Ryzen 2600 with 2080ti

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I want to upgrade my PC but can't justify the outlay on what I really want, which is a 9900k + 2080ti. Therefore, I am considering spending as little as possible to get acceptable performance until the new AMD CPUs come along in July-ish.

If I bought a 2600 processor and stuck it in an MSI Tomahawk Mobo, with 16Gb of 3000 RAM and a 2080ti, will I definitely be able to drop in one of these 9900k-slaying Ryzen 3s in a few months time, or will there be loads of hassle in doing so?

The other thought I had was a 9900k with a vanilla 2080, but I don't think that would have the longevity in terms of graphics capability.

 

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Honestly unless your existing system is 5 minutes away from catching fire I'd just wait a bit longer and then assess what the deal is.

I'm putting together a second system to allow me to work and play in a different area of the house and I would prefer not to wait 6 or 7 months for it. By that time, there'll be newer, faster graphics cards around the corner and I'll be in the same boat. If I knew I could swap CPUs later (if I even felt it necessary), it would make the decision easier now.

Shame the 9900k is more or less as good as a graphics card upgrade at the 1440p resolution at which I play, when compared to any of AMD's current line-up, since it adds about £400 to the cost of a system build.

 

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I'd be pretty cheesed off if I bought a (comparatively) gimped CPU to tide me over and then found the BIOS wouldn't update for the new gen stuff. Equally, I'm not an overclocker, so I don't want to throw big cash on a mobo with features I won't ever use.

I'll never go dual-card and I'll probably never muck about with voltages and so on.

 

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How does one check? I can check for the OP possibly as soon as tomorrow as my ryzen 2 parts are coming tomorrow.

That would be appreciated, but there now appears to be an element of doubt about backwards compatibility. Today it's mobo ROM capacity, what if in two months time, further requirements creep in, or the manufacturer of a particular motherboard chooses not to provide a new BIOS? This was was all touted as being quick and easy (which it may be, but now I am feeling uncertainty).

 

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have a look at 1440p and 4K benchmarks pairing a 2700X with the 2080 Ti. You may not even need to get a Ryzen 3000 when they land given the performance gap between the 2700X and 9900K is almost non-existent at those big resolutions.

Sometimes there is little difference, but sometimes there is a really significant difference between a 2700X and a 9900K, even at 1440p. Sometimes the disparity isn't far off 40%. Check out Eurogamer's Far Cry Results and Gamersnexus. Sometimes the difference is so pronounced it's far greater than the difference between a 2080 and a 2080ti.

It leaves me thinking that current gen Ryzen would completely gimp a 2080ti, so it's imperative I have an upgrade path that doesn't involve the rigmarole of swapping CPU/RAM/Mobo and reinstalling Windows.