Good time to upgrade?

8-Bit Ninja · July 28, 2020

Hi all,

I'm planning to upgrade my "media" (Really my gaming Pc at this point). It currently has:

- 4790K

- 32GB ram

- 2070 super

I'm finding in many modern titles that the cpu is bottlenecking. I don't follow tech as closely as I used to thus im unsure what the current timeline for the next intel/ AMD Cpu generation is. Is there something coming soon that would be perfect with a 2070 super?

Haro · July 28, 2020

wait for zen 3 (supposedly in Q3/Q4 of this year), the 4790k should be fine for now i would say.

8-Bit Ninja · July 28, 2020

2 minutes ago, BlueScope819 said:

It's a good time to upgrade in about two months, as new Ryzen CPUs will be released.

perfect, i'll wait till then. Is it a question of AMD Vs intel or are AMD still dominating the mid to lower high end CPU's?

8-Bit Ninja · July 28, 2020

2 minutes ago, TofuHaroto said:

wait for zen 3 (supposedly in Q3/Q4 of this year), the 4790k should be fine for now i would say.

I've had it since new and its still an impressive CPU even in 2020, but running 4.5ghz all this time has taken its toll. Voltages are basically maxed to keep it stable so its reaching the end of its life, but i'll wait till Q3/Q4 thanks.