z999z3mystorys
the resolution is also a factor, at 1080p you'll have the CPU be a limiting factor, at 4k it'll be less so. it's also not just a question of if the CPU will be a limiting factor, but how much, and with what games. That isn't to say a CPU/motherboard upgrade isn't a good idea, but how badly it's needed can vary depending on what resolution your playing at.

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Even at 4K your CPU will be holding you back some with a 3080.

It will work, you'll just be leaving some performance untapped compared to newer (especially overclocked) CPUs.

Edit: I say this because I saw a 3090 review were an Intel 8700K (stock, no OC) actually showed very small gains at 4K (6 to 7%) over the 3080 compared to other reviewers that used Intel 9 and 10 series chips that were overclocked to 5GHz or a little more (10 to 20% gains at 4K over the 3080).

You would be surprised to see how many games struggle even at 60 fps on these old quad cores. RDR2, ANTHEM, KCD are just some examples.

Whats the best ram for ryzen 3900XT? for gaming

ShaconBacon

dcell
My old rig is still running decently (sans a good video card).
When I can finally snag a 3080, will my old i7-4790K (4 GHz) be sufficient?
Thanks for advice...

I mean, it would work so maybe get the 3080 and then get a new CPU & MOBO whenever you can afford it. I wouldn't get the 3070 because for the extra ~$200 you are getting a lot. Just my opinion tho... good luck on whatever you choose!

Agreed, something will always be the bottleneck so may as well get the gpu you want now and get the cpu to better match it down the road. Would suck for your 4790 to die next year and be stuck with a 3070 and a 10900k. Lol

Get the card now, then upgrade your PC later.. Or save the money and wait. It all depends on the games you're going to play and the resolution/Hz.  If the card you have is so old it runs like crap on basic games, it might be a good upgrade. Then when you build a new PC the card will have the horsepower to keep up.

But if your current games are running fine for you, and you want to play newer games that will require a better CPU, waiting until you build a new PC to upgrade might be the better deal, especially if it won't be for another 6 months or so.

If you can't buy a new PC and will be stuck with that one for a good while still, just wait and get a 3070.  You'll get the best performance your PC will be able to handle and it will add Raytracing, and DLSS.

high core low clock cpus don’t perform well in games, that is why is Still top king for gaming. Wait until RYZEN 4th gen where they focusing on clock speed.

Short story yes it will bottleneck, at 4k resolutions its not a severe bottleneck about 8%. 1440p is a significant bottleneck about 18%, and 1080p your losing about 45% of you frames. You can minimize this until you upgrade your CPU, most 4790ks will run 4.6ghz+OC.

https://www.tomshardware....cpu-scaling-benchmarks

tasso11000
I7 10700K and i9 10900K seems to be the best if you want high frames  in games according to benchmark.s 

Yeah, the 10900k if you want to more future proof your cpu.. The 10850k is almost as good and you can actually buy it at msrp unlike the 900..

tristanmag

tasso11000
I7 10700K and i9 10900K seems to be the best if you want high frames  in games according to benchmark.s 

Yeah, the 10900k if you want to more future proof your cpu.. The 10850k is almost as good and you can actually buy it at msrp unlike the 900..

I’m planning to upgrade my i7 6700K with either a RYZEN 4th gen (if they Perform well in games) or wait for 10NM intel this spring for PCIE gen 4 support. 

Its a sad day that the 4790k is being retired. 

Yeah, bummed to see it finally start to become obsolete, but it had a pretty solid run. Definitely want to see how bad the performance hit is in certain games though.