what to pair with 2070 for 3440x1440

[thunderwolf7478]

Just upgraded from a 21.5" 1080p 60hz panel to a 34" 1440p 120hz, and now I gotta drive it.  Im upgrading my gpu, cpu, and possibly ram.  With a 2070, what do you guys think should be paired with it.  I'm sure I could probably get away with a 2600 or 2600x, but should I go with the 2700 instead?  (2700x is 80$ more and theres a decent chance they will overclock similarly)  Also right now I have 16gb of 3200mhz ram, should I buy another 16g kit or just wing it.

[LukeSavenije]

you can find some really nice deals on a 1600, get a high end board and upgrade to zen 2 down the line?

[AndrewB121]

2600X will probably be fine, although it may be a good idea to wait for the new ryzen CPUs, assuming your old CPU still works.

[thunderwolf7478]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

you can find some really nice deals on a 1600, get a high end board and upgrade to zen 2 down the line?

I already have a ryzen build with a first gen ryzen 5, looking for 2nd gen

[thunderwolf7478]

1 minute ago, AndrewB121 said:

2600X will probably be fine, although it may be a good idea to wait for the new ryzen CPUs, assuming your old CPU still works.

Might go with the 2600x and another 16gb of ram...

[AndrewB121]

Just now, thunderwolf7478 said:

I already have a ryzen build with a first gen ryzen 5, looking for 2nd gen

Which one do you have?

[thunderwolf7478]

Just now, AndrewB121 said:

Which one do you have?

1400 from a prebuilt I mutilated

[LukeSavenije]

4 minutes ago, thunderwolf7478 said:

I already have a ryzen build with a first gen ryzen 5, looking for 2nd gen

you could also wait a while and get a 3rd gen?

[AndrewB121]

1 minute ago, thunderwolf7478 said:

1400 from a prebuilt I mutilated

I would continue using that until the new ryzen cpus come out. It may bottleneck a bit but I don't think it will be too bad. Unless you really don't want to wait, in which case either try to find a deal on a 1600 to last until ryzen 3000 or go for a 2600x/2700x.

[thunderwolf7478]

3 minutes ago, AndrewB121 said:

I would continue using that until the new ryzen cpus come out. It may bottleneck a bit but I don't think it will be too bad. Unless you really don't want to wait, in which case either try to find a deal on a 1600 to last until ryzen 3000 or go for a 2600x/2700x.

 

3 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

you could also wait a while and get a 3rd gen?

Its 40fps on low in 1440, or 90 in 720 ultrawide. With a rx 580** dont have the 2070 yet.  The cpu is at about 60%.

[AndrewB121]

Just now, thunderwolf7478 said:

 

Its 40fps on low in 1440, or 90 in 720 ultrawide.

Ah ok, that's surprising. In that case you could try to find a cheap 1600x if you are planning to get ryzen 3000.

[thunderwolf7478]

1 minute ago, AndrewB121 said:

Ah ok, that's surprising. In that case you could try to find a cheap 1600x if you are planning to get ryzen 3000.

Also my mb almost definitely will not support ryzen 3.  Rog strix b350-f gaming

[AndrewB121]

2 minutes ago, thunderwolf7478 said:

Also my mb almost definitely will not support ryzen 3

Do you want a ryzen 3000 chip in the future? Or are you fine sticking with ryzen 2000?

[LukeSavenije]

3 minutes ago, thunderwolf7478 said:

Also my mb almost definitely will not support ryzen 3

which one?

[LukeSavenije]

3 minutes ago, thunderwolf7478 said:

Also my mb almost definitely will not support ryzen 3.  Rog strix b350-f gaming

ah, it MIGHT

[thunderwolf7478]

Just now, AndrewB121 said:

Do you want a ryzen 3000 chip in the future? Or are you fine sticking with ryzen 2000?

I have a bad habit of spending alot of money on pcs but when I have to upgrade my motherboard I am going over to the blue side.

[thunderwolf7478]

1 minute ago, LukeSavenije said:

ah, it MIGHT

Yeah thats the thing.  Same when ryzen 2 came out

[AndrewB121]

Just now, thunderwolf7478 said:

I have a bad habit of spending alot of money on pcs but when I have to upgrade my motherboard I am going over to the blue side.

If you don't want to have to upgrade your motherboard then ryzen 2000 is your only option. A 2600x will be fine.It may need a bios update.

 

If you want to switch to intel isn't now a good time?

[thunderwolf7478]

Just now, AndrewB121 said:

If you don't want to have to upgrade your motherboard then ryzen 2000 is your only option. A 2600x will be fine.It may need a bios update.

 

If you want to switch to intel isn't now a good time?

It would be a few hundred more to do that so this will do for now.

[LukeSavenije]

1 minute ago, thunderwolf7478 said:

Yeah thats the thing.  Same when ryzen 2 came out

well, msi already released a temporary list of zen 2 compatible motherboards, and there were some lower end board in it, even b350's

[jonrosalia]

you sound like you just want to buy something go find a 980ti to play withits more usfull than bying 2nd gen ryzen if you already have first

[thunderwolf7478]

1 minute ago, jonrosalia said:

you sound like you just want to buy something go find a 980ti to play withits more usfull than bying 2nd gen ryzen if you already have first

Im getting a 2070 for a gpu.

[jonrosalia]

1 minute ago, thunderwolf7478 said:

Im getting a 2070 for a gpu.

thats cool if you want to buy ryzen buy a high end b450 or x470 board and a $80 1600  and sit back and wait for 3*** series to come its going to end up like the AM3+ motherboards with wattage ratings for the top cpus is my prediction for early motherboards.

[thunderwolf7478]

1 minute ago, jonrosalia said:

thats cool if you want to buy ryzen buy a high end b450 or x470 board and a $80 1600  and sit back and wait for 3*** series to come its going to end up like the AM3+ motherboards with wattage ratings for the top cpus is my prediction for early motherboards.

Thats the other thing, when I get a new motherboard I will most likely switch to intel

[jonrosalia]

Just now, thunderwolf7478 said:

Thats the other thing, when I get a new motherboard I will most likely switch to intel

then just switch to intel dont waste money on ryzen 2 its not worth it then