Hi all,
I'm thinking of upgrading my CPU/motherboard/RAM.
Early last year I swapped my GTX980 to a GTX1070 and in the past have always done either GPU or CPU/motherboard/RAM every couple of years to keep costs down.
I currently have a 4690k @ 4.5ghz under a Noctua NH D14. I game at 1440p on a 144hz G sync monitor.
I'm unsure of which way to go, back when I slightly upgraded from a 2600k to my 4690k the general consensus was that 4 cores are plenty for gaming and will be good enough for a long while. I am now noticing that my CPU can be hitting 100% in games resulting in an FPS drop and frame time latency etc.
So my issue is, do I get an 8 core 9700k CPU which performs slightly better now but in the future 8 cores may begin to struggle and is on essentially a dead socket or the 8c/16t 3800x* which doesn't perform quite as well but should have a bit more life in it due to SMT and has one more generation of CPU's to come.
(*I know the 3700x is around £250 now and the only difference is 100mhz/TPD but when the upgrade thought first popped into my head a month or two ago the 3700x was closer to £300 which the 3800x is now).
I'm fairly confident the NH D14 will be sufficient at cooling any of the above CPUs, but may be tempted in the future to upgrade to a 280mm AIO and reuse the Noctua fans.
I will also be looking at a newer case; I'm currently using a Corsair 230T but quite fancy a Bequiet Silent Base 601 or Fractal Define R6 type of case (solid side panels, sound dampening etc).
TL;DR:
Which configuration for a new system that offers the balance performance now and later?
Option 1 -
Option 2:
Option 3:
Option 4:
Thanks
I'm thinking of upgrading my CPU/motherboard/RAM.
Early last year I swapped my GTX980 to a GTX1070 and in the past have always done either GPU or CPU/motherboard/RAM every couple of years to keep costs down.
I currently have a 4690k @ 4.5ghz under a Noctua NH D14. I game at 1440p on a 144hz G sync monitor.
I'm unsure of which way to go, back when I slightly upgraded from a 2600k to my 4690k the general consensus was that 4 cores are plenty for gaming and will be good enough for a long while. I am now noticing that my CPU can be hitting 100% in games resulting in an FPS drop and frame time latency etc.
So my issue is, do I get an 8 core 9700k CPU which performs slightly better now but in the future 8 cores may begin to struggle and is on essentially a dead socket or the 8c/16t 3800x* which doesn't perform quite as well but should have a bit more life in it due to SMT and has one more generation of CPU's to come.
(*I know the 3700x is around £250 now and the only difference is 100mhz/TPD but when the upgrade thought first popped into my head a month or two ago the 3700x was closer to £300 which the 3800x is now).
I'm fairly confident the NH D14 will be sufficient at cooling any of the above CPUs, but may be tempted in the future to upgrade to a 280mm AIO and reuse the Noctua fans.
I will also be looking at a newer case; I'm currently using a Corsair 230T but quite fancy a Bequiet Silent Base 601 or Fractal Define R6 type of case (solid side panels, sound dampening etc).
TL;DR:
Which configuration for a new system that offers the balance performance now and later?
Option 1 -
- 1 x Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £249.95
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Quad Channel Kit (Black)= £149.99
- 1 x Noctua NM-AM4 Mounting Kit= £6.49
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £259.99
Option 2:
- 1 x Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chipset ATX Motherboard= £249.95
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Quad Channel Kit (Black)= £149.99
- 1 x Noctua NM-AM4 Mounting Kit= £6.49
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Eight Core 4.5GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £308.99
Option 3:
- 1 x Asus ROG Strix Z390-F Intel Z390 (Socket 1151) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £199.99
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Quad Channel Kit (Black)= £149.99
- 1 x **B Grade** Intel Core i7-9700KF 3.6GHz (Coffee Lake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £349.99
Option 4:
- 1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 PC4-28800C18 3600MHz Quad Channel Kit (Black)= £149.99
- 1 x MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (Socket AM4) DDR4 ATX Motherboard= £98.99
- 1 x AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4) Processor - Retail= £259.99
- 1 x Noctua NM-AM4 Mounting Kit= £6.49
Total: £525.96 (includes shipping: £10.50)
Thanks
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