I built my PC back in 2019. I am still using the same CPU : i7 8700k. I have upgraded my GPU to an rtx 3070. I play only GPU heavy games in 4k usually with DLSS. I’m able to run most games in an acceptable framerate, 50-60fps. I would say my frame times could be better tho. I dont run any CPU heavy applications, but i have noticed that with these latest AAA games it takes forever to compile the shaders. My CPU is pretty outdated at this point, and I’m wondering if it would even be worth upgrading considering my use case and that I am mostly happy with my gaming performance. Oh and I run Linux if that makes a difference.
That’s what I was thinking too. And right now I can’t upgrade my GPU anymore without also upgrading my PSU. I also didn’t think about the mobo socket component, so that does limit me more anyway. I will just keep this one until it doesn’t keep up with the newest titles and then go to AMD for my next PC.