Is an Upgrade from Intel i9 10900k to Ryzen 7 9800x3d worth it?

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My motherboard broke and I’m trying to decide what’s the best course of action… it’s either I pay $330 and just get a motherboard replacement from a reseller with a new motherboard for sale that works with my current config or shell out $730 and get a 9800x3d + ddr5-6000 + motherboard upgrade from Microcenter.

I can’t tell what to do. I barely game anymore… when I do it with some friends playing a FPS game (like Arc Raiders) non-competitively. I feel like I can save the $400 now and when I’m ready to make the upgrade a newer processor will be out and RAM prices will be cheaper, but at the same time I feel dumb spending $330 on out dated tech.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

Current Build:

- Intel i9 10900k

- MSI Ventus 4800 super

- Corsair rm1000x PSU (Recently upgraded after current motherboard broke to play it safe)

- G.Skill TridewntZ Royal Series 32GB (4x8gb) ddr4

- Replacement motherboard will be MSI Mag B560 Tomahawk (if I keep the current config)

Posted Mar 30, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC

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