Is it worth it in 2024 to build a pc with R9 3950X?

[Mantas]

Hello, Everyone!

 

So I have this situation in my life. One of my friends recently built a new PC and he has some spare parts left, I was thinking to take them from him and find a used GPU and just build something with budget in mind. The thing is the CPU that he has is Ryzen 9 3950x, I remember like 5 years ago this was one of the better CPU on the market (I think) but now its 2024 and it's quite outdated, is it even worth it to try and build something cheap with that CPU around. I will paste what he has with prices. 

 

1. CPU: 3950X - 70EUR

2. MOBO: MSI X570 Carbon pro WIFI - 120EUR

3. RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 4x16GB 3600Mhz - 70EUR

4. PSU: NEW! ASUS RGB 850W Platinum - 150-170 EUR (Haven't decided yet on the price)

 

Case I would find for cheap, I think I have spare somewhere. SSD I could take out of my laptop, or get like 1tb M.2 for cheap. CPU cooler I would buy something new for more or less 50EUR, and of course I would be looking online for a used GPU (Which GPU would you recommend?). So do you guys think this is possible and worth it, are the prices for these items legit or he just wants to scam me? The PC would be used mainly for gaming, maybe some light streaming, I am playing on 1080p and not planning to upgrade any time soon. Sorry for my grammar. Waiting for your thoughts and opinions.

 

Thank you!

 

[filpo]

3 minutes ago, Mantas said:

PSU: NEW! ASUS RGB 850W Platinum - 150-170 EUR (Haven't decided yet on the price)

that's bad value, if you're paying this much for a psu get a better cpu

here's a better option Cooler Master MWE Gold V2 ATX3.0 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (MPE-8501-AFAAG-3) - PCPartPicker

3 minutes ago, Mantas said:

CPU: 3950X - 70EUR

2. MOBO: MSI X570 Carbon pro WIFI - 120EUR

3. RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 4x16GB 3600Mhz - 70EUR

great price for a 3950x.

 

3 minutes ago, Mantas said:

The PC would be used mainly for gaming, maybe some light streaming, I am playing on 1080p and not planning to upgrade any time soon

main bit is what is your GPU choice?

 

3 minutes ago, Mantas said:

and of course I would be looking online for a used GPU (Which GPU would you recommend?)

budget for the GPU? and country?

Edited April 25 by filpo

[BentleyOwen123]

3 minutes ago, Mantas said:

Sorry for my grammar.

your fine haha.

 

3 minutes ago, Mantas said:

. PSU: NEW! ASUS RGB 850W Platinum - 150-170 EUR (Haven't decided yet on the price)

looks pricey, talk him down to 100 or go with a different unit

[Dedayog]

1 minute ago, Mantas said:

Hello, Everyone!

 

So I have this situation in my life. One of my friends recently built a new PC and he has some spare parts left, I was thinking to take them from him and find a used GPU and just build something with budget in mind. The thing is the CPU that he has is Ryzen 9 3950x, I remember like 5 years ago this was one of the better CPU on the market (I think) but now its 2024 and it's quite outdated, is it even worth it to try and build something cheap with that CPU around. I will paste what he has with prices. 

 

1. CPU: 3950X - 70EUR

2. MOBO: MSI X570 Carbon pro WIFI - 120EUR

3. RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 4x16GB 3600Mhz - 70EUR

4. PSU: NEW! ASUS RGB 850W Platinum - 150-170 EUR (Haven't decided yet on the price)

 

Case I would find for cheap, I think I have spare somewhere. SSD I could take out of my laptop, or get like 1tb M.2 for cheap. CPU cooler I would buy something new for more or less 50EUR, and of course I would be looking online for a used GPU (Which GPU would you recommend?). So do you guys think this is possible and worth it, are the prices for these items legit or he just wants to scam me? The PC would be used mainly for gaming, maybe some light streaming, I am playing on 1080p and not planning to upgrade any time soon. Sorry for my grammar. Waiting for your thoughts and opinions.

 

Thank you!

 

Yuor budget determines a lot of this.  Like what GPU to get?  How much money do you have?

 

70 for a 3950x is excellent.  Why do you have a friend if you think he might be scamming you?  use a different word, like some asshole I know, or something.

 

Tho you need to ask yourself if you truly need a 3950x for gaming 1080p, even for a good price.    It's not a gaming CPU, but for the price it'll do.

[BentleyOwen123]

i would look for a used 3070 ti or 3080(ti) dont bother with the base 3070 unless your budget permits only that, the 3070ti has a big perfomance boost, or go for a new 7800xt or used 6900xt if rt isnt your thing

[Mantas]

3 minutes ago, BentleyOwen123 said:

your fine haha.

 

looks pricey, talk him down to 100 or go with a different unit

 

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

that's bad value, if you're paying this much for a psu get a better cpu

here's a better option Cooler Master MWE Gold V2 ATX3.0 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (MPE-8501-AFAAG-3) - PCPartPicker

great price for a 3950x.

 

main bit is what is your GPU choice?

 

budget for the GPU? and country?

 

2 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Yuor budget determines a lot of this.  Like what GPU to get?  How much money do you have?

 

70 for a 3950x is excellent.  Why do you have a friend if you think he might be scamming you?  use a different word, like some asshole I know, or something.

 

Tho you need to ask yourself if you truly need a 3950x for gaming 1080p, even for a good price.    It's not a gaming CPU, but for the price it'll do.

Wow guys, thank you for such quick responses. Well my country is Lithuania, and I am not sure which GPU would be best, should I look for new or used, ideal budget for GPU would be up to 300 EUR.

[BentleyOwen123]

go used, check ebay for prices on a 3080, if you find a 7800xt new on sale for 300(which would be a steal) try that, other than that dont bother with new

 

4060 is the only new nvidia card in your budget, but its shit so dont buy it haha

[Mantas]

6 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

Yuor budget determines a lot of this.  Like what GPU to get?  How much money do you have?

 

70 for a 3950x is excellent.  Why do you have a friend if you think he might be scamming you?  use a different word, like some asshole I know, or something.

 

Tho you need to ask yourself if you truly need a 3950x for gaming 1080p, even for a good price.    It's not a gaming CPU, but for the price it'll do.

Is it possible to find some other CPU for similar price somewhere which would be better than that? And what's the worse that would happen if I used that CPU for gaming? I mean the friend used it only for gaming and I did not hear him complain much

[BentleyOwen123]

whats the closest country to yours currency wise, lithuania isnt on pcpp lol

[BentleyOwen123]

1 minute ago, Mantas said:

Is it possible to find some other CPU for similar price somewhere which would be better than that? And what's the worse that would happen if I used that CPU for gaming? I mean the friend used it only for gaming and I did not hear him complain much

likely cause he had nothing to complain about, your only other option in that price is like a used ryzen 5 5500 or a new 13 10100f, so no get that its a wonderful deal, see if you can be a dick and talk him down more...

[filpo]

9 minutes ago, Mantas said:

 

 

Wow guys, thank you for such quick responses. Well my country is Lithuania, and I am not sure which GPU would be best, should I look for new or used, ideal budget for GPU would be up to 300 EUR.

A used 2080 ti should be around that price. Or a 6700 xt/6750 xt since that’s sometimes cheaper. Maybe even a used 3080 but check if that’s a scam. Used 3070 should be around that price but it’s only got 8gb or vram though that should be fine for 1080p