[SOLVED] Upgrade route questions

[Josh184]

So I have a 7700k ,32gbs of 3ghz ram and a gtx1080. Given the cost of graphics cards sky rocketing and availability being crap is there any real options for a cpu upgrade that would actually increase performance for a rational cost or would I just waste money only to end up with a bottleneck. I'm looking of this as a bridge to hold me over til sanity returns to the diy market

 

[tennis2]

Are you looking for a "drop-in" replacement on your existing mobo? If so, then no, you're maxed out.

If you have the funds, buying a new CPU (AMD or Intel) would also require a new mobo.

My recommendation: If you're not severely CPU-limited right now (check your GPU usage % in game), then hold off till late 2021 or early 2022 when AMD and Intel release their DDR5 systems.

 

[alceryes]

(assuming we're talking about gaming)
What resolution do you play at?
What games?

The 7700k is still a decent CPU. At 1080p you'll probably get a few FPS in some games, in some scenarios. But this will vary, game by game. It's not really worth it to upgrade anything now.

 

[Eximo]

7700k @ 5Ghz - delidded, water cooled (but not liquid metal)
GTX1080 @ 2100Mhz
2x8GB DDR4 3000Mhz
1440p 144hz

Most of the games I play run fine. Cyberpunk 2077 the latest poster child for excessive requirements, claims a 60FPS at medium settings. A few compromises here and there and 100+ FPS is not a problem for most other games.

I'm either going to hold out for DDR5/PCIe 5.0 or maybe pick up the last revision of the Ryzen 5000 series, and try to snag a RTX 30 series when the miners are done with them, Might just hold out until next gen as well. Kind of want to see what Intel brings to the field.

I also have it in my mind to try my hand at BIOS hacking and pick up a 9700k to drop in to my Z270 board. But that has a lot of risks. Probably consider it here in a few months. In that scenario, I would have a backup plan to simply buy a CPU/Motherboard if something goes wrong.

 

[Josh184]

Yea I'm running msi m7 z270 gaming with the 7700k so I figured 8700k 9700k or 9900k with a z390 if I did anything at all but at 800-2500 for a gpu I'll wait for the 4080 to come out before I change cards