AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT CPU + 16GB (2x8GB) Team T-FORCE VULCAN Z DDR4 3200 RAM

OremLK

Today 01:55 AM

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OremLKToday 01:55 AM

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Weird deal. For somebody on 8gb with a low-end AM4? Other than that can't see who buys this

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SeriousFog3159

Today 02:05 AM

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SeriousFog3159Today 02:05 AM

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Quote from Superorb

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This is awful advice for anyone with a smaller budget. AM4 setups are still plenty fast and a big savings compared to newer AM5 setups. Even with the huge sale on the 7600x for $150 (normally $180) you're still way over the price for an AM4 system. For the $167 savings you could buy a used GPU or if not gaming save even more.

AM5
$150 - 7600x
$140 - MSI B650m motherboard
$120 - 32gb DDR5
=$410 on sale

AM4 $167 less
$153 - 5800XT + 16GB DDR4
$90 - MSI B550m motherboard
=$243

You can use lower spec motherboards or less RAM to save even more. PCs don't have to cost a lot, though everything has been going up in the past few weeks.

Got an am4 MB from AliExpress for $38 a couple months back and it works great. Still some great value in the platform, for people who don't require the latest and greatest

SeriousFog3159

Today 02:05 AM

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SeriousFog3159Today 02:05 AM

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$169 now

litesdsd

Today 02:19 AM

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Joined Dec 2012

litesdsdToday 02:19 AM

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Quote from ThriftyKite7433

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The only problem there is the AM5 still has a lot of leg room left 2+ years of upgrades where the AM4 is dead in the water . 3 years from now you can still slot in a new cpu in the AM5

I agree.

In many peoples mind support lifespan often takes a backseat to the buy in cost of a system. Generally speaking, I would not recommend building a new AM4 system here in October, 2025.

With that said I just purchased a AMD Ryzen 5 5500 for $55. On Facebook marketplace I purchased a B550 motherboard paired with 32GB of Ripjaws RAM for $80. The components are going into an Intel system than doesn't support Win 11 so I already have the case, 500W PSU and an RTX 3050 8GB. Scenario's like this AM4 makes sense at the right price. If your spending more than $200 on a system I'd just go AM5. DDR4 prices are also a deterrent for AM4.

GeersT

Today 03:33 AM

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GeersTToday 03:33 AM

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Quote from spintriae

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x3d can give quite a big uplift to 1% lows though, resulting in smoother output. I'm definitely a little cpu limited on a 5070ti at 1440p, by only 5-10% on the top end, but 1% lows would improve by 20% or more with an x3d. Unfortunately, the only way I'm getting a 5800x3d is on the used market.

Agree, going from a non-x3D cpu to x3d cpu is a massive uplift. Much smoother even with existing GPU. Speaking from xoerience here went from 5800x to 5800x3d and couldn't believe the difference in gaming. It was generational.

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The_Doug

Today 06:36 AM

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Joined Mar 2011

The_DougToday 06:36 AM

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Quote from esc1a

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ONLY buy the Ryzen 5000 CPU series for upgrading an existing build ONLY.

Yeah...this is for my 3rd grader's desktop so that he can do iReady Math and Reading without getting on my desktop, maybe email his grandma. He was happy with the 7th gen i7, but that's starting to have reliability issues.

I'm just looking for CPU + mobo under $200. That said, what I really want is the $55 Ryzen 5 5500, a $50 motherboard, and to reuse my old RAM.

nautilii

Today 06:45 AM

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nautiliiToday 06:45 AM

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I was actually looking at upgrading my 5600 to a 5800xt because the 5700x3ds are gone, these are cheap, and I need a better cooler, which this includes. I was going to upgrade my RAM too, but I'm running 3600mhz and don't want to downgrade. Annoying.

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