is the 11900kf good enough for a 3080 12gb and or is it still a good cpu?

[Clearviper]

i i've had this cpu for over a year now and i like it but with being on a aging platform such as z490 is having me question if this cpu is enough for what've got installed or no

specs

i9 11900kf

3080 12gb asus tuf

32gb ddr4 ram 3200mhz cl15

msi z490 a pro <--- it actually is bascilly a z590 board it supports pcie 4 and higher speed m2's

i haven't really had any complaints about the system but with having a 3080 12gb idk if this is enough for the system i play in 1080p but have a 1440p/4k tv i use

 

[WereCat]

"good enough" = does it meet your performance expectations in games you play? 

If yes = good enough

If not /= good enough

 

I mean, obviously upgrading the CPU will give you better performance. Do you need better performance?

[ChrisLoudon]

8 minutes ago, Clearviper said:

i i've had this cpu for over a year now and i like it but with being on a aging platform such as z490 is having me question if this cpu is enough for what've got installed or no

specs

i9 11900kf

3080 12gb asus tuf

32gb ddr4 ram 3200mhz cl15

msi z490 a pro <--- it actually is bascilly a z590 board it supports pcie 4 and higher speed m2's

i haven't really had any complaints about the system but with having a 3080 12gb idk if this is enough for the system i play in 1080p but have a 1440p/4k tv i use

If you want to play at high refresh rates at 1080p then you'll find the 11900kf will probably end up being your bottleneck.

 

At 1440p and 2160p you're almost certainly GPU bound so at these higher resolutions its where your GPU becomes the issue.

 

I have a 3080ti paired with a 9900k and I game at 4k where possible and 1440p when necessary and have no issues with my CPU (1% and 0.1% lows do suffer with older cpus thought)

[porina]

It's fine still. Newer CPUs like Zen 4 or Intel 12th gen onwards could give you a bit better gaming performance but unlikely to be worth the cost and effort. If you need more CPU outside of gaming, there are bigger gains to be had.

 

2 hours ago, ChrisLoudon said:

If you want to play at high refresh rates at 1080p then you'll find the 11900kf will probably end up being your bottleneck.

Unless you're chasing numbers, it doesn't matter. 

[Queen Chrysalis]

On 2/25/2024 at 1:36 AM, WereCat said:

"good enough" = does it meet your performance expectations in games you play? 

If yes = good enough

If not /= good enough

 

I mean, obviously upgrading the CPU will give you better performance. Do you need better performance?

Actually, if the CPU is delivering frames fast enough to push the GPU to it’s limit, a faster CPU will not improve game performance.