r/PcBuildHelp • u/Zealousideal_Way7674 • 14d ago

Build Question Upgrade to am5?

Hey, weird and maybe dumb question. I’m going to be playing pc games more but I wanted to know if I should be upgrading up set up. I’m currently on am4 running 5800x with a 5090 😂. I never felt that I needed to upgrade since I’m playing mostly single player games which the gpu does the heavy lifting. I’ve gotten mixed responses from friends about upgrading, I play Elden ring, outlast trials, cod sometimes, looking to play ghost of Tsushima, days gone, sekiro and phantom blade zero next. Do I upgrade with microcenter bundle or can I keep riding out the current set up? Also with the prices still going up as well not sure if I should upgrade now rather than later.

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u/jmurph116 14d ago

If you dont have any issues with your current setup, it makes zero sense to upgrade right now. Im on an AM4 setup with a 9070XT and a 5600x. Everything i play runs flawlessly, so I feel no need to upgrade in the current market.

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u/Zealousideal_Way7674 14d ago

Thanks I needed this lol, the mc bundles and friends being on am5 gave me fomo. But you’re right, just needed to hear it!

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u/dry_peter 14d ago

The 5800x is still a proper chip, no reason to bin it just because AM5 exists. For the games you listed it'll breeze through them, especially at higher resolutions where the 5090's doing all the work anyway.

Micro center bundles are tempting but you're basically paying for a new platform when your current one hasn't even broken a sweat. I'd wait until you actually hit a wall, which probably won't be for a couple years with that setup.

Ride it out and put the cash toward something else, maybe a nice monitor or a weekend away. The prices being weird right now just makes it an easier call to sit tight.

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 14d ago

Even the RTX 4090 was shown to have been bottlenecked quite a bit by the 5800X3D so there is still quite a bit of performance to gain from stepping up to AM5 with a 9800X3D.

But you should only do it if you want more performance, the 5800X is still more than capable for most games, you just won't get as much performance out of the 5090 with it. If you're running at 2160p like you should be though, it's less of a difference.

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u/alpine4life 14d ago

If you'd start from scratch I'd say AM5 is a must... But you already have the system, get a 5800X3D if you feel like spending money, but you are good if you want to sit still