Want to upgrade, but not sure to what and in what order.

[BlaezaLite]

I have a 60hz 32" 1080p TV, a Ryzen 5 3600 and a MSI 1660 Super. I would like to go to 1440p gaming. I can get pre-owned a 6800 XT for £530 and a B-Grade 32" LG-GP850-B 1440p for £300. Will my processor be adequate for this? The more I think about this the more confused I get. It's doing my head right in. Help me knowledgeable people.

 

[Arco]

I feel like the processor is more than enough. Personally, I would take both and sit on the R5 3600 for a while.

Edit: Do the Moniter first then the gpu. You won't get much use out of an RX 6800 XT at 1080p@60fps.

 

[BlaezaLite]

That was my plan to get the monitor first, but then I was thinking about the massive bottleneck of my current GPU and trying to run that at 1440p. I just overthink the crap out of stuff until nothing makes sense anymore.

 

[Arco]

That was my plan to get the monitor first, but then I was thinking about the massive bottleneck of my current GPU and trying to run that at 1440p. I just overthink the crap out of stuff until nothing makes sense anymore.

You don't have to run it at 1440p. Heck, lower the settings of your games.

 

[BlaezaLite]

You don't have to run it at 1440p. Heck, lower the settings of your games.

There is that, but I'm just an "All or nothing" type of guy. So 1440p with the 6800XT and R5 3600 will be fine? At max settings too? Currently my settings are lowered, which is why I want the upgrades!

 

[oxrufiioxo]

What games are you playing?

 

[Night]

I second that, you should freely upgrade the monitor. I was kind of in the same boat with the upgrading part. Ended up buying a 1440p monitor 'just in case' I make a new build I'll have a use for a way more capable GPU. I ended up with the old build and the new monitor, my RX 480 can handle older titles on 1080p high detail, and 1440p with low/mid details.
RX 6800 seems right for 1440p, also I don't think that your 3600 will bottleneck your GPU in most game titles, well mostly those that are not demanding on the CPU like Cyberpunk for example.

 

[Arco]

There is that, but I'm just an "All or nothing" type of guy. So 1440p with the 6800XT and R5 3600 will be fine? At max settings too? Currently my settings are lowered, which is why I want the upgrades!

Actually, look at this.

Decide if 5-10 fps is a real difference to you. (These may be different games than what you play.)

 

[oxrufiioxo]

a 6800XT is similar to a 3080 give or take so you will be 10-20% bottlenecked vs a 5800X3D, Ryzen 7000, 12900k. I'd still say its worth it.

 

[BlaezaLite]

Actually, look at this.

Decide if 5-10 fps is a real difference to you. (These may be different games than what you play.)

The mind is now at ease and I'm getting a 5600X next year too, then I've "got to make my setup last" 3 years. Thank you.

Thank you all for your help, my mind has stopped redlining now and is at normal operating speed (Durr levels).

 

[Night]

Well anyway I'd do the upgrades in this order: Monitor, GPU, CPU.

 

[BlaezaLite]

Well anyway I'd do the upgrades in this order: Monitor, GPU, CPU.

Exactly what I'm doing! Nice moped by the way.

 

[Arco]

The mind is now at ease and I'm getting a 5600X next year too, then I've "got to make my setup last" 3 years. Thank you.

Thank you all for your help, my mind has stopped redlining now and is at normal operating speed (Durr levels).

With 3 years go AM5 and get DDR5. You might as well do that because the platform would have aged. (Who knows? Like milk or wine.)

 

[Dr. Dro]

There is that, but I'm just an "All or nothing" type of guy. So 1440p with the 6800XT and R5 3600 will be fine? At max settings too? Currently my settings are lowered, which is why I want the upgrades!

Depends on the game but I suspect you'll be alright for the most part. If you check W1zz's recent reviews, they should include Zen 2 performance still.

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The tl;dr is yes, you won't get the greatest performance in the world - but you won't be just surviving out there either!

