Hi Guys, I’ve been out of the loop for a while now, but was thinking about upgrading my trusty setup.
I’ve currently got an intel 4690k with 16gb of 2400 MHz ram and went all out at the start of last year and got myself a rtx 2080. I noticed a massive increase in the speed and quality of the games I’ve been playing but I think it’s time the rest of the rig moved up to match the graphics card.
first let’s get the silly questions out of the way.
1. if I upgrade to a 3700x will I notice much of a performance increase in the games I’m playing? (Assassins creed series, far cry series, total war series and really looking forward to cyberpunk 2077) and vs2019 development along with being able to create virtual docker instances for different projects I’m working on in with python. I.e i know I’ll get an increase but is it worth the expenditure?
2. I’m looking at the case below due to height constraints, From what I can see, This should fit an x570 board along with my graphics card too shouldn’t it? But the main question I have with this is will I experience any issues setting the case up on its side rather than as a tower
3. Sound is also an issue to me, is the stock cooler on the 3700x quiet under average load, Or am I best upgrading to an aftermarket cooler?
so something like the following....
YOUR BASKET
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3...
Stock Code MY-4CK
£184.99*
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4...
Stock Code CP-3B7-AM
£289.99*
Corsair RMx Series RMx750 750W '80 Plus Go...
Stock Code CA-23W-CS
£124.99*
Gigabyte X570 GAMING X (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chip...
Stock Code MB-57X-GI
£149.99*
And then for the case...
Corsair icue 220t airflow RGB midi tower smart case
Stock code CC-9011173-WW
£87.95
I’ve currently got an intel 4690k with 16gb of 2400 MHz ram and went all out at the start of last year and got myself a rtx 2080. I noticed a massive increase in the speed and quality of the games I’ve been playing but I think it’s time the rest of the rig moved up to match the graphics card.
first let’s get the silly questions out of the way.
1. if I upgrade to a 3700x will I notice much of a performance increase in the games I’m playing? (Assassins creed series, far cry series, total war series and really looking forward to cyberpunk 2077) and vs2019 development along with being able to create virtual docker instances for different projects I’m working on in with python. I.e i know I’ll get an increase but is it worth the expenditure?
2. I’m looking at the case below due to height constraints, From what I can see, This should fit an x570 board along with my graphics card too shouldn’t it? But the main question I have with this is will I experience any issues setting the case up on its side rather than as a tower
3. Sound is also an issue to me, is the stock cooler on the 3700x quiet under average load, Or am I best upgrading to an aftermarket cooler?
so something like the following....
YOUR BASKET
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 32GB (2x16GB) 3...
Stock Code MY-4CK
£184.99*
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Eight Core 4.4GHz (Socket AM4...
Stock Code CP-3B7-AM
£289.99*
Corsair RMx Series RMx750 750W '80 Plus Go...
Stock Code CA-23W-CS
£124.99*
Gigabyte X570 GAMING X (AMD AM4) DDR4 X570 Chip...
Stock Code MB-57X-GI
£149.99*
And then for the case...
Corsair icue 220t airflow RGB midi tower smart case
Stock code CC-9011173-WW
£87.95
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