• Zanshi@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’m still on my Zen1 1600, with DDR4 RAM and RX580 8GB which I built back in 2018. Whenever I’m thinking of upgrading I just look at the prices. I’d basically need to upgrade everything, maybe aside from GPU which would become a giant bottleneck, so it should be upgraded as well.
    I really don’t even want to think about gutting my PC and upgrading, I’d much rather switch to a console.

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      2 months ago

      You could chuck a 57 or 5800X3D up in there for a substantial boost if your board vendor offers BIOS support.

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        2 months ago

        even a 5600 would be a massive leap for about $100. Add something like a used 6600XT or a 3060 and you’ll be back at current gen gaming at around $300€ total.

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          2 months ago

          Very true, just thinking about a terminal platform here, and just fully sending it off, but regular vermeer is no slouch either, and will serve well for many years to come (along with a shiny new gpu)