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Hi, I’d like to upgrade my setup without replacing everything, but it’s a bit old, and I’m not sure if it’s possible.

My current components:
  • GTX 980 Ti (power: 250W)
  • Ryzen 7 2700X
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM, 2800MHz
  • X470 Gaming Plus (MS-7B79)
  • EVGA Supernova 650 G2 (650W, 80+ Gold)
I have a 21:9, 1440p, 144Hz monitor. I’d like my games to run at 144fps in 1440p.

Any suggestions?


My thoughts/questions:
  • For RTX cards 4070 or new 5070 (maybe overkill with my current config), I need to be cautious about power consumption, and maybe an adapter for connectivity (980 Ti: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin), or do i have to change my power supply.
    • Which GPU is the best for me ? 4070 require 200W i should be fine
  • Maybe I need to change the CPU as well, but I’m not sure if my motherboard is obsolete (i update my bios). I think AMD kept the same AM4 chipset for a few years.
    • Do i need a newer CPU ? like Ryzen Series 5000 (7000 and 9000 requerie new motherboard) but is it worth ?
    • I dont want to have a bottleneck, if i buy new GPU and my current CPU cant follow.
  • I can’t use DDR5 RAM, but I’m not sure if it’s really that important (bottleneck?).



Edit :
  • I'm willing to spend 800€ for CPU/GPU combo, and if needed 200€ for anything else.
  • I live in France
  • I want to upgrade my PC within 2/3 months
  • purpose : gaming
    • F1 24 / Asseto corsa (evo) (fine with my current pc)
    • Marvel rivals / Black ops 6
    • some solo game (Assassin's creed, GTA, zelda (Emulation), etc)
 
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RTX 5070 + 5700X3D and a 32 GB 3600 MT RAM kit.

If budget can stretch RTX 5070 Ti.
 
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Maybe a ryzen 5900x, RTX 3070 or RTX 3080 used, and a 32gb 3600mhz ram kit

definitely want to upgrade your psu, try to look for a like 850-1000 watt psu from evga, seasonic, corsair, or bequiet. those are solid

If you are looking for a new gen GPU wait for the AMD 8000 series gpu's or the 5000 series GPUs. look for a 4070 ti super or the ti/super varients if you want to upgrade now
 
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Hi, I’d like to upgrade my setup without replacing everything, but it’s a bit old, and I’m not sure if it’s possible.

My current components:
  • GTX 980 Ti (power: 250W)
  • Ryzen 7 2700X
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM, 2800MHz
  • X470 Gaming Plus (MS-7B79)
  • EVGA Supernova 650 G2 (650W, 80+ Gold)
I have a 21:9, 1440p, 144Hz monitor. I’d like my games to run at 144fps in 1440p.

Any suggestions?


My thoughts/questions:
  • For RTX cards 4070 or new 5070 (maybe overkill with my current config), I need to be cautious about power consumption, and maybe an adapter for connectivity (980 Ti: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin), or do i have to change my power supply.
    • Which GPU is the best for me ? 4070 require 200W i should be fine
  • Maybe I need to change the CPU as well, but I’m not sure if my motherboard is obsolete (i update my bios). I think AMD kept the same AM4 chipset for a few years.
    • Do i need a newer CPU ? like Ryzen Series 5000 (7000 and 9000 requerie new motherboard) but is it worth ?
    • I dont want to have a bottleneck, if i buy new GPU and my current CPU cant follow.
  • I can’t use DDR5 RAM, but I’m not sure if it’s really that important (bottleneck?).
You definitely need a CPU/GPU upgrade. That UW 3440x1440 requires some power.
Your RAM is low speed but if you go for a 5700X3D it will diminish the significance of it.
The PSU is plenty enough for 5700X3D (<100W) + 300W GPU

There is no need for higher core count CPU as that will stress the board unnecessarily if gaming is the main usage of the system.

How much can you spend for CPU/GPU combo, where is your location, what options do you have in your market (and for how much), and how long can you wait for the upgrade is essential for recommendations.

RTX 5070

If budget can stretch RTX 5070 Ti.
When are those going to be released on the market?
 
