Updating to 1070 with old cpu.....
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Snipergod87
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2600k is still pretty strong esp with a good overclock. Even if it does hold it back it wont be huge.
Many online forums say the i7 2600k doesn't bottleneck the 1080 that much so the 1070 should be fine. Polygon.com even used the i7 2600k to benchmark the 1070.
Sources:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3055251/2600k-gtx-1080-bottleneck.html
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/595060-will-my-i7-2600k46-be-enough-for-gtx-1070-or-should-i-wait-for-r9-490/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/4i556x/will_my_current_system_bottleneck_a_1080/
http://www.polygon.com/2016/5/29/11799020/gtx-1070-review-nvidia-geforce
Sources:
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3055251/2600k-gtx-1080-bottleneck.html
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/595060-will-my-i7-2600k46-be-enough-for-gtx-1070-or-should-i-wait-for-r9-490/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/4i556x/will_my_current_system_bottleneck_a_1080/
http://www.polygon.com/2016/5/29/11799020/gtx-1070-review-nvidia-geforce
coozie7
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Go for the GTX1070, it'll give you a instant and fairly significant gaming improvement, BUT, hold off as long as you can, availability is still poor and prices are still correspondingly high, the longer you can wait the lower prices are likely to fall and your choices will widen as more non reference parts become available.
Good choices on the monitors but I'd suggest you look at going the whole Gsync route and spend the extra to get full compatibility with that excellent '1070, even if it means waiting a little longer to make to change.
If the motherboard supports overclocking, drop a half decent CPU cooler in and OC the current CPU, you can always transfer the better cooler into the new CPU/MB/RAM upgrade later and even a fairly small OC will boost your system performance significantly.
Budget for a SSD with the Big Upgrade, if you don't have one now, don't get one yet, this tech is improving in leaps and bounds.
Good choices on the monitors but I'd suggest you look at going the whole Gsync route and spend the extra to get full compatibility with that excellent '1070, even if it means waiting a little longer to make to change.
If the motherboard supports overclocking, drop a half decent CPU cooler in and OC the current CPU, you can always transfer the better cooler into the new CPU/MB/RAM upgrade later and even a fairly small OC will boost your system performance significantly.
Budget for a SSD with the Big Upgrade, if you don't have one now, don't get one yet, this tech is improving in leaps and bounds.
for Graphic card was looking at a EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition priced just dropped to $450
Curretly have a Noctua NH-U12P on it and CPU is unlocked for overclocking.
as far a Gsync monitor what do you recommend? I was trying to stay under $300... a Acer Predator XB241H would be nice but thats an extra $100
coozie7
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I've unselected me as best reply to keep the thread going.
Try to stay away from the FE cards, they do tend to throttle under load, although I will say that cooler does look good, but the dual/triple fan cards do far better.
Your call on the monitor, but with a long term plan-as you have-I'll stick with my earlier advice and say you should play to the 'long game' and go full Gsync and upgrade later rather than sooner.
Like the power supply, the display is often overlooked but a good one will last for years, it's the part most of us will transfer from one system/upgrade to the next, so take your time here and don't rush a decision.
Try to stay away from the FE cards, they do tend to throttle under load, although I will say that cooler does look good, but the dual/triple fan cards do far better.
Your call on the monitor, but with a long term plan-as you have-I'll stick with my earlier advice and say you should play to the 'long game' and go full Gsync and upgrade later rather than sooner.
Like the power supply, the display is often overlooked but a good one will last for years, it's the part most of us will transfer from one system/upgrade to the next, so take your time here and don't rush a decision.
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