General gaming/hardware questions
General gaming/hardware questions
Summary at the end
The latest part of my PC is the GPU... an R9 fury from around 2015.
I'm a casual gamer who enjoys large open worlds with high detail and strategy titles like Civ6. I understand these games are demanding on the GPU and require heavy CPU power for strategy games.
My next purchase will likely be Starfield, even though it's still a while away. I want the best possible setup for that game.
I'm searching for the optimal combination of GPU, CPU, and RAM that won't become outdated soon, but I'm not sure what that looks like or how to upgrade effectively. I also need to know about upgrade paths for high-end components. For instance, a threadripper offers many cores but lower bandwidth compared to Ryzen or Intel models with higher clock speeds.
I recognize the GPU will eventually need an upgrade, but I'm not in a rush.
Tldr: I don’t need a Ferrari to deliver pizzas, but I’m still trying to find the most efficient and fast way to get them.
Budget isn’t the main concern, but I don’t want to spend $5000 when $2000 will cover everything I need for the next seven years.
I prefer AMD but am open to Intel options since I’ll need a new Mobo eventually.
If by "might not be too obsolete by the time it comes out " you mean you still have some sort of upgrade path, you're going to have to wait until later this year to next year. Intel plans on launching Adler Lake at the end of this year and AMD plans on launching a new socket based platform next year.
The current platforms are dead-ends.
If by "might not be too obsolete by the time it comes out " you mean you still have some sort of upgrade path, you're going to have to wait until later this year to next year. Intel plans on launching Adler Lake at the end of this year and AMD plans on launching a new socket based platform next year.
The current platforms are dead-ends.
This matches precisely with what I needed. I understood AM4 was nearing its end of life, though I wasn't certain about Intel's situation. Thanks!