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choggy2840
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Hi LTT Community,

 

I am currently wondering about upgrading my system and what you guys think I should upgrade as I would like more performance all around as in gaming my 980 Ti struggles at 3440x1440, however, I would also like better rendering performance, timeline scrubbing, multitasking. I don't want to build a whole new system at once so was wondering whether you think I should upgrade GPU first or platform?

What I do:

- Premiere Pro (up to 5.2K30 and 4K60)

- Gaming at 3440x1440

- Potentially more in the future

 

Thanks,

Max

 

 

Main PC Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 9 3950X, MOBO Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi X570, RAM 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MT/s DDR4 (4x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 Founders Edition, STORAGE Samsung 970 Pro (512GB) + (3x) Samsung 870 Evo (2TB), COOLER NZXT Kraken X72 AIO, PSU Corsair RM850i, CASE Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass Blackout

Peripherals:

- MONITORS LG 34GN850 (34" 3440x1440 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC) + Acer XR342CK (34" 3440x1440 75Hz) + Asus VG278Q (27" 1920x1080 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Corsair K70 RGB TKL, MOUSE Logitech G Pro Wireless & Logitech MX Master 2S, MIC Blue Yeti, HEADPHONES Sony WH-1000XM4 & Audio Technica ATH-M50x

 

Home Theatre Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 7 5800X3D, MOBO Asus TUF Gaming B550-PLUS, RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, GPU Intel ARC A770 16GB LE, SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster Z, STORAGE Samsung 980 Pro (500GB) + WD Blue HDD (1TB), COOLER Corsair H100x AIO, PSU Seasonic Core GM-500, CASE Silverstone Black Grandia GD09.

Peripherals:

- DISPLAY 55" LG CX OLED (4K 120Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Logitech K400 Plus, MOUSE Logitech G602, SPEAKERS LG 5.1 Surround Sound System

 

 

Main Laptop (2021 HP Envy x360 15)

- CPU Ryzen 7 5700U, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB 3200MT/s), GPU Vega 8 iGPU, DISPLAY 15" IPS Display (1920x1080 60Hz), STORAGE 512GB NVMe SSD

 

Gaming Laptop (HP Omen 17-CB005NA):

- CPU i7-9750H, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060, DISPLAY 17.3" IPS Display (1920x1080 144Hz), STORAGE Samsung M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (512GB) + Seagate Barracuda Pro 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

 

Backup Laptop (Asus FX503VM-EN184T):

- CPU i5-7300HQ, RAM 16GB 2400MT/s DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GB, DISPLAY 15.6" TN Dispay (1920x1080 120Hz), STORAGE SK Hynix M.2 SATA SSD (256GB) + WD Black 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

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4 minutes ago, ViperMaxGamez said:

Hi LTT Community,

 

I am currently wondering about upgrading my system and what you guys think I should upgrade as I would like more performance all around as in gaming my 980 Ti struggles at 3440x1440, however, I would also like better rendering performance, timeline scrubbing, multitasking. I don't want to build a whole new system at once so was wondering whether you think I should upgrade GPU first or platform?

What I do:

- Premiere Pro (up to 5.2K30 and 4K60)

- Gaming at 3440x1440

- Potentially more in the future

 

Thanks,

Max

 

 

1) Could you provide some specs aside from you 980 TI?

2) What is your budget?

 

Answer those, and I can start helping you.

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16 minutes ago, m0n4rchy said:

1) Could you provide some specs aside from you 980 TI?

2) What is your budget?

 

Answer those, and I can start helping you.

Specs in signature sorry forgot to say that :) and as for budget there is no set budget as I was just looking for recommendations 

Main PC Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 9 3950X, MOBO Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi X570, RAM 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MT/s DDR4 (4x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 Founders Edition, STORAGE Samsung 970 Pro (512GB) + (3x) Samsung 870 Evo (2TB), COOLER NZXT Kraken X72 AIO, PSU Corsair RM850i, CASE Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass Blackout

Peripherals:

- MONITORS LG 34GN850 (34" 3440x1440 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC) + Acer XR342CK (34" 3440x1440 75Hz) + Asus VG278Q (27" 1920x1080 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Corsair K70 RGB TKL, MOUSE Logitech G Pro Wireless & Logitech MX Master 2S, MIC Blue Yeti, HEADPHONES Sony WH-1000XM4 & Audio Technica ATH-M50x

 

Home Theatre Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 7 5800X3D, MOBO Asus TUF Gaming B550-PLUS, RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, GPU Intel ARC A770 16GB LE, SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster Z, STORAGE Samsung 980 Pro (500GB) + WD Blue HDD (1TB), COOLER Corsair H100x AIO, PSU Seasonic Core GM-500, CASE Silverstone Black Grandia GD09.

