what cpu to go for to go with the new 30 RTX

chris blackford · 22 Sep 2020 at 02:53

hi all what cpu to go for to go with the new 30 RTX?

Core i9-10900K Socket LGA1200

or

Ryzen 9 3900XT
(Socket AM4)

Joxeon · 22 Sep 2020 at 06:43

If you play at 4K then either CPU would be fine with the ryzen being a bit more future proof with PCIe gen 4.0 but if you play at something like 1080p then the Intel chip will pull slightly ahead.

Things might change soon when the new ryzen 4000 chips release in around a month so if you haven't got the GPU yet or have it on pre order then your best hanging on for a bit.

Ryan5Zulu · 22 Sep 2020 at 09:10

Yea, if you are able to hold out for a month or so you may have some options to better suit you.

Plec · 22 Sep 2020 at 09:16

Joxeon said:
Things might change soon when the new ryzen 4000 chips release in around a month so if you haven't got the GPU yet or have it on pre order then your best hanging on for a bit.

As above.

Zen 3 (4000/5000 series) has its paper launch early October and the hope is that the CPUs will hit the stores within 2 months - hopefully end of October.

jigger · 22 Sep 2020 at 12:28

The trick will be buying a 3080. Some very greasy scalper activities going on apparently.

Joxeon · 22 Sep 2020 at 17:33

jigger said:
The trick will be buying a 3080. Some very greasy scalper activities going on apparently.

I got mine installed today but then the internet went down and is still not back on so haven't been able to play / test it out, first time my internets been down for like 2 years....

chris blackford · 23 Sep 2020 at 17:10

Joxeon said:
If you play at 4K then either CPU would be fine with the ryzen being a bit more future proof with PCIe gen 4.0 but if you play at something like 1080p then the Intel chip will pull slightly ahead.

Things might change soon when the new ryzen 4000 chips release in around a month so if you haven't got the GPU yet or have it on pre order then your best hanging on for a bit.

cool i have a
ASUS ROG Swift PG278Q 27 inch Widescreen LED Gaming Monitor (2560 x 1440 for gaming) and a 2nd monitor for everything else
Samsung LS34J552WQUXEN 34" Ultra Wide LED Monitor - WQHD 3440x1440 cool i mite wait abit see what the spec of the new amd's are than thanks

chris blackford · 23 Sep 2020 at 17:12

jigger said:
The trick will be buying a 3080. Some very greasy scalper activities going on apparently.

yer ive seen that lol i'm ok with waiting on stock to get back in too shops

chris blackford · 23 Sep 2020 at 17:13

Joxeon said:
I got mine installed today but then the internet went down and is still not back on so haven't been able to play / test it out, first time my internets been down for like 2 years....

what cpu you got?

Joxeon · 23 Sep 2020 at 18:09

chris blackford said:
what cpu you got?

A ryzen 5 3600 but will be upgrading to the 5700X once zen 3 is out.

Timgomes · 24 Sep 2020 at 10:24

Why are people even considering AMD for gaming it puzzles me! Lol Go with Intel on this one. 10600k is one of the best gaming cpus you can get today, leaving some room for upgrading in the future.

Also the whole PCI-e debate 3 vs 4 is pointless as there is little to gain. Your best bet is gettingva faster CPU for gaming.

chris blackford · 22 Oct 2020 at 01:26

witch one of the new AMD Ryzen 5000 cpu's are ppl planing on getting?

Zefan · 22 Oct 2020 at 01:28

Timgomes said:
Why are people even considering AMD for gaming it puzzles me! Lol Go with Intel on this one. 10600k is one of the best gaming cpus you can get today, leaving some room for upgrading in the future.

Also the whole PCI-e debate 3 vs 4 is pointless as there is little to gain. Your best bet is gettingva faster CPU for gaming.

Did you miss the news ref AMD being ahead in games now?

chris blackford · 22 Oct 2020 at 01:29

Timgomes said:
Why are people even considering AMD for gaming it puzzles me! Lol Go with Intel on this one. 10600k is one of the best gaming cpus you can get today, leaving some room for upgrading in the future.

Also the whole PCI-e debate 3 vs 4 is pointless as there is little to gain. Your best bet is gettingva faster CPU for gaming.

it's only 0.4Ghz more then the top amd new cpu and intel is like double price

Joxeon · 22 Oct 2020 at 08:48

chris blackford said:
it's only 0.4Ghz more then the top amd new cpu and intel is like double price

Core for core intel is now cheaper.

Temujin · 22 Oct 2020 at 09:14

Core for core intel is now less performant too, no?

CFC-420 · 22 Oct 2020 at 22:25

Yeah, AMD wrekt Intel again, people should hold for 5xxx series now.

Intel will be back though, it's kind of their thing. Took a kick in 15-20 years ago and dominated for the next decade plus.

Chaos666 · 23 Oct 2020 at 18:21

Since you will have to wait for 3080 you might as well wait to see how good is new Zen3 5000 series and then make a decision.