GTX 1080 or Ryzen 5 2600x?

[jakobjanosi2]

So right now i have a GTX 1060 and Ryzen 3 1300x. My budget is 600$ but i dont know what to upgrade to. now i have money for a 1080. But i can only buy One of the items, so i can't buy both. If so i need to wait for like 4 month. Whats the best upgrade for a good gaming PC? More pecs info RAM: 16GB ballistix sport LT/ HDD: 2T/ SSD/MP500 and kingstone 480gb/ Motherboard: AX370 gaming K3. I dont know if the 1080 is going to overpower the Ryzen 3 1300x. I mean maybe the GPU is to good for the CPU or should it be good to buy a 1080? Or a Ryzen 5 2600x? I would go for the 1080 but i whant some good advice from a professional.

 

[kindangrysliceofpie]

The 1080 will definitely bottleneck the r3. Upgrade the CPU first (you’ll notice a difference so games will run smoother). I suggest getting the Ryzen 5 2600, no X. It’s a better buy for around $30-$60 cheaper.

 

[volkgren]

Used GPUs are pretty cheap right now. You can get an EVGA GTX 1070 for $250 and they are still under the 3-year second hand buyer warranty.

 

[mdd1963]

2600 and a 1070 or 1080 is a reasonable price total if you can't swing an 8400 or 8600K....

 

[jakobjanosi2]

The 1080 will definitely bottleneck the r3. Upgrade the CPU first (you’ll notice a difference so games will run smoother). I suggest getting the Ryzen 5 2600, no X. It’s a better buy for around $30-$60 cheaper.

Ok, but is it necessary to buy a water or a better air cooler to the CPU. On my Ryzen 3 right now i get around 45-50 degrees. I don't want to waste money on a water cooler.

 

[volkgren]

You can definitely use the R5 2600 without an aftermarket cooler. If you wanted to overclock then you would need a better cooler.

 

[jakobjanosi2]

You can definitely use the R5 2600 without an aftermarket cooler. If you wanted to overclock then you would need a better cooler.

Yeah ok. But i don't think im going to overclock the CPU so im good with the stock cooler.

 

[jakobjanosi2]

The 1080 will definitely bottleneck the r3. Upgrade the CPU first (you’ll notice a difference so games will run smoother). I suggest getting the Ryzen 5 2600, no X. It’s a better buy for around $30-$60 cheaper.

So if i get a Ryzen 5 2600, i won't bottleneck the 1080 if i buy the 1080 with the R5?

 

[volkgren]

The 1080 will definitely bottleneck the r3. Upgrade the CPU first (you’ll notice a difference so games will run smoother). I suggest getting the Ryzen 5 2600, no X. It’s a better buy for around $30-$60 cheaper.

So if i get a Ryzen 5 2600, i won't bottleneck the 1080 if i buy the 1080 with the R5?

Generally speaking, no bottleneck. But games are all coded differently and some do well while others do poorly.

 

[jakobjanosi2]

The 1080 will definitely bottleneck the r3. Upgrade the CPU first (you’ll notice a difference so games will run smoother). I suggest getting the Ryzen 5 2600, no X. It’s a better buy for around $30-$60 cheaper.

So if i get a Ryzen 5 2600, i won't bottleneck the 1080 if i buy the 1080 with the R5?

Generally speaking, no bottleneck. But games are all coded differently and some do well while others do poorly.

Ok. just one question. I have used userbenchmark to look at the difference between. - ex GPU, CPU etc etc. Do you think the site is legit so i dont get wrong. Just typ in ex Ryzen 7 1700 vs i7 7700k and go to userbenchmark. Can you tell if the site is trustworthy?

 

[volkgren]

If you look at the single-core and multi-core performance, not just the average score, then yes it's a pretty fair comparison of CPUs. Just keep in mind it's a synthetic benchmark not actual games. Also it's not good to compare GPUs on there since it only uses DX10 while most games are DX11 and DX12.

 

[jakobjanosi2]

If you look at the single-core and multi-core performance, not just the average score, then yes it's a pretty fair comparison of CPUs. Just keep in mind it's a synthetic benchmark not actual games. Also it's not good to compare GPUs on there since it only uses DX10 while most games are DX11 and DX12.

Ohh okay. Because i use directx 11 on like gta v and stuff like that.