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(socket 1151)
Only Gen 6 and Gen 7 Core CPUs are supported.
uhhh don't really have a budget, just looking to upgrade my pc since its been like 4 years since i built this(and because i want to get an ultrawide)
so lets just say i have enough to be able to do all that. planning on getting the rtx3080, don't really know cpus all that well. should i look at amd also? or stick with intel
Oh yeah! The amd 5000 series is amazing according to benchmarks. Have a look at the 5600x benchmarks and maybe go for a b550 motherboard. I'm not a fan (huhuhu) of the fan on the x570 MoBo. Although b550 doesn't have a chipset supporting PCIe 4 the CPU will, which means your GPU and one NVMe (M.2 SSD) can use PCIe 4... which is all you need, really. If you absolutely need a second SSD running in PCIe 4, then you'll need the x570 motherboard.
However the way things work is -
Monitor specs + type of game determines gpu required.
The gpu determines the cpu.
So 1440p UW = rtx 3080 (or 3080ti if available) as going UW will reduce non-UW fps scores by around 20%. (33% more pizels.)
rtx 3080 at 1440p UW runs fastest with a 10900k. Although Zen3 wins at 1080p, at least one review gives the nod to 10th gen at 1440p. So UW might mean it's further in 10th gen's favour. Bear in mind the fps difference depends on memory speed, graphics settings, overclocking etc. And the difference might not be great. Check benchmarks.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2020-amd-ryzen-5900x-ryzen-5800x-review?page=2
The upgrade strategy would be to buy the gpu and monitor and see how things turn out. High resolutions put load on the gpu more than the cpu.
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/amd-ryzen-9-5900x/17.html
I would only go 5700x/5800x or 11th gen if upgrading the cpu.
The mainstream desktop Core i7 from the 2nd through 7th generation were all 4 core/8 thread CPUs, and your mainboard won't support 8th generation or newer despite being the same socket as what's in the 8th and 9th generation. Unless you can get a 6 core CPU in your current platform (not familiar if you can but I don't think you can) then don't bother with a CPU change.
That being said, quad cores are aged and not worth buying anymore, but if you already have one, the ones with SMT namely are still largely hanging on. So if you're not seeing 100% use on all threads and limited performance because of it, I say stay with it and upgrade GPU only unless you just have an upgrade itch to scratch. Newer will be faster, but unless you're running into thread limitations (or minimum frame rates aren't keeping up to your expectations), the gains won't be worth the cost of a platform change IMO. Really depends on what you play.