Upgrade from 8370

[dyckah]

hey, im going to be upgrading my old 8370, and not sure if I want to wait for a 5600x to get back in stock, or if I get a 3800X for about the same price. Will be putting it into a b550 board, and will continue to use my GTX 1070.
thoughts and opinions on 5600x vs 3800X?
3600x costs even more than the 3800x, so thats not really a viable option either.

 

[bigtallanddopey]

If this is a gaming rig I would wait for the 5600x, much better for gaming than the 3800x even with two less cores. Availability should get better in January (we hope)

 

[bassnut]

Unless this is something you want/have to do now I would wait for one of the 5XXX chips to be available. I haven't updated my sig but my 5800X has surprised me.

 

[dyckah]

Already ordered new ram, mobo, m.2 drive, and cpu block. Don't know if I have the patience to wait for more stock to appear. Might just get the 3800x and then try and sell it in the spring/summer when new parts are more readily available

 

[trents]

What is the main use for the rig?

 

[dyckah]

Gaming mostly.
Definitely noticing my old 8370 will be pegged at 100% on all 8 cores in a fair number of the games I play.

 

[Roland74Fun]

Gaming mostly.
Definitely noticing my old 8370 will be pegged at 100% on all 8 cores in a fair number of the games I play.

This is because games that use dx12 and vulkan are becoming more and more popular. In 2013/14 these cpus often cannot show their full potential in gaming due to the dx11.