Should I wait for RTX 3000?

[ItayT]

I already have a PC but its starting to show its age and I'm getting tired of it.
I'm planning to pair a 2070 super with a Ryzen 3600.
Someone told me I should wait for Ryzen 4000 and RTX 3000 if I already have a PC but someone else told me that if I keep waiting I will never buy a new PC because I will always be waiting for the next set of components.
To be honest, I tend to agree more with the second argument.

 

What do you guys think? Just pair the 2070 super with a 3600 and go for it already or wait?
I'm currently gaming at 1080p but if I go for the 2070 super I will probably buy a 1440p monitor in Black Friday or something

Current PC specs:
i5 4690 (non k)
Radeon R9 390 8GB (MSI)

16GB DDR3

[hollyh88]

1 minute ago, ItayT said:

I already have a PC but its starting to show its age and I'm getting tired of it.
I'm planning to pair a 2070 super with a Ryzen 3600.
Someone told me I should wait for Ryzen 4000 and RTX 3000 if I already have a PC but someone else told me that if I keep waiting I will never buy a new PC because I will always be waiting for the next set of components.
To be honest, I tend to agree more with the second argument.

 

What do you guys think? Just pair the 2070 super with a 3600 and go for it already or wait?
I'm currently gaming at 1080p but if I go for the 2070 super I will probably buy a 1440p monitor in Black Friday or something

current pc specs?

 

[ItayT]

1 minute ago, hollyh88 said:

current pc specs?

 

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[Haro]

2 minutes ago, ItayT said:

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If you are not happy with the performance get current gen gpus but if it chuggs through what you do and does the job I say wait 

[3 Lions]

5 minutes ago, ItayT said:

Current PC specs:
i5 4690 (non k)
Radeon R9 390 8GB (MSI)

16GB DDR3

I mean it depends, are you dead set on upgrading to a new platform? 

 

If you have a Z87 or Z97 board then you could just upgrade the CPU to a 4790K and get a new GPU. 

[Haro]

1 minute ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

I mean it depends, are you dead set on upgrading to a new platform? 

 

If you have a Z87 or Z97 board then you could just upgrade the CPU to a 4790K and get a new GPU. 

Or wait for longer and save up more and get a new platform and a new GPU

[hollyh88]

1 hour ago, TheBritishVillain said:

One thing I have learnt over the years about 'waiting' for a new part to release is that if you are always waiting for a slightly better part to come out, in theory, you will never have a PC built.

 

I was waiting for the 1080Ti to release rather than buying a 980Ti, then I was waiting about 6-9 months for the RTX 2080Ti to release rather than buying a 1080Ti etc. Then if you want a partner card rather than the stock one, you have to wait further.

 

Let's say you wait 3-6 months a buy the GPU. Great! However, a slightly better compatible CPU is releasing in 1-2 months at the same price of your current CPU budget or maybe some new memory is coming out that is cheap or even DDR5, a new super SSD etc etc.

 

I think it's a bad idea for people who buy parts slowly and 'wait' for stuff unless you have other parts to use in the meantime or are upgrading an existing build.

 

What I would say is buy all your parts within the space of 3 months of each other for a new build. - Sure, new stuff will get released, but you will get the most out of your PC rather than the parts depreciating. 

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To answer your question though, the RTX 2080Ti is nothing special. Ray tracing at 60FPS just isn't worth it in my opinion and that's why I switched back to the 1080Ti and sold my 2080Ti (Along side a couple of minor reasons.) However, I think the 3000 series will be great as Nvidia usually give us a 20-30% performance boost. 

i mean there is a difference between waiting a year and a handful of months  

[hollyh88]

1 hour ago, ItayT said:

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okay and what games do you play/use your pc for?

[ItayT]

10 minutes ago, hollyh88 said:

okay and what games do you play/use your pc for?

I play many genres and do not want to commit to a number of games, that's why I've picked the 2070 super. I want my PC to support all new games and upcoming games at ultra settings and good FPS

[hollyh88]

i mean nothing wrong with the 2070 super. nvidias cards are still a bit away. and normally you should always wait for the super/ti variant anyway. but you should 100% wait for ryzen 4000 its just 3ish months away maybe even sooner since more and more leaks are coming now. soo  gpu fine cpu wait.