What should I get with a i7 8700?

[epicguy]

Hey guys, I currently have a PC with a GTX 1050 2GB and an i7 8700, and im thinking of only upgrading my GPU, what should I pair with my CPU?

 

[aisle9]

Right now? Thoughts and prayers.

 

When prices come back down, something in the realm of a 1080, 1080 Ti or 2070/2070S family would be my pick. So, RTX 3060 if those ever come into stock again. Like I said, thoughts and prayers.

[Moonzy]

ignoring pricing first as you can always get advice for the future (though you should ask again because future pricing may skew the choices that u can get)

 

what games or application are you using it for?

[KiddoTech]

RTX 3060 if you are lucky or 1660 ti if you want to have a higher chance of getting it

[epicguy]

On 2/23/2021 at 9:28 PM, Moonzy said:

ignoring pricing first as you can always get advice for the future (though you should ask again because future pricing may skew the choices that u can get)

 

what games or application are you using it for?

i will use it for games like red dead redemption, minecraft with shaders and rainbow six 

[epicguy]

On 2/24/2021 at 1:42 AM, KiddoTech said:

RTX 3060 if you are lucky or 1660 ti if you want to have a higher chance of getting it

ok, thanks a lot, im tried to get rtx 3060 but it wasnt possible

[epicguy]

On 2/23/2021 at 9:27 PM, aisle9 said:

Right now? Thoughts and prayers.

 

When prices come back down, something in the realm of a 1080, 1080 Ti or 2070/2070S family would be my pick. So, RTX 3060 if those ever come into stock again. Like I said, thoughts and prayers.

yes, everything is overpriced, when gpus become cheap again, i will buy 2070s or 3060

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, epicguy said:

i will use it for games like red dead redemption, minecraft with shaders and rainbow six 

What kind of budget do you have?

What resolution? For RDR I would look at higher end GPU, but if you're willing to turn down graphical settings then you can get by with lower end

 

Theoretically speaking, you could pair that CPU with a 3080 and game on 1440/4k just fine

Or pair it with a 3060 for 1080/1440p experience, depends on your budget and expectations

[epicguy]

Just now, Moonzy said:

What kind of budget do you have?

What resolution? For RDR I would look at higher end GPU, but if you're willing to turn down graphical settings then you can get by with lower end

 

Theoretically speaking, you could pair that CPU with a 3080 and game on 1440/4k just fine

Or pair it with a 3060 for 1080/1440p experience, depends on your budget and expectations

i cant afford a gpu higher than $450, and i expect playing at least 60 fps on high settings on rdr2

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, epicguy said:

i cant afford a gpu higher than $450, and i expect playing at least 60 fps on high settings on rdr2

According to this video at 3:40

 

1080p high on 1080 is about 50 fps, so you'll need 2080ti or 3070 class GPU to play rdr2 on high at 1080p@60

Which is out of your budget

[epicguy]

Just now, Moonzy said:

According to this video at 3:40

 

1080p high on 1080 is about 50 fps, so you'll need 2080ti or 3070 class GPU to play rdr2 on high at 1080p@60

Which is out of your budget

thanks a lot for helping me, i will try to get a 3070 when the prices come down again