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I currently have a 5800X and was thinking about getting an 7900XTX. Would this hold the GPU back by a decent amount when playing single player games at 4k?
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5800X and XTX an ok combo, or worth upgrading the CPU
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As you can see in my sig, that's my current setup. I game at 4K and haven't noticed the CPU holding the GPU back at all. I should imagine that it would vary greatly between games though and I don't tend to play many recent games - what games do you mostly play?
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Yeah I very much doubt that that chip would hold the GPU back at that res.
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I'd say it depends on the games and your settings, but for the most part: not important.
An X3D would give you better lows and overall framerate consistency, but single player games @ 60+ fps, it is fine.
RDNA 4 is rumoured to be releasing not long after Zen 5 though, so not sure I'd want to dump nearly 1K on an XTX right now.
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At 4K… no need to upgrade.
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The 5800X is a good enough cpu - I’ve got a 5900X and a 5800X on a 4080 and both cpu are fine.
Are you going for 4K60 or 4K120?
The most challenging game I've played at 4K60 is Tekken 8, and did feel some benefit going from a 5700X to a 5700X3D, where the latter consistently stayed in my TV's (limited) Freesync range (48-60), where the 5700X did not. I have a 7900 XT.
The most challenging game I've played at 4K60 is Tekken 8, and did feel some benefit going from a 5700X to a 5700X3D, where the latter consistently stayed in my TV's (limited) Freesync range (48-60), where the 5700X did not. I have a 7900 XT.
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