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It's not depending on what you do but if you want to achieve high framerates you might want to reconsider your CPU choice to a R5 3600 instead.

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Just now, Princess Luna said:

It's not depending on what you do but if you want to achieve high framerates you might want to reconsider your CPU choice to a R5 3600 instead.

I’m trying to spend either an extra $100 CDN on the GPU or CPU.  If I use a 3600, I would probably buy a 2060 or 2060 super, depending on prices at the time.

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3 minutes ago, Aidan.69420 said:

ultra or high for games at 1080p 144hz.  I was looking at a 2070 Super, but is that overkill for 1080p?

what games and are you planning to use RTX lighting features?  Honestly if the games aren't super demanding, you would likely get better bang/buck out of the RX 5700, or I mean shoot, in about a month here the RX 5600 XT is coming out and that might be a good value option for high-res 1080p gaming, will have to wait and see.

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1 minute ago, LogicWeasel said:

what games and are you planning to use RTX lighting features?  Honestly if the games aren't super demanding, you would likely get better bang/buck out of the RX 5700, or I mean shoot, in about a month here the RX 5600 XT is coming out and that might be a good value option for high-res 1080p gaming, will have to wait and see.

I would love to use it on Modern Warfare and Minecraft.  I’m not quite sure if a 2060 can handle RTX though

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4 minutes ago, LogicWeasel said:

what games and are you planning to use RTX lighting features?  Honestly if the games aren't super demanding, you would likely get better bang/buck out of the RX 5700, or I mean shoot, in about a month here the RX 5600 XT is coming out and that might be a good value option for high-res 1080p gaming, will have to wait and see.

Oh also this sounds really stupid, but I was looking at an MSI card or an EVGA card for the aesthetics because I don’t want to buy RGB ram or fans 

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Hmmmmm, I love the idea of the 2070 super.  How married are you to your CPU choices?  And are you willing to shop used?  And I mean like a year old.  I think we can get you the GPU you want with enough CPU power if you consider something like a 2700X.  

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I'd go with R5 3600. Having a CPU that can last multiple GPU upgrades is imo better than spending more on immature RTX hardware we're currently stuck on. If you really want RTX effects, wait for next gen cards.

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1 hour ago, Aidan.69420 said:

I would love to use it on Modern Warfare and Minecraft.  I’m not quite sure if a 2060 can handle RTX though

If you're doing this for the RTX features, then the CPU is going to be less of a factor with average frame rate. It might affect minimum frame rates and how often the game stutters, but that's about it.

 

However in those two games, I don't think the CPU is that large of a concern here.

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10 minutes ago, Mira Yurizaki said:

However in those two games, I don't think the CPU is that large of a concern here.

Minecraft singleplayer is quite harsh on the CPU tho even if you use the RT mod. It's only CPU friendly when you're playing multiplayer and not the host.

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If you want high fps, it's usually easier to tweak settings down on a weak GPU than on a weak CPU.

 

E.g.: I could get high fps on lowered settings on an RX 580 on my 8700k but not my 1600. 

 

 

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45 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Minecraft singleplayer is quite harsh on the CPU tho even if you use the RT mod. It's only CPU friendly when you're playing multiplayer and not the host.

I would argue that depends on what's going on in the game. Plus I rarely had CPU issues and I hosted on the same PC I was playing on.

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I would go with a 3600x and a 5700xt

the 70s just ain’t worth the money and rtx is poo, believe me pls I had a 2080 since launch and all the rtx games and there’s onlycontrol  worth playing 

 

 

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