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5700x3d or if you are only gaming, 5800x3d would also work and is slightly better but also harder to find and expensive.

Something like the 5950x if you are gaming + doing work, they game just fine as well, but not as well as the x3ds, with the drawback being decreased productivity performance on the x3ds.

If you get an x3d, you should have plenty of room for even some of the best GPUs especially if you are running at a high resolution like that, you game 1440p ultra-wide right? Good, that should put most of the load on the GPU. Some games might be cpu limited at times with something like a 4090, but sounds like thats a bit expensive for you so don't worry about it. You also have framegen to overcome cpu bottlenecks, the higher the base fps, the better it will work.

Yeah a 4070 super would be good, or a 4070 ti super if you want a bigger buffer ( games are using more vram these days, and its not nice to be caught with not enough) but performance wise they are rather similar and 12GB should be enough for now. Or you could wait for the 5070 or 5070 ti. Should be out soon, I dunno what avaliability will be like though.

If you didn't update your cpu, you would still get benefit, but you'd definitely notice the cpu dragging down performance, especially in 1% and 0.1% lows. If buying both at once is too much you could just buy one, wait till you have more money then buy another. And since you might want to be waiting for new GPUs anyway, maybe cpu first makes sense? Up to you.

One other thing, looks like you might be limited to pcie 3 ( though not positive, maybe look into that?), and thats fine as long as the card has 16 lanes. But a lot of the newer budget cards have cut down lane counts because they assume pcie 4. Pcie 3 has half as much bandwidth so that would incur a penalty, especially if its low on vram as the bus would see more action constantly accessing system ram as a replacement.

So yeah if you end up going low end and are infact limitted to pcie 3, make sure its either 16 lanes, OR has sufficient vram (at least 12, I would say). But preferably, both.

Also, don't buy a battlemage card, seems they are not playing nice with am4 cpus right now. Well many older/lower end cpus are affected, but am4 in particular seems to not agree with them. At least that seems to be the where the most complaints are coming from, possibly just a popularity contest. Though decent lga1700 cpus seem to do alright, older intel cpus, not so much.

Good luck.
 
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For RTX cards 4070 or new 5070 (maybe overkill with my current config), I need to be cautious about power consumption, and maybe an adapter for connectivity (980 Ti: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin), or do i have to change my power supply.
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER/GeForce RTX 4070 - they both req 650 W PSU as on NVIDIA site. 220/200W.

Which GPU is the best for me ? 4070 require 200W i should be fine - definitely 5070 is overprice, overWAIT and somewhere "cut" as well. AVOID.

Maybe I need to change the CPU as well, but I’m not sure if my motherboard is obsolete (i update my bios). I think AMD kept the same AM4 chipset for a few years. - you have GOOD although old MB. It's compatible with all AM4 "latest" CPUs. Get 5700X3D/5800X/5900X (I doubt if 5950X is worth, 5800X3D is also very overprice).

Do i need a newer CPU ? like Ryzen Series 5000 (7000 and 9000 requerie new motherboard) but is it worth ?
YES, see above
I dont want to have a bottleneck, if i buy new GPU and my current CPU cant follow.
I can’t use DDR5 RAM, but I’m not sure if it’s really that important (bottleneck?).
NO BOTTLENECK with good 32 GB DDR4 (2x16 better) 3200 CL 16/14 (if find)/ 3600 CL 18/16 (3600 CL 16 is OVERPRICE ASF btw)
 
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Hi, I’d like to upgrade my setup without replacing everything, but it’s a bit old, and I’m not sure if it’s possible.

My current components:
  • GTX 980 Ti (power: 250W)
  • Ryzen 7 2700X
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM, 2800MHz
  • X470 Gaming Plus (MS-7B79)
  • EVGA Supernova 650 G2 (650W, 80+ Gold)
I have a 21:9, 1440p, 144Hz monitor. I’d like my games to run at 144fps in 1440p.

Any suggestions?


