I will soon have the most unbalanced system here

[Jacky60]

AMD made me do it by pricing their 7900XTX at $1000=£1050-£1100.
I have bought a 4090 (Zotac Trinity) to couple with my 2015 Intel 5960X and replace my now single 1080TI on a Sony Bravia 50" HDTV, beat that!
Obv I'm going to build a killer new rig but I had the money, 'needed' a new rig and If I'm not intending to buy again for 3-5 years I went big then went home.
Just pondering the rest and curious to see how the 4090 performs with such ancient tech. Any feedback about CPU/MOBO/RAM appreciated as going for 55" LG OLED 4K TV as monitor.
I would have bought a 7900XTX at £800-900 but the gulf between them means the cost per frame of the 4090 is actually pretty good. I once bought Titan Pascal SLI so I have previous.
I'd like to give AMD some cash but I'm tempted to go Intel again with a 13700X. I'm not brand loyal just want the bestish for silly money or nearly the best for sensible money. Over £1K =silly money so I got the best. On the plus side my 1080TI will soon go to a new home, hopefully to be with a mate in SLI! Gaming and internet only.

 

[Jacky60]

If you can wait for next month, AMD's V-cache versions of Zen 4 will be out by then and should do very well in gaming.

Sounds good I will wait, will need a whole new platform and anything competitive has got to be good for us consumers.

 

[Jacky60]

He has a intel CPU

I've just upgraded my son's 5960x. It's been a solid CPU. Passed to a friend's son. Should do him for a few years too.

I'm upgrading mobo/cpu so it doesn't have to be Intel by any means.