I'm looking for some input on behalf of a friend who's considering an upgrade. Right now, he's running a system with a Ryzen 5 2600X CPU and a GTX 1660 Ti GPU, all at 1080p resolution. He's not keen on a complete rebuild due to costs, and while he's looked at stronger options like the RTX 5070 and 9700, they would bottleneck because of his CPU. Lately, he's found some great deals on the RX 9060 XT and is wondering if this GPU would offer a significant performance boost over his current setup, without the need to swap out his entire build. He knows the 2600X is getting older and might bottleneck some games, but is the overall upgrade still worth it? Anyone out there have experience with similar setups or thoughts on the RX 9060 XT paired with older Ryzen CPUs?
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Honestly, the 2600X is pretty dated at this point. You might see some improvement if the game is more GPU-bound, but if you're looking for a real upgrade, consider getting a 5600 or better, or you're going to hit some bottlenecks.
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