"Your CPU doesn't matter for gaming..." - I hear this all the time, allow me to show why this is just not true... Link to "Can the $250 RX 6600 outperform the $1,200 RTX 3090 Ti?" Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_lNhHceU0 CORRECTION: At 5:19 the recordings of 1080p and 4K are flipped, the top is actually 4K, the bottom is 1080p, the middle is 1440p. You can tell from the GPU usage, it should be lowest on the top and it's not. I missed this during edit because the frame rate was almost exactly the same and I paid more attention to that than the GPU usage, an oversight on my part. BTW, a RTX 3060 or 2070 or 1080 would honestly be just fine on the Ryzen 7 1700X at 1080p or 1440p for most games, the 1700X is still a good CPU, it just badly holds back top end cards. If you have a RTX 3090 or higher, or buy the new RTX 4070 or higher, don't be shocked if a new Zen 4 or Raptor Lake is in your future. Crazy times indeed! Love our Content? Please Support While Shopping! Amazon https://amzn.to/3g594St Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/31ZiN3M EBay https://pcdeal.tv/3bE2mAa JIF Peanut Butter - @A https://amzn.to/3KHKhl7 ^ The real question is... are you creamy or crunchy? — Vip-urcdkey Discounted Windows 10 / 11 Keys, and More — — Use Promo Code TD20 to save 25% off EVERYTHING — Win 10 Pro - $15 - https://pcdeal.tv/Win10Pro Win 11 Pro - $21 - https://pcdeal.tv/Win11Pro MS Office 2019 Pro - $49 - https://pcdeal.tv/MSOffice2019 MS Office 2021 Pro - $60 - https://pcdeal.tv/MSOffice2021 Why Your CPU Is Holding Back Your GPU... Surprising Results! #techdeals #gpu #cpu ———— — Shopping Links (Affiliate Links Support Us!) — Amazon https://pcdeal.tv/Amazon Newegg https://pcdeal.tv/NewEgg BackBlaze https://pcdeal.tv/BackBlaze Win 10 Pro - $15 - https://pcdeal.tv/Win10Pro - Use Code TD20 for 25% Off — Game Store Links — Humble https://pcdeal.tv/Humble Fanatical https://pcdeal.tv/Fanatical GreenManGaming https://pcdeal.tv/GMG — Follow / Support Us — Patreon - https://pcdeal.tv/Patreon Buy Me a Coffee - https://pcdeal.tv/BuyMeACoffee Twitch - https://pcdeal.tv/Twitch Time Stamps: 00:00 CPU Bottlenecks Revealed The Results Might Surprise You 0:19 Intro 0:43 Always A Bottleneck Somewhere 02:12 General Rule for CPU and GPU Specs 03:37 Far Cry New Dawn Benchmark Numbers 4:20 RTX 3090 Ti 8:52 1700X and RTX 3090 Ti Numbers 9:36 i9 10900K and RTX 3090 Ti Numbers 09:24 Info We Need To Answer Questions About Your PC Upgrade 10:10 1440p High Detail 1700X Numbers 10:33 i9 10900K vs 1700 X Numbers 12:49 25% Discount Code for Windows/Office Keys 13:37 Bloopers