Tldr at bottom
So the newest component of my PC is the GPU.... an R9 fury circa 2015.
I'm a casual gamer, but I like big open worlds with high detail and strategy games like Civ6. I know big open world games are gpu intensive and civ type games are cpu intensive.
So the next game I intend on buying is probably Starfield. Obviously it's still a ways out, but I would like the "best" experience while playing it.
I'm looking for the best gaming MoBo, CPU, and Ram combo that might not be too obsolete by the time it comes out, but I have a lack of understanding with what that would be. Nor what an upgrade path would be for high end stuff. For example, a threadripper has tons of useless cores for me, but a high bandwidth, compared to a ryzen7 or 9, which has a higher clock speed but less bandwidth.
I know the GPU will need an upgrade, but I'm not in a hurry.
Tldr: I don't need a Ferrari to deliver pizzas, but I'm still looking for the most effective and fastest way to deliver pizzas.
Budget isn't really an issue but I don't want to spend $5000 when $2000 will accomplish everything I need for the next 7 years.
I have a preference for AMD, but am unopposed to intel options, since I have to get a new Mobo anyways.
So the newest component of my PC is the GPU.... an R9 fury circa 2015.
I'm a casual gamer, but I like big open worlds with high detail and strategy games like Civ6. I know big open world games are gpu intensive and civ type games are cpu intensive.
So the next game I intend on buying is probably Starfield. Obviously it's still a ways out, but I would like the "best" experience while playing it.
I'm looking for the best gaming MoBo, CPU, and Ram combo that might not be too obsolete by the time it comes out, but I have a lack of understanding with what that would be. Nor what an upgrade path would be for high end stuff. For example, a threadripper has tons of useless cores for me, but a high bandwidth, compared to a ryzen7 or 9, which has a higher clock speed but less bandwidth.
I know the GPU will need an upgrade, but I'm not in a hurry.
Tldr: I don't need a Ferrari to deliver pizzas, but I'm still looking for the most effective and fastest way to deliver pizzas.
Budget isn't really an issue but I don't want to spend $5000 when $2000 will accomplish everything I need for the next 7 years.
I have a preference for AMD, but am unopposed to intel options, since I have to get a new Mobo anyways.