I've finally talked the wife into letting me really upgrade my pc but not all at once. I'm buying a new case since mine was a very budget case 3 years ago and also just upgraded to a new 750w PSU. I'm trying to decide if CPU or GPU goes first as well as which to go to. I've put my current specs below, but basically I've got a recently purchased MSI Pro B550-VC MB, so I want to stay AM4. CPU is Ryzen 5 3600 and GPU is a RX 5600 XT. I'm looking at either a Ryzen 9-5900X or Ryzen 7-5800X3D, and then possibly a RX 6800 or RTX 4060ti when it comes out (or maybe 3070ti?). The 4070ti is a bit pricey for my tastes. I have a 32" 1440 monitor so going back to 1080 hurts my eyes.
Honestly, the only two games I currently play are ESO and Destiny 2, but my son uses it for several others, including RDR2 and Witcher 3. Currently, when playing ESO on high or better I get around 100-120 fps and my GPU is sittling near 100% utilization. CPU sits around 25%. I haven't tested it with Destiny 2 or others, but I've read the X3D really makes a difference in D2. What are your thoughts on upgrades now vs later or am I wasting money? I've only ever had budget builds, and really want something I can set to high or better and not worry about it @ 1440.
Current build (case I'm buying in ())
MSI PRO B550-VC ATX AM4
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
(Stock AMD CPU Cooler will be upgraded with CPU)
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB DDR4-3200 CL16
2x WD Black SN770 M.2
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB)
Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower (Lian Li LANCOOL 216X)
ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 750 80+ Gold
MSI Optix 31.5" 1440 165hz Curved Monitor
Honestly, the only two games I currently play are ESO and Destiny 2, but my son uses it for several others, including RDR2 and Witcher 3. Currently, when playing ESO on high or better I get around 100-120 fps and my GPU is sittling near 100% utilization. CPU sits around 25%. I haven't tested it with Destiny 2 or others, but I've read the X3D really makes a difference in D2. What are your thoughts on upgrades now vs later or am I wasting money? I've only ever had budget builds, and really want something I can set to high or better and not worry about it @ 1440.
Current build (case I'm buying in ())
MSI PRO B550-VC ATX AM4
AMD Ryzen 5 3600
(Stock AMD CPU Cooler will be upgraded with CPU)
G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB DDR4-3200 CL16
2x WD Black SN770 M.2
PowerColor Red Dragon Radeon RX 5600 XT (6 GB)
Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower (Lian Li LANCOOL 216X)
ADATA XPG CORE Reactor 750 80+ Gold
MSI Optix 31.5" 1440 165hz Curved Monitor