CPU upgrade

[frodosynthesis05]

Budget (including currency): 400 USD 

Country: - 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Fortnite, warzone, COD, programming and overall home use. 

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Upgrading from a R5 3600x, I'm aiming for 1440p 165Hz.

 

All else being equal (Memory, Board category, PSU and graphics card) which processor is overall better for gaming at 1440p? The i9 12900k or the R7 7700x? 

 

 

All 

[filpo]

11 minutes ago, frodosynthesis05 said:

Budget (including currency): 400 USD 

is this budget just for the new cpu? Or for the whole upgrade?

 

12 minutes ago, frodosynthesis05 said:

The i9 12900k or the R7 7700x? 

neither. The 7700 would be better since it has the same performance as the 7700x (which is better than the 12900k) but at a lower power consumption and lower heat 

 

12 minutes ago, frodosynthesis05 said:

Upgrading from a R5 3600x, I'm aiming for 1440p 165Hz.

which gpu?

[frodosynthesis05]

9 minutes ago, filpo said:

is this budget just for the new cpu? Or for the whole upgrade?

I'm looking at the microcenter combos that come with mobo and 32gb of memory here and here, so technically that budget would be for the mobo, the cpu and ram.

 

14 minutes ago, filpo said:

which gpu?

I need to upgrade that too, I currently have a 2060 6Gb. That upgrade will come further down the road. I will have to live with the bottleneck for now. But I'm looking at a 4070.

[filpo]

2 minutes ago, frodosynthesis05 said:

I'm looking at the microcenter combos that come with mobo and 32gb of memory here and here, so technically that budget would be for the mobo, the cpu and ram.

 

you'll probably need a new cpu cooler. What's your current one?

 

3 minutes ago, frodosynthesis05 said:

But I'm looking at a 4070.

that's a good idea since it's come down to 520 bucks Zotac Twin Edge GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card (ZT-D40700E-10M) - PCPartPicker

33 minutes ago, frodosynthesis05 said:

Upgrading from a R5 3600x

which mobo do you have? You can get a 5600X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Vermeer AM4 3.3GHz 6-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included - Micro Center

[frodosynthesis05]

3 minutes ago, filpo said:

you'll probably need a new cpu cooler. What's your current one?

I'm running a Peerless Assassin. I also have a CoolerMaster 240mm AIO as a spare. 

 

4 minutes ago, filpo said:

which mobo do you have? You can get a 5600X3D AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Vermeer AM4 3.3GHz 6-Core Boxed Processor - Heatsink Not Included - Micro Center

I'm currently running off of an Asus Prime B450M - A. I want to sell my current setup and basically start over (either that or turn it into a media center), that's why those microcenter combos are so appealing to me. 

[SorryBella]

12 hours ago, frodosynthesis05 said:

I'm running a Peerless Assassin. I also have a CoolerMaster 240mm AIO as a spare. 

 

I'm currently running off of an Asus Prime B450M - A. I want to sell my current setup and basically start over (either that or turn it into a media center), that's why those microcenter combos are so appealing to me. 

Then get the 5600X3D pack that they have. It comes with a decent board that could be thrown a 5800X3D later, albeit barely. I wouldnt turn on PBO on either CPU without well air flowing case.

[BlackDragon1971]

dot your i's , cross your t's by researching and price shopping for best value for money spent.... then build what you makes you happy

I like retro / older hardware... or hardware that is a couple of years old. And I like intel for myself.

Hope you enjoy your project. That's what matters. Folks lose perspective of that, when offering advice becomes pontificating....

Even I do it myself... ugh.

[frodosynthesis05]

10 hours ago, SorryBella said:

Then get the 5600X3D pack that they have. It comes with a decent board that could be thrown a 5800X3D later, albeit barely. I wouldnt turn on PBO on either CPU without well air flowing case.

Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of that board either, I also want to leave the door open for future upgrades, and that ship has sailed for AM4, so i don't think I'll go for that one.