should i upgrade my cpu or gpu

[2PC21]

should i upgrade my gpu instead of my cpu

i have a 10400 and a 3080 i was looking to get a cpu but wonder if i should get a gpu instead

[TylerD321]

What are your full specs and what do you use your pc for? If it is doing everything you need now I wouldn’t bother upgrading it at all, just saving for your next build you might want to do.

[2PC21]

1 minute ago, TylerD321 said:

What are your full specs and what do you use your pc for? If it is doing everything you need now I wouldn’t bother upgrading it at all, just saving for your next build you might want to do.

i5 10400

rtx 3080 12gb

32gb 3200mhz ram

z490 a pro

corsair force mp510 250gb

500gb 870evo

320gb hard drive seagate

and i use it for gaming with productivity alongside

[TylerD321]

1 minute ago, 2PC21 said:

i5 10400

rtx 3080 12gb

32gb 3200mhz ram

z490 a pro

corsair force mp510 250gb

500gb 870evo

320gb hard drive seagate

and i use it for gaming with productivity alongside

I’d get more storage, preferably m.2, if I were going to do anything to that system. 

[2PC21]

1 minute ago, TylerD321 said:

I’d get more storage, preferably m.2, if I were going to do anything to that system. 

so should i get storage and a cpu 

[TylerD321]

Just now, 2PC21 said:

so should i get storage and a cpu 

Why do you think you need to upgrade your cpu? Are you having any issues in performance or do you just want to upgrade it so you have a “better” machine?

[2PC21]

Just now, TylerD321 said:

Why do you think you need to upgrade your cpu? Are you having any issues in performance or do you just want to upgrade it so you have a “better” machine?

all of the above

i have a high refresh rate monitor and it struggles in more cpu demaning games such as spiderman minecraft when alot of stuff is there and gta, fortnite 

and my gpu usage never goes above 60% ever except gta at 75% 

when i enable dlss it  never makes a differance in games that have it same fps native or dlss 

and then you have my cpu always at 89-97% all the time on detroit become human its almost always at 100% and causes lag spike issues 

[TylerD321]

4 minutes ago, 2PC21 said:

all of the above

i have a high refresh rate monitor and it struggles in more cpu demaning games such as spiderman minecraft when alot of stuff is there and gta, fortnite 

and my gpu usage never goes above 60% ever except gta at 75% 

when i enable dlss it  never makes a differance in games that have it same fps native or dlss 

and then you have my cpu always at 89-97% all the time on detroit become human its almost always at 100% and causes lag spike issues 

Well then sure it might make sense to get a better cpu. Keep in mind you will be limited to 10th and 11th gen cpus. I have an i7 10700k and I’ve never ran into any issues with my 3070. 

[2PC21]

Just now, TylerD321 said:

Well then sure it might make sense to get a better cpu. Keep in mind you will be limited to 10th and 11th gen cpus. I have an i7 10700k and I’ve never ran into any issues with my 3070. 

im looking at other a 11900kf or a 10900k 

[TylerD321]

4 minutes ago, 2PC21 said:

im looking at other a 11900kf or a 10900k 

You will have to get a new cpu cooler if you upgrade cpu too much assuming you are using the stock cooler now. At the price point you would pay to get the 11900kf or 10900k you almost should just go ahead and get a new mobo and go with an i5 13600k.

[2PC21]

33 minutes ago, TylerD321 said:

You will have to get a new cpu cooler if you upgrade cpu too much assuming you are using the stock cooler now. At the price point you would pay to get the 11900kf or 10900k you almost should just go ahead and get a new mobo and go with an i5 13600k.

no i've got a corsair h100i pro xt rgb 

[2PC21]

51 minutes ago, TylerD321 said:

You will have to get a new cpu cooler if you upgrade cpu too much assuming you are using the stock cooler now. At the price point you would pay to get the 11900kf or 10900k you almost should just go ahead and get a new mobo and go with an i5 13600k.

plus a lian li airflow case

[TylerD321]

7 hours ago, 2PC21 said:

no i've got a corsair h100i pro xt rgb 

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Cooling/LGA1700-Retrofit-Kit/p/CW-8960091
 

Both should work case and aio should work perfectly fine with 13600k and it’s better than both 10900k and 11900k.

[2PC21]

8 hours ago, TylerD321 said:

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-|-Parts/PC-Components/Cooling/LGA1700-Retrofit-Kit/p/CW-8960091
 

Both should work case and aio should work perfectly fine with 13600k and it’s better than both 10900k and 11900k.

yes but i'd a retro fit for that cooler to work on lga 1700

[TylerD321]

4 minutes ago, 2PC21 said:

yes but i'd a retro fit for that cooler to work on lga 1700

Retrofit kit is only 8 dollars. Any idea what you’re going to do?

[2PC21]

6 hours ago, TylerD321 said:

Retrofit kit is only 8 dollars. Any idea what you’re going to do?

im gonna probably end up getting a 12700kf their on sale for 380 cad$ so 

[Queen Chrysalis]

1 hour ago, 2PC21 said:

im gonna probably end up getting a 12700kf their on sale for 380 cad$ so 

The 12400f costs half that and will game pretty much the same.    I'm still shocked that you're hitting such high CPU util and not maxing out your 3060.  What kind of ttemps are you getting?  Did you install your CPU cooler correctly?  The 10400 should not be having these kind of issues, it's not exactly a slow CPU.

[2PC21]

1 hour ago, Queen Chrysalis said:

The 12400f costs half that and will game pretty much the same.    I'm still shocked that you're hitting such high CPU util and not maxing out your 3060.  What kind of ttemps are you getting?  Did you install your CPU cooler correctly?  The 10400 should not be having these kind of issues, it's not exactly a slow CPU.

i don't have a 3060 i have a 3080 and my 10400 sits around 25c idle and 50 under load 55 max