Yep, It's 2020 not 2012, I know.
I'm currently running an FX 8350 at stock with 16GB of DDR3-1600, paired with an RX 550.
I've got a decent 80+ 500W EVGA PSU and waay more storage than most people with this hardware, in total 3.3TB of useable storage, most on spinning rust but I have a couple of SSDs in there.
Basically, in what I think are GPU-bound titles, for example VALORANT and Overwatch (and maybe some Minecraft too), I'm wondering if I'll get much value out of a 5700XT right now, though I know I'll be very CPU bottlenecked. I am likely to upgrade to a 3600, maybe when b550 is out, but I only have the funds for the gpu OR the cpu at the moment, and as I'm playing mainly esports titles, I was thinking the gpu was a better option.
Should I pull the trigger now, or wait until I can do a full system upgrade?
I'm also wondering if I'll see similar improvements in FPS to yesterday's video, upgrading the Optiplex for VALORANT. I'm currently getting 70ish FPS, but with some interesting frame times.