Peripherals:

- DISPLAY 55" LG CX OLED (4K 120Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Logitech K400 Plus, MOUSE Logitech G602, SPEAKERS LG 5.1 Surround Sound System

 

 

Main Laptop (2021 HP Envy x360 15)

- CPU Ryzen 7 5700U, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB 3200MT/s), GPU Vega 8 iGPU, DISPLAY 15" IPS Display (1920x1080 60Hz), STORAGE 512GB NVMe SSD

 

Gaming Laptop (HP Omen 17-CB005NA):

- CPU i7-9750H, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060, DISPLAY 17.3" IPS Display (1920x1080 144Hz), STORAGE Samsung M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (512GB) + Seagate Barracuda Pro 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

 

Backup Laptop (Asus FX503VM-EN184T):

- CPU i5-7300HQ, RAM 16GB 2400MT/s DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GB, DISPLAY 15.6" TN Dispay (1920x1080 120Hz), STORAGE SK Hynix M.2 SATA SSD (256GB) + WD Black 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

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26 minutes ago, ViperMaxGamez said:

 

Wait for the 9th gen to upgrade to the new 8 core since premiere makes use of quick sync, or get an X399 system if you want a lot of cores.

 

I mean you could get a used 1080ti on the cheap soon enough, but overall I don't think it'd be too much faster than a 980ti assuming yours is overclocked near 1500mhz. Doubt premiere cares about a faster GPU, better for gaming still to be sure.

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

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What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Wait for the 9th gen to upgrade to the new 8 core since premiere makes use of quick sync, or get an X399 system if you want a lot of cores.

 

I mean you could get a used 1080ti on the cheap soon enough, but overall I don't think it'd be too much faster than a 980ti assuming yours is overclocked near 1500mhz. Doubt premiere cares about a faster GPU, better for gaming still to be sure.

I was thinking about the 9900K because of quick sync and yeah my 980 Ti is pretty near 1500 MHz will just have to see about turing even with the price :)

Main PC Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 9 3950X, MOBO Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi X570, RAM 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200MT/s DDR4 (4x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3090 Founders Edition, STORAGE Samsung 970 Pro (512GB) + (3x) Samsung 870 Evo (2TB), COOLER NZXT Kraken X72 AIO, PSU Corsair RM850i, CASE Fractal Design Define R6 Tempered Glass Blackout

Peripherals:

- MONITORS LG 34GN850 (34" 3440x1440 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC) + Acer XR342CK (34" 3440x1440 75Hz) + Asus VG278Q (27" 1920x1080 144Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Corsair K70 RGB TKL, MOUSE Logitech G Pro Wireless & Logitech MX Master 2S, MIC Blue Yeti, HEADPHONES Sony WH-1000XM4 & Audio Technica ATH-M50x

 

Home Theatre Setup:

- CPU Ryzen 7 5800X3D, MOBO Asus TUF Gaming B550-PLUS, RAM 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4, GPU Intel ARC A770 16GB LE, SOUND CARD Creative Sound Blaster Z, STORAGE Samsung 980 Pro (500GB) + WD Blue HDD (1TB), COOLER Corsair H100x AIO, PSU Seasonic Core GM-500, CASE Silverstone Black Grandia GD09.

Peripherals:

- DISPLAY 55" LG CX OLED (4K 120Hz GSYNC/FREESYNC), KEYBOARD Logitech K400 Plus, MOUSE Logitech G602, SPEAKERS LG 5.1 Surround Sound System

 

 

Main Laptop (2021 HP Envy x360 15)

- CPU Ryzen 7 5700U, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB 3200MT/s), GPU Vega 8 iGPU, DISPLAY 15" IPS Display (1920x1080 60Hz), STORAGE 512GB NVMe SSD

 

Gaming Laptop (HP Omen 17-CB005NA):

- CPU i7-9750H, RAM 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 2060, DISPLAY 17.3" IPS Display (1920x1080 144Hz), STORAGE Samsung M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (512GB) + Seagate Barracuda Pro 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

 

Backup Laptop (Asus FX503VM-EN184T):

- CPU i5-7300HQ, RAM 16GB 2400MT/s DDR4 (2x8GB), GPU NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 3GB, DISPLAY 15.6" TN Dispay (1920x1080 120Hz), STORAGE SK Hynix M.2 SATA SSD (256GB) + WD Black 7200RPM HDD (1TB)

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Just now, ViperMaxGamez said:

Specs in signature sorry forgot to say that :) and as for budget there is no set budget as I was just looking for recommendations 

My bad, didn't notice them.

 

Yeah, if you're going to stick with this one for a while, you might as well get a 1080 TI. You won't see really notable performance gains from a 980 TI to a 1070 TI or a 1080.

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Just now, ViperMaxGamez said:

I was thinking about the 9900K because of quick sync and yeah my 980 Ti is pretty near 1500 MHz 

As for the CPU, I would have suggested an 8700K, but since you expressed interest in the 9900K, go with that; you won't regret it.

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1 minute ago, ViperMaxGamez said:

I was thinking about the 9900K because of quick sync and yeah my 980 Ti is pretty near 1500 MHz will just have to see about turing even with the price :)


Really sad how broken premiere is though...

I edit my posts a lot, Twitter is @LordStreetguru just don't ask PC questions there mostly...
 

Spoiler

 

What is your budget/country for your new PC?

 

what monitor resolution/refresh rate?

 

What games or other software do you need to run?

 

 

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