I have been putting together an upgrade for my gaming rig and have been kinda stuck on deciding the CPU and motherboard.
The main upgrade is the GPU as I plan on getting the AMD RX 6950 XT, but when it comes to cpu and motherboard I have been stuck between:
Intel i5-13600k + MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk DDR4 (allows me to reuse my existing RAM)
and
Ryzen 5 7600x + MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk (it does require me to buy new RAM, but that's not a huge deal since I can then reuse my existing RAM to upgrade my home server)
Price wise there isn't all that much difference, and the little difference it has will get evened out with other upgrades and adjustments based on the cpu/motherboard choice.
Any feedback on pros and cons of either option is greatly appreciated!
For added context this rig is mainly gaming and some light software development. Nothing heavy in terms of video, 3D, streaming, or AI
Had not considered that option! Thanks for the tip!
if you already have the ram memory then you can use that and save money.
As for the motherboard, that's worth spending a little more. Make sure it has pcie-4. GG!
I agree, why not reuse the ram and use some of the savings for a more robust motherboard. Also wouldn’t hurt to take a look at your PSU. These new flagship cards can peak really high.
exactly, as for the PSU in my experience Corsair is good hardware. I have two of them RM850 and CM750 that literally have been working for more than 10 years.