[SOLVED] Upgrading GPU - Do I Need Anything Else?

[k3nobi]

I've decided to buy a RTX 3080 to upgrade my 1070TI after about 5 years of use. So far, I know I will have to replace my power supply as well since my old one isn't good enough. Should I anticipate anything else having to be upgraded?

My current specs are:

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TI --> GeForce RTX 3080
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Power: Seasonic FOCUS GX-650 --> Seasonic FOCUS GX-850
MOBO: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK AM4 AMD B350

 

[Nighthawk117]

I've decided to buy a RTX 3080 to upgrade my 1070TI after about 5 years of use. So far, I know I will have to replace my power supply as well since my old one isn't good enough. Should I anticipate anything else having to be upgraded?

My current specs are:

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 TI --> GeForce RTX 3080
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Power: Seasonic FOCUS GX-650 --> Seasonic FOCUS GX-850
MOBO: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK AM4 AMD B350

The PSU is the only immediate change required. However it's a very powerful GPU for a Ryzen 1600, you will likely want a CPU upgrade at some point to get the most out of it.

 

[logainofhades]

As mentioned above, a CPU upgrade would be a very good idea. There appears to be a beta bios out, for your board, that would allow you to drop in a Ryzen 5000 series cpu.

 

[k3nobi]

As mentioned above, a CPU upgrade would be a very good idea. There appears to be a beta bios out, for your board, that would allow you to drop in a Ryzen 5000 series cpu.

I'll look into new CPU. Could you explain a little more about the beta bios?

 

[logainofhades]

Ryzen 5000 was never intended to run on 300 series boards. AMD didn't even consider it, until fairly recently. I believe it was a move to maintain market share, due to how good Alder Lake is.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/b350-tomahawk/support

 

[k3nobi]

Ryzen 5000 was never intended to run on 300 series boards. AMD didn't even consider it, until fairly recently. I believe it was a move to maintain market share, due to how good Alder Lake is.

https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/b350-tomahawk/support

Yeah, I can see that this BIOS update is very new. Are there many known issues?

 

[logainofhades]

I know Hardware Unboxed has been using it, with a 5800x3d, for some of its recent videos, so I would say it is working as intended.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HqE03SpdOs

 

[PsychoPsyops]

Yeah, cpu upgrade to avoid bottleneck.
And don't forget a clean install for nvidia display drivers!