My thoughts/questions:
  • For RTX cards 4070 or new 5070 (maybe overkill with my current config), I need to be cautious about power consumption, and maybe an adapter for connectivity (980 Ti: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin), or do i have to change my power supply.
    • Which GPU is the best for me ? 4070 require 200W i should be fine
  • Maybe I need to change the CPU as well, but I’m not sure if my motherboard is obsolete (i update my bios). I think AMD kept the same AM4 chipset for a few years.
    • Do i need a newer CPU ? like Ryzen Series 5000 (7000 and 9000 requerie new motherboard) but is it worth ?
    • I dont want to have a bottleneck, if i buy new GPU and my current CPU cant follow.
  • I can’t use DDR5 RAM, but I’m not sure if it’s really that important (bottleneck?).

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $300.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-21 04:00 EST-0500
 

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Maybe a ryzen 5900x, RTX 3070 or RTX 3080 used, and a 32gb 3600mhz ram kit

definitely want to upgrade your psu, try to look for a like 850-1000 watt psu from evga, seasonic, corsair, or bequiet. those are solid

If you are looking for a new gen GPU wait for the AMD 8000 series gpu's or the 5000 series GPUs. look for a 4070 ti super or the ti/super varients if you want to upgrade now
Justify a 5900X over a 5700X3D for a gaming system.

When are those going to be released on the market?
In a month. Would you suggest buying the previous gen at the same price instead of waiting?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $300.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-21 04:00 EST-0500

He doesn't need a new PSU, he needs a new GPU, and buying anything AM4 that isn't X3D is a complete waste of money vs moving to a newer platform from Zen 1+.

That's essentially $250 down the drain, when he's still using a Maxwell card.

Good RAM pick though.

On a side note, AMD 8000 series GPUs don't exist, and buying a high end Ampere card necessitates a new PSU, making savings on the GPU disappear.
 
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Justify a 5900X over a 5700X3D for a gaming system.


In a month. Would you suggest buying the previous gen at the same price instead of waiting?


He doesn't need a new PSU, he needs a new GPU, and buying anything AM4 that isn't X3D is a complete waste of money vs moving to a newer platform from Zen 1+.

That's essentially $250 down the drain, when he's still using a Maxwell card.

Good RAM pick though.

On a side note, AMD 8000 series GPUs don't exist, and buying a high end Ampere card necessitates a new PSU, making savings on the GPU disappear.
What's the OP's budget?

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D 3 GHz 8-Core Processor ($302.85 @ Amazon)
Total: $302.85
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
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Justify a 5900X over a 5700X3D for a gaming system.


In a month. Would you suggest buying the previous gen at the same price instead of waiting?


He doesn't need a new PSU, he needs a new GPU, and buying anything AM4 that isn't X3D is a complete waste of money vs moving to a newer platform from Zen 1+.

That's essentially $250 down the drain, when he's still using a Maxwell card.

Good RAM pick though.

On a side note, AMD 8000 series GPUs don't exist, and buying a high end Ampere card necessitates a new PSU, making savings on the GPU disappear.
I "justify" EXTRA cores over "extra cache", not EVERY "game" utilizes "extra cache", but overall "multitasking" is WAY BETTER with EXTRA CORES, than "extra cache".:rolleyes:

If the OP can afford a $300+ cpu then he can go the AM5 route.
absolutely. 7500F anyday over overpriced 5700X3D/5800X3D. (especially for "upgrade", then spending over 100 $/EUR for cpu upgrade isn't worth it, IMO)
 
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Since nobody bothered to ask the OP his budget (they rarely ever do on this board), I didn't bother either. I just threw a build out there.

Let's look at the OP's specs and see what stands out.

My current components:
  • GTX 980 Ti (power: 250W)
  • Ryzen 7 2700X
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM, 2800MHz
  • X470 Gaming Plus (MS-7B79)
  • EVGA Supernova 650 G2 (650W, 80+ Gold)

Now let's say the OP isn't flush with cash to spend on a $300+ cpu. The obvious upgrade is the gpu, cpu, psu and RAM. ATX 3.0 psu for these Nvidia cards or the OP can save $5 by going with a non ATX 3.0 psu.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $257.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-21 05:53 EST-0500





PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $290.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-21 05:55 EST-0500


 
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Since nobody bothered to ask the OP his budget (they rarely ever do on this board), I didn't bother either. I just threw a build out there.

