Can I upgrade to the GTX 1070 with my system specs?

John_376 · Jun 8, 2016

I want to upgrade to the GTX 1070 but I am not sure I am able. Could you all check my specs and see if I'm eligible?

AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

RAM 8.0 GB

Windows 10 (build 10586), 64-bit

Rosewill 700W power supply.

Thanks in advance.

cdrkf · Jun 8, 2016

John_376 :

It depends on what you mean by 'eligable'?

Firstly, as you have 960 then your motherboard has a compatible PCIe slot, and that power supply should handle a 1070 fine (they don't use much power). So from a 'will it work' point of view, yeah it will work fine.

From a performance stand point, the FX 6300 is probably going to hold a 1070 back a bit from it's full potential (what people refer to as a 'bottleneck'), although that will depend on the game, it will certainly still be a lot faster than your 960.

maxalge · Jun 8, 2016

John_376 :

you are better off waiting for the new amd 480

the 1070 is too much for your setup

John_376 · Jun 8, 2016

cdrkf :

So in your analysis of my system specs the 1070 would work but the full potential would not be possible unless the CPU is upgraded.

If so, what CPU should I upgrade to? Thanks again!

Epicness937 · Jun 8, 2016

John_376 :

cdrkf :

So in your analysis of my system specs the 1070 would work but the full potential would not be possible unless the CPU is upgraded.

If so, what CPU should I upgrade to? Thanks again!

so with your motherboard a new cpu without a motherboard upgrade is not so great and a 8350 is not much better than a overclocked 6300
what i would do i get a 1070 now and overclock the cpu with a good cooler and later get a new motherboard with a good i5 6500 or 6600k

cdrkf · Jun 9, 2016

Epicness937 :

John_376 :

so with your motherboard a new cpu without a motherboard upgrade is not so great and a 8350 is not much better than a overclocked 6300
what i would do i get a 1070 now and overclock the cpu with a good cooler and later get a new motherboard with a good i5 6500 or 6600k

Agreed, that is sensible to me.

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