Question Penny-Wise or Pound-Foolish?

[vwcrusher]

I could use some advice; My current system is over 6 years old and crashes periodically playing FO76. However that is not the primary use of the system; Adobe Lightroom is, and it takes quite a long time to load my 24000 image catalog. Its time to upgrade.

At any rate the question is to wait until Zen 2 is available (just a few months) or to consider the great value of a 2700X. My monitor is a 1440p 60Hz, and the video card is a GTX 1070 ti overclocked. I should also mention that I have also purchased a new case (FD R6) and PSU (Seasonic Focus+ 650 Gold) in anticipation of the build. I also planned to purchase 2 NVMe drives (500GB for W10 and Applications and a 1TB for data)

Given what we know or at least anticipate from Zen 2, would I even notice a difference in performance between the 2700X and 3700X?
Thanks for any guidance.....

 

[Deleted member 14196]

The 2700 X is a wonderful processor is great at hosting VM’s and doing tons of heavy workload stuff. Plus you’ll pay more for the newer architecture if you wait but it’s totally up to you because you would see even more performance gains if you wait

 

[Rogue Leader]

The 2700X is a killer deal right now. While Zen 2 will be an improvement, I don't think its going to make a massive difference in gaming performance. I'd do the 2700X.

 

[vwcrusher]

The 2700X is a killer deal right now. While Zen 2 will be an improvement, I don't think its going to make a massive difference in gaming performance. I'd do the 2700X.

Thanks, when you say 'massive,' what difference do you think it will make?

 

[Rogue Leader]

Thanks, when you say 'massive,' what difference do you think it will make?

Really hard to say for sure. But I'd sat the 2700X will have no problem with any game in tbhe next 5 years, so the additional performance of the newer CPUs aren't going to have a huge overall effect on game play.