CPU upgrade but is everything else suitable

Baz21226

Baz21226

Baz21226

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Hi, I'm wondering about upgrading from a 2600 to a new 3600 as I game at 1080p and wanting the better IPC speeds but was worried I've read they like 3200mhz ram or more, below is my motherboard and ram and was just wondering if it's all suitable and if there would be a big enough difference only using 3000mhz Ram compared to the recommended? Thanks

Also wanted to say it's partnered with a RTX2070 and feel at 1080p with the 2600 I don't get the best from it

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £381.07 (includes shipping: £11.10)
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Well you *might* see some uplift, in a few games at 1080p. Guess it depends on how much you can sell the 2600 for, as £190 for a few FPS is not great value. The better use of the money would be sell the RTX 2070, and use that extra £190 towards an RTX 2080 Super, then you'd have a reason to upgrade. Or grab one of the EOL bargain standard RTX 2080's which should be <£499. :)
 
Journey said:
Well you *might* see some uplift, in a few games at 1080p. Guess it depends on how much you can sell the 2600 for, as £190 for a few FPS is not great value. The better use of the money would be sell the RTX 2070, and use that extra £190 towards an RTX 2080 Super, then you'd have a reason to upgrade. Or grab one of the EOL bargain standard RTX 2080's which should be <£499. :)
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Ok thanks for the reply but selling my GPU is out of the question when I bought the pc from overclockers sometime this year I was told it would be worth the wait to put a 3600 in my system judging on early reviews and whispers so I'm happy with everything else with my system, was just wondering if it was worth going for one or maybe a second hand Ryzen 7?
 
Baz21226 said:
Ok thanks for the reply but selling my GPU is out of the question when I bought the pc from overclockers sometime this year I was told it would be worth the wait to put a 3600 in my system judging on early reviews and whispers so I'm happy with everything else with my system, was just wondering if it was worth going for one or maybe a second hand Ryzen 7?
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Worth is the key question, ask yourself what is spending £200 going to get you? What games are you struggling with to get 144FPS that is CPU limited? Have you checked if the GPU is being pushed to 100% in all your games at the setting you play at?
 
Journey said:
Worth is the key question, ask yourself what is spending £200 going to get you? What games are you struggling with to get 144FPS that is CPU limited? Have you checked if the GPU is being pushed to 100% in all your games at the setting you play at?
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I only really play Battlefield games and never hit 144fps at 1080p ok might sound like a noonish question but I'm new to pc gaming, if the GPU isn't hitting 100% would the upgrade be a 1440p monitor? It's something I can check but not over the next few days as I have work the next 3 days
 
Baz21226 said:
I only really play Battlefield games and never hit 144fps at 1080p ok might sound like a noonish question but I'm new to pc gaming, if the GPU isn't hitting 100% would the upgrade be a 1440p monitor? It's something I can check but not over the next few days as I have work the next 3 days
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If the GPU isn't hitting 100% it means that the CPU isn't providing the GPU with data fast enough, or doing what it needs to do fast enough so the GPU needs to slow down until the CPU catches up etc. Lots of reasons but that is one of them

1440P is a big step up in image quality, but also a big step up in GPU power required, and as such you'd end up with the CPU being less of an issue, as the GPU is doing a lot more work.
 
Journey said:
If the GPU isn't hitting 100% it means that the CPU isn't providing the GPU with data fast enough, or doing what it needs to do fast enough so the GPU needs to slow down until the CPU catches up etc. Lots of reasons but that is one of them
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Ok I will try and find out but I've just recently reset my pc so lost all my games that were installed so il install bfv but your above point does sound true. If that happens then which CPU would be worth going for?
 
Baz21226 said:
Ok I will try and find out but I've just recently reset my pc so lost all my games that were installed so il install bfv but your above point does sound true. If that happens then which CPU would be worth going for?
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R5 3600 will do a fine job tbh, just install MSI Afterburner with Riva Tuner and look at hte GPU/CPU usage in the games. Plenty of guides on Youtube or website on how to set it up if you've not done it before.
 
Journey said:
R5 3600 will do a fine job tbh, just install MSI Afterburner with Riva Tuner and look at hte GPU/CPU usage in the games. Plenty of guides on Youtube or website on how to set it up if you've not done it before.
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Ok, I'm currently installing the game again now il try and do some testing 2moro night after work and get back to you. As for MSI afterburner I have used it before. Thanks for the help @Journey
 
Journey said:
Not worth it, just put the RAM to 3200MHz in the BIOS when you get the new CPU.
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My original Ram? I didn't think I'd be able to push it to 3200mhz when it's stated to use up to 3000mhz. So the plan would be buy the new CPU which I have money for now, sell my 2600 buy the 3200mhz from that and then sell my 3000mhz Ram.
 
Baz21226 said:
My original Ram? I didn't think I'd be able to push it to 3200mhz when it's stated to use up to 3000mhz. So the plan would be buy the new CPU which I have money for now, sell my 2600 buy the 3200mhz from that and then sell my 3000mhz Ram.
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Have you seen the name of the forum you are on? LOL.

I have some 2666MHz running at 3466MHz, there is no harm in trying once you have the new CPU, why waste the cash for nothing? 3000-3200 will give you 1-2% difference if you are lucky.
 
Journey said:
Have you seen the name of the forum you are on? LOL.

I have some 2666MHz running at 3466MHz, there is no harm in trying once you have the new CPU, why waste the cash for nothing? 3000-3200 will give you 1-2% difference if you are lucky.
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Lol I understand CPU and GPU oc's so what is considered a safe voltage to pass through the ram to see if I can hit 3200mhz?
 
Baz21226 said:
Lol I understand CPU and GPU oc's so what is considered a safe voltage to pass through the ram to see if I can hit 3200mhz?
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DDR4 happily with no cooling is rated to 1.4v, you can go to 1.45-1.5 but will want to cool it. I doubt yo'll need more than 1.41v or anything above 1.35v however.
 
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