What changes would you suggest for my initial gaming PC?
What changes would you suggest for my initial gaming PC?
"Basically because everyone is suggesting to do it."
Hoo-boy, those Redditors...
You were chatting it up with a bunch of sheep. The folks with actual know-how weren't there at the time.
"I'd rather spend a little more on something that can handle any game I throw at it."
This I get - to some extent, but:
A)The higher one goes in resolution, the more the workload shifts to the gpu, and the easier the cpu's work becomes. Vice versa in the opposite direction.
B)One of the greatest limitations to all this fancy PC hardware is software. If the devs don't program their games to utilize all these new features that a manufacturer offers with their new products, then what good is it actually?
Those 20 threads in a 10-9; what good are they really? Then what does it actually offer over a 10-7? What does a 10-7 offer over a 10-6?
C)The cpu is going to determine the fps lows and the gpu, the highs. For someone on ultra high refresh, the priority should be having the lows as high as they can get.
TL;DR: At ultra high refresh 1080p, you are entirely cpu and ram frequency bound. The gpu plays 2nd fiddle; you don't need a 3080 here. What good is 500fps(theoretical) if you're still getting dips below 200?
-10600K, overclock the crap out of it. The 10-7 and 10-9 have next to no OC headroom. Intel really pushed the envelope on these 2 chips. The 10-6, with a nice OC on it can match the other 2, and doesn't require as exotic cooling to do it.
I forgot the 10850K was a thing. Pick whichever cpu you think you need though, it is ultimately up to you.
-dual channel, 3600mhz or higher ram. Intel's Skylake, and it's refreshes, continue to scale up in performance with faster ram, even past Ryzen 3000's hard limit of 3733mhz. The scaling diminishes the higher you go though, so your bank's the limit here - oh, and the speeds the motherboard supports too.
-RTX 3070. Already said why.
Wow, that's quite a lot. Initially I was thinking about a Ryzen 3900, but it seems Intel got more support... maybe I should post again on Reddit, hehe. I'd love to hear your thoughts on building a system focused on great gaming performance.
I did include a TL;DR near the bottom... LOL.
From what some people think, the Ryzen 3000 can be competitive at times, but 'close isn't enough' for everyone.
At 1080p or lower, Intel maintains an edge in gaming. Above that, choose your preference; Intel's speed advantage fades when the GPU becomes the main bottleneck most of the time.
Personally, I play at 1440p, so Intel's options are less appealing to me.
3700X or the equivalent from the 4000 series.
3600mhz dual channel setup.
RTX 3080 – that’s what I’m watching for when reviews come out, but I might pass this one as well. The 1080Ti still works well for me. It was my first halo card, and hopefully not the final one, though if Nvidia keeps raising prices, it could be...