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Help me decide which component to upgrade
# Upgrade Goal
I'm looking for the best "performance-per-euro" upgrade, primarily for gaming. I live in the Netherlands.
I game both at:
* **1440p / up to 165 Hz** on my desktop monitors
* **4K / up to 120 Hz** on the Samsung S90C
By my own judgement I'm primarily considering a GPU upgrade, but I'm open to changing other components if there's a meaningful reason to do so.
What I'd like advice on:
* Is the GPU clearly the best component to upgrade first?
* How far can I reasonably upgrade the GPU while keeping the Ryzen 7 5800X3D?
* At what point would the CPU become a meaningful bottleneck at 1440p or 4K?
* Is moving from AM4 to a newer platform actually worthwhile for me, or would that be poor value compared with keeping the 5800X3D?
* Which GPUs currently offer the best value at different price points?
* Would my EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 be sufficient for the recommended GPU?
**Budget:** Flexible, but I'd prefer to stay under **€1,500** unless spending more is genuinely justified by a substantial performance gain.
Thanks in advance for your help!
# Current PC Specs
**CPU:** AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
* 8 cores / 16 threads
* 96 MB L3 cache
* AM4
**Motherboard:** ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II
* AMD B550 chipset
* PCIe 4.0
* BIOS 2806 (October 2022)
**RAM:** 32 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600
* 2 × 16 GB
* CMK32GX4M2D3600C18
**GPU:** AMD Radeon RX 6800
* 16 GB GDDR6
* PCIe 4.0 x16
**PSU:** EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2
* 850 W
* 80 Plus Gold
* Fully modular
**Storage:**
* Samsung 980 PRO 2 TB NVMe — PCIe 4.0 x4
* Kingston V300 60 GB SATA SSD
**Displays:**
* Gigabyte G32QC A — 31.5" — 2560×1440 — 165 Hz
* Gigabyte G32QC — 31.5" — 2560×1440 — 165 Hz
* Samsung S90C 77" OLED TV — 3840×2160 — 120 Hz via AVR
**AV Receiver:** Denon AVR-X1700H
* PC connected through one of the 4K/120-capable HDMI inputs
* 4K/120 output to the Samsung S90C
**OS:** Windows 11 Home
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# Upgrade Goal
I'm looking for the best "performance-per-euro" upgrade, primarily for gaming. I live in the Netherlands.
I game both at:
* **1440p / up to 165 Hz** on my desktop monitors
* **4K / up to 120 Hz** on the Samsung S90C
By my own judgement I'm primarily considering a GPU upgrade, but I'm open to changing other components if there's a meaningful reason to do so.
What I'd like advice on:
* Is the GPU clearly the best component to upgrade first?
* How far can I reasonably upgrade the GPU while keeping the Ryzen 7 5800X3D?
* At what point would the CPU become a meaningful bottleneck at 1440p or 4K?
* Is moving from AM4 to a newer platform actually worthwhile for me, or would that be poor value compared with keeping the 5800X3D?
* Which GPUs currently offer the best value at different price points?
* Would my EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2 be sufficient for the recommended GPU?
**Budget:** Flexible, but I'd prefer to stay under **€1,500** unless spending more is genuinely justified by a substantial performance gain.
Thanks in advance for your help!
# Current PC Specs
**CPU:** AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
* 8 cores / 16 threads
* 96 MB L3 cache
* AM4
**Motherboard:** ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II
* AMD B550 chipset
* PCIe 4.0
* BIOS 2806 (October 2022)
**RAM:** 32 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600
* 2 × 16 GB
* CMK32GX4M2D3600C18
**GPU:** AMD Radeon RX 6800
* 16 GB GDDR6
* PCIe 4.0 x16
**PSU:** EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2
* 850 W
* 80 Plus Gold
* Fully modular
**Storage:**
* Samsung 980 PRO 2 TB NVMe — PCIe 4.0 x4
* Kingston V300 60 GB SATA SSD
**Displays:**
* Gigabyte G32QC A — 31.5" — 2560×1440 — 165 Hz
* Gigabyte G32QC — 31.5" — 2560×1440 — 165 Hz
* Samsung S90C 77" OLED TV — 3840×2160 — 120 Hz via AVR
**AV Receiver:** Denon AVR-X1700H
* PC connected through one of the 4K/120-capable HDMI inputs
* 4K/120 output to the Samsung S90C
**OS:** Windows 11 Home
#technology #hardware
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