I'm currently using an RX 6750 XT, Ryzen 5 5600, 32 GB of RAM, and a 1080p 144 Hz monitor. Would upgrading to a Ryzen 7 5800X3D be worthwhile? Where I live, the 5800X3D costs almost three times as much as the Ryzen 5 5600. I mainly use the computer for browser-based work and code editing, along with heavily modded Skyrim and Total War games.
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It depends on the specific games and settings, but I’d lean toward keeping the 5600. Extra frames above 60 can be hard to notice unless you’re actively watching the frame counter, and the RX 6750 XT is likely to remain the more important performance limit in many games. The 5800X3D makes the most sense if you’re having clear stuttering or CPU bottlenecks in games such as heavily modded Skyrim or large Total War battles.
Probably not for most of your use. The Ryzen 5 5600 is already strong enough that it shouldn’t hold back an RX 6750 XT in typical games. The 5800X3D can help in particularly CPU-heavy situations, but the performance increase probably won’t justify paying nearly three times as much for the processor.
The upgrade would be more like switching from a regular car to an off-road vehicle: it has more specialized capability, but you won’t notice much difference while driving on a normal highway. Unless you’re consistently running into CPU limits or trying to maximize very high frame rates, the improvement won’t be significant enough for that price.
My work is mostly browser-based and code editing, so I doubt the CPU matters much there. The games I’m most concerned about are heavily modded Skyrim and Total War.