Looking to upgrade gpu

Bravespark

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Im looking to upgrade my gpu, was looking at a 1070 and not sure if there would be much of a bottleneck with my current cpu (i5 4670). Any recommendations on other gpu's?

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Here are my current specs, keep in mind im planning to upgrade my monitor to a 144hz 1080p.
Also a quick question about RAM, I want to add another 8gb but I am struggling to find the exact model I currently have in stores can I get any other brand as long as its ddr3?
 
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A 1070 would be a nice upgrade, and shouldn't be bottlenecked by a 4670. There may be the odd, very rare case in gaming where it could potentially, but it would be minimal, even in the worst cases.

A 1070 would be the perfect card for 1080p 144Hz.

as for your RAM upgrade......mixing & matching can be a mixed bag (even buying the exact same model) - which is why RAM is solid in 'kits' tested to work together. Sometimes it just works, sometimes it takes a little work (inc. voltage etc) and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it simply won't work with your existing.

Smartest option would be to buy a 2x8GB kit and replace what you have in there.

Failing that, try to find additional RAM with the same timings as your current RAM...

Barty1884

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A 1070 would be a nice upgrade, and shouldn't be bottlenecked by a 4670. There may be the odd, very rare case in gaming where it could potentially, but it would be minimal, even in the worst cases.

A 1070 would be the perfect card for 1080p 144Hz.

as for your RAM upgrade......mixing & matching can be a mixed bag (even buying the exact same model) - which is why RAM is solid in 'kits' tested to work together. Sometimes it just works, sometimes it takes a little work (inc. voltage etc) and sometimes, no matter how hard you try, it simply won't work with your existing.

Smartest option would be to buy a 2x8GB kit and replace what you have in there.

Failing that, try to find additional RAM with the same timings as your current RAM, for the best chance of success (I wouldn't expect XMP to work very easily though).
 
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