No, I recommend keeping the current settings at 10900k.
No, I recommend keeping the current settings at 10900k.
Yesterday I shuffled at Newegg and got a 3070 for my wife with the ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F. Her PC uses an i7-8700, and she’s satisfied—though she misses the old GPU which needs a return. I’m running a 10900KF and a 3080, and everything works smoothly with OC up to 5.1. My wife isn’t an AMD fan, so I’m stuck choosing between selling the B550 or giving her my i9-10900KF plus the B550. The 5800X is on sale for under $425 right now, which would be perfect for gaming. It’s close to the 5900X but usually marked up. My needs are mainly gaming, so the 10900KF performs well enough. I’d probably lose out if I switched, though she’d see a big jump—around 800MHz—and might like the 10900KF more. I’d rather stick with my current setup unless the market pressure pushes me to act. Alternatively, I could consider buying a new board in a crowded market, which would cost another $450 for the CPU and $100 for a cooler, or just accept a lower price on the motherboard.
In reality, you're not losing money on the motherboard, especially since you managed to cut costs on the GPU.
it doesn't add up to earn anything meaningful—just sell the board and recoup as little as possible