Hello,
I haven't built myself a new PC since my intel i7-8700k. I throw everything into my PCs - Adaptec SmartRAID 3154-16i, Quad port 10Gbit nic, 16 drives, gaming card - currently a 3080. I use my main PC as a video server, a support workstation, a gaming PC, financial PC etc. I haven't wanted a new PC in a while but this one is finally getting a little long in the tooth and ideally even my backup has a backup and I gave away my spare PC so I only have one backup currently.
There is always something better coming out but since the new Ryzen is only a month or two away - I thought I'd ask people who may keep a closer eye on hardware if there is a good reason to wait. I'm a little concerned there may not be many motherboards available for the 9700x even if it turns out to be a good CPU.
FYI - I have never replaced a CPU on any of my systems going back to a 386-40. By the time I'm ready for a new processor, I'm ready for a new PC IMHO.
I haven't built myself a new PC since my intel i7-8700k. I throw everything into my PCs - Adaptec SmartRAID 3154-16i, Quad port 10Gbit nic, 16 drives, gaming card - currently a 3080. I use my main PC as a video server, a support workstation, a gaming PC, financial PC etc. I haven't wanted a new PC in a while but this one is finally getting a little long in the tooth and ideally even my backup has a backup and I gave away my spare PC so I only have one backup currently.
There is always something better coming out but since the new Ryzen is only a month or two away - I thought I'd ask people who may keep a closer eye on hardware if there is a good reason to wait. I'm a little concerned there may not be many motherboards available for the 9700x even if it turns out to be a good CPU.
FYI - I have never replaced a CPU on any of my systems going back to a 386-40. By the time I'm ready for a new processor, I'm ready for a new PC IMHO.