Hi everyone! I've recently made a jump from a 4060 to a 5070 TI and I've paired it with a 5600X while gaming at 1080p. I anticipated some level of CPU bottleneck, but I was pretty taken aback to see worse frame rates in many games like Guild Wars 2, Monster Hunter: Wilds, and League of Legends. I'm experiencing inconsistent frame rates and stuttering, particularly in Monster Hunter. After confirming my GPU isn't faulty and doing a clean driver uninstall, it's clear that I need to address this bottleneck without moving to higher resolutions. What does CPU performance scaling look like with the 5070 TI, and what's the most budget-friendly CPU upgrade I could make to alleviate the bottleneck? I'd like to minimize this issue in about 90% of scenarios without breaking the bank!
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First off, keep in mind that Monster Hunter: Wilds is known for being poorly optimized, so it might not be the best benchmark. For a noticeable upgrade, you might need to consider not just a new CPU, but also a new motherboard and RAM since your current platform is somewhat limited for high-performance options. The 5700X3D or 5800X3D would have been solid choices, but they’re hard to find now, and prices are quite high.
You might be looking at around $390 for a used 5800X3D on eBay, but getting a whole new setup with a 7600X, B650 motherboard, and 32GB of RAM could push your costs to around $570. If you're mostly after a slight performance boost to cut down the bottleneck without a huge increase in costs, I'd recommend seeing how significant the difference is between the 5700X3D and the 5800X3D. It's all about finding that balance!
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