is a rtx 30 overkill for a 9900k?

[MJG]

I am getting sick of waiting for the rtx 30 series to come back in stock, is it even worth waiting? If so are any of the 30 series simply just overkill for my 9900k will my processor bottleneck any of the rtx 30 series cards?

[MoonlightSylv]

Your processor is plenty good enough for a 30 series card, just be patient.

[MJG]

Just now, MoonlightSylv said:

Your processor is plenty good enough for a 30 series card, just be patient.

im currently using integrated gfx, will throwing in a card that's old as dirt slow everyday processes? should i just stick to integrated until i can get a 30?

[MoonlightSylv]

Just now, MJG said:

im currently using integrated gfx, will throwing in a card that's old as dirt slow everyday processes? should i just stick to integrated until i can get a 30?

You can throw in something like a 1050 in the meantime.

[MJG]

Just now, MoonlightSylv said:

You can throw in something like a 1050 in the meantime.

Thanks

[RandomTextbook]

9900K is basically equal to a 10700K so it could theoretically handle a 3090

[Cal-GGMU]

Was planning on getting a 1050 for a build im working on, but i found a 1650 for just as much (open box) which turns out to be just slightly better.
The plan is to wait out the shortages until sometime next year.

[SteveGrabowski0]

i9-9900k has a good chance to last you the entire console gen (so the next 7-8 years) if you're targeting 60 fps AAA gaming. Now if you're targeting 144 fps you'll obviously need to replace it sooner than that most likely.

[SteveGrabowski0]

1 hour ago, Cal-GGMU said:

Was planning on getting a 1050 for a build im working on, but i found a 1650 for just as much (open box) which turns out to be just slightly better.
The plan is to wait out the shortages until sometime next year.

1650 is more than slightly better than 1050, it's around 60% better if going by Techpowerup's numbers. 

[Bobbysixjp]

1 hour ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

i9-9900k has a good chance to last you the entire console gen (so the next 7-8 years) if you're targeting 60 fps AAA gaming. Now if you're targeting 144 fps you'll obviously need to replace it sooner than that most likely.

The 9900K can easily handle any resolution (1080p to 4K) up to 144 Hz. The higher the resolution, the more you are likely to face a GPU bottleneck, not a CPU bottleneck. You might run into a bottleneck at very high frames at 1080p though (200 FPS +). 

[Gohardgrandpa]

The i9-9900k is basically the same as my 10700k, it will last you this whole console gen that just launched. I run a 3070 with the 10700k on a 3440x1440 monitor and it's not enough, been trying to get a 3080 to replace it with no luck

[Exeon]

5 hours ago, SteveGrabowski0 said:

i9-9900k has a good chance to last you the entire console gen (so the next 7-8 years) if you're targeting 60 fps AAA gaming. Now if you're targeting 144 fps you'll obviously need to replace it sooner than that most likely.

Replace it with what?

 

Also, depends on the resolution, at 4k the bottleneck is the GPU even at 1440p in a lot of cases still the gpu.

 

2 hours ago, Gohardgrandpa said:

The i9-9900k is basically the same as my 10700k, it will last you this whole console gen that just launched. I run a 3070 with the 10700k on a 3440x1440 monitor and it's not enough, been trying to get a 3080 to replace it with no luck

Yea 2.5K @144hz is hard to get.

I'm also waiting on the 3080 for the same resolution, although at this point I'm wondering about canceling and getting a 3080 Ti

[SteveGrabowski0]

I don't see what's so difficult to understand that targeting 144 fps is a lot harder on the cpu than targeting 60 fps is assuming you have the gpu grunt to push 144 fps. And thus you'll have to upgrade your cpu a lot sooner targeting 144 fps than you would targeting 60 fps. How are people arguing this point with me?

[MadPistol]

An i9 9900K is still one of the best gaming CPUs currently available. Any GPU is a good pairing with that CPU.