[SOLVED] CPU for 2080Ti

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Here's my computer:

i7-4790k@4.7Ghz
16GB DDR3-1866
SSD
850W PSU
1440p 144Hz monitor
Just upgraded to 2080Ti from 1660Ti to try and maximize monitor

The only intensive task I use a PC for is gaming. The problem I have is stuttering, worse in some titles than others. Some games like Assassins Creed stutter on anything over high settings and did not improve one bit from a GPU upgrade. I have tried various things like not overclocking, turned off some of the game options in Windows, etc. They helped minimally, so my guess is this is due to my old CPU which for the most part does fine, but certainly bottlenecks a 2080Ti. After doing pretty extensive research it seems generally that an appropriate Intel processor (9700k or 9900k) is the best for games but leaves no room for upgrade and is more expensive while AMD processors despite having 7nm tech, and equal or more cores and threads do not perform quite as well in games but do much better in other tasks. My main goal is to get rid of the stuttering, but if I am going to upgrade my CPU would prefer to get something that will last at least 3 years or so. So I have 2 questions:

1. Do you think a CPU upgrade will solve the stuttering problem?
2. What is the best value in your opinion? As far as Intel, the 2 I would consider would be the 9700k or 9900k, but hesitate with the 9700k as there is no hyperthreading and hesitate with the 9900k as ~$500 seems a little expensive for 8c/16t. For AMD I would consider the 3800x (right now it is only $10 more than the 3700x) and the 3900x. I don't think I would utilize all the cores in a 3950x.

I am leaning toward the 3800x as the gaming difference between that and a 9900k seems marginal at 1440p and it is ~$150 cheaper. In addition, there would potentially be some chance of not having to switch the motherboard again in the future. Wanted a few opinions before pulling the trigger. Thanks.

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

Assassin's Creed Odyssey stutters on my system too. It's not bad though, like little half-second glitches every so often.

 

[dorsai]

I would buy the Ryzen 3600x for gaming...it wont bottleneck the 2080ti and being cheaper than the 3800x it will allow you to put more money towards a solid motherboard like the MSI Unify x570. The Unify will have the added benefits of PCI-E 4, three M.2 slots, and it will easily handle the next gen Ryzen 4000 series which should show a nice boost over the current 3000 series if the move from 2000 to 3000 was any indicator. I know you said you wanted the CPU to last 3 years or so but a 3600x is a cheap buy at under 200 bucks right now and makes an excellent gaming cpu. Pair the 3600x with some fast 3600mhz ddr4 and you'd be golden for 2 to 3 years and have a solid path for upgrades when needed.