CPU upgrade necessary?

K1LLER HORNET · 11 Jun 2022 at 16:46

Hi,

I'm going to be picking up one of those super ultrawide monitors (5120x1440 @ 240Hz) next week.
Now pondering upgrading the CPU (3700X) aswell. Not sure if it'll be a bottleneck at delivering very high refresh rates.
CPU is running at stock clocks. Just not got the time/energy/interest/patience in overclocking anymore.

Haz123 · 11 Jun 2022 at 16:50

The higher the resolution the less important the cpu is and the more load is put upon the gpu. Unless you have a 3090ti and play competitive shooters and absolutely must have 240+ fps there is limited advantages to upgrading.
Not sure what mobo you are running your 3700x with but the only sensible upgrade for gaming is to a 5800X3D.

turbot1984 · 11 Jun 2022 at 16:58

K1LLER HORNET said:
Hi,

I'm going to be picking up one of those super ultrawide monitors (5120x1440 @ 240Hz) next week.
Now pondering upgrading the CPU (3700X) aswell. Not sure if it'll be a bottleneck at delivering very high refresh rates.
CPU is running at stock clocks. Just not got the time/energy/interest/patience in overclocking anymore.

Agree with @Haz123 not much benefit. You using a 1080ti?

K1LLER HORNET · 11 Jun 2022 at 17:40

Haz123 said:
The higher the resolution the less important the cpu is and the more load is put upon the gpu. Unless you have a 3090ti and play competitive shooters and absolutely must have 240+ fps there is limited advantages to upgrading.
Not sure what mobo you are running your 3700x with but the only sensible upgrade for gaming is to a 5800X3D.

Thank you for the advice.

turbot1984 said:
Agree with @Haz123 not much benefit. You using a 1080ti?

Sorry, my sig needs a major update. Just recently got myself a 3080 Ti

Tetras · 11 Jun 2022 at 17:40

240 fps @ that resolution is pretty much impossible (in anything recent, except possibly esports games), so you won't be doing that anyway.

MissChief · 11 Jun 2022 at 17:42

CPU will be OK I reckon. Sure you'll see an increase but AM4 is a dead end now. Maybe in the future a 5800X 3D might be a good upgrade if your board supports it.

turbot1984 · 11 Jun 2022 at 18:28

K1LLER HORNET said:
Sorry, my sig needs a major update. Just recently got myself a 3080 Ti

Nice card! Your cpu is still less than 3 years old though .... sure a 5800x etc might squeeze out a few more frames ... its that gamers 'nagging doubt' thingy.

JollyJamma · 13 Jun 2022 at 10:17

K1LLER HORNET said:
Hi,

I'm going to be picking up one of those super ultrawide monitors (5120x1440 @ 240Hz) next week.
Now pondering upgrading the CPU (3700X) aswell. Not sure if it'll be a bottleneck at delivering very high refresh rates.
CPU is running at stock clocks. Just not got the time/energy/interest/patience in overclocking anymore.

It might improve your 1% and 0.1% lows in gaming but it depends on the game. Certainly, at 4K, it puts more pressure on the GPU as the others have said.

Get the monitor and see what happens. I wouldn't be surprised that you're happy as is. That being said, the upgrade itch never really goes away for long.