Aftermath

Happy to help.

@Magi my favorite tech n9ne song

@knw is a rookie for sure 😆. Im in the same boat availability wise but I'll do my best to at least make an appearance.

<- Rookie 😁

Well I made the most labor intensive meal prep ever lol. Chicken enchiladas with homemade salsa verde and Mexican rice. Ignore the extra fillings in the dish, couldn't let them go to waste.

The boss lady and I at a wedding this past weekend.

current favorite song. makes my soul happy.

one of my top 5 beers of all time. me and pop drank a rack of these today.

Sometimes I forget how good the solo is.

Both the 9800X and 7600X chips will be on the AM5 socket, which will require different motherboard, ram and cooling options than you currently have. I do think the AM5 upgrade is worth it if its in your budget because AMD has committed to keeping AM5 through at least 2028 so it should be compatible with the next one or two generations of CPUs. Either option should give you a substancial boost in processing power, especially the 9800X being 8 core. Obviously we are shopping in different countries, but I've seen a few options for the 9800X that come with an AIO cooler. Could be worth a look.

I think this really comes down to how much you want to spend in upgrades. Like TMC said, the 9900K can be swapped in without changing anything else for about $250 or the 7700K for about $150. A switch to a newer generation of intel CPU would require a new motherboard as well (intel doesnt play nice with chipsets in this regard 😆). A switch to AMD could be done on the budget side of things with an AM4 socket chip and motherboard. I assume youre using DDR4 ram that could also be used in the AMD system. Something like a 5800X3D (8core $350), 5800X (8core $250), or 5600X (6core $150) could be paired with a B550 motherboard (~$100). Or you could go wild and update to the latest generation Intel or AMD, but that would require purchasing RAM and likely a cooling system as well. I personally like the upgradability of the AM5 socket, but I built my PC before the RAM and SSD prices went through the roof so that may have changed my decision making when I upgraded. I'm no Intel expert, so maybe someone a bit more familiar with that side of things can chime in. EDIT: Another thing to consider is what games you are looking to play after the upgrade. If you are looking to play newer AAA games, even upgrading to the latest and greatest AMD or Intel CPU may not be enough if your GPU is a few generations old.