re: Upgrading my PC setup

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I feel like one of the new Ryzens might be a good upgrade.

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It probably would, but it depends on what you value. I assume most people on the tech board are over 35ish, so I presume we're not screaming about getting an extra 4 FPS out of Mechwarrior. You can envision it as less than a CPU upgrade, and more of getting more current gen USB ports, USB C ports, integrated graphics that aren't total trash, better onboard wifi, than it is a processor upgrade.

I value performance per watt (lower TDP is my CPU jam), which is what pushed me back to AMD (after a departure to a 3790k, which I replaced with an AMD 5600X). With the 5600X, I've had VMs of my work laptop running, Handbrake converting stuff, Hulu in one window, 35 browser tabs open, yada yada, on Win10 and Win11, with no issues.