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 Tuesday at 06:46 PM 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.