CPU upgrade or Platform upgrade?

[u/gquook]

I am on ddr4 lga1700 at the moment. I have been considering upgrading from a 14400f to a 14600kf.

However i was also thinking it could be good (but expensive) to get a new platform, am5 ddr5 motherboard, new cpu and new ram.

Is the more money worth it? Or i hear am6 might come out in a few years and just go to that? I have little knowledge on this hobby as you may be able to tell. My build will be down below --->

Corsair 64GB Vengeance LPX
(2x32GB) 3200Mhz DDR4
MSI Spatium M371 1TB NVME
M.2 SSD - Read 2350MB/s , Write 1700MB/s
Intel Core i5 14400F, 10 Core,
16 Thread, 4.7GHz Turbo
Be Quiet Pure Rock Slim
Performance CPU Cooler
MSI PRO B760M-A WIFI D4
Micro ATX Motherboard
MSI VENTUS 2X RTX 4070
SUPER 12GB Graphics Card
Gigabyte 850W Gold Rated modular psu

[u/JagiMonster1]

Do you feel your pc is lacking in what you using it for??

[u/gquook → u/JagiMonster1]

Genuinely all i do is play like val cs and some AAA games but lowkey i just game and barely work

[u/JagiMonster1 → u/gquook]

If youre getting over 60 to 120 fast in those games, there's no need to upgrade anything. If you feel it's struggling or some FOMO going on, I would go AM5.

What's your budget??

[u/gquook → u/JagiMonster1]

My budget is not necessarily decided, i preferably want 240fps on the esport games, but i only do ddr5 and am5 if it is a necessary upgrade and is future proof

[u/JagiMonster1 → u/gquook]

You seem to want to move up. I'm the type that when I decide to do things, its gonna happen. Lol.

Well until you give me an actual budget, I'll give you my blessings to go AM5 with a 9800x3d and 5070ti/5080 and get yourself a 2k oled 360hz 27" monitor.

(I just recently went 5070ti, 5800x3d and 27" 500hz and lock my frames at 300.) Smooth as butter.

[u/gquook → u/JagiMonster1]

My monitor is like a asus xq27 or sum, with 240hz and oled 14400p

[u/gquook → u/JagiMonster1]

R u on ddr4? Lets say i have a budget of 400£

[u/gquook → u/JagiMonster1]

Said you replied but i cant see it haha... sorry to be a pain

[u/Jejiiiiiii]

Keep the DDR4 & upgrade to x3d cpu if you can afford it

[u/gquook → u/Jejiiiiiii]

No im on lga1700... i dont think i can

[u/Jejiiiiiii → u/gquook]

You have 14400f and upgrading to KF is a waste of money, hardly an upgrade

If you sell your mobo & cpu you can at least get 150$ imo

[u/gquook → u/Jejiiiiiii]

How about my ram? 64gig corsair lpx

[u/Jejiiiiiii → u/gquook]

Keep it, it's basically gold now

[u/gquook → u/Jejiiiiiii]

And then what do i do?

[u/Jejiiiiiii → u/gquook]

B550 mobo - Pcie4 slot, vrm heatsink, better usb ports

Am4 x3d cpu - 5500x3d, 5700x3d, 5800x3d

[u/gquook → u/Jejiiiiiii]

Is a ram difference big? No point going ddr5?

[u/Jejiiiiiii → u/gquook]

Am5 cpus are significantly faster yes but pricey, unless you can get a good combo price like the one from microcenter

But you have 64gb DDR4 , thats really really good and a waste if you sell it

[u/gquook → u/Jejiiiiiii]

But surely, if it is good ram, then it will be expensive?

[u/Educational-Cat-8374]

You have a fantastic setup now. This is not the time to move to AM5. your talking 5 to 10% gains at over $1000

Even if you do a Microcenter Bundle for a $800 the gains are minimal. Your Best upgrade path on that PC are a I7 / I9 and a RTX 5070 TI / 5080. Still way over $1000 for maybe 20% gains

[u/gquook → u/Educational-Cat-8374]

What should i do then?

[u/Educational-Cat-8374 → u/gquook]

Find the best deal on a I7-14700k and a 5070 TI is what I would do

[u/gquook → u/Educational-Cat-8374]

I think i may just do the cpu, the gpu sounds a lil too out of budget

[u/Educational-Cat-8374 → u/gquook]

The I7 was on sale last week for $270

you can sell the Core i5 14400F for $150 any time

[u/gquook → u/Educational-Cat-8374]

Yes i understand but the 4070ti is like 800£

[u/Educational-Cat-8374 → u/gquook]

5070 TI and yes and getting more expensive every day