Long time member but I have not posted in a while.
I am currently running a 7900X3D on an Asus 670E Strix mobo with 32GB RAM at 5800.
It is cooled with a 360 AIO and set to default PBO settings.
I have a 4080 Super OC as well.
The rig does everything I want it to, but like many of you here, I enjoy running new kit whenever I can.
There is not much reliable information on the 7900X3D vs 9800X3D. I went with the 7900X3D (yes I know, the hated cpu) when the price dropped to $350 on Amazon Prime Day. At the time I like the idea a solid gaming while still having productivity chops. And at the price point it made sense to me.
The 9800X3D is hard to find but I have one in hand from the nearest Micro Center. I bought it on a whim because they came into stock and I was itching to upgrade. Choice now, with a cooler head, is to sell it to a buddy for what I paid for it and keep the 7900X3D. Or swap off the chips for some extra gaming performance. Honestly my productivity needs have dropped in the last year and the rig is mostly a gaming rig with a little work and home admin stuff. But moving from 12 core/24 thread to 8/16 feels like a step back.
What would you guys do? Is the 9800X3D worth $479 less what I can ebay the 7900X3D for?
Thanks for the advice.
I am currently running a 7900X3D on an Asus 670E Strix mobo with 32GB RAM at 5800.
It is cooled with a 360 AIO and set to default PBO settings.
I have a 4080 Super OC as well.
The rig does everything I want it to, but like many of you here, I enjoy running new kit whenever I can.
There is not much reliable information on the 7900X3D vs 9800X3D. I went with the 7900X3D (yes I know, the hated cpu) when the price dropped to $350 on Amazon Prime Day. At the time I like the idea a solid gaming while still having productivity chops. And at the price point it made sense to me.
The 9800X3D is hard to find but I have one in hand from the nearest Micro Center. I bought it on a whim because they came into stock and I was itching to upgrade. Choice now, with a cooler head, is to sell it to a buddy for what I paid for it and keep the 7900X3D. Or swap off the chips for some extra gaming performance. Honestly my productivity needs have dropped in the last year and the rig is mostly a gaming rig with a little work and home admin stuff. But moving from 12 core/24 thread to 8/16 feels like a step back.
What would you guys do? Is the 9800X3D worth $479 less what I can ebay the 7900X3D for?
Thanks for the advice.
