Can I straight-swap these processors, and will I see a benefit

[NorthernMenace]

Hello; I have an ASUS Prime A320M-K motherboard (AM4 socket) currently with a Ryzen7 1700X processor... possibly thinking about putting in another AM4 socket processor - something like a Ryzen 9 5950X or similar, hoping it will be just a straight swap although I will also put in a water cooler AIO type arrangement as machine gets hot when playing DCS. Is it as simple as swapping an AM4 for an AM4 -socket CPU? And will I notice any difference playing DCS with a better CPU?

 

thanks for any advice

Edited 12 hours ago by NorthernMenace

[Hiob]

IF(!) your motherboard (likely with the latest bios update if ever) does support 5000 series CPUs, you will most likely see "a" benefit. Unless that is, you are otherwise severley bottlenecked. 
Generally speaking, CPU, GPU and RAM should be somewhat in line with each other.

Make 100% sure you MoBo DOES support the CPU you are aiming for. The same Socket alone isn't a guarantee.

how much RAM do you have and what is your GPU?

[NorthernMenace]

Thanks for the reply. I have 32GB RAM; at present I have a 2070 8GB GPU although am also considering upgrading that too...

[Hiob]

Just saw your other thread. With 32 GB and a 3080TI you will definitely see a benefit from a 5000er CPU (especially in VR). However, if your MoBo does support it, I would recommend to go for a 5800X3D.