Intel i7-9700k w/ 3070, still valid?
Posted by EchoWar@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 9 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.
Mags_Smash@reddit
I have a 9700k (since launch) with a 3080 and I am observing a cpu bottleneck in more intensive titles
Fun_Discipline_2747@reddit
How much bottleneck are you getting and which intensive games? I got a i7-9700kf with a rtx3060 12gb and getting 100% cpu usage on starfield
Mags_Smash@reddit
Helldivers 2 especially it brought my cpu to it's knees, F1 23 and 24. iRacing, GTA 5, Tarkov Arena.
Fun_Discipline_2747@reddit
Helldivers 2 also brings mine to his knees, but on 1080p getting I think 50-60fps at 98-100% usage. I thought mine was starting to let go but it seems it’s just the CPU’s old gen I guess?
Mags_Smash@reddit
Yeah it's not letting go it just can't keep up anymore. My new build has a 7800x3d and im re-using my 3080. Should hopefully be a massive jump
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…