I'm considering an upgrade from my Ryzen 5 3600 to a Ryzen 7 9800x3D to improve my gaming and productivity performance. My current specs are an RTX 4070 Super GPU, 32GB of DDR4-3600 RAM, and I'm playing a variety of demanding games at 2560x1440 resolution. However, I'd also need to buy DDR5 RAM and a new motherboard, which would bring the total cost to about $1,086. Given the current high prices of components, should I go through with this upgrade now, or would it be better to wait for prices to drop?
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Considering the prices of RAM right now, if you really want an upgrade, I'd suggest looking at the Ryzen 7 5800X3D instead. It avoids the hassle of needing a new motherboard and is just a straightforward CPU swap.
That sounds good, but aren’t the 5800X3D hard to find and expensive now?