?

Well motherboard im  not really sure. 750 watts will be enough. Are you buying a used 6750xt because otherwise a decent board wouldn't fit in your budget.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nFhmP6/asrock-b550m-steel-legend-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-steel-legend

This board from Asrock is a good budget option. It's $109 though so $86 over budget, but if you look for a used 6750xt you should be able to cut down atleast like $60 and make it only $26 over budget.

[Nightmarecast]

2 hours ago, PcBeExpensive said:

Well motherboard im  not really sure. 750 watts will be enough. Are you buying a used 6750xt because otherwise a decent board wouldn't fit in your budget.

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nFhmP6/asrock-b550m-steel-legend-micro-atx-am4-motherboard-b550m-steel-legend

This board from Asrock is a good budget option. It's $109 though so $86 over budget, but if you look for a used 6750xt you should be able to cut down atleast like $60 and make it only $26 over budget.

Well, I added 150.00 to my budget because I applied for the Amazon Prime Card and I now have 150.00 Gift Card. I was thinking about this board but still not sure, still looking around. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089CWDHFZ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1FJ9SEK1UVDTX&psc=1

Also, since I did get approved for the Amazon Prime card I was going to go with this card https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B34M1YLW/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=AVXAH5375YZB8&psc=1

[PcBeExpensive]

47 minutes ago, Nightmarecast said:

Well, I added 150.00 to my budget because I applied for the Amazon Prime Card and I now have 150.00 Gift Card. I was thinking about this board but still not sure, still looking around. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B089CWDHFZ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1FJ9SEK1UVDTX&psc=1

Also, since I did get approved for the Amazon Prime card I was going to go with this card https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B34M1YLW/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_1?smid=AVXAH5375YZB8&psc=1

yeah sure, that motherboard is very good and if you can fit a new 6750xt in your budget go for it!

[Nightmarecast]

1 hour ago, PcBeExpensive said:

yeah sure, that motherboard is very good and if you can fit a new 6750xt in your budget go for it!

Excellent! Thank you.