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Hydra453
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I'm either going to upgrade my CPU & Motherboard, possibly to an i7 8700K or i7 9700K and a motherboard that's compatible,

 

OR upgrade my graphics card.

 

I am looking for the best possible upgrade for FPS. I play Fortnite and Overwatch very competitively. I also make and edit videos using Sony Vegas. What would benefit me the most? A new CPU with a new motherboard, or new graphics card?

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I don't see why you'd touch your gpu unless you really need the extra fps for some 4k monitor 

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An old quad core ain't much anymore. Grab a Ryzen CPU it'll be a nice economical upgrade.

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You have a really nice 1080, and there's no reason to upgrade that if you need CPU power to meet your criteria..

 

If you're willing to wait for this week, AMD will be giving teasers and possibly announcing Zen 2.

 

I posted about the 9700k and 8700k a little bit ago and to sum it up, if you have the option and aren't really constrained by money, then get the 9700k. 8 cores! Pair it with a good Z390 Aorus motherboard from Gigabyte. 

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1 minute ago, mxk. said:

If you're willing to wait for this week, AMD will be giving teasers and possibly announcing Zen 2.

 

what if they don't. what if they don't say anything about zen 2 at all. they could be announcing new server stuff and not mention consumer stuff at all

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Get a new CPU and mobo. Either a Ryzen 5 2600 or R7 2700, then in the future you could upgrade to a newer chip in a year or two.

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1 minute ago, Saksham said:

what if they don't. what if they don't say anything about zen 2 at all. they could be announcing new server stuff and not mention consumer stuff at all

I'm fairly confident they're at the least, giving more insight into Zen 2. They don't have to announce it and I personally don't think they will. It'll build up more hype, though AMD has fucked up with building hype (vega lel).

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noctua nh-d15s chromax w black cover

evga 3070 ultra

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seasonic 620w dogballs psu

 

 

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