3 Eyed Fish
Novice Member
Hi all,
Just wanted a bit of advice as to what possible options I should consider, given my current specs and a few recent additions:
Current PC specs:
i5 8400, 32GB 2400 DDR4, Asus Z370, RTX 2060
AOC 24G2U IPS (I game at 1080p @ 144hz)
So heres my Display options available:
1) Upgrade the monitor to a cheaper 27inch+ 1440p @ 144hz+ & Upgrade TV to LG 48C1 or 55C1 (all reviews say these are the best TV's for future proofing/gaming)
or
2) Find an uber premium monitor (with full hdmi2.1/ HDR features, etc) and connect both PC and Xbox series X to the monitor. No upgrading the TV
PC upgrade options available:
1) Upgrade cpu to 9700K (would have to also spend on new cooler to OC to 5ghz), this saves on mobo and hope this lasts 2 more years, until DDR 5 Ram becomes the norm
or
2) Stick with the i5 8400 - will it bottleneck the 3060Ti ?
Theres a lot of new products coming on to the market (i.e monitors, TV's, etc) and I was thinking of streamlining or just continuing to upgrade individual bits. What would you do? is 1440p pc gaming really different to 1080p?
Just wanted a bit of advice as to what possible options I should consider, given my current specs and a few recent additions:
Current PC specs:
i5 8400, 32GB 2400 DDR4, Asus Z370, RTX 2060
AOC 24G2U IPS (I game at 1080p @ 144hz)
- Fortunate to pick up a new GPU from scan - 3060Ti FE ( im guessing I can comfortably run games at High/ultra 1440p @ 144hz+ ?)
- Also. managed to get an Xbox series X, but have an older LED TV (samsung ue50KU6000) - its nice to game at 4k, but im not benefiting with this TV. Even in game mode, it seems a bit laggy.
So heres my Display options available:
1) Upgrade the monitor to a cheaper 27inch+ 1440p @ 144hz+ & Upgrade TV to LG 48C1 or 55C1 (all reviews say these are the best TV's for future proofing/gaming)
or
2) Find an uber premium monitor (with full hdmi2.1/ HDR features, etc) and connect both PC and Xbox series X to the monitor. No upgrading the TV
PC upgrade options available:
1) Upgrade cpu to 9700K (would have to also spend on new cooler to OC to 5ghz), this saves on mobo and hope this lasts 2 more years, until DDR 5 Ram becomes the norm
or
2) Stick with the i5 8400 - will it bottleneck the 3060Ti ?
Theres a lot of new products coming on to the market (i.e monitors, TV's, etc) and I was thinking of streamlining or just continuing to upgrade individual bits. What would you do? is 1440p pc gaming really different to 1080p?