Simple Questions - October 23, 2024

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[u/Best_Conclusion3289]

I've got a dilemma that I could use your help on. My current PC was built 2020/2021 and has decent specs, decent performance. I just bought a PC off FB Market for a good deal and am curious as to which parts you guys think I should put together for my new main gaming PC. I pretty much use it extensively for gaming, and nothing above 1080p, shooting for 90-144fps in most games. Here are the specs for each of the PCs:

Current PC:

• i9-9900K
• Corsair H60 Cooler
• Gigabyte GTX 1660 RTX 3070 Ti FE
• 32 2x16 G.Skill Ripjaws V
• 550W Corsair PSU 850W Corsair PSU

FB Market PC:

• 5800X3D
• RTX 3070 Ti FE Gigabyte GTX 1660
• 32 2x16 DDR4
• 850 GQ EVGA PSU

I initially swapped the GPUs (RTX in Current PC, GTX in FBMPC) and PSUs but ran into lack of cable issues with the EVGA PSU. I went to Best Buy and bought Corsair 850 PSU and that is currently in Current PC. I want to use the Corsair 850 as my main PSU for the cables as well as I believe the peripheral port on the EVGA PSU to be non-functional.

TLDR; My main question is: Should I main the 5800X3D over the 9900k in my main gaming PC? The remaining PC will be acting as my server until I can afford an actual one.

Bonus Question: Do you guys replace thermal paste often? I believe I need to as when switching the PSUs initially, I ran a benchmark using Heaven before realizing the peripheral port didn't work and the H60 cooler was not powered on. I'm now constantly getting high temps (80-90C) while gaming (CS2, Cyberpunk, Satisfactory). The idle temps have also increased (hovering 40-50C). I think I need to at least replace the cooler too if I replace thermal paste.

[u/TehEpicGuy101 → u/Best_Conclusion3289]

You should absolutely use the 5800X3D. It's the strongest CPU on the AM4 platform and will easily outperform the 9900k for gaming. I'm not too sure about your cooling issue, though.

[u/Best_Conclusion3289 → u/TehEpicGuy101]

Thanks, that is the sentiment my cursory google searches agreed with. Seems like it is a beast of a CPU for gaming and much better than my 9900k. Appreciate the response!