Is it a good time to upgrade my CPU?

[Norgy]

They will probably run less hot than, which card was it, the GTX 480 which was basically a furnace in a computer case?

[viper37]

They will probably run less hot than, which card was it, the GTX 480 which was basically a furnace in a computer case?

Hard to say.  We only have rumors right now.

[Norgy]

The tests of the new AMD 9800-3D (I may have the name wrong) look very promising.
And winter is coming. Time for a new furnace.

[viper37]

The tests of the new AMD 9800-3D (I may have the name wrong) look very promising.
And winter is coming. Time for a new furnace.

9800X3D.

It's 10-20% better than the 7800X3D in 1080p but it can be overclocked for even more performance.
The 7800X3D can't be overclocked though.
Differences in 1440p and 4k tend to be lower though.  Still worth the upgrade from earlier generations or from an Intel platform.

[Darth Wagtaros]

I ordered a 9700.  Damned price hikes.

[Josquius]

With my job situation looking more secure and a recent windfall I'm finally planning to pull the trigger once I can get up the guts to do so.
But looking at £1000. Which is insane. Way more than I remember paying 10 years ago

[Josquius]

OK, final checks before a trigger pull. Will aim to get this ordered and built for next week.
 Any thoughts?

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/4rxJqH

Went up to 9700 processor as a minimal price increase, marginal performance increase, and savings in power usage.
Motherboard...seems OK though all much of a muchness.

The graphics card is one where I remain really unsure.

I've heard reports of Amazon selling dodgy equipment though not sure how reliable that is. Avoiding them where possible is also generally a good idea. Luckily one of the main competitors in computer bits is based not too far away so can go pick things up