5600x + RTX3080 vs 5900x + RTX 3070

[xnoobftw]

Display:

Main Display: 3440 x 1440

Side display: 1080 x 1920

 

Use case:
- Computer science student

- Barely plays games (I'm talking ~4-6 hours weekly), when I do it's usually:

    - indie titles

    - BF4

    - BF1

    - FF14

    - Tabletop simulator

 

Spends ~14-16hours a day on my computer writing programs / reading off PDF files

 

In my country a 5600x + RTX 3080 is about the same price as 5900x + RTX 3070

 

with the above use case which combination makes more sense?

 

TLDR: 5600x + RTX 3080 or 5900x + RTX 3070 for com sci student

[Guest]

Save your money and pair the R5 5600X with the RTX 3070. You don't need the cores of an R9 5900X and you aren't running enough graphically to justify a 3080.

[eeeee1]

I think that for computer science (never taken it yet) maybe a nice compromise would be the ryzen 7 5800 and the 3070.