Upgrade PC Before Tariffs or Wait It Out?

[xDDD]

Do you guys think that the incoming tariffs will significantly raise the price of PC components? Will they all be affected similarly, or will certain parts be affected more than others?


Currently I'm running a R7 3700X and it is fine. Works admirably but I do recognize that it is aging and I know that the next real step would be onto the AM5 socket.
So of course I'd need a new motherboard and RAM, and Microcenter has some decent-looking bundle deals running right now:

    
• 7600X - $300 w/ MoBo+16gbRAM
      
• 9600X - $330 w/ MoBo+16gbRAM
      
• 7700X - $400 w/ MoBo+32gbRAM
      
• 9700X - $430 w/ MoBo+32gbRAM
      
• 7600X3D - $400 w/ MoBo+32gbRAM
      
• 7800X3D - $600 w/ MoBo+32gbRAM
      
• 7950X3D - $730 w/ MoBo+32gbRAM

I know the 7800X3D and the 9800X3D are the greatest and everything; I'd love to get one, but they are just far too expensive to be worth it IMO.
To me, the 7600X3D and the 9700X seem like the best choices here.

Would it be a good idea to upgrade ASAP and get onto the AM5 ship with a respectable CPU or just wait until the performance gap is greater or some of the great CPUs (such as the 9800X3D) come down a bit in price?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

OK I'm going to run through this one more time.

They mostly effect people living INSIDE CHINA; not outside.

Most actual finished products for PC comes from OUTSIDE CHINA.

Such as Mexico, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea

Some components might be made for a Motherboard or GPU from inside China, but not the actual finished Motherboard or GPU.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

If in US then I would get it this year before the inevitable economic disaster and who knows what else next year.
Basically same in UK since Brexit is failing hard and Trump will only make it worse to them too.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

OK I'm going to run through this one more time.

They mostly effect people living INSIDE CHINA; not outside.

Most actual finished products for PC comes from OUTSIDE CHINA.

Such as Mexico, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea

Some components might be made for a Motherboard or GPU from inside China, but not the actual finished Motherboard or GPU.

Even if they wont affect PC component prices directly the prices of all other goods will skyrocket leaving you with lot less money for anything hobby related.

[xDDD]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

OK I'm going to run through this one more time.

They mostly effect people living INSIDE CHINA; not outside.

Most actual finished products for PC comes from OUTSIDE CHINA.

Such as Mexico, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea

Some components might be made for a Motherboard or GPU from inside China, but not the actual finished Motherboard or GPU.

Is that so? I find that hard to believe tbh.

But FWIW, it seems like some tariffs will be sweeping for most imported goods and not only against China specifically. I would not count any of those countries out, especially Taiwan, from having some targeted tariffs.


But interesting. You don't think there will be any real effect and I should just wait?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Name a single problem getting pretty much any Motherboard, CPU or GPU if you live in a place like UK, Western EU, Canada, USA....

Some governments don't want China to have AI assistance, so it blocks them from having RTX 4090 / RTX 5090 and such. Which China has to import in order to get it.

Most Motherboards, CPUs, GPUs comes out of:
Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia

[BurakZG]

1. The tariffs were anounced against countries that export a lot to the USA. Not only China. EU was explicitly mentioned also. If somebody finds out that cheap electronics come from Taiwan, the tariffs will be on electronics from Taiwan.
2. It remains to be seen, if there will be any tariffs at all. People who talk much, rarely do something.
3. Why not to wait for tariffs, buy goods for higher prices and help making contry great...? I guess you support that goal, don't you?

[DonMcK]

I'd suggest looking at what's on offer in the upcoming sales as the future is, at best, somewhat unpredictable.

[DonMcK]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Name a single problem getting pretty much any Motherboard, CPU or GPU if you live in a place like UK, Western EU, Canada, USA....

Some governments don't want China to have AI assistance, so it blocks them from having RTX 4090 / RTX 5090 and such. Which China has to import in order to get it.

Most Motherboards, CPUs, GPUs comes out of:
Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia

Yes, you can get the products, but only if you can afford them.

