I'm thinking about moving from a Ryzen 7 7800X3D to a 9850X3D. Here's my current setup: I have a Ryzen 7 7800X3D, an RTX 5080 Astral, and 64 GB of DDR5-6000 RAM. I mainly play CS2 at 1440p or in a 4:3 resolution (1280x960) and I'm all about minimizing input lag and maintaining stable frametimes rather than just maxing out FPS. Since CS2 is particularly CPU-heavy at these resolutions, do you think the 9850X3D would give me a noticeable upgrade in average FPS, 1% lows, or overall input latency? Would it really be worth the jump from a well-optimized 7800X3D?
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The 9850X3D might give you about a 10-15% increase in performance at 1080p. But honestly, even if you managed to get from 1100 to 1150 FPS, it’s not going to make a noticeable difference in gameplay. Definitely look into benchmarks for a clearer picture!
If you're really serious about CS2 and you're at a high skill level, maybe the upgrade could be worth it for you. The marginal gains in input lag might help in competitive play, but for the average user, it’s probably not worth the $500 investment. Think about whether your current setup can keep up with your monitor's refresh rate before making a decision.
Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend the upgrade. You’re looking at spending around $500 just to get a minor 5-10% bump in performance, translating to maybe a 50 FPS increase in CS2. That's not a big enough change to be worth it!
I'd say no as well. You're looking at around $400 extra for maybe 20 FPS more in CS2, which isn't a significant enough gain to justify the investment.
Keep your 7800X3D! The performance gains from the 9850X3D aren't substantial and your current CPU still performs excellently. The real jump will come with future generations, so I'd suggest holding out for now.
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