 

[cvaldes]

For sure, upgrading your monitor to one with a higher resolution will reduce frame rate from whatever graphics card you have installed.

You have already dialed back your settings to maintain acceptable frame rates so it will only get worse if switch to a 1440p monitor before you upgrade cards. You'll have to dial back your image settings further just to approach similar frame rates to what you're getting now. Either suffer from choppier frame rates and watch the same quality visuals. Your current graphics card won't be gifting you any frames when you increase resolution.

If you upgrade your graphics card first, you will be able to increase your graphics settings to a higher quality level now. Once you get your new 1440p monitor, you will get lower frame rates for sure but since the 6800 XT is a pretty good card, you might dial back your graphics settings little to none to maintain a satisfactory gaming experience. It would be a smoother visual transition by far.

You never stated which games you most frequently play, so no one here can give you more pointed advice.

Best of luck.

 

[Ruru]

I have nothing to complain about 3600 myself, still a solid performer. I'm sure that this could benefit from faster GPU than my current 1080 Ti.

 

[BlaezaLite]

I play Black Ops cold war, Warzone, Emulators, Forza Horizon 5 and with my attention span being low, Fortnite.

 

[cvaldes]

Well, think about which of those games performs the worst. Then imagine that game running way slower on a 1440p monitor which has 78% more pixels than a 1080p display. Enjoy.

 

[Hyderz]

i ran a 1070ti which is similar to 1660 super on an 3440x1440 ultrawide flawlessly granted certain titles have dips here and there
but it was pretty impressive to see, i finished res evil 3 , played cities skyline and battlefield 5 on their default settings

if i were you i'd make sure your power supply is adequate 6800 uses a bit more than your 1660super. then grab the monitor and cpu later on

 

[cvaldes]

if i were you i'd make sure your power supply is adequate 6800 uses a bit more than your 1660super. then grab the monitor and cpu later on

OP's System Specs indicates he has an 850W PSU. While I am unable to comment on the quality of his particular unit, it has enough capacity to handle a 6800 XT.

 

[BlaezaLite]

OP's System Specs indicates he has an 850W PSU. While I am unable to comment on the quality of his particular unit, it has enough capacity to handle a 6800 XT.

My PSU is A Tier. I made sure of that after a Zalman one died. I'll be upgrading regardless as I'm currently using a 13 year-old Panasonic TV that's 1080p. I'm willing/will have to struggle until I get 6800 XT which will make everything pretty after 2 years of 1660 Super.

 

[cvaldes]

Well, then your situation determined your choice. You already committed to upgrading your old 1080p TV to a 1440p monitor and you don't currently have the free cash to buy the GPU at the same time. Understandable.

That pre-owned 6800 XT will end up in someone else's hands. You'll just have to be patient for a similar deal when you have the cash to upgrade your graphics card.

 

[Ruru]

Well, then your situation determined your choice. You already committed to upgrading your old 1080p TV to a 1440p monitor and you don't currently have the free cash to buy the GPU at the same time. Understandable.

That pre-owned 6800 XT will end up in someone else's hands. You'll just have to be patient for a similar deal when you have the cash to upgrade your graphics card.

On the other hand, that may be a good thing for OP. The prices may drop and he'll may get a better model.

 

[sLowEnd]

My PSU is A Tier. I made sure of that after a Zalman one died. I'll be upgrading regardless as I'm currently using a 13 year-old Panasonic TV that's 1080p. I'm willing/will have to struggle until I get 6800 XT which will make everything pretty after 2 years of 1660 Super.

You'll probably be happy with a display upgrade. It's a gradual process, but displays do lose brightness over time and a fresh new display would be pretty noticeable over your old TV.

The LG monitor you're looking at is a pretty decent model

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[Zach_01]

You don't have to run it at 1440p. Heck, lower the settings of your games.

Not very good idea to not run an LCD monitor to native resolution.
Blurs the image as some pixels must choose middle colors than those the GPU signal sends around the edges of objects.