[xDDD]

Originally posted by DonMcK:

I'd suggest looking at what's on offer in the upcoming sales as the future is, at best, somewhat unpredictable.

Do you have any thoughts on the sales I listed? I'd like to buy from Microcenter if I do decide to upgrade.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by xDDD:

Originally posted by DonMcK:

I'd suggest looking at what's on offer in the upcoming sales as the future is, at best, somewhat unpredictable.

Do you have any thoughts on the sales I listed? I'd like to buy from Microcenter if I do decide to upgrade.

If you can't get a good deal on 9800X3D, go for a 9700X. Which Motherboard though. As this will be rather important. And yes I'd aim for minimum RAM of 2x16GB ddr5 6000 and at least a 1TB minimum NVME Gen4 SSD maybe a 2nd NVME SSD such as 2 or 4 TB for your Games

What about PSU?
I'd suggest a decent brand such as Corsair or BeQuiet, Gold or Platinum, 850 or 1000 wattage depending on which GPU you looking to go with

[A&A]

Wouldn't they put tariffs on everything that is an imported product from outside the US? 10-20%?
I don't know what is being done there, but there is a Ryzen 7 5700X3D staying at the corner.


7000 is somewhat a big jump
8000 is entry...
9000 is a little bit improved. Probably what Zen+ was.

[xDDD]

Originally posted by Bad 💀 Motha:

Originally posted by xDDD:

Do you have any thoughts on the sales I listed? I'd like to buy from Microcenter if I do decide to upgrade.

If you can't get a good deal on 9800X3D, go for a 9700X. Which Motherboard though. As this will be rather important. And yes I'd aim for minimum RAM of 2x16GB ddr5 6000 and at least a 1TB minimum NVME Gen4 SSD maybe a 2nd NVME SSD such as 2 or 4 TB for your Games

What about PSU?
I'd suggest a decent brand such as Corsair or BeQuiet, Gold or Platinum, 850 or 1000 wattage depending on which GPU you looking to go with

I'm only looking to upgrade the CPU/MoBo/RAM right now.
There aren't any decent GPU deals right now and my current RX 5700 is decent enough, I only have 1080p monitors so I don't need anything crazy yet. Also I have an EVGA 650G+ power supply which should be able to keep up until I eventually get a monster GPU.
Does BeQuiet live up to the namesake? I went on a kick trying to make my PC super quiet but ended up "bottlenecked" so-to-speak by my PSU and GPU fans.

I have a few SSDs but afaik they are all SATA so maybe I look into snagging one of these "NVME Gen4 SSDs." How many can a MoBo support? Because I'm pretty much maxed out my SATA ports and was considering getting one of those PCIe HBA cards.


The 9800X3D just came out, there are definitely no deals for that lol.

The bundle for the 9700X comes with a Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX v2 motherboard with 32gb of G.Skill FGlare X5 DDR5-6000 RAM
There's an option to upgrade to a Gigabyte B650 Aurorus Elite AX Ice for $50 more but it seems like a bit of a ripoff tbh.

[76561199540158642]

the major option is just don't buy china or mexico, usa goods will be better quality and cheaper.

everyone in a panic from the democrats buy from china policy. If we are gonna fix America we need to make American goods great again.

[Set-115689]

Originally posted by Golden Unicorn:

the major option is just don't buy china or mexico, usa goods will be better quality and cheaper.

Have you tried to this. Tried not buying from China but even if the company is not in China they manufacture there. US produces nothing really. Assembled in China or some other area. Or use parts from China. China can build some good stuff.

Tariffs will increase prices even if the tariffs are unrelated to what you are buying. Inflation effects, opportunists, etc....

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

Originally posted by Golden Unicorn:

the major option is just don't buy china or mexico, usa goods will be better quality and cheaper.

everyone in a panic from the democrats buy from china policy. If we are gonna fix America we need to make American goods great again.

You realize that USA doesn`t even manufacture huge chunk of the goods and has it all outsourced to other countries. Do you think that all those fully equipped factories with qualified workers will just miraculously appear in US at wave of Trump`s magic wand?