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Hello , recently I bought a gtx 1080 ti , but my CPU bottleneck the GPU and I am looking for upgrade.

My current rig.
CPU: i7 - intel i7 - 4790 (4 ghz )
MOBO: Gigabyte H97 Gaming 3
Cooler: deepcool maelstrom 240RAM:
RAM : 24gb 1600mhz
GPU: MSI 1080 ti Gaming X
PSU: EVGA 750 w G2
Case: Razer NZXT H440
SSD : Samsung 840 evo 250 gb
HDD :WD Blue 1 tb
Monitor: Acer Predator x35 ( 144hz)
Keyboard: Razer Ornata RGB
Mouse: Razer Lancehead wireless
Mousepad: Razer firefly
Headset: Razer kraken 7.1 Chroma

I would ask for good gaming build if you have any good recommendations. What I found as a good upgrade is

CPU: Intel i7 8700k
MOBO: MSI Z370 ( still haven't choose but I will not going for SLI anyway)
RAM: Corsair RGB 2x16 3200mhz
Cooler: NZXT Kraken x62
SSD: Samsung 960 EVO 250 or Pro 512

I think that's good enough but before I make any purchases I would like to ask for advice or give me example build . Thanks


 
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If budget is no concern, then 8700K for sure. The only reason to jump to the 7800X would be for a little more PCIe expansion capability. Don't expect any more gaming gain out of an LGA 2066 CPU than an 1151 (300) CPU at all. Once OC'd to the same clock I'd be surprised to see 1-2 FPS difference between the two.

Again, for purely gaming, the 8600K will kill it for you for a long time. If you want more threads for even more multitasking, you can do the 8700K. I personally am on a 7800X and a 1080ti and am super happy but I was an early adopter on X299. If I were buying today I'd actually go 8700K cause I really just wanted a strong 6 core but don't need the expansion capability of the enthusiast chipsets anymore so I don't expect...
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Hi,
Comparing with i7 8700K I would recommend i7 7800X as it produces less bottleneck than the previous one.

i7 8700K - Bottleneck 1.75%
i7 7800X - Bottleneck 0.21%

i7 7800X would be the ideal choice.
 
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The i7 8700k is an excellent CPU. It beats all other six cores in productivity as well as gaming and would be an ideal upgrade.
Since you are not going for an SLI configuration,16 pci-e lanes would be sufficient. Also 2x16GB 3200Mhz RAM configuration would be great since it would run in dual channel mode.

 
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If you're primarily gaming, the 8600K is a great choice also if you want to save a few bucks. As far as the NVMe SSDs go, there's honestly just zero reason for a gaming build to go with the 960 Pro instead of the Evo. Nobody is gonna stress the TBW numbers of even an Evo in a gaming build, let alone a pro. The performance of the 500GB 960 Evo is still through the roof.

I suggest checking out the Asrock boards. They've got some great stuff right now, with the Taichi securing a lot of the market across all the current chipsets.
 
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Hmm I just really like when the parts are the same brand. I had gigabyte combination and It was awesome , now I would like to continue so I will go for MSI ...
 
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I am not scared of paying more I just want something which will maintain the 1080 ti in the best way with no bottleneck even if I need to buy i9 7900X
 
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If budget is no concern, then 8700K for sure. The only reason to jump to the 7800X would be for a little more PCIe expansion capability. Don't expect any more gaming gain out of an LGA 2066 CPU than an 1151 (300) CPU at all. Once OC'd to the same clock I'd be surprised to see 1-2 FPS difference between the two.

Again, for purely gaming, the 8600K will kill it for you for a long time. If you want more threads for even more multitasking, you can do the 8700K. I personally am on a 7800X and a 1080ti and am super happy but I was an early adopter on X299. If I were buying today I'd actually go 8700K cause I really just wanted a strong 6 core but don't need the expansion capability of the enthusiast chipsets anymore so I don't expect to ever upgrade to even an 8 core.
 
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