WTB Ryzen 7 5700X3D

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#3506185 26-Jun-2026 08:08

darylblake:

I think these 5800x3d's are gonna be about $730 NZD.

Very close.

$687.

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/CPUAMD05800X3D1/AMD-Ryzen-7-5800X3D-Gaming-CPU-10th-Anniversary-Ed

Sucks that they're basically dead in line pricing wise with a 7800X3D but you're taunted by fact you only have DDR4.

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#3506186 26-Jun-2026 08:10

Yeh just checked it now.. makes the purchase all that more tempting..

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#3506195 26-Jun-2026 08:42

I've only got a 3070, but I'm running a i7-6700k from 2016 so it's going to be massive for me regardless.

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#3506199 26-Jun-2026 08:53

$689 boys! Bloody better price than I was expecting at PB Tech or anywhere in NZ!

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#3506203 26-Jun-2026 08:58

I would only recommend getting it if you already have AM4 with existing ddr4 memory and just wanting to upgrade CPU. If you’re on a older intel platform I would actually suggest going to the new intel ultra or making the jump to AM5 if you can.

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#3506210 26-Jun-2026 09:10

SpartanVXL:

I would only recommend getting it if you already have AM4 with existing ddr4 memory and just wanting to upgrade CPU. If you’re on a older intel platform I would actually suggest going to the new intel ultra or making the jump to AM5 if you can.

Oh god no. If I want a DDR5 system my price doubles immediately. I'm going to AM4 because I have 32GB of DDR4 3200 already.

EDIT: $700-$800 just for RAM alone is ridiculous. I'm certain I can keep an AM4 system going for another 5-10 years like my current setup.

This whole upgrade is an exercise if making stuff go further. I'm still on a SATA SSD. The WiiU in the living room has a 1TB NVMe SSD on it that's using USB2 (it was the cheapest drive I could find in 2024). That $110 drive is now $300 so like hell I'm paying current market memory prices.

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#3506220 26-Jun-2026 09:26

Be interested to see reviews as they had to refab for this batch of 5800x3d..
I have a 5900x and RTX3080ti.. is it worth the change given AM6 will be my next upgrade... AM5 is crazy....

CPU: AMD 5900x | RAM: GSKILL Trident Z Neo RGB F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC-32-GB | MB: Asus X570-E | GFX: EVGA FTW3 Ultra RTX 3080Ti| Monitor: LG 27GL850-B 2560x1440

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#3506279 26-Jun-2026 11:53

Sorry keep forgetting skylake was first gen on ddr4.

5800x3d is good for gaming, other things not so much unless you take advantage of cache. It holds temps more than other vermeer chips and clocks lower. If you do multithreaded tasks then keep the 5900x.

Edit: zen 5 is quite a uplift and upcoming zen 6 that is still on AM5 is expected to perform even better. Personally I wouldn’t keep AM4 after the projected AI shortage end in 2028, vermeer came out Nov 2020 and does show it’s age vs the modern stuff.

Of course this goes out the window if the ‘shortage’ keeps going.

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#3506290 26-Jun-2026 12:19

If its a new build, you are better off getting AM5 or new intel ultra. (intel ultra if you need productivity bang for buck), AM5 is better for gaming.

Buy a decent mobo, and DDR5 ram, a cheap CPU, and then upgrade later when you get more cash. For a new build I wouldn't bother with AM4.

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#3506310 26-Jun-2026 12:56

Blibdeberb:

You reckon not more than $700 NZD? I dunno, I think you might be dreaming but...well it's a pleasant dream so I might dream with you. Maybe it'll be a nice surprise lol 😆

I had a dream today!

$689

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#3506515 27-Jun-2026 10:15

I just bought one. Upgrading from a 5600x with 32gb CL16 ram that I bought well before the madness. Currently have a 6700XT but thinking about picking up a 9070 and then I will be set for the next 5 years or so at 1440p.

I think I got the ram for $160 during a special on newegg.

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#3506517 27-Jun-2026 10:22

darylblake:

If its a new build, you are better off getting AM5 or new intel ultra. (intel ultra if you need productivity bang for buck), AM5 is better for gaming.

Buy a decent mobo, and DDR5 ram, a cheap CPU, and then upgrade later when you get more cash. For a new build I wouldn't bother with AM4.

Too late now, I have the 5800X3D in hand. Honestly the price of a DDR5 system is cripplingly high. I have been using 32GB of RAM since 2016 and my rule is to go equal at worst, double in any other case in the amount. To do my PC would double the price. Also add in my wife's PC which is the same age and you have something that is now x4 the price. She's already done and is using her 5700x happily, I've just got to gut and rebuild everything today.

If this lasts me 5 year it's good value and hopefully RAMpocolypse will be over.

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#3506522 27-Jun-2026 11:52

PsychoSmiley:

darylblake:

If its a new build, you are better off getting AM5 or new intel ultra. (intel ultra if you need productivity bang for buck), AM5 is better for gaming.

Buy a decent mobo, and DDR5 ram, a cheap CPU, and then upgrade later when you get more cash. For a new build I wouldn't bother with AM4.

Too late now, I have the 5800X3D in hand. Honestly the price of a DDR5 system is cripplingly high. I have been using 32GB of RAM since 2016 and my rule is to go equal at worst, double in any other case in the amount. To do my PC would double the price. Also add in my wife's PC which is the same age and you have something that is now x4 the price. She's already done and is using her 5700x happily, I've just got to gut and rebuild everything today.

If this lasts me 5 year it's good value and hopefully RAMpocolypse will be over.

Sounds like you made the smart call, I'm rocking the 5700x myself and if I weren't a gamer I'd feel little to no drive to upgrade the CPU at this point. I've got 64gb ddr4 and a 9060 xt 16gb. Once I pick up a 5800x3d, I'm pretty good with my system unless my local hosting AI hobby expands significantly, I have no major need to upgrade for several years.

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#3506532 27-Jun-2026 15:03

Keen for some "what would you do" advice here.

"My" PC has been co-opted by a teenager who is getting increasingly into PC gaming (though not FPS/fast twitch games, at least as yet). I built it back in 2020 for CAD, coding and general use. It was built to a price point to suit what I thought I needed at the time, and kind of with one eye on upgradeability. So definitely some gaming constraints: processor = Ryzen 5 3600 and graphics card = Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 5500 XT 8GB. But B550 MB, 32GB RAM, a 650W gold PSU and decent cooler and fans that should hopefully last an upgrade round.

I'd always had the idea if the PC gaming hobby stuck, I would help the teen build/buy her own gaming PC. But I'm now wondering if the better option would be double upgrade of CPU and GPU of this one to turn it into a decent gaming PC and just resign myself to never using it again?

The 5800X3D is undoubtedly way more than we need right now. But is this ten year anniversary going to be a "last of its kind" opportunity to significantly upgrade an AM4 system? Others in the thread have mentioned hoping getting another ~5 years. Should I take the plunge? Hold fire to Black Friday and hope for the best? Hang around like a vulture on this thread trying to scavenge a second-hand CPU going cheap from someone in this thread? 😁

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#3506533 27-Jun-2026 15:28

Upgrading to 5800X3D and 9060XT 16GB would give it a good ~5yrs maybe another gpu upgrade after to boost it to 10yrs.

Even after that it'll be a great system for younger kids, or just as a family pc or backup pc

With prices of everything so high and it going to take 3-5yrs for it to come back down after it stops rising, avg consumers not gonna be able to afford next gen stuff either when AM6 comes out, coz all these datacenters/Ai companies will want to hog DDR6 as well

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