Is my CPU bottlenecking my GPU? And is the Build any good

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pellemans101

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Is my CPU bottlenecking my GPU? And is the Build any good?

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core
CPU Cooler: Corsair - H100i v2 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX Z270-E GAMING ATX LGA1151
Memory: Crucial - Ballistix Sport LT 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400
Storage: 2X Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 1TB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB STRIX GAMING Video Card
Case: Phanteks - Enthoo Pro M
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G3 650W
 
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Roland Of Gilead

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^+1 - The build is good, but unless your doing some rendering or something, 32gb ram is way overkill. If it's just gaming, 16gbs is perfect as system ram usage is only hitting about 9gb now whilst gaming, so 16gb is plenty. All of that is moot, if you've already purchased the parts. Also, you could go for faster ram as the Z270 can handle OC'ed ram up to 3200, i think. With that said, the improvements on performance with faster ram on intel systems is less than the impact on Ryzen. Ryzen can make use of the faster ram.

Everything else is good.


 
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I would like to run Virtual Machines on my PC, that why
 
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Roland Of Gilead

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okay, welll that makes sense then. agree with jankerson though, the 7700k is capable of driving any high end GPU just fine.
 
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Pertaining to 16GB vs. 32GB, if I was building a new rig and planned on keeping it my primary gaming/app rig for many years, I would give 32GB serious thought even though it's overkill for typical users right now. While 16GB is the standard/norm for a new build today (and for many games, the recommended spec), three or four years from now 32GB will be the standard. Based on history, about every four years the amount of memory standard doubles. In 2005 it was 1GB, in 2009 it was 4GB, in 2013 it was 8GB, and now in 2017 it is 16GB.

I run a 6-year old Sandy Bridge i5 2500K build as a backup gaming and general use PC. In designing the build, I decided to make the up front leap and put 8GB in it instead of the standard 4GB knowing I'd keep it until it dies. For me it was a wise decision instead of adding another 4GB later. I actually saved money in the long run as DDR2 memory prices actually increased in that time.
 
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