Let's look at the OP's specs and see what stands out.

My current components:
  • GTX 980 Ti (power: 250W)
  • Ryzen 7 2700X
  • 16GB DDR4 RAM, 2800MHz
  • X470 Gaming Plus (MS-7B79)
  • EVGA Supernova 650 G2 (650W, 80+ Gold)

Now let's say the OP isn't flush with cash to spend on a $300+ cpu. The obvious upgrade is the gpu, cpu, psu and RAM. ATX 3.0 psu for these Nvidia cards or the OP can save $5 by going with a non ATX 3.0 psu.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.00 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $257.97
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-21 05:53 EST-0500





PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: *AMD Ryzen 7 5700X 3.4 GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: *G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory ($50.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: *ADATA XPG Core Reactor II 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $290.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria
Generated by PCPartPicker 2025-01-21 05:55 EST-0500
5600 over 2700X? Yeah, sticks with my rule of thumb "no more $100 for cpu upgrade, otherwise it's better the whole new system", but... in high-end gpu, with WQHD+ res there is more GPU workload than CPU, but, then anyway, "upgrade" of 2700X to plain 5600 looks like $$$-waste because of pure single thread "upgrade", compared to 5700X and 5800X (no 3D as they are overprice asf lol I'd get 5900X then anyday)


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5600 over 2700X? Yeah, sticks with my rule of thumb "no more $100 for cpu upgrade, otherwise it's better the whole new system", but... in high-end gpu, with WQHD+ res there is more GPU workload than CPU, but, then anyway, "upgrade" of 2700X to plain 5600 looks like $$$-waste because of pure single thread "upgrade", compared to 5700X and 5800X (no 3D as they are overprice asf lol I'd get 5900X then anyday)


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The 5600 stomps the 3600 and I can only imagine the difference between the 5600 w/32GB of DDR4-3600 vs a 2700X w/16GB of DDR4-2800.


 
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Since nobody bothered to ask the OP his budget (they rarely ever do on this board), I didn't bother either. I just threw a build out there.
I did ask OPs budget in post #4
Unless we hear from OP and to provide info about budget, the location and market options everything is pretty much vague
Also the monitor is UW 3440x1440 so between 1440p and 4K and the goal is 144FPS.
In a month. Would you suggest buying the previous gen at the same price instead of waiting?
Just wanted to know the 5070/Ti release...
 

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Hi everyone, thanks for the recommendation.
Its my first time asking on this forum and i appreciate all those quick respond :)

As for my budget i update my post:
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  • I'm willing to spend 800€ for CPU/GPU combo, and if needed 200€ for anything else.
  • I live in France
  • I want to upgrade my PC within 2/3 months
  • purpose : gaming
    • F1 24 / Asseto corsa (evo) (fine with my current pc)
    • Marvel rivals / Black ops 6
    • some solo game (Assassin's creed, GTA, zelda (Emulation), etc)

I see everyone talk about 32go RAM 3600 hz, i hardly use all my RAM, upgrade to 32go can improve performance ? Although 50 bucks is not expencive i bougth mine a 100 just for 16go.
Btw I'm not sur my MB handle 3600hz
 
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One other thing, looks like you might be limited to pcie 3 ( though not positive, maybe look into that?), and thats fine as long as the card has 16 lanes. But a lot of the newer budget cards have cut down lane counts because they assume pcie 4. Pcie 3 has half as much bandwidth so that would incur a penalty, especially if its low on vram as the bus would see more action constantly accessing system ram as a replacement.

So yeah if you end up going low end and are infact limitted to pcie 3, make sure its either 16 lanes, OR has sufficient vram (at least 12, I would say). But preferably, both.
I don't know anything about Pcie, guess i do my research on this.


I need to be cautious about power consumption, and maybe an adapter for connectivity (980 Ti: 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin), or do i have to change my power supply.
Regarding the connectivity, does anyone have a clue ?


With the new RTX 50 series, will the 40 series become less expensive ?
 
