Going from am4 to am5 in the big 2026
Hi, it's my first time using reddit (I often just watch videos on youtube from various known tech youtubers and learn from there) but I need more oppinions on this matter because I'm having a hard time picking out my cpu.
In this thread I wanna ask what's more worth for a first buy going from am4 to am5~
For context I'll mainly use it for gaming and mostly for rust (for those who dont know about it, rust is a heavy cpu dependent game known for its horrible optimization and need of a really strong cpu). I wanna pair it up with my RTX 4070 super and 32 gb's of ddr5 cl30 and use it to play in 1440p
I first thought about buying a 9800x3d but later found out about the 9850x3d (roughly 6% better performance, slightly lower temp and basically same power usage) for only 25-30 ish dollar difference, now what I want to ask about is if its even worth going for the 9800 x3d series or should i just buy a 7800x3d. I didn't really want to go for the 7800x3d because I didn't want to cheap out on the cpu and think "oh I would've had way better performance on a 9800 if i paid a little more" (not that big of a price difference between them considering you are building a crazy fast pc with a lot of really expensive parts).