expiredpennysave posted Apr 19, 2026 02:58 PM
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expiredpennysave posted Apr 19, 2026 02:58 PM
AMD Ryzen 5 5500 6-Core AM4 CPU + UGREEN 4-Port USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Hub
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I figured with the crazy memory prices and my use case, just a CPU and GPU upgrade would last me another 5 years.
I ended up keeping the same Asus AM4 motherboard, 32 gigs Gskill RAM, and found a Intel Arc B580 12gig and bumped my CPU budget to $200 and got a Ryzen 7 5800XT from Microcenter. I think this will easily last me another 5 years if not more.
I see the 5500 as a very entry level CPU to pair with an older card for a basic system. I don't see it as an upgrade CPU for any gaming system.
I figured with the crazy memory prices and my use case, just a CPU and GPU upgrade would last me another 5 years.
I ended up keeping the same Asus AM4 motherboard, 32 gigs Gskill RAM, and found a Intel Arc B580 12gig and bumped my CPU budget to $200 and got a Ryzen 7 5800XT from Microcenter. I think this will easily last me another 5 years if not more.
I see the 5500 as a very entry level CPU to pair with an older card for a basic system. I don't see it as an upgrade CPU for any gaming system.
I figured with the crazy memory prices and my use case, just a CPU and GPU upgrade would last me another 5 years.
I ended up keeping the same Asus AM4 motherboard, 32 gigs Gskill RAM, and found a Intel Arc B580 12gig and bumped my CPU budget to $200 and got a Ryzen 7 5800XT from Microcenter. I think this will easily last me another 5 years if not more.
I see the 5500 as a very entry level CPU to pair with an older card for a basic system. I don't see it as an upgrade CPU for any gaming system.
Had an alert set here for Intel B580 and it popped up.
And I agree, going from a 2600x to a 5500 has minimal gains. Same L3 cache, lower watts on the 5500, with just slightly better performance from the Zen 3 architecture on the 5500.
I really need to see if there is any interest on my 2600x on the resale market. Even if it is only $20-30, better than it sitting in a drawer (with all the other old CPU's I have).
Same for my GTX1060 6gb GPU. Hate to just toss it if someone could use it.
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PCIe bandwidth is mostly used for shuffling assets between VRAM and system memory. If your VRAM's just starting to overflow, a fast PCIe bus can hide it by keeping the juggling act going a bit longer. So a card like the 5060 Ti 8GB will see a huge drop going to down to 3.0, but not the 16GB.
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