I'm looking to upgrade from my aging 660ti to either a single 970 or 980ti (no 980 because of the poor value). I'm not interested in AMD cards due specific feature differences. My budget is aimed around $650.
My question is whether my old, tried-and-true i5 3570k is going to hold my system back often when gaming with a top-end GPU? It's custom cooled, boost modes disabled, and runs at a constant, stable OC speed of 4.5ghz. The games I play sometimes are a mix of both computation and graphics-dependent- For example, Witcher 3, GTA5, but also sometimes like Space Engineers, Minecraft, etc.
Should I pick up a 980ti and eek out the last bit of life the 3570k has for a while, or compromise and do the 970 with a new chip?
Thanks
My question is whether my old, tried-and-true i5 3570k is going to hold my system back often when gaming with a top-end GPU? It's custom cooled, boost modes disabled, and runs at a constant, stable OC speed of 4.5ghz. The games I play sometimes are a mix of both computation and graphics-dependent- For example, Witcher 3, GTA5, but also sometimes like Space Engineers, Minecraft, etc.
Should I pick up a 980ti and eek out the last bit of life the 3570k has for a while, or compromise and do the 970 with a new chip?
Thanks
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