tongue_of_colicab
Veteran
I'm in a bit of a predicament.
My NAS is running out of space and can't fit another disk, my server is a 4 year old NUC that is doing its job just fine but doesn't have any headroom to left for running more stuff and my main pc is based on a 7 year old 4770 and a R9 290.
There are games I want to play but in reality I don't have a lot of time.
My original idea was to buy a new rig and use the i7 4470 as my server. Something like a Ryzen 3700x, 32GB of ram, a quick'ish SSD and whatever GPU is decent around ~500 of your local monnies. That would have been a fairly economical way to go about things, especially if the CPU/MB/RAM combo would last me 6~7 years.
In comes MS with what to me seems a high end PC for probably a fraction of the cost. Great, but now I'm not sure anymore what I should do.
Is there any chance something like a Ryzen 3700x is going to be able to hit 60fps in games over the next console generation? What about a 3900x? Or should I get something not super high spec right now, but still decent and decide on a PC or next gen console a year or two from now? Chances are the games that I still want to play plus the games still coming out (and any potential Switch games) will probably mean its not difficult to keep me busy for a year or two. That said, if I buy something new I kind of want to go at least 1440p 60fps ultrawide which probably isn't that cheap.
The goal is to get as much value for money as possible. I don't mind spending a bit more, but then there has to be a real advantage.
PS. buying a NAS is out of the question. A 5 bay is at least 500 bucks and that money is better invested in a pc or server that can do the same and more.
tl;dr with the next xbox specs announced, is there any way a affordable'ish CPU you buy now is going to last in gaming for at least 5 years?
My NAS is running out of space and can't fit another disk, my server is a 4 year old NUC that is doing its job just fine but doesn't have any headroom to left for running more stuff and my main pc is based on a 7 year old 4770 and a R9 290.
There are games I want to play but in reality I don't have a lot of time.
My original idea was to buy a new rig and use the i7 4470 as my server. Something like a Ryzen 3700x, 32GB of ram, a quick'ish SSD and whatever GPU is decent around ~500 of your local monnies. That would have been a fairly economical way to go about things, especially if the CPU/MB/RAM combo would last me 6~7 years.
In comes MS with what to me seems a high end PC for probably a fraction of the cost. Great, but now I'm not sure anymore what I should do.
Is there any chance something like a Ryzen 3700x is going to be able to hit 60fps in games over the next console generation? What about a 3900x? Or should I get something not super high spec right now, but still decent and decide on a PC or next gen console a year or two from now? Chances are the games that I still want to play plus the games still coming out (and any potential Switch games) will probably mean its not difficult to keep me busy for a year or two. That said, if I buy something new I kind of want to go at least 1440p 60fps ultrawide which probably isn't that cheap.
The goal is to get as much value for money as possible. I don't mind spending a bit more, but then there has to be a real advantage.
PS. buying a NAS is out of the question. A 5 bay is at least 500 bucks and that money is better invested in a pc or server that can do the same and more.
tl;dr with the next xbox specs announced, is there any way a affordable'ish CPU you buy now is going to last in gaming for at least 5 years?