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CPU upgrade for 1440p

Mickcas

Mickcas

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Afternoon all.

Currently running a 1st gen ryzen 1700 and wondering if a jump to a 5600x or a 5800x would be worth doing at my resolution.

Usage is very much aimed at gaming, and at 1440p I'm.not sure how much of a boost I'd get over the 1700.
During any games the gpu, 3080fe, often its at low utilisation, 60-80% I'd say on average so I'm thinking the cpu is holding it back somewhat.

I know there is the imminent release of the 5800x3d but its highly likely that will be prices above the current 5800x's £299 so I don't think for my use case iflt would be worth it.

I've considered the 12600k and a B660 as it comes in at very similar prices but I'd then also need to sort a cooler bracket and by the sounds of it move to windows 11.

Any thoughts from anyone who has made a similar move?
 
What's your current motherboard?

I did a jump from the 1600X to the 3900X at 1440p and for CPU limited lightly threaded games I still saw a reasonable boost. I would expect the 5000 series would be a bigger jump and allow the 3080 to flex out more.
 
So after a few whiskys last night I ordered a 5800x and the B550 tomahawk from MSI.
Should arrive today :D
 
I would've thought the Crosshair board would have 5000 support even being based on X370. Although checking both the hero and extreme versions Asus hasn't got around to that yet.

What's the timings on the RAM? 3000 should be fine but could hold the CPU back due to Infinity Fabric being tied to RAM speeds.
 
alec said:
Zen1 to Zen3 is a very noticeable upgrade, your GPU will be able to stretch its legs.
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Thanks. It's hard to find any solid comparisons for 1700 to 5800x at that resolution. Reviews either cover 1080p, or don't show cpu's as far back as the 1700.
It's served me well though, going to gift it to my brother in law, he's 15 now and really want to get a PC, should save him a few £££
 
BUDFORCE said:
5800x is a beast of a CPU, particularly for gaming. I absolutely love mine.

Just make sure you have a good cooler....
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This. The 5800X seems to be the hottest 5000 CPU, with temps at full load often in the mid to high 80's, so make sure you have good cooling all round as the heat from your 3080 will add to that heat.
 
Mickcas said:
Thank you.

It's taking some time to adjust to the temperatures though. My 1700 never got about 65 even 2ith multiple cinebench runs. This spikes to 80c almost immediately but still stays under 83c.
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Yep, somebody should have mentioned the heat! ;). As long as you're keeping it under 90c then I wouldn't be duly concerned.
 
MartinPrince said:
Yep, somebody should have mentioned the heat! ;). As long as you're keeping it under 90c then I wouldn't be duly concerned.
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Yeah 83c is the highest during usage and its just spikes to 80c that caught me by surprise. But aside from that its running like a champ.
15800ish scores in cinebench.
My 3000mhz ram is probably holding it back a little but I can't justify 150ish on some 32gb 3600 sticks just yet. I can't see me getting large gains from the swap either
 
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