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SuperSeb

SuperSeb

SuperSeb

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Hi, so my pc seems to be struggling to get 60 fps on some high end games (Elden Ring, cyberpunk 2077)

Could anyone recommend an upgrade? I'm hoping the GPU is ok and maybe an upgrade to the CPU would help?

Am i asking too much of it because of the monitor? I like having this size of screen so ideally would like to keep it. I havn't seen a monitor with the higher Hz before so not sure if im missing out.. Could anyone recommend anything? Its a samsung S32D850.

As far as budget goes, I havnt fully decided yet but could push to £1000. If I need to spend more then I will still think about it.

Specs below.

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 32 °C
Pinnacle Ridge 12nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1199MHz (16-16-16-39)
Motherboard
Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. AX370-Gaming K7 (AM4) 25 °C
Graphics
S32D850 (2560x1440@59Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti (NVIDIA) 30 °C
Storage
931GB Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB (Unknown (SSD))
57GB SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 USB Device (USB )

Thanks in advance.
 
There are quite a few performance reviews you can find on Cyberpunk, so the good news is that it is relatively easy to assess the benefit of your upgrade, the bad news is that Cyberpunk is one of the most demanding games on PC.

What kind of settings are you using? Is ray tracing enabled?
 
Tetras said:
There are quite a few performance reviews you can find on Cyberpunk, so the good news is that it is relatively easy to assess the benefit of your upgrade, the bad news is that Cyberpunk is one of the most demanding games on PC.

What kind of settings are you using? Is ray tracing enabled?
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I've found that I can get ok performance at high settings with ray tracing off, as soon as its on then it drops massively.. Is this a GPU issue?
 
SuperSeb said:
I've found that I can get ok performance at high settings with ray tracing off, as soon as its on then it drops massively.. Is this a GPU issue?
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There are benchmarks with ray tracing here:
www.youtube.com

Cyberpunk 2077 Ray Tracing and DLSS Benchmark, What GPU You Need For 1080p, 1440p, 4K

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At 1440p ultra with ray tracing enabled (medium) and DLSS (quality), the 3060 Ti got 52.4 average fps and 43.5 for the 1% lows.

Is this consistent with what you get?
 
tamzzy said:
@Tetras CP2077 is hard on the CPU
going from a ryzen 2000 series to a 5000 series (not even counting the 5800x3d) is +50-75%
www.pcgameshardware.de

Cyberpunk 2077 im Technik-Test - CPU-, GPU- und Raytracing-Benchmarks [Update]

#Cyberpunk2077 im Liveticker: Wir benchen für euch Grafikkarten und CPUs und analysieren die schicke Raytracing-Implementierung.
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With the settings the OP is using and their graphics card, I'm not sure how much of that uplift will be realisable.
 
If a 5800X3D is too rich, a 5700/5800X would still offer huge uplift over that 2700X.

Were I to use your entire budget I'd buy a 5800X3D and then a 7900XT or 4070ti depending on preference, but I would certainly buy the CPU first and see where you stand before upgrading anything else.

I'm on a 3060ti at the moment and I'm finding myself very limited by it in modern games, largely due to the lack of VRAM.
 
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Thanks for all the replies, I have ordered the 5800x3d and upgraded RAM.

I have had a disaster though.. whilst removing the current processor I have snapped the plastic clamping part of the cpu holder on the motherboard. I’m guessing this is a write off for the motherboard ‍♂️

Would you recommend buying the same motherboard again or is there an upgrade to be had ?
 
SuperSeb said:
I have had a disaster though.. whilst removing the current processor I have snapped the plastic clamping part of the cpu holder on the motherboard. I’m guessing this is a write off for the motherboard ‍♂️
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Which bit do you mean? Can you take a pic?

The bracket that the cooler attaches to is easily replaceable, but the clamping arm, I'd think not?

Personally, given your large budget, I'd be more likely to return the 5800X3D and change platform than buy another board.
 
Tetras said:
Which bit do you mean? Can you take a pic?

The bracket that the cooler attaches to is easily replaceable, but the clamping arm, I'd think not?

Personally, given your large budget, I'd be more likely to return the 5800X3D and change platform than buy another board.
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It’s the plastic bit with the metal clamping arm attached to it. I can’t see how to add a picture?
 
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