My current setup is pretty dated, but still doing alright for what I’m playing, although I’d like better framerates and a bit more “futureproofing” for when I start playing the more demanding games in my backlog.

Parts are:

  • R5 2600x;
  • 2060 Super;
  • 16GB @ 3466 16-18-18-18-36;
  • 1440p 144Hz monitor.

Currently playing The Witcher 3 Next Gen at medium details, DLSS set to quality and no RT. I get 50-80 fps, which isn’t too bad, but I’m aiming for high details and 120+ fps.

The most resource intensive game I have in my backlog is probably TLoU (or RDR2, or CP2077), and I’d like to play those at high/120 fps too, not really interested in RT.

At the moment I’m looking to get a 7800XT.

Do you think I can get away wih just a GPU + PSU upgrade, or would the 2600x cause too great a bottleneck at target resolution/details/fps to ignore?

For the GPU I’m considering a 7800XT instead of a 6800XT mainly because of the lower power consumption and slightly higher performance. Also the 7800XT comes with a very neat backplate plus GPU support bracket.

Issue is I don’t know if that justifies a ~15% price increase (price right now is $600 equivalent for the 6800XT and $690 equivalent for the 7800XT). I do like the looks of the 7800XT a bit more though lol so if current CPU and RAM can work with the new GPU at target resolution/details/fps, and there aren’t huge drawbacks to getting the 7800X instead of the 6800XT, I’m willing to spend those extra $90 on the former.

What do you think?

Thanks in advance to anyone replying!

  • becOPEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thanks a lot, appreciate the insight!

    That’s good to hear, I have a 550W Seasonic Focus Gold, so there shouldn’t be any problems, although my R5 2600X has a 95W TDP while your R5 2600 has a 65W TDP, so I might be on the edge.

    GPU is always the bottleneck for my kind of gaming haha, that’s why I thought I could get away with keeping my current CPU, as right now on TW3 I see a 30-45% utilization while GPU is constantly at 99%.

    The 40% higher FPS at 1440p of the 6800XT is a not gigantic considering the price difference ($400 vs $690), but would allow me to postpone a future GPU upgrade for much longer considering that I do play some new games, even though I spend the majority of my time on older ones.

    I guess I’ll keep researching and considering the 6700XT, although currently the choice that seems to make more sense to me is getting a 6800XT and PSU right now, and eventually get a better CPU down the line when prices go down a bit and I have filled my PC upgrades piggybank once again haha

    Thanks again!