Intel i7-2600 (no k) vs gtx 1070

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Will it bottleneck the new graphic card gtx1070? I did some research and it cannot handle gtx 980. So I'm thinking "if it can't handle a 980 then it won't handle a 1070? Hmm..."

I don't know if I need to build pc a new one or not.

I got a Gateway DX4860-UR21P 
But I only upgraded the GPU.

Spec:
GPU: GTX 660 ti
CPU: Intel i7-2600 (non-k) 3.4Ghz (no overclock)
64bit quad core

Goal: 60FPS on highest setting in 2440 x 1440. Ill be playing games like phantasy star online 2 or street fighter V. Though if not. 1080 will do.
 
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Yes, it absolutely will bottleneck.

However, it won't bottleneck games all the time and you'll still get a great experience. Let me show you more of a wost-case scenario (Fallout 4) in terms of CPU bottlenecking:
http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2182-fallout-4-cpu-benchmark-huge-performance-difference

As you can see there's a fairly large range in the 1440p results.

Now here's a game that is less demanding of the CPU:
http://www.techspot.com/review/645-tomb-raider-performance/page5.html

Yes, that's 1920x1200 however these are simply EXAMPLES (and the CPU bottleneck tends to drop as the resolution increases, though the frame rate also drops so there's some OPTIMAL BALANCE of resolution, FPS and graphics settings.)

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Yes, it absolutely will bottleneck.

However, it won't bottleneck games all the time and you'll still get a great experience. Let me show you more of a wost-case scenario (Fallout 4) in terms of CPU bottlenecking:
http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2182-fallout-4-cpu-benchmark-huge-performance-difference

As you can see there's a fairly large range in the 1440p results.

Now here's a game that is less demanding of the CPU:
http://www.techspot.com/review/645-tomb-raider-performance/page5.html

Yes, that's 1920x1200 however these are simply EXAMPLES (and the CPU bottleneck tends to drop as the resolution increases, though the frame rate also drops so there's some OPTIMAL BALANCE of resolution, FPS and graphics settings.)

Summary:
So CPU bottlenecking WILL exist with your setup, but that does not mean you won't have a great experience. It simply means your frame rate will be lower than other people with a better CPU in those situations where a CPU bottleneck exists.
 
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Update:
SF4 would run at over 300FPS anyway, so it's not an issue.

I've never played PSO 2, so I can't comment if there's any benefit to a GTX1080 vs GTX1070, or whether your CPU will maintain a constant 60FPS or not. Some MMO's can be very demanding on the CPU. (the offline benchmark is completely useless BTW for CPU).

Use VSYNC, but if you find yourself dropping below 60FPS then it's likely a CPU bottleneck (you can drop visuals to confirm). If so, you can try forcing ADAPTIVE VSYNC which will turn VSYNC OFF automatically below 60FPS (60Hz monitor). That causes screen tearing but not the added lag and STUTTER that you get with VSYNC ON when below the proper FPS (frame time variance).

But...
None of this changes the fact that I'd recommend keeping your system anyway, then simply TWEAK the game settings if needed.

DX12 games will run much better (when optimized properly) on your CPU so you could probably keep it for several more years.

Other:
In the future you may want to investigate a GSYNC monitor (i.e. 2560x1440, 144Hz, IPS or similar) though they are quite expensive now.
 
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