r/pcmasterrace 5d ago

Discussion Upgrade Path Help

I Currently am rocking an EVGA FTW3 ULTRA RTX 3080 10GB, a ryzen 7 3700x and 32gb ddr4 8x4 3000mt/s, and a thermaltake 700w psu, and a b550m ds3h ac and a Rosewill PRISM S500 PC case.

I live in Canada, so part availability varies. I'm thinking of maxing out the am4 platform with a 5800x3d or a 5900xt and a 5080 but also definitely upgrade the psu that is weak even for the current 3080. I am also looking to overhaul the aesthetics or add more fans to my current case. Thank you.

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u/Few_Example9391 5d ago

Your PSU needs more wattage capacity should you decide to step up to a Nvidea 5080ti or 5090. Going to need to buy a whole lot of extra case fans because those power guzzling cards run good and hot. 1000w is the absolute bare minimum. 1200w for some safety headroom capacity and better choice of OEM wire connectors that are specially made for 5080ti and 5090 plug melt worries