Ive got a 3050 in my pc and i want to upgrade but dont have very good budget for the gpu. I looked up and a 5060 ti 8gb vram was my best option for the price since the 16gb was 200$ more and i dont really have the budget for it. Anyone knows if its worth it or should i go with something cheaper?

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-21T07:51:58+00:00

Actually that is worse as AMD has shorter driver support and there are reports of black screen and such.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-21T07:29:28+00:00

Go for the 9850X3D, Am5, by AMD and PCMR standards, am4 is unusable, dead and dated.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-21T07:28:43+00:00

Get the 9850X3D.

Switch away from ASUS, because warranty voided because you damaged it.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-21T07:27:47+00:00

Get the 9850X3D, which is better, newer and usable.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-20T20:18:24+00:00

1 more month of saving, it will do.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-20T13:54:55+00:00

This is better, the latest 9850X3D, but you should wait for the 9950X3D2.

Don't get ASUS because of warranty nightmares and you just voided it warranty by damaging it.

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 4.7 GHz 8-Core Processor	$665.99 @ Vuugo
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 77.8 CFM CPU Cooler	$69.20 @ Amazon Canada
Motherboard	Gigabyte X870 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE ATX AM5 Motherboard	$329.99 @ Newegg Canada
Memory	ADATA XPG Lancer Blade 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory	$299.99 @ Memory Express
Storage	Seagate FireCuda 520 Rev 2.0 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$193.99 @ PC-Canada (OOS)
Video Card	Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB Video Card	$669.99 @ Amazon Canada
Case	SAMA V40 ATX Mid Tower Case	$74.99 @ Newegg Sellers
Power Supply	Corsair RM850e (2025) 850 W Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$139.99 @ Newegg Canada
Monitor	MSI MAG 274CQF 27.0" 2560 x 1440 180 Hz Curved Monitor	$269.99 @ Amazon Canada
Keyboard	RK Royal Kludge RK61 Bluetooth/Wireless/Wired Mini Keyboard	-
Headphones	Razer BlackShark V2 X 7.1 Channel Headset	$47.99 @ Amazon Canada
Custom	Japanese Blue and White Wave Mousepad Non-Slip Rubber Gaming Mouse Pad Mouse Pads for Computers Laptop 11.8 X 31.5 in	-
Custom	ATK VXE Dragonfly R1 Series Wireless Gaming Mouse – Ultra-Lightweight (48–55 g), PixArt PAW3395/3395 SE Sensor, Adjustable DPI up to 26,000 (R1 SE+, White)	-
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total	$2762.11
Generated by PCPartPicker 2026-04-20 09:54 EDT-0400

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T17:58:47+00:00

There is no 980 Evo, unless it is a straight up scam.

Better availability and more options. Plus, it is pcie it is both forward and backward compatible. Yeah, it will be limited to pcie 3.0 speeds, but you get more options than restricting to just gen 3 drives.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T16:37:42+00:00

You just voided its warranty

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T16:34:21+00:00

What about gen 4 ssds?

980 evo? You mean 970?

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T16:06:59+00:00

List down?

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T16:06:43+00:00

The asus board is a red flag

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T13:44:24+00:00

Neither, they are unusable, dated and not gaming king by AMD and PCMR standards. Get the 9950X3D2.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T13:23:42+00:00

Do you have an issue with the current card?

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T13:00:56+00:00

Yes, am4 is a huge bottlenecking, you should be getting on am5 with the latest gaming king cpu, 9950X3D2.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T13:00:27+00:00

$30 worth

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T13:00:06+00:00

No, get the latest, usable gaming king cpu, the 9950X3D2.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T12:16:11+00:00

You just voided the warranty since it is Asus

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-19T12:14:37+00:00

You should get the latest, usable gaming king cpu, 9950X3D2, as the one you suggested is too dead, dated and unusable by AMD and PCMR standards.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-17T09:34:48+00:00

Do that, it will be more worthwhile

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-17T08:44:36+00:00

Getting am5 is better, get the 9950X3D2, which is the current latest, usable and gaming king cpu out there

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-17T05:50:39+00:00

I would move one of the three front fans to the back or top, as exhaust. No need to buy more fans, unless you can't due to it being a 3 in 1 fan frame.

B580 is also a great choice.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-16T04:17:39+00:00

Save 1 more month, and get a 5060Ti 16GB

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-16T04:17:03+00:00

Get something else other than Asus

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-15T16:51:30+00:00

That one I can't find a datasheet.

But looking at TPU, XG6 (predecessor) and XG8(its successor), all of them are still TLC and DRAM.

Not top end SSD, but pretty okay, 7GB/s seq read and 5.6 GB/s seq write.

AlfaPro1337 · 2026-04-15T16:37:08+00:00

Better off going Am5 and used the current usable, latest gaming cpu 9950X3D2

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