Your I5 8400 may become outdated in a few years, depending on software support and hardware advancements.
Your I5 8400 may become outdated in a few years, depending on software support and hardware advancements.
I've been looking into this and it looks like the 3060ti is the best fit for the latest Nvidia cards. Should I upgrade now or do I still have another couple of years left? My setup is mostly 1080p at 144hz, but upgrading to a higher resolution monitor could be worth considering. I'm also thinking about getting an AMD build with a 5600x or 5800x CPU once the market stabilizes.
That's what I was considering, but I wanted to ask for some input. Thanks for the advice—time to begin saving and upgrade my PC once we receive the parts again.
Check if your i5 11th Gen i5 8400 remains functional and performs well.
Gamers Nexus experienced some unexpected performance dips with one of the 6C/6C Intel chips (likely the 8600k) in Cyberpunk. It's unclear if this will affect other aspects of your system. The 5800X appears to be a bit of a middle ground—it might not be worth the investment right now, though it won't last as long as the 5900X for much less. At the listed price, I'd choose the 12C/24T 5900X for long-term value or wait for the rumored $220 6C/12T R5 5600 if I only needed something powerful for gaming this year. The $300 5600X is also an option, but the 5800X seems to be a compromise that's not pushing too far in either direction.
DDR5 is expected soon for Ryzen 6000-series chips. The Ryzen 5000 line marks the final generation for AM4 sockets, necessitating a new socket like AM5—this would require a new chipset, aligning with the addition of DDR5 support. Since Intel's 11th Gen acts as a replacement for the 10th Gen, DDR5 won't appear until Intel also updates its socket and chipset. In general, mainstream adoption of DDR5 should occur between 2022 and 2023.