You’re definitely buying at a tricky time, especially since we should be seeing replacements for the 5700XT rolling in soon—hopefully within the first month.
If you absolutely have to pull the trigger right now, fine. I'd suggest pushing that Ryzen 5 1600 to 3.9GHz alongside the RX 5700XT; it's not like you're forced to swap out the CPU immediately.
Jonathan Ramos32 said:You’d probably need to swap out the motherboard... which means an R5 3600 is really the only viable option here.
If you're running a 300 series chipset board, there's talk about some BIOS tweaks making it work.
Alexander Moore67 said:Just walk us through your logic there—the only real way to go is upgrading to the Ryzen 5000 series.
Actually, the 3000 series is a solid upgrade too; you get an 18% IPC boost, 400-500MHz more clock speed, and potentially even more cores. On Intel platforms before Ryzen came along, you'd have to wait through three whole generations and two different sockets just to get something similar without adding extra cores.
I’m skeptical that this specific hardware 2 is powerful enough to push those kinds of frame rates on the latest version of Fortnite. If we were talking about making the jump from a 60Hz display to a 144Hz one, I might see the logic, but since he’s already running a 144Hz monitor—which features AMD FreeSync, and knowing NVIDIA supports it under the "G-Sync Compatible" label—this whole argument falls flat.
Besides, let's be real: he’d have to be in that tiny 0.3% of global gamers who could actually perceive the difference between 144Hz and 240Hz.
Jonathan Ramos32 said:Which CPU should I pair with an EVGA RTX 3070 for 1080p at 60fps? Should I go with a Ryzen 1600, a Ryzen 1600AF, or a Ryzen 3600??? Or is my current Ryzen 1600 @ 3.9GHz OC actually enough?.....
There is absolutely no point in swapping a 1600 for a refresh that only offers a measly 3% IPC bump and maybe a tiny bit more overclocking headroom (like the 1600AF or 2600).
If I were in your shoes, I'd hold out for the Ryzen 5 5600 (non-X). If you're going through the trouble of upgrading, you might as well jump straight to the latest generation.
I’d suggest hunting around for a used NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070. I haven't been keeping a close eye on the secondhand market lately, but you could likely snag one for somewhere in the $120 to $150 range $433. It’s a step up from the AMD Radeon RX 580; you'll see much better frame rates and overall performance
In the end, it settles in under $333, which is roughly $165 here in the States. That's for this specific capacity, but there are options for other sizes too.
There’s no such thing as an Intel Core i7 3800. If you actually meant the i7-3820, that won't even fit in your motherboard (you've got a 2011 socket). Even if it did, that's Sandy Bridge architecture, which has weaker single-core performance than what you're running now. You might see a slight bump in multi-core tasks thanks to HT, but let's be honest—it wouldn't even be considered an upgrade over your current setup...
An RTX 2060 Super would definitely bottleneck your CPU. I'm not sure exactly how much of a hit that takes specifically within Resolve, but you're going to run into a bottleneck for sure. Realistically, you need to start looking at upgrading your entire platform.
Look, that LG you're eyeing only has a 2560x1080 resolution on a 34" screen, which honestly isn't ideal if you're doing any serious video editing or design work...
Like I mentioned before, you just can't find a 34" 21:9 3440x1440p IPS panel at that price point... The cheapest options are here:
And even those are incredibly cheap compared to what they used to cost (around 5-6 $0.00)
BTW, that sale on the Xiaomi is over, so don't bother with that one anymore—you've got to move fast on the others.
Look, if you're hitting 100 pages a day, you're basically running a high-intensity studio. If there's a lot of color work involved, things can get messy fast.
Honestly, he doesn't really need 144Hz, but hey, why not?
For design work, an IPS panel would be the ideal choice, but you just can't find that combo within this budget—especially for a 34" 21:9 3440x1440 setup.
Budget is always the main hurdle here. If we can stretch things a little, sure. As it stands, you're just getting the stock cooler with the Ryzen 5 1600AF, but if the budget were a bit more flexible...
You really have to make a choice: do you want a high refresh rate (since consoles are going to support 120Hz) or do you prefer high resolution even if it means lower FPS?
First off—if this is your primary monitor, you’ll need at least 32" for 4K; anything smaller like 28" is just going to feel cramped. Honestly, even 32" might feel a bit tight for some. Then again, 4K TVs aren't nearly as expensive as they used to be (like a 43" 4K model from $700)
I can't say for certain, but I’m assuming it’s the exact same panel. It’s hard to imagine how many different types of panels could actually be circulating that all hit those specific specs—32" 1440p IPS at 75Hz with FreeSync—within monitors at a similar price point.
Dell (or at least some models) used to have issues with build quality—specifically light bleed around the plastic seams or the bezels.
Anyway, my cousin over in Germany picked up this 34" 3440x1440 LC POWER monitorreview
He says he's pretty happy with it.
Of course, since he's running it on Intel's Monitor Model integrated graphics, he can't hit the full 100Hz; he's capped at 59Hz via Mini DisplayPort, but we all saw that coming.
