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photon · 10-23-2020, 08:50 PM

That's the only thing in the back of my mind that's saying I should wait to upgrade. I've got a 6700k and a vanilla 2080 and a 1440p monitor, most games should be playable for a while yet, though newer games I would maybe(?) get a decent bump in FPS with a newer CPU.

But I get core count envy when I do encoding and such things, and would like to hand down most of this system to my son who's computer could use an upgrade.

How far away is AM5 though. 1 year?

If I upgrade to a 5900X or 5950X I could ride that for another 4-5 years, upgrade to whatever's after the 3080 if I move up to a 4K or ultrawide monitor, so I'm not sure waiting is worth it either.

10-23-2020, 08:50 PM	#1574
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	That's the only thing in the back of my mind that's saying I should wait to upgrade. I've got a 6700k and a vanilla 2080 and a 1440p monitor, most games should be playable for a while yet, though newer games I would maybe(?) get a decent bump in FPS with a newer CPU. But I get core count envy when I do encoding and such things, and would like to hand down most of this system to my son who's computer could use an upgrade. How far away is AM5 though. 1 year? If I upgrade to a 5900X or 5950X I could ride that for another 4-5 years, upgrade to whatever's after the 3080 if I move up to a 4K or ultrawide monitor, so I'm not sure waiting is worth it either. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.