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.
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.