So a cpu is basically more useful at achieving 90-120 fps?
Pretty much.
CPUs reached a point where getting to 60 isnt even an issue for most if not all modern CPUs.
Even 4 core ones everyone tells you will absolutely be creamed by games.....they wont.
They are all super powerful right now. Even GamersNexus is getting kinda bored of reviewing these CPUs because they all hit 60 easily they are all super powerful and eat through games easily 99% of the time, in some games they are hammering 400fps.
When aiming for higher frame rates thats when you really need a heavy CPU.
And even then im like, mate my 12400 cost me 150 bucks and im hitting 90fps more often than not, otherwise I can do straight 120.
5600 with DDR4 is pocket change these days.
I promised myself an upgrade to the 136K but only for the productivity side of things....gaming the cost of a new CPU would be pointless for me cuz I cant actually tell the difference between 120fps and 140fps, or 140fps and 160fps.
So i just lock my refresh rate to 144hz, and use fps limits to keep my frametime graph flat.
And now im looking at the cost of the 136K and thinking maybe a 13500 does 99% of the job even in productivity....or I just sit on a 12400 and GPU render forever till ArrowLake.
The GPU still matters obviously cuz you are pushing a bunch of pixels at 4K, but if you are looking at 1440p as your internal resolution I still think the 2080Ti is a GPU to get you to 60.
Obviously some effects