Need assistance with upgrading your CPU? Let me know what you're working on and what your current model is.
Need assistance with upgrading your CPU? Let me know what you're working on and what your current model is.
Hey there,
You're looking at a 3700X with an ASRock X570M Pro4 M-ATX motherboard, Dark Rock Pro3 cooler, and a 1080Ti GPU that you plan to upgrade to 3080 later. You mentioned the R7 5800X is around £461.
Regarding upgrades, a 12-core R9 3900XT offers solid performance, but whether it beats out the 8-core R9 3900XT depends on the specific IPC improvements and your quiet operation needs. The newer 12 cores should provide better efficiency, especially for sustained tasks like rendering or gaming.
If you want minimal noise during idle and quiet fan operation, the R9 3900XT is a great choice. Just ensure the build remains stable and silent under load.
I know what you're asking. My answer is straightforward: quality doesn't matter if you don't use 1080p. You might have a very low gain at 1440p, but I believe it’s not worth the investment. If I were you, I’d stick with the 3700x. It’s a solid CPU and should perform well. You could change later, but you won’t know if it’s worth it. Just keep it for now. In gaming, your GPU is more important. To sum it up: 1080p isn’t great, 1440p/4K doesn’t add value unless you’re willing to pay extra. Unless you think a small gain justifies the cost—better focus on improving your RAM instead. This is my perspective, of course. You can adjust it and see if there are differences you can’t even notice. The only benefit is feeling confident. But let’s admit this might be biased—there really isn’t a difference."
From what I've observed, I must differ from most of this. The plan is to upgrade to an RTX 3080 as soon as it's released, making that the chosen specification for this choice. The key is determining which performs best and whether the investment is justified between the 3700X, 3900X, and 5800X options. For gaming, the 5800X clearly outperforms the others by a noticeable gap in certain scenarios. Investing time fine-tuning RAM won't justify only a few frames gained. How valuable is your time?
These standards are based on 1080p resolution. We're still uncertain if he's actually using that level. Even then, we can offer an estimate of the actual improvement for the investment. However, he might perceive a higher quality at 1440p instead. 1080p behaves differently from those situations. Here, we're focusing on around 75 stable frames—not over 180 solid ones. Big Pete, you'll get roughly 75 frames per second regardless of your setting, and you probably won't notice a noticeable boost at higher resolutions. The decision is yours.
Yes. That is really not a great difference for 540. And we're far above the 75 rock solid infps every scenario. And you may ask him : what is your screen refresh rate, just in case it matters even less. At last, this a personnal decision. He got every info he needs. He can decide if it is worth or not.
Currently streaming at 1080/60, though I aim to upgrade to 4k/120 in the future once I locate a 65" monitor that fits without interlacing. I prefer playing at lower resolution but with higher settings and more eye-catching options. I might skip the 5800/3080 setup altogether and instead design an entirely new rig in 2024. Cheers!