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Gpus are backwards compatible. You won't get the full speed with an old motherboard but it won't be worse than the old card.
The PSU is a valid concern. You probably want to upgrade to a 700w. As long as it is at least gold rates you will be fine with almost any brand.
The CPU itself is still powerful, so from my perspective there is no need to go all out on a new system, just a new PSU. If you don't hit 60 in your favorite games at your preferred resolution with your preferred graphics level, only then should you consider upgrading.
If you can go more than 700w you should (especially for a 3090, I'd be looking at a 800w at least but would probably go for 1000w myself), you wont use more power than the system needs anyway, so there's no harm having the extra headroom for the future.