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So just two days ago I got my Christmas bonus, and as it usually goes when holding onto a bigger pile of cash, I ended up on the local used hardware site, and of course I came across a great used deal on a Zotac 1080Ti graphics card. So I said f*** it, let's go. I got it and replaced my Nitro+ RX 580 with it.
Obviously the change is huge, Cyberpunk plays just fine maxed out 1080p capped at 60fps, barely ever drops into the 50s. Forza Horizon 4 also caps at 60 maxed out - not much improvement there though, RX 580 could already get close to that.
However, I don't play Cyberpunk only, I also play a lot of CPU demanding games, like a heavily modded Cities: Skylines, the occasional Warzone and Counter Strike, SCII, and a whole lot of other titles. And my rig is... a bit outdated.
Specifically:
-Some old crappy motherboard from an Acer workstation
-Intel Core i7-2600
-4x4GB DDR3 running @1333MHz of course
Other than this, I have 2x 1TB SATA SSDs, a Seasonic Core GM650 80+ Gold PSU, and a fancy-ass (although very crap to build) Jonsbo UMX3 case.
So of course, now that I have the 1080ti instead of my good old RX 580 in there, I guess it's time for a platform upgrade.
Of course I'd like to go Ryzen, wanted to jump into that for years but always was too lazy to make the move. Question is:
- Does Zen3 (5000 series) provide much more performance than the 3000 series? Getting a 5000 series CPU right now where I live is a pain, barely can find any, and if there is, it's damn expensive. Would you consider the Ryzen 5 3600 a good value today, or should I instead wait for the latest generation's prices to drop a bit?
- Since I'm moving to AM4, I'm thinking about an NVMe SSD in addition to my existing SATA SSDs, so that I can install Windows on a faster drive. Does NVMe provide a noticable improvement over SATA SSDs? I don't really need more storage than I have now, so I'd only go forward with this if it brings significant improvement.
-Does AMD's stock cooler work well, or should I look into an aftermarket solution? Currently I do have an old cooler on my Intel setup, but it sure doesn't have AM4 compatibility. I like my system quiet.
-I currently have two 24" 1080p 60hz displays, and I was looking into getting a third one anyway (I do a lot of coding). Can a 1080ti still power a 1080p high refresh-rate monitor, or is it falling short on that these days? If it's worth it for me to get such a display, do you have any recommendations? I don't like "gamer-looking" displays, something as subtle as can be, and 24" would be best.
Thanks for those who found time to read through this short story of mine. Happy holidays!
Obviously the change is huge, Cyberpunk plays just fine maxed out 1080p capped at 60fps, barely ever drops into the 50s. Forza Horizon 4 also caps at 60 maxed out - not much improvement there though, RX 580 could already get close to that.
However, I don't play Cyberpunk only, I also play a lot of CPU demanding games, like a heavily modded Cities: Skylines, the occasional Warzone and Counter Strike, SCII, and a whole lot of other titles. And my rig is... a bit outdated.
Specifically:
-Some old crappy motherboard from an Acer workstation
-Intel Core i7-2600
-4x4GB DDR3 running @1333MHz of course
Other than this, I have 2x 1TB SATA SSDs, a Seasonic Core GM650 80+ Gold PSU, and a fancy-ass (although very crap to build) Jonsbo UMX3 case.
So of course, now that I have the 1080ti instead of my good old RX 580 in there, I guess it's time for a platform upgrade.
Of course I'd like to go Ryzen, wanted to jump into that for years but always was too lazy to make the move. Question is:
- Does Zen3 (5000 series) provide much more performance than the 3000 series? Getting a 5000 series CPU right now where I live is a pain, barely can find any, and if there is, it's damn expensive. Would you consider the Ryzen 5 3600 a good value today, or should I instead wait for the latest generation's prices to drop a bit?
- Since I'm moving to AM4, I'm thinking about an NVMe SSD in addition to my existing SATA SSDs, so that I can install Windows on a faster drive. Does NVMe provide a noticable improvement over SATA SSDs? I don't really need more storage than I have now, so I'd only go forward with this if it brings significant improvement.
-Does AMD's stock cooler work well, or should I look into an aftermarket solution? Currently I do have an old cooler on my Intel setup, but it sure doesn't have AM4 compatibility. I like my system quiet.
-I currently have two 24" 1080p 60hz displays, and I was looking into getting a third one anyway (I do a lot of coding). Can a 1080ti still power a 1080p high refresh-rate monitor, or is it falling short on that these days? If it's worth it for me to get such a display, do you have any recommendations? I don't like "gamer-looking" displays, something as subtle as can be, and 24" would be best.
Thanks for those who found time to read through this short story of mine. Happy holidays!
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