People always ask "Shall i upgrade my CPU to <some-shiny-new-techwonder>?"
Pros always counter-ask "What is your GPU?"
Very often it turns out that the contemporary builder-mantra "Order of decisions: 1. Monitor, 2. GPU, 3. CPU; And always use an SSD, fool!" is relevant for upgrades as well.
Aka: Even "venerable" i7-xx00 or i7-xx00k will suffice, unless going for, well, very high resolutions bundled with a NV RTX 2080 Ti. Yes, i exaggerate, but not by much.
All new tests for new CPUs always use a NV RTX 2080 Ti, to "show the power of the mighty new CPU", but, in reality, ... well, i'll give an example:
I have a GTX 1070, on 1440p@144, and a Ryzen 1600X.
Will a Ryzen 3000 improve my fps? Guess? 5%? Probably not even that. And it will even cost more power aka true $ per year...
Would downgrading to a i7-3770 reduce my fps? Guess? 5%? Maybe, but not far from that.
So, question to serious pros: Would that table make sense, as representing 95% of gamers settings?
4k@144/Maxed details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
4k@60/Good Details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
1440p@144/Maxed details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
1440p@60/Good details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
1080p@144/Maxed details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
1080p@60Hz/Good Details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
I wish Tom's HW had such a list for orientation... Do you?
Cheers,
Ragnar G.D.
Pros always counter-ask "What is your GPU?"
Very often it turns out that the contemporary builder-mantra "Order of decisions: 1. Monitor, 2. GPU, 3. CPU; And always use an SSD, fool!" is relevant for upgrades as well.
Aka: Even "venerable" i7-xx00 or i7-xx00k will suffice, unless going for, well, very high resolutions bundled with a NV RTX 2080 Ti. Yes, i exaggerate, but not by much.
All new tests for new CPUs always use a NV RTX 2080 Ti, to "show the power of the mighty new CPU", but, in reality, ... well, i'll give an example:
I have a GTX 1070, on 1440p@144, and a Ryzen 1600X.
Will a Ryzen 3000 improve my fps? Guess? 5%? Probably not even that. And it will even cost more power aka true $ per year...
Would downgrading to a i7-3770 reduce my fps? Guess? 5%? Maybe, but not far from that.
So, question to serious pros: Would that table make sense, as representing 95% of gamers settings?
4k@144/Maxed details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
4k@60/Good Details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
1440p@144/Maxed details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
1440p@60/Good details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
1080p@144/Maxed details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
1080p@60Hz/Good Details - Which GPUs can do that? - Which CPUs can feed that?
I wish Tom's HW had such a list for orientation... Do you?
Cheers,
Ragnar G.D.