4k gaming build

[Taste]

Budget (including currency): up to 35 000 NOK

Country: Norway

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: BF2042, Warhammer 3, Forza Horizon 5, city building games.

Other details:

• Using a 4k screen. Low Hz but I might upgrade to a higher higher performance monitor during this computers lifetime
• Will be using DDR4
• I want to play on Very High or Ultra graphics presets

 

1) It seems like latest gen Intel processor has an edge in gaming, so I'm thinking i7 12700k. Alternatively, is Ryzen 5800x roughly equal? I would like advise on CPU decision. The pricing is "close enough" not to be a factor for me.

2) A 3080 might be within reach for me, is it the obvious choice for 4k? Or will 3070 / 3070 TI cards be good enough? Considering I have a low Hz monitor now, will a 3080 only be needed if I need performance to support 120/144hz monitors?

 

Optionally, is i5 12600k or similar AMD and a 3080 a good combo for 4k gaming?

[krakek]

30 minutes ago, Taste said:

Budget (including currency): up to 35 000 NOK

Country: Norway

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: BF2042, Warhammer 3, Forza Horizon 5, city building games.

Other details:

• Using a 4k screen. Low Hz but I might upgrade to a higher higher performance monitor during this computers lifetime
• Will be using DDR4
• I want to play on Very High or Ultra graphics presets

 

1) It seems like latest gen Intel processor has an edge in gaming, so I'm thinking i7 12700k. Alternatively, is Ryzen 5800x roughly equal? I would like advise on CPU decision. The pricing is "close enough" not to be a factor for me.

2) A 3080 might be within reach for me, is it the obvious choice for 4k? Or will 3070 / 3070 TI cards be good enough? Considering I have a low Hz monitor now, will a 3080 only be needed if I need performance to support 120/144hz monitors?

 

Optionally, is i5 12600k or similar AMD and a 3080 a good combo for 4k gaming?

12700K(F) has the lead for now, a Zen 3D refresh may get the performance crown back in a few months due to the cache increase.

I would still advise 12th gen Intel, unless you want to save on the motherboard costs and go with a B550.

 

3080 is a good fit, though with all the new fancy (huge res) textures VRAM may be a bit underwhelming. Depending on how you go around the ray tracing and how the pricing is in your region the 6800XT/6900XT may also be viable.

[Brooksie359]

At 4k the difference between the 5800x and the 12700k is nonexistent so choose whichever one you feel like as again it really won't change your performance in games. As for gpu the 3080 is the way to go tbh as its a very competent at 4k. 

[brob]

If price differential is inconsequential I would lean towards Alder Lake simply because it is newer tech and I expect gaming performance may improve as authors start taking advantage of the architecture. Although at 4K, GPU is usually the limiting factor.