[SOLVED] Should I buy Ryzen 7 5800x or wait for GPU as well

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My plan is to play and stream CS:GO on a semi-pro level with a 144hz monitor.

You might be thinking that I don't need a crazy powerful machine to play csgo because it's almost 10 years old. You don't if you want to play casually 60-144 fps.
I did some research to see what kind of PC I need to play CSGO at over 144fps constantly. I came to a decision to go for ryzen 7 5800x and nvidia 2060 or 3060.
The main problem of this build is the GPU, they are ridiculously expensive right now, and there is a shortage of GPUs in my country's stores. I don't know why or how the market works, but it is something I will not spend money on right now.
Streaming csgo with my current specs gets me 30-50fps. Basically, unplayable.
My current specs are:

MB: Asus h110m-k d3, CPU: i5 6600k, GPU: Radeon rx 580 8gb, RAM: 8gb 1600mhz ddr3, PSU: Seasonic GM 650.

Specs I am going for:
MB: undecided still, CPU: ryzen 7 5800x, GPU: Nvidia RTX 2060 or higher, RAM: 16gb ddr4 3200mhz, PSU: not changing.

The question is, can I buy the CPU and keep my Radeon RX 580 8gb for now? Will it bottleneck? Will there be any problems streaming CSGO while I wait for the GPU prices to go down.
 
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matacar said:
I'm sorry, I actually have no idea what "different brands of USB stick handy" means.
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What I mean is that I have heard that sometimes one particular brand of USB stick isn't recognized so the bios flashback doesn't work. Given that they are very cheap I was suggesting buying a couple of different brands of the USB stick(storage device) just in case.
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hotaru.hino said:
The CPU will determine how much FPS you can potentially get in the first place. If 30-50FPS is the best you can do even at the lowest graphical settings, then yes, you should get a new CPU.
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I do believe you are correct, but I'm scared of something not working or "blowing up" if this system is put together:
CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x, GPU: Radeon rx 580 8gb, RAM: 16gb ddr4 3200Mhz PSU: Seasonic GM 650
 
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matacar said:
I do believe you are correct, but I'm scared of something not working or "blowing up" if this system is put together:
CPU: Ryzen 7 5800x, GPU: Radeon rx 580 8gb, RAM: 16gb ddr4 3200Mhz PSU: Seasonic GM 650
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The only thing that'll be a potential issue is if the motherboard you select is compatible with Ryzen 5000s out of the box. Some boards will ship with a UEFI version that isn't compatible and you can't update it without a compatible processor (or if you can find it, a motherboard that can flash without a CPU).
 
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hotaru.hino said:
The only thing that'll be a potential issue is if the motherboard you select is compatible with Ryzen 5000s out of the box. Some boards will ship with a UEFI version that isn't compatible and you can't update it without a compatible processor (or if you can find it, a motherboard that can flash without a CPU).
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I don't quite understand the flashing thing without cpu and something to do with a USB. Are you saying I need to check if the motherboard has Bios flashback?
 
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Flayed said:
What I mean is that I have heard that sometimes one particular brand of USB stick isn't recognized so the bios flashback doesn't work. Given that they are very cheap I was suggesting buying a couple of different brands of the USB stick(storage device) just in case.
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When you talk about USB, do you mean the one I'll use to install windows with, or something else?
 
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