currently on a 3700X, MSI B450M that maxes out at 32GB RAM (I only have 16 right now), RX 5700
I quite literally NEED 128GB of RAM for work I'll be starting in late June. I could just replace the motherboard and get new RAM but that's gonna spank me for 300 USD EASY and my performance isn't even gonna improve which is absolutely lame
I could also one-up that and grab a 5800X3D too but then thats gonna be like 620 USD just to stay on AM4 which has no further improvement and still DDR4.
Then there's current DDR5 boards which are expensive as shit (like 100 USD more than what I got my current MB for new in 2019) and there's a bunch of bullshit going on with AM5 motherboards right now too
Then there's the 3rd option of sucking it up and going for a full system overhaul which is gonna run me like $1600+ easy since I'd want a new GPU and a new monitor to get off 1080p and I'd have to grab a new PSU too
Setsul I seek your wisdom. am I fucked?