CPU or GPU?

[web0623]

I am torn about which direction to take,  I am looking at these possibilities:

 

r7 2700x with a RTX 2080

r5 3700x with a RTX 2070

r5 3600 with RTX 2070

 

It is  for mainly a gaming machine.  I have not decided on a motherboard yet, leaning toward a B450 Tomahawk.  I do have mid tower case, Corsair RM 750 PSU, 16 Gb 3200 RAM, four Corsair ML 120mm case fans,

[HeyCrest]

I'm very new here so correct me if I am wrong. But I think GPU affects gameplay a lot more than a CPU does, so as long as you have an averagely-decent CPU and a powerful GPU you should be fine.

[kelvinhall05]

3700x and 2070

[PopsicleHustler]

Can't you go with R5 3600 + RTX 2080?

[boggy77]

for gaming i'd go with 3600 + 2070 super

[web0623]

2 minutes ago, PopsicleHustler said:

Can't you go with R5 3600 + RTX 2080?

My current system has a 2700x, so I would cannibalize that if I went for the extra cost of the 2080.

[boggy77]

1 minute ago, web0623 said:

My current system has a 2700x, so I would cannibalize that if I went for the extra cost of the 2080.

if you have the 2700x already, keep it. the upgrade to 3600 or 3700x is less significant than the upgrade from 2070 to 2080

[web0623]

6 minutes ago, HeyCrest said:

I'm very new here so correct me if I am wrong. But I think GPU affects gameplay a lot more than a CPU does, so as long as you have an averagely-decent CPU and a powerful GPU you should be fine.

I agree, I am just unsure of the pros and cons of these different configurations. 

[web0623]

Just now, boggy77 said:

if you have the 2700x already, keep it. the upgrade to 3600 or 3700x is less significant than the upgrade from 2070 to 2080

Thank you, I guess that is what I was trying to figure out.