The 5700X3D for $199 Jeff just mentioned in the other thread is a crazy price : performance value, and that value curve holds even if you are using the cost of the whole PC (not just the CPU) for assessment. According to DSO Gaming, at least for
Tekken, it's CPU performance you're after, it's not a GPU intensive game. Although I'd assume there may be other games you want to play that are more demanding on the GPU:
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, it's time now to benchmark TEKKEN 8 and examine its performance on the PC platform.
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The only significant drawback of this last-generation CPU is that this limits you to the older X570/B550 motherboard chipset. The enduring support of AMD is legendary, so buying into a new chipset generation (X670/B650) in its first generation infancy usually is a very good investment if you're someone who is comfortable installing future upgrades yourself component by component. But their latest Zen 4 CPUs come at a stiff premium atm.
For the GPU, you can look at both previous generations (RX 6xxx if AMD or RTX 3xxx if NVIDIA). Still valid performance. Whether you go with a GPU from that previous gen, or the newest gen (RX 7xxx if AMD or RTX 4xxx if NVIDIA), here is Techpowerup's latest value analysis in their most recent GPU review:
The XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX Magnetic Air comes with user-replaceable fans that pop out without any tools. It's a fantastic solution to clean your card and to simplify RMAs. The card achieved excellent performance results in our review, and the overclocking potential is highly impressive.
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This calculates raw value if the cost of the GPU is considered discretely. As with the CPU, the value shifts in favor of the more expensive units as the cost of the whole PC increases. But as you can see, the ideal range is $275-$550 before the value starts to drop off. Once you get above the $750 entry point for an AMD RX 7900 XT this drops off a cliff.