Upgrading cpu or gpu first?

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I was wondering if i should buy a gtx 1080 or upgrade my fx 8350 first. Will my fx 8350 bottleneck the gtx 1080? My current gpu is r9 390x. I don't have a lot og money to spend (budget on 850USD (6500 nkr))
 
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If your monitor is 1080p 60hz, upgrade CPU first since GTX 1080 will be overkill and FX will surely bottleneck. I suggest Ryzen 5 1600, b350 mb and 16 gb 3200 dual channel ddr4 ram. However, Zen 2 is on the way, next month or so, wait to see what they can offer. BTW, what is your ideal gaming resolution? 390 is roughly on par with 1060. I will also spend on an SSD if you don't have it yet.
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If your monitor is 1080p 60hz, upgrade CPU first since GTX 1080 will be overkill and FX will surely bottleneck. I suggest Ryzen 5 1600, b350 mb and 16 gb 3200 dual channel ddr4 ram. However, Zen 2 is on the way, next month or so, wait to see what they can offer. BTW, what is your ideal gaming resolution? 390 is roughly on par with 1060. I will also spend on an SSD if you don't have it yet.
 
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I forgot to say that I'm on the competitive side of gaming and like my games to run as smooth and as fast as possible.
I am pretty sure I'm going to get to the point where I'm playing on a 2k 144hz monitor, but for now I'm playing on a 144hz 1080p 27". I have never heard of "Zen 2" so I could go and check that out. My ram is double 4 GB Hyperx black. I've got a Samsung SSD so that's ok.

I really like the 8-cores for streaming on Twitch.
 
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Ryzen 1600's 6 core is going to crush FX's 8 core in gaming while streaming due to better single core and better IPC.

Here is a 1400, essentially 4 core version of 1600, vs 8350:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/65pkbr/amd_ryzen_5_1400_vs_fx_8350/

Ryzen is Zen and Zen 2 is next gen on AM4 socket:)
 
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However, if you buy now, I suggest Intel I7-8700k, Z370 MB. It has strongest single core and also 6 cores, can beat all Ryzen in gaming and streaming. Just much more expensive. Zen 2 is 12nm chip and leaked data shows capable of 5GHz as well, may get close to 8700k.
 
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Thanks, then I'll look up on that :)
 
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