[SOLVED] CPU and Mobo advice for RTX 2060 Super

[macolyte]

Hi all

I've not upgraded anything on my gaming rig for quite a while so I'm about to buy Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Super and would like a bit of advice on what else I need to upgrade if possible please?

My currents specs are:

MSI GTX 980
I5 4690k
MSI Z97 Gaming 3 Mobo
8gb RAM

I guess the CPU would bottleneck the new GPU? If so, what CPU would be a good purchase and would I need to get a new Mobo? I've been looking at a Ryzen 2600x and Gigabyte B450m Gaming bundle - would that be a decent choice if I was to look at gaming 1440p in the future (I'm 1080p at the moment).

Many thanks in advance!

 

[Lutfij]

Make and model of your PSU and it's age? You'll be fine with a R5 2600 but I'd suggest getting a R7 2700x or even a 300 series processor to pair with that board. You will also need a dual channel DDR4-3200MHz ram kit to get the best out of your Ryzen platform.

 

[macolyte]

Make and model of your PSU and it's age? You'll be fine with a R5 2600 but I'd suggest getting a R7 2700x or even a 300 series processor to pair with that board. You will also need a dual channel DDR4-3200MHz ram kit to get the best out of your Ryzen platform.

Thanks for your quick reply - much appreciated.

I've got a Corsair CX600 PSu that's about 4 years old.
I'm going to get the Vengeance LPX 16GB 3000Mhz DDR4 RAM as well.