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[Xdrive05]

5700X3D AM4 user here with no plan to change that. Got 32GB in a dual rank config (4 x 8GB single rank sticks). And my little 4060ti 16GB will do the job until next gen at least.

X3D chips give long legs to AM4.

 

[CrustyBritches]

My boys and I are all on AM4 and probably will be for a bit. 5800x3D has insane legs and the 5500 is fine for my boys. In CPU-limited scenario(720p, lowest settings) the 5800x3D can still push 180fps in Cyberpunk and 220fps in R&C Rift Apart. These days I usually just shoot for whatever settings give me 80fps+ and let frame generation do the rest.

I would say that AM4 is more than fine for somebody looking to get into PC gaming at the entry to mid-range level.

 

[Kupfer]

LOL, I have the exact same CPU, RAM Amount (3600Mhz) and GPU.
And I have the same CPU/RAM from you old machine (except having a GTX 770 / RTX 2060S before)

Built my old system in 2012 and it served me very well. It originally had a GTX680 which was fine that time but with a 1440p monitor the 1070ti was needed. But all in all it was a great machine.

 

[LavitzSlambert]

5800X3D is going to go down as one of the best CPUs of all time. The staying power is insane.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

I've got 32gb of ddr4 I'm lovin' it.

I'm stuck on a 5700x3d but I'm gaming at 4k these days so it doesn't matter.

 

[PeteBull]

Looks like r5 5500 is getting more expensive again, it was around 70$ few weeks ago, now over 90$ already, still its amazing value for 60fps gaming nonetheless xD

 

[Hoddi]

This is just what the latter half of a console gen looks like. Almost any CPU released in the past 5 years is still going strong because there's nothing to truly take advantage of more performance. And this won't change until the next gen launches.

My 9900k from 2018 still powers through anything I throw at it. Most of the time I can't even tell the difference from my newer 7950X3D without a framerate counter.

 

[winjer]

New Ryzen CPUs for AM4 may be back on the menu as AMD considers reintroducing select SKUs

AMD may be looking at bringing back older AM4 desktop parts based on Zen 3. At a CES 2026 roundtable attended by Tom's Hardware, AMD's David McAfee said the company is exploring ways to "reintroduce products" into the AM4 platform so gamers can upgrade without replacing the whole system.

McAfee also pointed to internal usage data that shows many players are still on Ryzen 2000 and 3000 processors. Retail partners are also seeing more CPU-only purchases, which suggests buyers are trying to extend existing PCs instead of jumping platforms.

AMD "[is] certainly looking at everything that [it] can do to bring more supply and kind of reintroduce products back into the [AM4] ecosystem to satisfy the demands of gamers that maybe want that significant upgrade in their AM4 platform without having to rebuild their entire system", further adding that he thinks this is "definitely something [AMD is] very actively working on."

— AMD Davic McAffee via Tom's Hardware

 

[Radical_3d]

Technology in 2026, people.

 

[Wolzard]

New Ryzen CPUs for AM4 may be back on the menu as AMD considers reintroducing select SKUs

AMD still manufactures and sells Zen 2 and Zen 3 to this day, at least in the mobile market.

Ryzen 3 30 - Zen 2 - 4/8 - Radeon 610M 2 CU
Ryzen 5 40 - Zen 2 - 4/8 - Radeon 610M 2 CU

Ryzen 3 110 - Zen 3 - 4/8 - Radeon 680M 4 CU
Ryzen 5 130 - Zen 3 - 6/12- Radeon 680M 6 CU
Ryzen 5 150 - Zen 3 - 6/12- Radeon 680M 6 CU
Ryzen 7 160 - Zen 3 - 8/16- Radeon 680M 12 CU
Ryzen 7 170 - Zen 3 - 8/16- Radeon 680M 12 CU

Out with the old, in with the old: AMD's still selling Zen 2 and Zen 3+ processors, now under the guise of the Ryzen 10/100 series

Even if they're super cheap, the price of DDR4 will ruin sales.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Irobot82]

I have a 5700X3D and 32GB DDR4. I may end up using this until AM6? Or at least until DDR5 normalizes.

 

[Boss Mog]

I just bought an AM4 mobo and CPU.

My main desktop is 9 years old (i7 7700K + GTX 1080) and I was planning on building a new rig in 2026 with a 9800X3D and either a 9070 XT or 5070 Ti. RAM prices being what they are now I abandoned that plan. But I did just jump on a 9070 XT that was well under MSRP since GPUs are most likely going to increase in price in 2026.

My 7700K and PCI-E 3.0 mobo were going to bottleneck my new 9070 XT so i decided to upgrade my mobo and CPU to AM4 to vastly reduce the bottleneck, and gain a ton of performance/features in the process. The best part is that I can keep using my current DDR4 RAM and basically all my other components are still compatible as well. Another great thing is that the combined cost was very low.

This new AM4 system will last me a few years until the "6" stuff comes out (AM6, DDR6, PCI-E 6.0) and I'll upgrade other parts along the way like my PSU, case, storage, etc...

It seems like other people are having the same idea. B550 motherboards and 5000 series CPUs are showing up in many online stores' "best sellers" list and prices for these have even begun to rise from the newfound demand.

 

[Zacfoldor]

I was gonna tell everybody to chill and this wasn't that long ago then I looked it up. Fuck me the 5800x released in 2020. Great chip but damn.