Should I upgrade to 8th Gen i7?

May 12, 2018
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I have a GIGABYTE GA-B250M-DS3H motherboard and a Core i7 7700 3.6GHz processor plus 16GB of 2400MHz DDR4. I'm thinking about getting a GTX 1080 ti. I currently have a GTX 670 from an older build. A friend of mine said that for 1440p 165Hz I need an 8700K overclocked to 5GHz and a GTX 1080 ti overclocked to 2.1GHz or a Titan Xp. Which I don't want to spend extra for the Titan. I did have an FX 8350 in my old build.

I'm getting this monitor

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236705

Unless someone else can recommend me a better one for a similar or even lower price.

Do I really need to upgrade my CPU again? I know I need a graphics card upgrade but it seems crazy to have to upgrade my CPU after I just upgraded it last year.
 
Solution
The Core -7-7700 and a 1080ti should be more than good enough for 1440p gaming. at 1440 it becomes more about the GPU. You should be more than okay with your current setup and a 7700...Though an 8700K would be awesome and drive a few more frames, you would not see much of a difference at 1440p as the GTX 1080ti would be handling the heavy lifting...Save your money and upgrade your CPU another time...maybe when the 8 core Coffee Lake releases. Hope this helps!
The Core -7-7700 and a 1080ti should be more than good enough for 1440p gaming. at 1440 it becomes more about the GPU. You should be more than okay with your current setup and a 7700...Though an 8700K would be awesome and drive a few more frames, you would not see much of a difference at 1440p as the GTX 1080ti would be handling the heavy lifting...Save your money and upgrade your CPU another time...maybe when the 8 core Coffee Lake releases. Hope this helps!
 
Solution
You will see the tiniest of improvements by moving 'up' to a i7 8xxx and you'll have to stump up for a new motherboard which will only add to the cost.

As vMax says, stick to the current i7, at 1440 rez it'll be the GPU that does the heavy lifting, you'll need to run timed benchmarks to spot the difference between CPUs at this rez.