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10 months agoIt’s only worth considering if you need the performance. Same here with the 5900x, I bought it as an ‘end of the line’ CPU for my AM4 system. Until the CPU causes problem in games, it isn’t worth swapping out.
That said, if the price is cheap enough to consider, that’s the only caveat for me. So sub-$200 new, or under $150 used. May as well wait for the used market to come down a bit more.
We moved to a 300/300 plan for $45 per month versus 500/40 @ $110. I noticed nothing different.
Yeah we have multiple devices, me with a large collection of PCs. But I’m not downloading stuff constantly. At most my GF is watching a show and on her phone while I play a game with friends online and using Discord.
1Gb fiber is optional, we can upgrade any time. But we save a bunch of money going with the 300 tier. Realizing now we would just be throwing money away for bragging rights.
I did discover Steam’s game sharing feature, so I can get games from one PC uploaded to another across my network. I don’t have a known data cap with the ISP, but this is something a friend has been happy to have with data caps. He’s planning to setup a steam game server, which is a whole separate project.
TL;DR go with gigabit fiber service if you absolutely need it or get a good discount. Otherwise it is probably a better deal with a lower tier.