AMD 3900X and what GPU is best?

[StevenGen]

Only new on this forum and this is my first Post Thread, its nice to be with all of you here! Just bought an AMD 3900X second hand cpu from eBay for a great price to add to my intended new AMD gaming pc (btw, can't afford the new Ryzen 5900X or 5700X) which I'm budgeting and building and finding it very hard to keep up with today’s ridiculous component prices especially with the inflated gpu's prices. What I want to know is this, what is the best price to performance gpu that I can install to utilise my systems and not compromise gaming that much, the components that I have are as follows:

• Mobo - ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS(WI-FI)
• PSU - EVGA SuperNOVA G5 750W Gold Modular
• Corsair Icue H100i RGB Pro XT 240mm AIO CPU Cooler (that I got 2nd hand)
• S, Skill Trident 2x 16GB kit - DDR4-3600GB CL18
• Dell 27 Curved Gaming Monitor – S2722DGM 165Hz 1ms
• Cooler Master H500 ARGB Airflow ATX case
• Thermaltake 3x 120mm Riing 12 fans

Any constructive advice and reasoning would be appreciated, especially from someone that has used these components that I've got. Thank you

 

[bimbleuk]

I just built a backup system myself with a 3900X + X570 and I bought a B Grade RX 6600 from OCUK for £229.

On a 2560x1440 monitor I'm seeing ~80 FPS playing Far Cry 6 on high settings which is good enough for me. Maybe the RX6600 to RTX 3060 is a good performance range to aim for. Which would include such GPUs as 1070 Ti, 1080 Ti, 5600 XT, 2060 Super etc.

Useful graphics card reference below.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/gpu-hierarchy.18951645/

 

[StevenGen]

I just built a backup system myself with a 3900X + X570 and I bought a B Grade RX 6600 from OCUK for £229.

On a 2560x1440 monitor I'm seeing ~80 FPS playing Far Cry 6 on high settings which is good enough for me. Maybe the RX6600 to RTX 3060 is a good performance range to aim for. Which would include such GPUs as 1070 Ti, 1080 Ti, 5600 XT, 2060 Super etc.

Useful graphics card reference below.
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/gpu-hierarchy.18951645/

Thank you for the info, as all that sounds plausible and gives me a guide of what to look for. I will look at either an RX6600 an RTX-2060, depends on which I can get for a good price.

 

[Tetras]

AMD suggest a minimum of 6700 XT and nvidia a 3060 Ti for 1440p. With older games (or dropping settings) a 6600 or 3060 can do it, but I don't think they will suffice long-term for AAA games. That said, they're the best value cards.

 

[bimbleuk]

Probably should have asked budget but I always liked the 3070 at RRP at least. I did have an RX 6800 then a 3070 Ti and now I have a 3080.

If you you're not that bothered about nVidia being somewhat better Ray Tracing then I think the RX 6800 was a very power efficient GPU that ran silently. The 3070 Ti was just power hungry, ran hot which resulted in loud fans. 3080 has been a revelation in comparison being much less stressed but still more powerful. I've seen 3080s go on the Members Market in the £600s but sadly OP you can't access without a lot more posts and time on the forum.

 

[StevenGen]

Thank you so much for all the information that everyone has provided, muchly appreciated as it gives me a great guide of what I need and need to budget for.

 

[Orcvader]

Another suggestion, if the board allows it, set the PBO max boost clock to +200mhz and do a voltage offset, I did 0.05v and that alone boosted my 3900X all core clocks considerably without any change to power consumption and temperature.

I'm also using the H100i and I highly suggest for the thermal paste to either do the X method or spreading it before hand, should keep the chip around 80c odd with Cinebench depending if you at it as intake or exhaust.

For GPU, I found the 3070 runs pretty well at 1440p but if it's too expensive the 3060 Ti or 6700 would be the minimum if you want it to last a good few years.