I had just purchased a new rtx 4060 ti and I’m not sure on which cpu I should get. I currently have a i5 9400f but have heard that it will bottleneck my gpu what should I get My current motherboard is a z390 gigabyte and I have 32 gb of ram
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You can always go higher res to Bottleneck the GPU by force.
Do you just game or do you use your pc for work too ?
What is your budget ?
Mostly just gaming and I’m definitely not trying to spend to much but also it is my first time really upgrading my pc so I really wasn’t trying to get a new mobo new cpu would be easiest
9900k is your friend then i would try and find it used , would be a good upgrade and you be able to still use your current set , if you feel that you are bottlenecked somehow you can overclock , (note that the 9900k is better cooled with a water cooler since it gets hot really fast).
9900K? I would consider if its cheap enough. If prices are worse than a used Zen 3 get Zen 3 instead. If 1080p or 1440p a 5800X3D is the only answer for a good budget. AM4 lets you keep your old RAM, sell the rest and get the 3D. Otherwise a 9900K can be good if its cheap enough, you will need to overclock it but on a Z board 5GHz+ should be no issue.
But don’t pay 250+ € on a used outdated CPU or you’re dumb. Thats almost the new price for the 3D and its superior in any way. The 9900K was and still is somewhat good, but it will have higher power draw, requires OC and lacks PCIe 4.0. So I would only get one if the price was really good.
And the 4060 Ti is a pretty bad deal, depending on your price I would return and get a 4070. Much better price/performance and 12 GB. You can keep using your CPU even if it bottlenecks a bit, a CPU bottleneck is always preferable to a real GPU bottleneck: GPU = always low FPS; CPU = occasional drops under high CPU load, min-FPS spikes.
The 3D will of course work wonders especially on min-FPS. I would watch Youtube comparisions like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UAES7F48EU
40 % from a 9900K, so for you it will be a bit more. But keep in mind, in 1080p or 1440p. According to this test it was just 16 % in 4K. For 4K you definitely don’t need a top end CPU. And the 5800X3D delivers almost Zen 4 performance but on the affordable AM4 platform.
Get arc a750… similar power for less money. Amd cpu traditionally have better value but they are similar right now. The only way to really save is getting stuff on sale and avoiding inflated prices for hardware that benchmarks the same as previous generations. Intel holds price for some reason much better than comparable AMD so if you sell it during next upgrade then Intel makes the most sense.
Try it out first, see how you like the performance, if you do, which you probably will, stick with what you’ve got, save your money and upgrade when you hit an eventual wall down the road, like you “can’t play a game that you want to”, then do a decent generational upgrade, the longer you hold out, the better the stuff you will end up with. By the time that happens you will probably want a new GPU too, and on and on it goes. Don’t get all bent out of shape about words like “bottleneck”, unless something isn’t performing anywhere near like you expected it to.
Sell Mobo and CPU and get at least a 12100f, 12400f if possible
used 9700
Imo return the 4060 and get a 7600XT and a 12400 or 13400
12400 is a crazy value rn - $140 on amazon, and no e core shenanigans either
13400
Not compatible with my mobo unfortunately
Well you’re not gonna find anything after 9th gen that’s compatible with your motherboard. If you already have it and the CPU I wouldn’t worry too much about a bottleneck. There’s always going to be some kind of bottleneck, it’s unavoidable, and it also depends on how CPU intensive vs GPU intensive your workloads are.
If it runs fine that’s good, if you need to upgrade the CPU then it’s time for a new motherboard.
If you don’t want to change motherboards then 9900k is the best you’re going to get. Or perhaps a Xeon e-2288g. I would check ebay for both.
If you’re not willing to get a new motherboard don’t bother with the CPU. Your current CPU will be close enough with a 4060ti so just enjoy some games and don’t worry about it
i5-9600k (OC to 5.0 GHz) or a i9-9900k are about as good as your going to get with your mobo.
9400f is right on the cusp of bothering to upgrade the CPU at all, I don’t think I would without a specific game slapping me in the face demanding a better CPU.
Honestly – your 9400f should be ok. You’ll get 80-90% of the performance of your graphics card. That’s not the end of the world. You’ll be good until you can upgrade cpu/ram/mb down the line.
you’ll be fine with that CPU, not running pcie4.0 will hurth the GPU a little but the CPU will be mostly fine.