My motherboard died 2 days ago, I had a MSI Z390-A Pro with an i7-9700K with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition, the Z390 is discontinued and I can't find any store that ships motherboards with that chipset to Portugal, I could try the used market or ebay, but I really want to avoid it, ebay from a reputable seller would take 2-4 weeks, which is way too long.
I could buy a cheaper board that is still on stock, but it won't allow my rams to reach their max speed and paying for a downgrade is unthinkable for me.
Unless I can find someone to fix the board, I'll have to upgrade and I can't wait for the next gen because I need my PC for work.
I was thinking of getting a 5800X3D or 5900X or 5950X with a Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 + Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus, I currently have a RTX 2080 + 2x16GB@3000, which I plan on upgrading down the line to a RTX 3080 or RTX 4080 when it releases (I have a gold rated 750w PSU which should work with the 3080).
So my question is really on which CPU to get (if I must), I work mainly with coding and 3D stuff (game dev & VR), I need very high fps for competitive games (CSGO/VALORANT) and I'm aiming for 360+ fps to make use of the 360Hz monitor (I only game at 1080p).
I could buy a cheaper board that is still on stock, but it won't allow my rams to reach their max speed and paying for a downgrade is unthinkable for me.
Unless I can find someone to fix the board, I'll have to upgrade and I can't wait for the next gen because I need my PC for work.
I was thinking of getting a 5800X3D or 5900X or 5950X with a Noctua NH-U12S SE-AM4 + Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus, I currently have a RTX 2080 + 2x16GB@3000, which I plan on upgrading down the line to a RTX 3080 or RTX 4080 when it releases (I have a gold rated 750w PSU which should work with the 3080).
So my question is really on which CPU to get (if I must), I work mainly with coding and 3D stuff (game dev & VR), I need very high fps for competitive games (CSGO/VALORANT) and I'm aiming for 360+ fps to make use of the 360Hz monitor (I only game at 1080p).
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