Question Badly needed cpu/mobo/ram upgrade

[quanger]

Hi. I currently have a well used i7 2700k@4.8ghz that isn't cutting it anymore for 1080p ultra gaming. Im out of the hardware/platform loop so I thought I'd start here. Im looking for something mid-range (price wise) that has good overclocking abilities similar to my current 2700k.

Im looking at:
AMD R5 9600X CPU + GIGABYTE B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard + CORSAIR RGB 32GB D5 6000MHz Black RAM that is $499cad.

Is this worth considering or should I put a bit more money into something more future proof? (I'm thinking more cores/threads)

I did upgrade my videocard a while back which is an rtx 2070 strx. Thanks

 

[LordVile]

Hi. I currently have a well used i7 2700k@4.8ghz that isn't cutting it anymore for 1080p ultra gaming. Im out of the hardware/platform loop so I thought I'd start here. Im looking for something mid-range (price wise) that has good overclocking abilities similar to my current 2700k.

Im looking at:
AMD R5 9600X CPU + GIGABYTE B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard + CORSAIR RGB 32GB D5 6000MHz Black RAM that is $499cad.

Is this worth considering or should I put a bit more money into something more future proof? (I'm thinking more cores/threads)

I did upgrade my videocard a while back which is an rtx 2070 strx. Thanks

You can save money and go 7000 series as performance is pretty much par. The 3D chips are significantly better for gaming

 

[JayGau]

If you want to stick with the 2070, you should not go with a X3D. Those chips are too fast for this GPU and you gonna be bottlenecked, especially if you want to play at ultra settings. But if you expect to upgrade the GPU at some point they are indeed the best gaming CPUs. And I agree with Lordvile about the 9600x. Aside the X3D chips, the Ryzen 9000 series cost more but doesn't give much more performance than the 7000.

 

[quanger]

Looking at a r7 5800x/xt. I think this may be the route to go.

 

[CountMike]

Looking at a r7 5800x/xt. I think this may be the route to go.

That's AM4 and dead platform, AM5 will be good for upgrades for next 3 years.

 

[quanger]

Buy an am5 platform with a 7000series chip?

 

[ohio_buckeye]

7000 series is very viable. If you’re in the USA and have Microcenter near you, check out their bundle deals. They typically have a ryzen 7600x, b650 board and 16gb of ram for 300. Usually you can get the 8 core 7700x with a board and 32gb ram for under 400.

If you really wanted to go cheap and still be on a current platform, you could even go with an a620 board, ryzen 7500f and some ram then toss in your 2070. At least that would get you into a modern platform with an upgrade path where you can update as you get cash.