Sticking an RTX 5070 into an old PC... Good Idea???

Grab yourself a Pint Glass at https://craftcomputing.store Follow me on Bluesky @CraftComputing.bsky.social The Nvidia RTX 5070 is bound to be popular with system builders with its $549 price point (assuming you can actually buy one at that price). But what if you're looking to upgrade a PC... what kind of performance can you expect? And is it worth it instead of buying a brand new PC instead? But first... What am I drinking??? Asbury Park Brewing (Absury Park, NJ) Sea Dragon IPA (7.0%) *Links to items below may be affiliate links for which I may be compensated* *Test Bench* Ryzen 9800X3D on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4hCHsBR be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 5: https://amzn.to/3NPw9J5 ASUS ROG Crosshair X870e Hero: https://amzn.to/3C8zT5G G.SKILL Trident Z Neo RGB DDR5-6000: https://amzn.to/48AY219 2TB Samsung 990 Pro Gen4x4 NVMe: https://amzn.to/40wqwXD Cooler Master V1100 SFX Platinum Power Supply: https://amzn.to/4jzqEN5 *NOTE - This supply includes a Right-Angle 12VHPWR, and will need to be replaced for the RTX 5090 Founder's Edition GPU* Fasgear 16-Pin 12VHPWR 70CM Replacement 600W Cable: https://amzn.to/4gcKfju *Other parts from today's video* AMD Ryzen 7 3700X: https://ebay.us/itQllV https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oleWUUc Intel Core i7-12700K: https://ebay.us/dL81Kt https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_oFX9B0C *NVIDIA RTX 5070 MSRP Cards* ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime at B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1875953-REG/asus_prime_rtx5070_12g_geforce_rtx_5070_prime.html GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Windforce OC at B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1882292-REG/gigabyte_gv_n5070wf3oc_12gd_geforce_rtx_5070_windforce.html PNY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 OC Triple Fan at B&H: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1874641-REG/pny_vcg507012tfxpb1_o_nvidia_geforce_rtx_5070.html ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Prime at ASUS direct: https://shop.asus.com/us/90yv0m11-m0aa00-asus-prime-geforce-rtxtm-5070-12gb-gddr7.html ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 SOLID at ZOTAC direct: https://www.zotacstore.com/us/graphics-cards/geforce-rtx-50-series/geforce-rtxtm-5070 Support me on Patreon and get access to my exclusive Discord server. Chat with myself and the other hosts on Talking Heads all week long. https://www.patreon.com/CraftComputing