[SOLVED] Ryzen 2700X or I7-9700 for 1440p gaming?

[cynicoren]

Hello,

I'm building a new system for gaming ( 95% of the time that the computer will run, 5% will be mostly internet surfing), and I have this build:

Monitor - ASUS 27'' PG279Q 2K (1440p) 4ms 165Hz G-Sync

AMD Octa Core Ryzen 7 2700X 4.3Ghz AM4 BOX
Gigabyte X470 AORUS ULTRA GAMING
V-Color 16G (2x8G) 3000Mhz RED HEATSINK
XPG 480G S11 PCIE GEN3X4 M.2 2280 HEATSINK RED
MSI GeForce RTX2070 8G Up To 1620Mhz ARMOR
Corsair 650W 80+ GOLD RM650X Modular
Fractal Design Define R6 Black TG
(a couple of HDD's and 1 SSD)

Does it make any sense to change the CPU to a 9700, obviously adding a simple air cooler (adding about 150$ in my country) and getting an Intel Mobo in the same league (and add 30$ more)?

Thanks!

 

[vMax]

No it does not unless you are after competitive high refresh rate gaming where the 9700 will be better but if you just want a great 1440p experience then the GPU will ultimately make more of a difference and the 2070 is more than up to the job...I have the Gigabyte Aorus 2070 and can confirm that 1440p gaming on the 2070 is great....yes the 9700 will push more frames but the 2700X or even the 2700 is just better value..you just have to balance cost with performance...If performance is the most important on gaming then the 9700...

 

[coozie7]

No, the FPS gains are just not worth the cost.