Would anything in my build bottleneck my GTx 1080 Ti? (also suggestions for my build)

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devanshu.garg

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I'm almost completely new to PC making and want to make a PC with a GTX 1080 Ti (Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB AORUS Xtreme Edition 11G). I was just wondering whether anything in my parts list (https://au.pcpartpicker.com/user/GOKICKYOURSELF/saved/C6pNNG) would bottleneck the GPU. I am particularly concerned about the CPU, Ryzen 5 1600 (non X) RAM). I intend to use the PC to game on a 1440p, 144hz monitor, and surf the web. (NOTE: My build doesn't have a Hard drive in it because I already have one.)

I also heard some rumors that the next generation of Nvidia GPUs are coming out in early 2018, so I was also wondering whether it would be better to wait until next year to buy and make my PC.
 
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A CPU will almost always bottleneck a GPU, simply due to how much more powerful a GPU is. The question is, however, HOW much will it bottleneck?

As such, as you go up the resolutions, games become less CPU intensive but more GPU intensive, thus reducing the bottleneck of the CPU on the GPU.
At 1440p, there will be a bottleneck for sure simply due to the sheer power of the 1080Ti. Thus I advise you to try to step up the CPU if you can.

On the topic of waiting for the next line of the GPU's , it is all a question about your gratification. Are you willing to wait till next year to see what comes out and then make a decision? Or do you want instant gratification? The choice is yours.
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the bellow makes much more sense - AMD ryzen are not best choice for 144Hz and higher builds,

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($279.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z370 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($179.00 @ Umart)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($129.00 @ Umart)
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($108.00 @ Shopping Express)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 8GB Video Card ($669.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case: Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case ($64.00 @ Shopping Express)
Power Supply: Corsair - Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($90.00 @ IJK)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($124.00 @ Shopping Express)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link - TL-WN781ND PCI-Express x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($15.00 @ Shopping Express)
Case Fan: Cooler Master - R4-S2S-124K-GP 44.7 CFM 120mm Fans ($6.00 @ Umart)
Monitor: Acer - XB271HU bmiprz 27.0" 2560x1440 165Hz Monitor ($899.00 @ PCCaseGear)
Total: $2562.00

if you can afford i5-8600K or even better i7-8700K it would be great.
 
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A CPU will almost always bottleneck a GPU, simply due to how much more powerful a GPU is. The question is, however, HOW much will it bottleneck?

As such, as you go up the resolutions, games become less CPU intensive but more GPU intensive, thus reducing the bottleneck of the CPU on the GPU.
At 1440p, there will be a bottleneck for sure simply due to the sheer power of the 1080Ti. Thus I advise you to try to step up the CPU if you can.

On the topic of waiting for the next line of the GPU's , it is all a question about your gratification. Are you willing to wait till next year to see what comes out and then make a decision? Or do you want instant gratification? The choice is yours.
 
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