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Yeah, I upgraded to a 5700x3D a year ago, but if I'd known RAM was going to be overpriced for half a decade I would've gone 9800x3D instead.
I probably would have too, but back when I did it AM5 stuff was pretty steep and the value/dollar was still a bit hazy. I'm still not really quite sure what the real AM5 advantage over AM4 for the common person is, especially at the prices today. I mean obviously it's better and newer and whatever, but is it really that necessary?
Ya same, decided to stay on AM4 instead of swapping to AM5 (it'll be cheaper next year, I naively thought) so I grabbed the best AM4 processor and upgraded my RAM to 64GB, tossed in a few more TB of SSDs and planned on a motherboard upgrade next year.
Now I'll probably buy a side-grade (Steam Frame or maybe Deck) instead of trying to buy into the current generation hardware.
Luckily my job involves local AI (primarily training techs, I'm not a social media propagandist) so the business may find a business need for a graphics card soon. It won't be mine, but we can hang out off-duty.