I was originally planning on upgrading my main rig to the new RTX2070, but with price bump and the less-than-expected performance increase seen with the rtx1080, I'm unsure of what to do.
My current system is a 2500k@4.5GHz / ASRock Z68 ext3gen3 / 2x8GB DDR3@2166MHz / Zotac 1070 AMP
My budget is around the equivalent of USD$500. I probably don't need to upgrade, but wanted to cheer myself up. For the price of what I paid for my gtx1070 2 years ago, right now I can get a....erm.....1070.
The games I play are Helldivers, Slime Rancher, Borderlands 2, CSGO, TF2, Truck Simulators on 4k60fps
Here are what my options are: (sorted from least to highest spending)
Scenario 1:
Swap my 2500k @ 4.5GHz for a 1230v2 @ 3.5GHz and hopefully the extra threads and pci-e 3.0 will last me 1 more year.
Scenario 2:
Wait for benchmarks of the 2070 and then wait 1+ more years for the rtx2070 to actually drop to msrp prices.
Scenario 3:
Get a 1st gen Ryzen 7 system.
AMD Ryzen 7 1700x / ASRock X370 Gaming K4 / ADATA Premier DDR4 2666MHz 16GB (1x16GB)
Scenario 4:
Get a Ryzen+ 5 system instead.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / ASRock B450M PRO4 / ADATA Premier DDR4 2666MHz 16GB (1x16GB)
Other:
get something else instead such as an office chair or a new router or new monitor or headphones.
My current system is a 2500k@4.5GHz / ASRock Z68 ext3gen3 / 2x8GB DDR3@2166MHz / Zotac 1070 AMP
My budget is around the equivalent of USD$500. I probably don't need to upgrade, but wanted to cheer myself up. For the price of what I paid for my gtx1070 2 years ago, right now I can get a....erm.....1070.
The games I play are Helldivers, Slime Rancher, Borderlands 2, CSGO, TF2, Truck Simulators on 4k60fps
Here are what my options are: (sorted from least to highest spending)
Scenario 1:
Swap my 2500k @ 4.5GHz for a 1230v2 @ 3.5GHz and hopefully the extra threads and pci-e 3.0 will last me 1 more year.
Scenario 2:
Wait for benchmarks of the 2070 and then wait 1+ more years for the rtx2070 to actually drop to msrp prices.
Scenario 3:
Get a 1st gen Ryzen 7 system.
AMD Ryzen 7 1700x / ASRock X370 Gaming K4 / ADATA Premier DDR4 2666MHz 16GB (1x16GB)
Scenario 4:
Get a Ryzen+ 5 system instead.
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 / ASRock B450M PRO4 / ADATA Premier DDR4 2666MHz 16GB (1x16GB)
Other:
get something else instead such as an office chair or a new router or new monitor or headphones.