Intel i7-9700k w/ 3070, still valid?
Posted by EchoWar@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 5 comments
I’m not sure if it’s my poor luck or literally a limitation of my hardware but I’ve noticed that games running UE 5 suck up my CPU. I thought this combo of GPU and CPU would have gotten me further with high setting on modern games and at least 60fps.
Anyone else experience shortcomings with similar hardware and modern games? I’m already considering an upgrade to 9800X3D to hopefully address my terrible frame rate. I just want 60fps stable at 1440p is that too much.
Matt0706@reddit
5 years is a pretty good lifespan for a CPU. If my 7800x3d is slowing down in 2028/2029 I’d be fine with that.
EchoWar@reddit (OP)
Hold up. You’re not wrong. COVID really messed with my sense of time…
TruckTires@reddit
It messed that up for all of us too. I'd say go get the new 9800x3d if you have the cash for an upgrade and have a blast for another several years without another CPU worry. You'll probably need a GPU upgrade at some point but the 3070 should still be okay.
EchoWar@reddit (OP)
Yah I was considering overhaul this year with a GPU upgrade next year. It seemed like a 38% bottleneck with the CPU so the 9800X3D will address a lot.
Compiling shaders takes ages…
Mags_Smash@reddit
I have a 9700k (since launch) with a 3080 and I am observing a cpu bottleneck in more intensive titles