Will my computer run a GTX980ti without bottlenecking?

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moza

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Hi all! Thanks for the help today! So I'm currently running a GTX670 but my recent choice of games (GTAV, The Witcher, Ark:Survival evolved) etc means I'm fed up with low frame rates and need a new card!

I have decided on the GTX980ti. Will my computer run it well, or will the CPU/etc bottleneck it?

Intel Core i5 3570K LGA1155 CPU 3.4Ghz 6Mb Cache Ivy Bridge
SilverStone ST75F-P 750W Power Supply
Asus VS248H 24" 2ms wide LED w/DSUB DVI-D HDMI
Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H MB, Intel Z77 Chipset, Socket 1155, 4x DDR3,
Corsair 16GB (2x8GB) CMZ16GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz CL9 DIMM Memory


Any advice would be appreciated! I can get these components new, or if they are OK, I'll just head out and grab a new shiny GTX980ti without any other fuss :)
 
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GTX970 is indeed the best buy but GTX980Ti is stronger.
Both are still best buys with GTX970 leading in term best buy.
Games like Witcher 3 on 1080p @ ultra with HairWorks activated could use even a GTX980Ti.
The statement that you need only GTX970 @60 fps on 1080p is not fully correct.
Upgrading plan to 1440p is also nice if you already have GTX980Ti under the hood.

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Yes, rough estimation
Fury == GTX970 and Fury X == GTX980Ti.
You should consider those too.
Just remember if you have plans to get GSync or FreeSync monitor, consider well before choosing your GPU.
:)
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DasHotShot

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Yes, it will run it without any problem whatsoever.

My friend runs it on an old "Gulftown" i7...no problems and he is probably losing a little here and there.

Your CPU is still well within any game being able to bring it to its knees
 
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rhysiam

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For sure, as others have said, you're within 10% of the best (sensible) gaming rig you could get today anyway.

My only comment would be that a 980ti is pretty massive overkill for your 1080p@60 monitor. There's nothing wrong with that, other than the fact that you could spend half the price and still get excellent performance. A 970 is somewhere between extremely capable, and a bit of overkill for 1080p... let alone a 980ti.

Your money, and there's no question that the 980ti is a good card and you have a good rig, just letting you know you could get equivalent performance for a lot less money.
 
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GTX970 is indeed the best buy but GTX980Ti is stronger.
Both are still best buys with GTX970 leading in term best buy.
Games like Witcher 3 on 1080p @ ultra with HairWorks activated could use even a GTX980Ti.
The statement that you need only GTX970 @60 fps on 1080p is not fully correct.
Upgrading plan to 1440p is also nice if you already have GTX980Ti under the hood.

Edit:
Yes, rough estimation
Fury == GTX970 and Fury X == GTX980Ti.
You should consider those too.
Just remember if you have plans to get GSync or FreeSync monitor, consider well before choosing your GPU.
:)
 
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Depends on the game. Some really eat up CPUs nowadays. I would say its borderline, could be faster. But since you have a Z77 board and a K CPU, you can easily overclock and make it a perfect fit.
 
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moza

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You are all awesome! Thanks heaps for the advice!

My overall plan is to save the money on new MOBO's and monitors etc, and then in a year's time I'll update the whole rig and maybe get a second (by then much cheaper) 980ti to SLI. So if this can handle the current game, I save the money for new components in the future, while then getting some more playtime out of the new GTX.

And yea, I couldn't agree more that the 970 would more than handle my rig...but for some reason I'm totally excited about the 980ti and a massive fanboy of that card right now :)
 
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