Upgrade in early November

Subzero85 · 4 Sep 2020 at 11:22

Hey , just wondering on some advice come November time.

current specs, are ryzen 9 3900x , rog strix b 450 f gaming motherboard, 16 gigs of 3200 mhz speed ram and a 2080 super graphics card, i game on a 27 inch monitor at 1440p at 2560 by 1440 res.

Looking to get the best out of cyberpunk and next gen games.

Should i be fine with that cpu ? i was thinking on upping the ram to 32 gigs and maybe have it a higher speed, and possibly motherboard change ? and changing the 2080 super for a upcoming 3080.

spending wise i guess i could go around or over the £1200 mark, i already have a monitor and peripherals i am happy with, thanks for any help/advice

LiE · 4 Sep 2020 at 11:32

£649 on a 3080, sell your current monitor and grab a 34” Ultrawide 3440 x 1440.

Subzero85 · 4 Sep 2020 at 11:43

any reccomendations on monitor ?, what should i do with mobo, more RAM perhaps ?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-2...le-widescreen-led-gaming-monit-mo-155-lg.html

that the monitor i currently have i dont see much wrong with it

LiE · 4 Sep 2020 at 11:51

The bigger brother to that monitor, the LG 34GN850. The rest of your spec is fine.

mickyflinn · 4 Sep 2020 at 11:51

Your Cpu is fine , add another 16gb and that monitor is not 4k it's 1440p.

pigeonguyuk · 4 Sep 2020 at 12:02

The weakest link I would say would be the lower end motherboard. You have a great monitor, I would honestly just put things on the back burner. wat for new MAD chips and big navi to launch see the reviews and then decide.

Subzero85 · 4 Sep 2020 at 12:37

I dont know if its just me, but spending near or over a £1000 on a monitor seems a lot, but i understand it would greatly enhance the experience, the temptation to upgrade is there, but i could wait a while, cpu be fine a few years ? will we see the 4000 series this year or early next ?

Xelene · 4 Sep 2020 at 12:44

cpu is fine, 4xxx is due at the end of the year but will require a new motherboard. i'd wait for the game and reviews of both flavours of new graphics cards to see if you really need an upgrade.

LiE · 4 Sep 2020 at 13:33

Subzero85 said:
I dont know if its just me, but spending near or over a £1000 on a monitor seems a lot, but i understand it would greatly enhance the experience, the temptation to upgrade is there, but i could wait a while, cpu be fine a few years ? will we see the 4000 series this year or early next ?

Here's the thing, your current GPU and monitor are a great paring. Dropping in a 3080 will get you a bump in FPS and quality, but I'd argue that the overall experience would be quite similar. Going for an ultra-wide will be a new and improved experience that will allow the 3080 to really shine. You don't want to drop a ton of cash on these upgrades and then be left feeling it wasn't worthwhile because it feels too similar to what you had before.

mickyflinn · 4 Sep 2020 at 13:38

@LiE G- sync and adaptive sync does it matter ?

LiE · 4 Sep 2020 at 13:45

mickyflinn said:
@LiE G- sync and adaptive sync does it matter ?

Yes.

mickyflinn · 4 Sep 2020 at 13:45

LiE said:
Yes.

Could you elaborate slightly please ?

LiE · 4 Sep 2020 at 13:59

mickyflinn said:
Could you elaborate slightly please ?

Without G/Freesync you have 2 options, no sync or v-sync. No sync isn't really an option, screen tearing is pretty unpleasant. V-sync also isn't great, it can add input lag and cause frame rates to actually drop depending on how demanding the game is.

smr · 4 Sep 2020 at 16:13

Wait for the Ryzen 4000 CPUs.

smr · 4 Sep 2020 at 16:17

kohlditz said:
cpu is fine, 4xxx is due at the end of the year but will require a new motherboard. i'd wait for the game and reviews of both flavours of new graphics cards to see if you really need an upgrade.

I think the Zen 3 CPUs are going to be supported by the B450 Motherboards?

https://www.anandtech.com/show/1580...f processors require,you can support them all.

Grafter67 · 5 Sep 2020 at 06:13

Ultrawide curved monitors are like wearing raybans.

Xelene · 7 Sep 2020 at 19:14

smr said:
I think the Zen 3 CPUs are going to be supported by the B450 Motherboards?

https://www.anandtech.com/show/15807/amd-to-support-zen-3-and-ryzen-4000-cpus-on-b450-and-x470-motherboards#:~:text=AMD's B450 and X470 motherboards,Zen3-based Ryzen 4000 processors.&text=Each generation of processors require,you can support them all.

From my reading, with beta bioses, if you're happy with that then

Plec · 7 Sep 2020 at 19:34

kohlditz said:
From my reading, with beta bioses, if you're happy with that then

MSI - have come out with official support for zen 3 on the B450