Hi friends,
Firstly thanks for reading this post and helping out. I currently have a i7 -950 @ 3.06ghz and a GTX 560. With the release of the new 970's im thinking of getting one soon. However the GTX 770's are also on discount so they can also be considered for me, but 970's are appealing for future proofing.
However I'm concerned at how much of a bottleneck the i7-950 would be to my system? I've did a little bit of research and probably should be overclocking it to at least 3.8ghz.
Another option would be to spend a good chunk of money and upgrade my CPU/mobo (and i guess ram) to a i7-4790 or 4790k (does K just only allow for overclocking? its a fair bit cheaper)
My question to you guys would be how much performance difference, relative to my i7-950 @ 3.06ghz and GTX560, would I expect with :
1) 950 @ 3.06 + GTX 970
2) 950 @ 3.8-4ghz + GTX 970
3) 950 @ 3.8-4ghz + GTX 770
3) 4790 (k?) + GTX 970
I mostly play CS: GO at a competitive level and require high and consistent frames (250fps+ always ideally), but I do play other games as well although I'm not really into full ultra settings etc and I run 1080p single monitor
Thank you!
Firstly thanks for reading this post and helping out. I currently have a i7 -950 @ 3.06ghz and a GTX 560. With the release of the new 970's im thinking of getting one soon. However the GTX 770's are also on discount so they can also be considered for me, but 970's are appealing for future proofing.
However I'm concerned at how much of a bottleneck the i7-950 would be to my system? I've did a little bit of research and probably should be overclocking it to at least 3.8ghz.
Another option would be to spend a good chunk of money and upgrade my CPU/mobo (and i guess ram) to a i7-4790 or 4790k (does K just only allow for overclocking? its a fair bit cheaper)
My question to you guys would be how much performance difference, relative to my i7-950 @ 3.06ghz and GTX560, would I expect with :
1) 950 @ 3.06 + GTX 970
2) 950 @ 3.8-4ghz + GTX 970
3) 950 @ 3.8-4ghz + GTX 770
3) 4790 (k?) + GTX 970
I mostly play CS: GO at a competitive level and require high and consistent frames (250fps+ always ideally), but I do play other games as well although I'm not really into full ultra settings etc and I run 1080p single monitor
Thank you!
plus the i5 4690k is haswell refresh which has much improved TIM (Thermal Interface Material) which will help in better overclocking and less heat issues.
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