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Realistic upgrade options from i7 7700k

Junk

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I'm bored. I want to build something. I have a 7700k @ 5ghz / Asus Strix 270-e / 32Gb / RTX 2080Ti

Should i wait for the (potentially underwhelming) 10900k release (i'm not sure an 9900k is a worthwhile upgrade considering the mobo expense). Is there an AMD option that is significantly faster?

I play games at 4k and could do with a little FPS bump to get everything up to 120fps (not much drops below on competetive settings).

I, like many others, dumped AMD many years ago over reliability issues and the Intel chips eating theirs for breakfast at every point. Have the tables really turned?
 
Junk said:
I'm bored. I want to build something. I have a 7700k @ 5ghz / Asus Strix 270-e / 32Gb / RTX 2080Ti

Should i wait for the (potentially underwhelming) 10900k release (i'm not sure an 9900k is a worthwhile upgrade considering the mobo expense). Is there an AMD option that is significantly faster?

I play games at 4k and could do with a little FPS bump to get everything up to 120fps (not much drops below on competetive settings).

I, like many others, dumped AMD many years ago over reliability issues and the Intel chips eating theirs for breakfast at every point. Have the tables really turned?
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Last time checked RTX2080Ti couldn't do 120fps at 4K :p except in some 10+ year old game.

Imho get a B550/X570 board and a 3700X. It will serve you well, and you can always upgrade to 4000 series and up to 16 core CPU.
 
In a maxed out single player game 120fps is pie in the sky, but with dumbed down settings for competetive play* on Valorant, CS:GO, Fortnite it will hit that without breaking a sweat.

(* no shadows, low AA, no effects)
 
no point right now. youd have buyers remorse in about 6 months time. when the new AMD cpus are out. the only reason to buy eol products is if they cheap and you need to. your cpu stock is good enough overclocked in games it will match anything amd has out now and probably quickler in most. wait till near christmas. then go with the new cpus.
 
~>Dg<~ said:
no point right now. youd have buyers remorse in about 6 months time. when the new AMD cpus are out. the only reason to buy eol products is if they cheap and you need to. your cpu stock is good enough overclocked in games it will match anything amd has out now and probably quickler in most. wait till near christmas. then go with the new cpus.
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Thanks dude. Having done some research and comparisons it seems that unless i wan't to start streaming urgently then i'm pretty well set for now.
 
Wait for Zen 3 (Ryzen 4000 desktop) given you have a 2080TI you would be best suited with a 9900K but Intel are about to (Re-Name) them the 10970K and drop the price a little, so at least wait for that. but i would wait a bit longer than that, don't take my word as gospel but it looks like AMD are about to overtake Intel for gaming performance and you usually get more CPU for less from AMD.
 
BigBANGtheory said:
especially if AMD get their clock speed up
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If rumours are correct might see a Zen 2+ this summer (Matisse 2)....... If is made at N7P like the console APUs, should be boosting close to 5Ghz as same power envelop. (N7P is 7-10% higher clock speeds at same power over N7 and not to be confused with N7+ which is the EUV process for the Zen 3).
 
Junk said:
Thanks dude. Having done some research and comparisons it seems that unless i wan't to start streaming urgently then i'm pretty well set for now.
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At 4k with the games you're playing and the clock speed you have there's little point.
Deal with that boredom for another year or buy a new case or new cooler. ;)
 
As suggested wait until after Intel 10th gen and Zen 3 have launched, buy whichever suits your needs best. You'll be set for a good few years then.
 
It’s easy to say wait, possibly hold off a week or two for intel benchmarks but if you wait for ryzen3 then might as well wait for the new socket/ddr5 platform.
 
FireTwo said:
It’s easy to say wait, possibly hold off a week or two for intel benchmarks but if you wait for ryzen3 then might as well wait for the new socket/ddr5 platform.
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It's not so much about waiting as timing. Both 10th gen Intel and Zen 3 won't have far to go. However both will be very fast and last a long time, I'd argue AM4 with PCIE 4.0 will last longer as I won't be surprised if PCIE 3.0 comes under pressure from the new GPUs. In which case AM4 will be a better choice.

AM5 and DDR5 plus whatever Intel have out then is a much longer way off and I wouldn't jump on it straight away. DDR5 is likely to take a year or so to catch up to high end DDR4 and is likely to be expensive initially. That takes you to 2+ years away.

I'd still wait and choose between the upcoming CPU releases and pick one of those and keep it until DDR5 etc. have matured.
 
MartinPrince said:
At 4k with the games you're playing and the clock speed you have there's little point.
Deal with that boredom for another year or buy a new case or new cooler. ;)
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