GeForce GTX 1080 Ti will work on my system or any other advice?

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Thijs_3

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GeForce GTX 1080 Ti will work on my system or any other advice?
I don't want the best of the best PC, but maybe it could use a small upgrade.
note: pc is from 2014
System specs:

  • Intel Core i5 4690K
    Asus B85-PLUS - Motherboard
    Asus R9280X-DC2T-3GD5 - Radeon R9 280X
    RAM 16 GB : 2 x 8 GB
    Cooler Master B700 - 700 Watt
 
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The OP is going to bottleneck somewhere, whether it's at the CPU at 1080P gaming or the GPU at resolutions above 1440P. This isn't really an issue. There is no reason that a high end graphics card or CPU must always be operated at it's limits. A 1080 Ti will carry forward very well in the future should the OP ever decide to upgrade his platform.

As the 1080 Ti is nearly the highest end consumer GPU ever offered for sale to date, and the OP said he wasn't looking for best of the best, I would say that it falls outside of the scope the OP has asked for.

At $700, and 10.6+ GFLOPS, this is not a small upgrade.

A small upgrade compared to the 4.1 GFLOPS of the R9 280X would be more along the lines of:

5.1 GFLOPS RX 480 ~ $220
5.8 GFLOPS...
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Barty1884

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A 1080TI shouldn't have any problems in there at all...... although I'd suggest replacing the PSU.

While the B700 appears to be adequately powering a 280X and the 250W max power is the same as a 1080TI, I don't believe the B700 is very good* and I wouldn't run a shiny new 1080TI from it.

*The B700 V1 I'm pretty sure was junk, and the V2 is a CWT unit so has the potential to be anywhere from junk to mediocre. Given this setup is ~3 years old, I assume you have a V1.

The 1080TI seems overkill in that setup though. Unless you're gaming at 4K?
 
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Totally agree @ThatVietGuy.... that being said though, the 4690K may need to be OC'd a little to "unleash" a 1080TI in some situations. And the OP has a B85 board.


@OP, what are you actually trying to achieve here? A 4690K + 1080TI is going to be near the best you can have at a consumer level (only really 4790K, 6600K, 6700K, 7600K and 7700K would be 'better', and that degree of 'better' could be as low a 0.X% in some cases).

As you looking to game at 4K? 1440p? Just trying to increase your FPS at 1080p?

Jumping right to a 1080TI might not be the answer here...... and the 280X is still no slouch.
 
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What resolution and Hz are you gaming at. At lower resolutions with high fps your CPU will bottleneck in CPU heavy games. At 4k 60fps you should be fine. The latest CPU heavy games are benefitting from modern i7 in high fps setups, as you can't even OC your i5 your going to suffer. Your CPU will only just maintain 60fps in BF1 multiplayer.
 
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I have the same CPU in BF1 at 1080p it goes around 100-120 fps....on gtx 1080.

 
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The OP is going to bottleneck somewhere, whether it's at the CPU at 1080P gaming or the GPU at resolutions above 1440P. This isn't really an issue. There is no reason that a high end graphics card or CPU must always be operated at it's limits. A 1080 Ti will carry forward very well in the future should the OP ever decide to upgrade his platform.

As the 1080 Ti is nearly the highest end consumer GPU ever offered for sale to date, and the OP said he wasn't looking for best of the best, I would say that it falls outside of the scope the OP has asked for.

At $700, and 10.6+ GFLOPS, this is not a small upgrade.

A small upgrade compared to the 4.1 GFLOPS of the R9 280X would be more along the lines of:

5.1 GFLOPS RX 480 ~ $220
5.8 GFLOPS GTX 1070 ~ $370
8.22 GFLOPS GTX 1080 ~ $500
 
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