Question Bottlenecking

[symmxtric]

Going to build a new PC in a few months and I wanted to switch over to AMD. The GPU that I will be purchasing is an EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Super, now I wasn't sure if I should go with the AMD Ryzen 7 2700x, or to pay a few hundred more to get the Ryzen 7 3700x... I'm wondering if the 2700x would bottleneck, or if getting the 3700x is worth the extra money.

 

[sizzling]

What resolution and Hz is your monitor?
What types of games do you play?
What RAM will you use including speed?

 

[symmxtric]

What resolution and Hz is your monitor? What types of games do you play?
What RAM will you use including speed?

144hz Monitor, I play Overwatch, Fortnite, CSGO, PUBG. The ram Im going to use will be: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 2 x 8GB DDR4-3200 PC4-25600.

 

[j3ster]

at 1920x1080 i can see that something like the 2070 super can bottleneck most processors especially mid-range CPUs.

going for 3700x would also be good but not entirely necessary even the 3700x would bottleneck the 2070 super at 1080p 144hz id assume, especially e-sports titles that arent really gpu intensive.

if its 1440p 144hz then you should be fine with the 2700x + 2070 super.

 

[sizzling]

1080p or 1440p?

 

[mdd1963]

I'd go 3700, and, make up the missing 100 MHz of the 3700X with a few keystrokes in an overclock...

 

[symmxtric]

1080p or 1440p?

1080p

 

[sizzling]

1080p

In which case then go 3700/3700X, you will benefit from the extra single core performance.