Would the rog strix 1080 ti work with 32gb ddr3?

[romponu]

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some advice on an upcoming upgrade for my PCs gpu and ram: I'm looking at upgrading my current GPU (evga gtx 970) to an rog strix 1080 ti on a asus z97-a motherboard - I know, pretty old but it gets the job done - however my motherboard - sadly - only supports ddr3 ram so my question is will the graphics card I am looking to upgrade to (rog strix gtx 1080ti) work with ddr3 ram on my z97-a? If you were wondering my PSU is a corsair rm850.

Any advice or help is greatly appreciated, feel free to pm me aswell!

Thank you, romponu

EDIT: My CPU is an i5-4690k, was thinking of upgrading that to the i7-4790k if that helps.

 

[ThatVietGuy]

RAM and the GPU really don't have anything to do with each other, so you're fine.

The PSU is fine, as well.

 

[romponu]

RAM and the GPU really don't have anything to do with each other, so you're fine.

The PSU is fine, as well.

Alright, thank you for your help. As for my CPU, is there any concern there?

 

[boju]

Graphics cards have been using GDDR5 for sometime now including your 970. GDDR5 cards also run on DDR2 mobos. Just further extending ThatVietGuy's point of different system ram and vram type is no issue.

Cpu being an i5 4c 4t will bottleneck the 1080Ti in multi threaded games. If cpu is overclocked you may get away with 90~95% cpu usage and not stutter. Your i7 idea for Hyperthreading is good. Games nowadays do very well with HT.

 

[boju]

And atleast 16GB system ram minimum. Lots of vram on card, will want the extra system ram to help data transition between system ram and vram otherwise heavy pagefile usage is expected as is common on 8GB systems in modern AAA games.

Edit, re-read your title, you have enough ram

 

[romponu]

And atleast 16GB system ram minimum. Lots of vram on card, will want the extra system ram to help data transition between system ram and vram otherwise heavy pagefile usage is expected as is common on 8GB systems in modern AAA games.

Edit, re-read your title, you have enough ram

Okay interesting, thank you for your help!

What price do you think I should be paying for an i7 4790k in 2018?

 

[boju]

If buying k version wouldn't want the risk of used condition as you'll have no idea how it's been overclocked or treated.

Non k would be safer and cheaper.

New 4790ks go for $366ish US according to Newegg sellers with a few there used.

Main link Newegg 4790k:
https://m.newegg.com/products/9SIA4RE7MW3844

Sellers link from link above:
https://m.newegg.com/products/9SIA4RE7MW3844/sellers

Could argue $366 is a bit much but cheaper then doing a system rebuild. A 4790 or K should last you another few years atleast and once Pcie 4 or 5 is released then do a rebuild if you feel the need.

 

[romponu]

If buying k version wouldn't want the risk of used condition as you'll have no idea how it's been overclocked or treated.

Non k would be safer and cheaper.

New 4790ks go for $366ish US according to Newegg sellers with a few there used.

Main link Newegg 4790k:
https://m.newegg.com/products/9SIA4RE7MW3844

Sellers link from link above:
https://m.newegg.com/products/9SIA4RE7MW3844/sellers

Could argue $366 is a bit much but cheaper then doing a system rebuild. A 4790 or K should last you another few years atleast and once Pcie 4 or 5 is released then do a rebuild if you feel the need.

Only reason I'm rebuilding now is because I know that as soon as the 1180s or w/e come out both 1000 series and 1100 series will sell out instantly. I think its best to upgrade now before its too late and my pc becomes obsolete.

 

[boju]

i7 will run either gens decently. i5 will have trouble.

 

[romponu]

i7 will run either gens decently. i5 will have trouble.

Alright that makes sense... I just remembered that I'll have to update my bios, after some research it appears that the i5-4690k and the i7-4790k both run on 1008 however my bios version is much lower than that, do I NEED to update my bios? Only reason I ask is because I see that my i5 is running on the lower version which would lead me to believe that the i7 would also be recognized... just trying to avoid updating bios since its a little sketchy

EDIT: I'm not looking to play on 4k 144 hz, im pretty casual I just don't like stuttering...

Thank you, romponu

 

[boju]

The areas the i5's are bottlenecking are in 1080p 144Hz and 1440p 144hz, not necessarily at 144fps but up to and above 60fps. BF1, FC5, Ghost Recon, Devision to name a few if you search high cpu usage with one of these games will find those with 4c 4t cpus are the ones having trouble.

Regarding Bios version, going by cpu support list need bios revision from 1008: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97A/HelpDesk_CPU/

Latest is 2801, https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z97A/HelpDesk_BIOS/

Under Download, click See all downloads. Ignore the Beta version.

Flashing the bios is easy to do. Have a Fat32 (Bios wont read Ntfs) formatted usb stick and unzip copy the .cap file to it (no folders). Theres just the one file. In the bios use ezflash.

https://www.asus.com/us/support/FAQ/1008279

Another cpu alternative is an i7 4770k which runs with Bios v0604

[video="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIsBOfLK1QM"][/video]

 

[boju]

I just remembered that I'll have to update my bios, after some research it appears that the i5-4690k and the i7-4790k both run on 1008 however my bios version is much lower than that

What bios version do you have?

If 4690k is running, so will 4790k unless Asus is wrong.

 

[romponu]

I just remembered that I'll have to update my bios, after some research it appears that the i5-4690k and the i7-4790k both run on 1008 however my bios version is much lower than that

What bios version do you have?

If 4690k is running, so will 4790k unless Asus is wrong.

Its 0401

 

[boju]

Hmm just checking here, are you sure you have z97a motherboard? Reason im asking is 0401 is not listed anywhere on z97-a bios or support page but is for Maximus vII hero

https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_HERO/HelpDesk_BIOS/

What does cpuz say under motherboard / model & Bios version?

 

[romponu]

Hmm just checking here, are you sure you have z97a motherboard? Reason im asking is 0401 is not listed anywhere on z97-a bios or support page but is for Maximus vII hero

https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/MAXIMUS_VII_HERO/HelpDesk_BIOS/

What does cpuz say under motherboard / model & Bios version?

I am on a z97a-usb31 motherboard, yes.

 

[boju]

I am on a z97a-usb31 motherboard, yes.

Ok now we're getting somewhere. The board you just gave me is different to the one you linked in your op.

https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/Z97AUSB_31/HelpDesk_CPU/

Your bios 0401 is newer then 0305v required to run 4790k

 

[romponu]

I am on a z97a-usb31 motherboard, yes.

Ok now we're getting somewhere. The board you just gave me is different to the one you linked in your op.

https://www.asus.com/au/Motherboards/Z97AUSB_31/HelpDesk_CPU/

Your bios 0401 is newer then 0305v required to run 4790k

Okay awesome, thank you for your help!

 

[boju]

Your welcome. Glad we sorted that, who knows what would have happened if you tried to flash your bios with the wrong one.