Upgrade from i9900k to Ryzen 7 7800X3D

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Hey folks,

Currently I have the following PC configuration :
:

  • i9900k with ddr3 32gb ram
  • RTX2080 Super

I normally fly with 1440p widescreen 32inch.

I have noticed my current configuration is showing its age with more and more demanding addons and scenarios, hence I decided to upgrade my PC with following configurations :

  • Ryzen 7 7800X3D.
  • CL30 DDR5 6000mhz 64gb RAM.
  • RTX 4070TI Super (I am going to wait for new lineup that hopefully will be announced by Nvidia at CES which I hope will have 16gb vram. For now I will just use my current 2080).

What do guys think? Should I proceed with this new configuration?

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32GB RAM is plenty for MSFS, so consider dropping back to that if you don’t run any really memory hungry apps, otherwise your upgrade looks solid to me for 1440p.

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I was thinking since I am anyway getting new a DDR5 RAM, why just not get 64gb since the price not a much difference.

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Crazy, that’s pretty much my setup, except I have a 2070Super. I’m thinking of going down the exact same path as you. What mobo are you looking at?

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I am looking at msi tomahawk wifi amd x670e which I think represents a good price/performance ratio (around 300Euros).
Actually I was thinking to do the other way around, first the GPU and then the CPU upgrade but I realized, it would pretty much pointless to get RTX40XX on aged CPU like ours (once upon time, i9-9900 was a top CPU lol). Hence, since I am already waiting for Nvidia new lineup, I thought myself maybe I can start on CPU upgrade and then get back to the GPU upgrade hopefully on Feb.

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I’m on an i7 10700k, 32GB DDR4 and a 3090, next setup will be the 7800X3D (unless something better pops up in the next few months) and the same amount of RAM but DDR5

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For fast DDR5, 7000MHZ or more, it has to be 2 modules instead of 4 anyway. That is, 2x16 or 2x24.

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I would agree with this - also make sure if you are going to get something like DDR5-7000 memory get a kit that is on your motherboards certified vendors list to ensure compatibility. That was the key for my DDR5-7200 memory working great with no issues.

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For DDR5, it depends on the memory and the motherboard memory controller.

I have 7200 DDR5 with 4 slots of 16GB QVL but will only run at 6400 Mhz
on this MB.

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Hi all,

I’m leaning towards the same upgrade. I currently have a i7 9700K OC to 4.9Ghz paired with a 3070Ti and 32Gb DDR4 @ 3600Mhz.It still does the job but i find myself tweaking more then flying.

Would the upgrade to a 7800x3d make sense?And also what Mobo do you suggest?Note i got quite a lot of USB’s that i would like to attach directly into the Mobo.

Brgds,
Steven