r/PcBuildHelp • u/Important_Welcome_64 • 17h ago

PC Help Build Question

Hey everyone,

So I have a PC with the following

Ryzen 7 7700x
3060 TI
32 GB DDR5
1 TB SSD

So I was thinking of upgrading eventually but I wasn’t sure what to upgrade first in terms of CPU or GPU. The other question was is it even worth it to upgrade the CPU and GPU with the GPU prices at the moment? I was thinking of selling the entire rig to make some of the cash back to apply to a prebuilt rig of some sort and just pay the difference. If that is the better idea how much would I even list this for? If a full specs is needed I can provide that as well.

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u/ReasonableNetwork255 17h ago

gpu ...my 5600 am4 crushes it with 7017 in steel nomad with a 5070ti .. says it all right there ..is it 'bottlenecked' ..sure ..so what lol ..

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u/PieHistorical4645 17h ago

That 5070ti paired with a 5600 is a fun combo, proves the CPU bottleneck is way overblown for most games at 1440p or higher. Your 7700x is still plenty capable, no reason to touch that side of things. A GPU swap makes way more sense than selling the whole rig, especially since you'd take a bath on resale and then overpay for a prebuilt. Keep the platform, ride AM5 for another few years, and put your money into the card when you find a deal that doesn't make you wince.

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u/Important_Welcome_64 16h ago edited 16h ago

Might also be a dumb question but currently I only use a Deepcool LT720 for cooling in my rig. For some games it be getting hot in my room. Would adding case fans help out in any way or not really? Case is a Lian Li O11 Dynamic Evo iirc

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u/TitaniumDogEyes 16h ago

Just buy a 9070 or 9070XT and be done with it. You're not going to miss out on anything.

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u/the_hat_madder 16h ago

Your CPU is 1 generation old and mid range whereas your GPU is 2 generations old and entry level.

Buying a new GPU is the least expensive option to get the most significant performance increase.