I think you still got room on the top for a fan
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Can someone explain to me where this sale is/how to get it. I canāt find any mention of it on the MicroCenter website.
like all Microcenter deals, in-store only
Iām seeing a smaller sized banner advertising it on the front page
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I figured as much, the relevant models arenāt available for shipping. But I didnāt even see it mentioned when you look at in-store stock. Just mention of 20 dollars off if you get a MicroCenter credit card.
I do see the ad on the front page though, thanks.
I was looking around, and it seems like you end up getting jacked on the $$$ with the motherboard though. No basic ~150 dollar models. I guess thatās how it is though when a new chipset is just released?
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yeah motherboard price inflation has been going on for a while
I sort of accept it because PCIe5 chipsets and such arenāt cheap but I have no idea what the margins are on those
Gonna give it a couple months before jumping I guess, and see if thatās enough time for some of the low and mid-range northbridges to release.
Iām a simple man, donāt expect much from my computer.
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have that same case, looks like a different world inside thereā¦ have to take a pic later.
main point though:
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is it worth upgrading my ryzen 5 1600 anytime soon?
There are massive gains to be had upgrading from a first gen Ryzen.
Of course youāve got to think whether you are happy with your current system or not. Or you could be like me and upgrade because you just canāt help yourself.
What motherboard do you have?
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I just upgraded to a 4K tv so yeahā¦ Iām already doing a (relatively modest) gpu upgrade, but now Iām worried that my processor will be a bottleneck if I ever wanna run anything at 4k OR 120hz, let alone bolth
I have a gigabyte B450M DS3H-CF
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That motherboard supports up to Ryzen 5000 series processors. You could update the bios to the latest version and look for a sweet deal on at least a 3000 series.
You would probably want to upgrade your memory to at least DDR4-3200 though.
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probably more sensible to start with the RAM upgrade. cheaper at least.
The 5600x is 200 bucks. The memory upgrade would really only be important if you upgraded the CPU. The 1600 wouldnāt support the faster memory.
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I guess Iāll see how things feel once I put the new video card in. good to have a starting place though.
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Yeah. You can always use MSI afterburner to see if youāre CPU bound in games you play.
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appreciate the offer, I have plans to be in the US about 3 times between now and Xmas so I need to figure out how strategic I can be bothered to be about picking up CPU/mobo/GPU (never pay Canada prices) on top of whether I need to swap out my case based on what gets trickled out.
for that matter I might still wait until mid-2023 if the consensus is that the 7700X and 4080 are still somewhat overpriced because I donāt think anything getting released before then that I care about (street fighter, isshin, re8 expansion, god of war which is on playstation) merits an upgrade, and a 7800X / RDNA3 might drive up competition
if youāre staying AM4, the consensus is upgrade to a 5600 (non-X, it only loses a little bit of speed compared to the X) or pony up for the 5800X3D for pure gaming workloads or 5900X for mixed workloads
also Iām going to baselessly argue that you should hop on the CPU+RAM deal thing over at MC and then just wait until sanely priced X670 or B650 boards come to fruition because I doubt thereāll be a 200 dollar discount for any of those SKUs any time soon
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idk if this is meant for me or felix but the closest microcenter is like 3.5 hours from here 
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first bit is you, second bit is Felix
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why the hell would I organize a post with quotes or anything
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