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Worth upgrading from 7700x to 9800x3d with locked 60Fps to eliminate stutters?

Hi, 9070 non XT / 7700X / 750w 32GB / Asus B650-PLUS Playing on TV and I need 4K 60Fps for story games, with FSR Quality/Balanced if needed. Is it worth it to upgrade to 9800X3D for around $130? selling my 7700X and getting 9800X3D tray without warranty of…

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Hi, 9070 non XT / 7700X / 750w 32GB / Asus B650-PLUS Playing on TV and I need 4K 60Fps for story games, with FSR Quality/Balanced if needed. Is it worth it to upgrade to 9800X3D for around $130? selling my 7700X and getting 9800X3D tray without warranty of course, is 9800X3D failing rate high with other MB too or only Asrock? Should I go for it or wait for the next gen? Only concern about the 1% / 0.1% in some games, will I still see improvements even if it's locked 60Fps and 4K? Or it will not make any difference in this case and only difference if it's unlocked FPS?

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u/ScrewySqrl

you would see improvement, yes, but you might wait for next gen (sometime early next year, probably)

u/Fun_Village_5039

The problems were with asrock mobos, and tbh in 4k it’s usually ur gpu botkenecking. You might get better 1% but for 130 idk, if you got the money you can get it.

u/frosticles00

Id save your money and buy a gpu in the future look at benchmark on youtube comparing 4k data between 7700x and 9800x3d and youll see its not worth it.

u/According_Spare7788

I mean, it's locked 60 fps. I doubt you will see any difference if you've already capped your frame rate. Locking fps at a much lower value is usually a way i mitigate poor poor time stability. Frame time stability matters more if you have your fps unlocked or locked at a higher fps cap, say 160 fps to meet a 165 hz rr and your fps/1% lows are fluctuating all over the place.