2 options

[DD_Crash]

Present system is Quest 3 plus the following.

MSI 570 Carbon wifi

ryzen 9 5900x

Gigabyte 3090 gaming o/c

32 gig 3200mhz ram

Option 1

MSI Tomahawk B850

ryzen 98003D

48gig 6000mhz ddr 5

Keep 3090

option 2

part ex 5900x for 5800x3d

 48 or 64 gig fastest ram for the mb

part ex 3090 for 4090

 

what is likely to be the best for DCS?

Edited May 6 by DD_Crash

[DD_Crash]

Just had a quick look and there is basically no difference to the cost. So any help will be appreciated.

[Qcumber]

Option 1 is more future proof. 

Another option might be to get a 5080. Cheaper than a 4090 and only about 12% slower. If you can get one at MSRP that is. Prices and stock are pretty good in the UK now. 

[DD_Crash]

Thanks, I retired some time ago so not too fussed about future proofing.

[Aapje]

16 hours ago, DD_Crash said:

Just had a quick look and there is basically no difference to the cost. So any help will be appreciated.

I don't see how this is possible with the 4090 pricing.

Also, the 5800X3D is only available 2nd hand at inflated prices.

I would suggest: get the 5700X3D + 64 GB of DDR4-3200 C16 + 5080 (or 2nd hand 4080 if you can get a good local deal).

 

[DD_Crash]

 Well there is about £400 difference (bigger than I first thought) I can buy a second hand 4090 for about £1800 (yes it is expensive but available) but I can trade in my 3090 for £550,  used 58003d for £320 with £140 for my 5900x and both will have a 5 year guarantee as opposed to £250 for a mb, £550 for a 98003d  plus another £200 for  ram which is cheaper but not sure that it would be better.

[Qcumber]

46 minutes ago, DD_Crash said:

£550 for a 98003d

£445 on Amazon https://amzn.eu/d/i9l6pwN

A 5080 for £949. Availability 10th May

ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 SOLID CORE 16GB Blackwell Graphics Card LN157281 - ZT-B50800D2-10P | SCAN UK https://www.scan.co.uk/products/zotac-nvidia-geforce-rtx-5080-solid-core-gddr7-ray-tracing-graphics-card-dlss-4-10752-cores-2617-mhz?utm_source=webshare&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=share

Plus about £400 for motherboard and RAM for a total of £1800. £100 less than the cost of a 4090.