Hello. I'm having a problem deciding what to upgrade first.
What I have:
-Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-CF Mobo
-i5 4690k 3.5 ghz
-Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo air cooler
-32GB Ram
-MSI Gtx 1070 8GB vRam
-Using 47in tv in PC mode for monitor
-750 watt Modular power supply
What I might get:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bYWdnL
(if link doesn't work)
-z490 Mobo
-i5 10600k
-any air/aio liquid cooler
-DDR4 Ram
Most games run great with only slight stutters once in awhile but what really bugs me is a lot of straight lines are choppy looking more so with far off lines. I was thinking about upgrading to a RTX 3080 but those seem to be sold out until 2021 so I figure why not upgrade mobo, processor, and RAM? Maybe my processor is bottlenecking my GPU? My buddy hates intel and suggests I go with AMD considering that Zen 3 stuff is coming out tomorrow but I've only ever had Intel and this pc has been running almost every game at max/ultra settings with very little problems for the last 5-6 years. (upgraded GPU from 970 during that time) I have no loyalty to Intel or AMD I just want what's going to run everything in ultra settings, I game a lot. I have around $1000 budget give or take a couple hundred.
Any and all advice would be very helpful. Thank you in advance.
What I have:
-Gigabyte Z97X-UD3H-CF Mobo
-i5 4690k 3.5 ghz
-Coolermaster Hyper 212 Evo air cooler
-32GB Ram
-MSI Gtx 1070 8GB vRam
-Using 47in tv in PC mode for monitor
-750 watt Modular power supply
What I might get:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bYWdnL
(if link doesn't work)
-z490 Mobo
-i5 10600k
-any air/aio liquid cooler
-DDR4 Ram
Most games run great with only slight stutters once in awhile but what really bugs me is a lot of straight lines are choppy looking more so with far off lines. I was thinking about upgrading to a RTX 3080 but those seem to be sold out until 2021 so I figure why not upgrade mobo, processor, and RAM? Maybe my processor is bottlenecking my GPU? My buddy hates intel and suggests I go with AMD considering that Zen 3 stuff is coming out tomorrow but I've only ever had Intel and this pc has been running almost every game at max/ultra settings with very little problems for the last 5-6 years. (upgraded GPU from 970 during that time) I have no loyalty to Intel or AMD I just want what's going to run everything in ultra settings, I game a lot. I have around $1000 budget give or take a couple hundred.
Any and all advice would be very helpful. Thank you in advance.
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