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cknobman Debating if I want to upgrade my 5600. Is it worth $350 or should I wait and hope for a price drop? Reply
DingusDog cknobman said: Debating if I want to upgrade my 5600. Is it worth $350 or should I wait and hope for a price drop? I'd say it's worth it, I upgraded from a 5900x to 5800x3d a few years ago and the FPS gains were impressive. This CPU is obviously in huge demand I doubt the price will fall much snatch one if you can. Reply
emitfudd DingusDog said: I'd say it's worth it, I upgraded from a 5900x to 5800x3d a few years ago and the FPS gains were impressive. This CPU is obviously in huge demand I doubt the price will fall much snatch one if you can. How many FPS? Everything I have read says there is minimal FPS gain between 5800X3D and 5900X. Maybe it depends on the GPU it is paired with? I have a 5900X/4090. The only way I would switch is if my 5900X died. I think it also heavily depends on whether you are playing on 1080P or 4K. Reply
Trake_17 emitfudd said: How many FPS? Everything I have read says there is minimal FPS gain between 5800X3D and 5900X. Maybe it depends on the GPU it is paired with? I have a 5900X/4090. The only way I would switch is if my 5900X died. Don't switch. I'm not really certain who this is for, but it's not you Reply
picdriver cknobman said: Debating if I want to upgrade my 5600. Is it worth $350 or should I wait and hope for a price drop? I'm in the same boat but asking myself do I really need to? I don't think I do tbh….not for what gains I'll get. It would be nice though. Might have to update your bios too depending on version….photographing your settings is a good idea here as everything will be reset I think. Now to put a spanner in the works….I was thinking…live with my 5600x till a future full upgrade & spend the money on a 3d headset like metaquest instead! Decisions decisions. Reply
palladin9479 cknobman said: Debating if I want to upgrade my 5600. Is it worth $350 or should I wait and hope for a price drop? Depends, will this let you stay with your current platform for a few more years? Is so then yes it's worth it. Reply
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