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Lttdotcom
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Hello fellas.

 

Since those nvidia 3000 series gpus are coming and amd 4000 series, I have been wondering that should I upgrade cpu or gpu or even both. I play with 1080p but don't really know if 1440p is worth the money. I built my first pc year ago and wasn't quite satisfied with it's performance. My cpu is amd 1600X, gpu 1070 ti clocked to 2ghz. I mean now that I have been gaming with this setup for a year now, I'm used to it and could go with it for like 4 years probably. Gpu usage usually are in the 94-99% and cpu 20-40% depending of the game. I'm perfectionist so I may never be satisfied with pc performance but it could always be better. If I'm not upgrading for awhile, which should be my next upgrade cpu or gpu?

 

Since I'm not a professional with this kind of stuff I am here to share my concern.

 

Thanks for advance.

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I'd recommend waiting till ddr5 comes out then upgrade to a platform which supports it.  If its a tactical upgrade your going for but that setup is pretty balanced overall

 

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4 minutes ago, Lttdotcom said:

Hello fellas.

 

Since those nvidia 3000 series gpus are coming and amd 4000 series, I have been wondering that should I upgrade cpu or gpu or even both. I play with 1080p but don't really know if 1440p is worth the money. I built my first pc year ago and wasn't quite satisfied with it's performance. My cpu is amd 1600X, gpu 1070 ti clocked to 2ghz. I mean now that I have been gaming with this setup for a year now, I'm used to it and could go with it for like 4 years probably. Gpu usage usually are in the 94-99% and cpu 20-40% depending of the game. I'm perfectionist so I may never be satisfied with pc performance but it could always be better. If I'm not upgrading for awhile, which should be my next upgrade cpu or gpu?

 

Since I'm not a professional with this kind of stuff I am here to share my concern.

 

Thanks for advance.

If you plan on continuing to play on 1080p a current gen gpu and cpu is fine. 

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Hmm.. never thought of that, how much greater will the performance be compared to ddr4 in case you know?

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a 1070TI should be more than fine for 1080p gaming and the 1600X can probably be updated all the way to a 3950X depending on the motherboard or even support 4000 series Ryzen CPU's at the end of the year. 

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The frequency is going to be going up a lot, ddr5 can be expected next year. How long can you wait?

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1 minute ago, Shrekpad said:

The frequency is going to be going up a lot, ddr5 can be expected next year. How long can you wait?

I think I can wait until ddr5 and then build new one from scratch.

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6 minutes ago, Lttdotcom said:

I think I can wait until ddr5 and then build new one from scratch.

good idea, that cpu still can hold for 2-3 more years.

4000 series will be exciting though.

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3 minutes ago, SupaKomputa said:

good idea, that cpu still can hold for 2-3 more years.

4000 series will be exciting though.

Maby, just maby I can hold my horses for a few years. New products are always exciting.

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