Question Bottleneck or overkill any of these?

[gabecz]

Hi
my current setup is due to a full upgrade. Gigabyte Z370P D3, I7-8700k and an rtx3070 with 2x16gb 3600mhz ddr4 ram.
my plan would be MSI PRO Z790-S WiFi ProSeries, I7-12700K, 2x16gb 6000mhz ddr5, and rtx5070 (if i'm lucky enough to get one of those)
My question is if it's a balanced quartett or i'm having something out of balance?
4K gaming (on 65" QN90D) on ultra settings, but must add, i'm not an fps junkie.

without the RTX50 series i wouldn't get much improvement upgrading mobo-ram-cpu though right? i mean i can do the upgrade but the vga then wait for a good deal on it.

i have aTX850 80 plus bronze. and a spare RM750x

 

[Lutfij]

The GPU is going to be available in February, I'd wait to see the car din reviewers hands before you decide on pulling the trigger for a purchase and by that, hold off your entire upgrade path for now.

 

[gabecz]

yeah that's probably a good idea, however... and i'm not. trying to forcefully burn money here, but it'd maybe better to do one part of the upgrade (spending $400) now and the other part of $500+ a month or two later instead of dropping a grand at once. I know same amount of money etc but psychologically probably would be a less painful move.
but logically yes what if the RTX50 series will deliver garbage and to deliver significantly better quality i have to buy a $1000+ GPU because of that, i must consider waiting.

anyhow the supporting hardware (mobo-cpu-ram) has to be upgraded at some time this year and i don't really see the point of going higher than 12th gen as of today. for my needs.

i sit n wait a month though. that won't hurt.

 

[Why_Me]

yeah that's probably a good idea, however... and i'm not. trying to forcefully burn money here, but it'd maybe better to do one part of the upgrade (spending $400) now and the other part of $500+ a month or two later instead of dropping a grand at once. I know same amount of money etc but psychologically probably would be a less painful move.
but logically yes what if the RTX50 series will deliver garbage and to deliver significantly better quality i have to buy a $1000+ GPU because of that, i must consider waiting.

anyhow the supporting hardware (mobo-cpu-ram) has to be upgraded at some time this year and i don't really see the point of going higher than 12th gen as of today. for my needs.

i sit n wait a month though. that won't hurt.

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CPU: *Intel Core i5-12600KF 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor ($139.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: *ID-COOLING FROZN A620 PRO SE 58 CFM CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: *ASRock Z690 Steel Legend ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($135.00 @ Amazon)
Total: $304.98
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[geofelt]

No question, the i7-8700 part needs the first upgrade. RTX3070 is still a competent card.
Z790 is a good platform upgrade, and 12700k is a fair cpu upgrade.
You might find a good deal on a new 13700k. Because of 13/14 gen fears, those processors are under pressure.
If one updates motherboard bios to currency and does not play with voltages you are safe.

Then, you will have a good idea of what the graphics capability may need to be.
If you are not into fast action gaming, you may not even need a new card at all.