**Current specs:
CPU: Intel i5 10400F
GPU: RTX 3070
RAM: 32GB (2 x 16GB) 2666MHz DDR4
Motherboard: PRIME H410M-E
SSD: 480GB (Windows 11)
HDD: 2TB **
In short I’m stumped as to where I go upgrading my current rig. Various bottleneck sites suggest my CPU might not be able to keep up with the 3070 which might hinder FPS and performance, but I also know that for the most part this information cant be trusted.
Main reasons for wanting to upgrade include doing away with the extra dongles I have for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi which aren’t always reliable and futureproofing.
I’m currently hanging my nose over an MSI B760M GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard and i5-12400F processor. I could get both for just over £200 right now, but don’t really know if this would be worth it, or if investment would be better placed elsewhere. I’ve not considered GPU update because a) EXPENSIVE and b) current information seems to suggest that 40 series GPU do not have much bang for the buck.
So the question, what do people here think makes sense to do?
Thanks in advance!
If you can afford to upgrade the main board, do it. Your current board tops out at PCI 3.0, the 3070 is PCI 4.0. Which means even if the CPU can keep up, the bus probably can’t. Bear in mind you’ll need new RAM too, the B760M takes DDR5.
Nah, PCIE 3.0 still has plenty of bandwidth for a 3070 to not be bottlenecked at all.
The 4090 gets like a 5% performance penalty on pcie 3. I doubt a 3070 would even be noticeable.
Thanks for the feedback. I agree, and this was my thinking too regarding the DDR5. Glad I wasnt barking up the wrong tree.