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CPU: *AMD Ryzen 5 5600 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor (€113.10 @ Amazon France)
Memory: *G.Skill Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory (€58.99 @ Amazon France)
Video Card: *Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card (€479.99 @ Amazon France)
Power Supply: *MSI MAG A750GL PCIE5 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply (€103.00 @ Amazon France)
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8-850 euros easy choice, 5070 and a 5700X3D. Will use notably less power than your existing build so less stress on PSU.

Do not, I repeat, do not waste your limited budget on a new PSU or an AM4 CPU that isn't X3D. You'd be much better off getting a 5070 Ti instead, and doing a platform upgrade down the line.

32 GB RAM is fairly necessary for 2025 gaming. Especially with Windows 11 and bloated trash like Discord the way they are, those use ~8 GB between them and a browser. But that's something you can add later.
 
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8-850 euros easy choice, 5070 and a 5700X3D. Will use notably less power than your existing build so less stress on PSU.

Do not, I repeat, do not waste your limited budget on a new PSU or an AM4 CPU that isn't X3D. You'd be much better off getting a 5070 Ti instead, and doing a platform upgrade down the line.

32 GB RAM is fairly necessary for 2025 gaming. Especially with Windows 11 and bloated trash like Discord the way they are, those use ~8 GB between them and a browser. But that's something you can add later.

just one note, the guys is in France, those 549usd will be much more in euros. Budget will be stressed for a 5070
 
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With the new RTX 50 series, will the 40 series become less expensive ?
Possibly, I think it depends on

1) How availability is after launch. If they are technically launched but hard to get ahold of, the price of old cards will remain the same I think, depends on:

2) If nvidia tries to limit supply so you have no choice but to buy 50 series, price might actually go up. Once production stops and stocks run dry, there will be no cards to sell, so the ones that do will probably have a high price - this is also tied to 50 series, its availability, and how good it is vs 40 series. Looking at specs there is a good increase in RT, framegen, dlss, but actual raster, might not be that impressive vs 40 series, except with 5090 but in that case, you're paying for it.

Of course you can always buy used, but in many cases, that means no warranty. I know with gigabyte the warranty follows the card so warranty would still be valid. Though I don't necessarily have any confidence in gigabyte's rma because I've never used it and currently I am at my witts end with gigabytes support just trying to ask a simple question. And many other card manufacturers do not offer rma to anybody but original buyer.

Still, if its a platform like ebay you do have 30 days ( I think it was?) to do thorough testing to make sure the card can hold up to heavy loads. If you pay with paypal, I think they offer even longer guarantees, then if you pay on paypal with your credit card, you might also be able to do a chargeback ( Some support used goods, at least here in Canada, but not all). So buy in this way and you will have 2-3 layers of protection against a borked card.

32 GB RAM is fairly necessary for 2025 gaming.
Good point, forgot about that. Good news is 32GB ddr4 ram kits are really cheap, like $50 cheap, or even cheaper for 3200 cl16 which is all you really need. Not sure what that is in Europe, but I can't imagine its THAT much more.
 
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I don't personally think you are going to achieve what you want with €1000.

~€600 is going on a graphics card if you want to have any hope of hitting 144fps at 3440x1440, and you're going to need a new PSU for sure, which means you only have €300 to solve the CPU bottleneck. Your best hope for that is a 5700X3D, or a 5800X3D if you can still find one - and that'll let you re-use your motherboard and RAM. The X3D chips are less sensitive to RAM speed, so using slow 2800MT/s RAM isn't such a big deal, and if you're not using all 16GB now you don't need more.

3440x1440 @ 144fps is hard work for a graphics card. I'm not even sure the upcoming RTX 5070 is going to give you what you want. The €730 4070 Super certainly can't do it, so your kind of hoping that the next gen cards coming out next month will improve the situation for you. Realistically, you're going to have to tune your graphics settings down to medium/high in some games to get what you want, or use DLSS/FSR.

Will the 5700X3D bottleneck a fast graphics card? A little bit, perhaps, but dropping a 5700X3D into your existing motherboard is MUCH cheaper than buying a new AM5 system that can match the performance of a 5700X3D.
 
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