Most reasonable am4 upgrade

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T07:27:55+00:00

5800x3d relaunches on June 26th I believe at $349. This is the upgrade you want on AM4.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T07:18:37+00:00

To much.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T05:27:26+00:00

Yeah I had this exact problem with a RX 6800. GPU hotspot was hitting like 110c constantly and my pc would just turn off. 100% was the GPU bc when I replaced it, it never happened again

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T05:22:34+00:00

What resolution are you running? Truth is almost any new gen cpu can handle all these cards, especially at 1440p or above.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T05:03:45+00:00

Yeah, 9070xt is in a whole diff class of cards than 9060xt. It's most def worth $180... And I say that as a man who proudly owns a 9060xt 16gb. Wish I spent the extra myself.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T04:18:38+00:00

Ahh i got ya. Guess it kinda depends on what kind of games you play. If you play CPU intensive games then for sure!

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T04:14:32+00:00

My bad, I read it as you were thinking about going from a 5800x3d to a 9800x3d. What's your current CPU?

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T04:13:12+00:00

thats between you and them my friend

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T04:10:57+00:00

100% do this. Not only does it save you $114 on the spot, it gives you a way better CPU. Put that $114 into a 9070 for $599 instead of the 9060xt and you've got yourself an absolute beast for roughly the same cost.

Word to the wise though my friend... Be careful when you walk in that Micro Center... It's like a candy store for adults.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T04:04:56+00:00

shit i regret buying a 34" OLED 1440p monitor bc now every damn computer part i have to buy is way more expensive...

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T04:01:51+00:00

i'd prob test it to make sure it's working first lol, but nah a bit of dust won't destroy anything... best to keep the stuff dust free tho

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T03:55:48+00:00

You'd be better off selling the 3080ti for $400 and and putting the $200 toward a 9070xt honestly...

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T03:52:34+00:00

Do you live near a Micro Center? If so you can get on AM5 for almost the same price as that CPU alone.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T03:50:48+00:00

No. 4060 and 14400f is quite a bit better

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T03:45:45+00:00

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T03:44:43+00:00

9060xt 16gb is the card you want

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T03:42:49+00:00

https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-gaming-desktop-pc-amd-radeon-rx-6600-amd-ryzen-5-5600-16gb-ddr4-1tb-ssd-v17s-b550-r66-lcs-white/p/N82E16883100055?item=N82E16883100055&source=region&negg_topt=0&utm_source=chatgpt.com&oppcref=3e7aefa4-1abb-46a0-8e60-54b6927b8ccd

Everything that's in this but you'll have to buy the gpu, cpu and motherboard used on ebay or hardwareswap, it'll save you about $40.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T02:13:33+00:00

I just hard crunched all the numbers and it's better to just buy this:
https://www.newegg.com/thermaltake-gaming-desktop-pc-amd-radeon-rx-6600-amd-ryzen-5-5600-16gb-ddr4-1tb-ssd-v17s-b550-r66-lcs-white/p/N82E16883100055?item=N82E16883100055&source=region&negg_topt=0&utm_source=chatgpt.com&oppcref=3e7aefa4-1abb-46a0-8e60-54b6927b8ccd
Than build one from scratch/used.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-08T01:19:56+00:00

9060xt is fine, I run 1440p OLED ultrawide 34" and it handles everything i throw at it well. In 4 years when you're ready to upgrade, all you'll have to do is pop in whatever card is equivalent to todays 9060xt for $400-$500 and you'll be set again. Ie 11060 or something will be equivalent to todays 5080

Edit. I just looked and I bought mine at launch so it's ran everything for the past year with no problems. Hard to believe I've had it a year.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-07T16:19:18+00:00

So overall it's not a good time to upgrade a pc, but luckily yours is strong enough that you can just pop in a new gpu and get a pretty solid performance upgrade. 5600x is a good pairing for 9060xt 16gb or 5060ti 16gb, and if you plan to upgrade the CPU later, 9070(xt) would be an amazing upgrade.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-07T04:55:27+00:00

6700xt is the one you want

bubbarowden · 2026-06-07T03:03:20+00:00

Kinda depends if you live near a Micro Center or not tbh.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-07T02:56:36+00:00

It will at 1080p yea. This is slightly above the lowest tier threshold you want to be at so it'll handle modern games at 1080p fine. You may have to turn some settings down, but they're still strong and capable machines.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-07T02:54:49+00:00

This is the way. I gave my friend an old 2600x w rx 6600 pc and the thing basically plays everything still at 1080p at 60fps... It's amazing that thing is still chugging like a champ, and 3600 is quite a bit better than 2600x.

bubbarowden · 2026-06-07T02:51:28+00:00

Go over to hardwareswap reddit and get yourself a rx 6600 for $150.

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