AM4 & End of life...

[Eighjan]

I get that AM4 hasn't officially been discontinued (yet), but when would be a good time to start looking at upgrading to AM5...?

 

I currently 'daily drive' a B550/5800X w/ 32GB of 3600, CL16.  When I say 'daily drive', I mean I sit in front of it most of my waking hours; playing music, watching YT & playing games (1440p/144;  RX 6800).

 

I always have my next upgrade at the planning stage & I'm currently looking at:
CPU - 7800X3D

Mainboard - X670

RAM - 32GB 6000MHz, CL32 (maybe 64GB?)

If I got lucky, I'd throw in an RX 7800XT too...

**Moderators - if this need to be moved to "New builds", I apologise, but I'm asking from the point of view of AM4 more than anything else - I know the rest works together (on paper) so that's why I posted it here.**

 

Thank for any input offered.

[Poinkachu]

1 minute ago, Eighjan said:

when would be a good time to start looking at upgrading to AM5...?

When your system no longer fits your need

[da na]

No need to replace a system just because it is aging. Do not consider an upgrade simply because the socket is no longer getting CPUs - it only matters if your computer is no longer useful for what you need it for.

[GuiltySpark_]

^

 

Or if you simply want something new. Know that if you plan too long you'll be encroaching on Ryzen 9000's release. 

[jaslion]

If it still works fine for you no need yo upgrade or anything

 

Just because something is older doesnt mean its useless suddenly

[MadAnt250]

49 minutes ago, Eighjan said:

I get that AM4 hasn't officially been discontinued (yet), but when would be a good time to start looking at upgrading to AM5...?

 

I currently 'daily drive' a B550/5800X w/ 32GB of 3600, CL16.  When I say 'daily drive', I mean I sit in front of it most of my waking hours; playing music, watching YT & playing games (1440p/144;  RX 6800).

 

I always have my next upgrade at the planning stage & I'm currently looking at:
CPU - 7800X3D

Mainboard - X670

RAM - 32GB 6000MHz, CL32 (maybe 64GB?)

If I got lucky, I'd throw in an RX 7800XT too...

**Moderators - if this need to be moved to "New builds", I apologise, but I'm asking from the point of view of AM4 more than anything else - I know the rest works together (on paper) so that's why I posted it here.**

 

Thank for any input offered.

You have a system a lot of people wish they could have. It makes no sense to upgrade your PC unless your needs are not met. Making small improvements is one thing, but planning an entire system upgrade seems like an unnecessary waste of money.

[Fasauceome]

The only reason I have my current rig is cause I got the CPU for free, if I didn't I would still most likely be rocking my i7-4790K.

 

With a solid last-gen spec like that, you have a great PC 

[Nena Trinity]

Honestly a 3600 is good enough for this whole gaming generation, probably until Playstation 6 comes. Unless you want 144fps in EVERYTHING that is?

[GuiltySpark_]

3 minutes ago, Nena Trinity said:

Honestly a 3600 is good enough for this whole gaming generation, probably until Playstation 6 comes. Unless you want 144fps in EVERYTHING that is?

A 3600 certainly isn't good enough for everyone. 

[Nena Trinity]

4 hours ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

A 3600 certainly isn't good enough for everyone. 

Like I said unless you MOST have 144FPS+ it is fine.

[Mark Kaine]

On 5/9/2024 at 10:51 PM, Eighjan said:

I get that AM4 hasn't officially been discontinued (yet), but when would be a good time to start looking at upgrading to AM5...?

 

I currently 'daily drive' a B550/5800X w/ 32GB of 3600, CL16.  When I say 'daily drive', I mean I sit in front of it most of my waking hours; playing music, watching YT & playing games (1440p/144;  RX 6800).

 

I always have my next upgrade at the planning stage & I'm currently looking at:
CPU - 7800X3D

Mainboard - X670

RAM - 32GB 6000MHz, CL32 (maybe 64GB?)

If I got lucky, I'd throw in an RX 7800XT too...

**Moderators - if this need to be moved to "New builds", I apologise, but I'm asking from the point of view of AM4 more than anything else - I know the rest works together (on paper) so that's why I posted it here.**

 

Thank for any input offered.

... if you're not satisfied with the performance is the time to upgrade...

 

however to me current gen stuff is highly unexciting and I'll probably ride this out until nvidia 5000 series at least ~

[Mark Kaine]

On 5/10/2024 at 7:42 PM, GuiltySpark_ said:

3600 certainly isn't good enough for everyone. 

nah, its a mighty fine cpu and current gen gpus are very, very bad value... i haven't even found a game yet it couldn't run on my 3070 at max or almost max settings...

 

also diff between 3600 and 5800x3D is tiny in real life performance (so outside of certain benchmarks) 

 

tested it several days... the only noticeable diff is 5800x3D has better responsiveness, hardly worth the upgrade objectively. 

 

 

[DanteCoal]

Tbh if your build is still working for you, you can realistically ignore a CPU upgrade until AM6 or w/e comes out.

 

From the sound of it, you're not using your rig in a way that demands a super new, bleeding edge CPU anyway.  My advice would be to look at making sure your next upgrade has some OC room, that way you can largely ignore the apple trap of upgrading every gen when there isn't much reason to for your usage.

 

Personally, I only upgrade my PC when something starts to feel off, or when it no longer does what I need it to.