Hello everyone,
I have the upgrade itch and I wanted advice on whether I should upgrade or not.
My current system:
CPU: Ryzen 1800X
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti
Mobo: MSI X370 Carbon Pro
RAM: 16GB 3200 Hz
I'm playing at 1440p 144hz with Gsync IPS
With the RTX 3000 series on the horizon and the Zen 3 processors supposedly out later this year I'm wanting to upgrade. The new RTX cards will let me experience ray tracing along with DLSS. However, AMD is moving away from the AM4 socket after Zen 3 and with Zen 4 is moving to a new socket and DDR5 apparently. Should I wait for that or go for Zen 3 and an RTX 3080 Ti? My main concern is upgrading to Zen 3 and then Zen 4 coming out a year later and it using DDR5, etc.
What do you guys think?
Edit: Made correction to motherboard
Edit2: I didn't make it apparent, but I'm seeking to do a complete new build, not just putting a new GPU in the current system.
I have the upgrade itch and I wanted advice on whether I should upgrade or not.
My current system:
CPU: Ryzen 1800X
GPU: GTX 1080 Ti
Mobo: MSI X370 Carbon Pro
RAM: 16GB 3200 Hz
I'm playing at 1440p 144hz with Gsync IPS
With the RTX 3000 series on the horizon and the Zen 3 processors supposedly out later this year I'm wanting to upgrade. The new RTX cards will let me experience ray tracing along with DLSS. However, AMD is moving away from the AM4 socket after Zen 3 and with Zen 4 is moving to a new socket and DDR5 apparently. Should I wait for that or go for Zen 3 and an RTX 3080 Ti? My main concern is upgrading to Zen 3 and then Zen 4 coming out a year later and it using DDR5, etc.
What do you guys think?
Edit: Made correction to motherboard
Edit2: I didn't make it apparent, but I'm seeking to do a complete new build, not just putting a new GPU in the current system.
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