Soldato
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Always prioritise the GPU over the CPU, with in reason.
A Ryzen 7700 paired with a 4090 would have been a better combination than what you got for 4K, yes.
The CPU only matters if its too slow to keep up with the GPU, if you're gaming at 4K any decent CPU will keep up no problem.
There is a halo effect around these X3D chips, for good reason they are faster for gaming than anything else but that doesn't make the none X3D chips obsolete, the Ryzen 7700 is a very capable CPU for gaming, no one is going to be unhappy with the frame rates it churns out unless what you're looking for is 300+ FPS gaming at 1080P, for everything else a good gaming CPU will do a good job, that what the 7700 / 9700 Ryzen's are.
yup I'm happy with my 7700. Cost less than £200. A X3d version is another couple of hundred quid
Means I can put aside the extra for the GPU, or spend on something else