In your case I would just get a cheap/used 1660 Super and wait for new cards.
I upgraded from a 6700k to 3900x and open games were a huge improvement for me. No microstutters anymore.
Unless you need more cores, hold out.
LG has a 5120 x 2160 IPS monitor I always wanted since I knew it existed. This week was my chance to get one, since my current monitor died, but I chickened out at the end and got a $500 BenQ.
Good luck!
I'd guess something like this. If there's a little room in the budget, go up to a 3700x for another $100.
The CPU upgrade would be substantial here depending on the kinds of games you play. Games like AC:Odyssey ran significantly smoother on my 3900x over my i7-4700k. Microstuttering on 4 core CPUs is pretty noticeable and annoying in a lot of recent titles. 4 cores will be a limiting factor as time goes on, get at least an 8 core processor IMO.
I noticed that the AMD builds don't include coolers. Is that not necessary for AMD builds? Thanks for the response.
You always need a CPU cooler of some sort.
Drawing with my finger is hard haha.
So I took what you responded with and tweaked it a bit. Is this decent? I actually already had the monitor you posted but thought I'd need a new one in order to take advantage of 1440/4k. I should have added that I would most likely be having to order everything off of Amazon to take advantage of Prime. I was trying to get all the parts in ASAP so I could take advantage of being at home all week. I don't mind paying a bit more for certain parts.
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I'd think that build would work. Not sure on your new total via Amazon, but if there's room to spare, could consider a faster NVMe: ADATA SX8200 Pro, HP EX950, Sabrent Rocket.So I took what you responded with and tweaked it a bit. Is this decent? I actually already had the monitor you posted but thought I'd need a new one in order to take advantage of 1440/4k. I should have added that I would most likely be having to order everything off of Amazon to take advantage of Prime. I was trying to get all the parts in ASAP so I could take advantage of being at home all week. I don't mind paying a bit more for certain parts.
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Most recommend a 3700x over the 3800x. The increased price doesn't make much real world difference.
Holy crap I didn't realize it was only like 2fps better when it comes to games lol. That's 40 bucks that can go to better RAM or something.
Oh I totally misread your second question lol. I agree going with a 3600 is better for now, saving money for 4000 series unless you truly need the CPU power difference now.
This is probably quite personal I guess, because I am the opposite (except I've never had curved screens of any sort) - I find IPS usually looks horrendous, with a very uneven grey / yellow / even orange in the corners "black", a lot of the time thinking there is backlight bleed but no, that's just how it is. I far prefer a (flat) VA panel with it's inky solid blacks and wonderful contrast!
There's nothing glaring about the build.
Yes they have, but not with 3500 MB/s reading/writing speed, it's about 2.5 times slower than that, so if his motherboard has two m2 slots, like mine, i think it's the right choice to get 500GB of the fastest SSD he can get now and then add another one later this or next year when prices will fall. Xbox Series X SSD will have 2400 mb/s reading speed and PS5's over 5000 mb/s, so getting one with 3500 MB/s should be future-proof for multiplatform AAA next gen games on PC.
