1440p - Recommended GPU & CPU upgrades for two rigs?

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rcald2000

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There are two family member's computers that are used to play mostly Fortnite at 1080p @ 60 FPS. I want to start preparing them for 1440p @ 100+ FPS (ideally 144 - 165 FPS). I also plan on upgrading both motherboards, and I have no problem with both being Intel or AMD setups. I already have parts in mind, but I wanted to solicit other objective opinions. Thank you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.69 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - Z170 Pro4S ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($119.89 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($51.76 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($215.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($199.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.37 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 850W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($139.99 @ B&H)
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1183.46
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 1200 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($93.90 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard ($73.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($51.76 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($84.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($215.90 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($199.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Corsair - K70 LUX RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Mouse: Logitech - G502 Proteus Spectrum Wired Optical Mouse ($49.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1008.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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RobCrezz
I agree, GPU is where you'll want to spend the money. Fortnite isnt hard to run, if you lower a few of the more demanding settings you would be able to 1440p high fps with something around the level of a 1070.

Higher fps you go, the more youll start putting load on the CPU, a 7700k for the first system would be a great upgrade, and a r5 2600 for the second one would be my suggestions.
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Pat Flynn

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If you want to play games at 1440p @ 100+ fps, you'll need a video card significantly better than a 1050 Ti. Also, a 2x4GB ram kit would be a better alternative to what you have listed as it will run proper dual channel configuration (higher ram throughput).
The Ryzen CPU would be better at gaming over the Intel Pentium, so I'd recommend that configuration, but for the resolution and framerate you're wanting, you'll want at least a GTX 1070 or higher (or AMD RX 580).
 
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Are those existing rigs or you want to upgrade to that?
If you wan to upgrade to that, this will not give you 1440p@165 FPS.
Much more capable gpu is required for that.
https://www.techspot.com/article/1557-fortnite-benchmarks/

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rcald2000

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Pat Flynn Agreed. The dual channel was on my mind as well. I will upgrade them from 12GB (8 + 4) to 16GB (8 + 8). Higher resolutions have a lower CPU requirement. With that said, I've noticed that going from 1080p to 1440p has a minuscule lowering of the CPU requirement. However going from 1080p to 4K has a noticeable lowering of the CPU requirement.

SkyNetRising Those two configurations are existing. It's interesting that your bar chart suggests the 1080 Ti for 1440p game play for Fortnite. I previously arrived at the same conclusion, and my plan is to upgrade the GPU to the future GTX 1170, which I presume will have the same performance of the Pascal based 1080 Ti.
I was also considering upgrading both CPUs to the i5-8400 and accompanying B360 chipset motherboards. My other thought involves the rumored coffee lake eight core i7-9700K refresh that is anticipated. I feel confident in that rumor, however I have a strong wish that Intel will also release an eight core (non-hyper threaded) processor to represent their future i5 line. If that happens then I'd obviously opt for the i5-9400/9500.
 
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I agree, GPU is where you'll want to spend the money. Fortnite isnt hard to run, if you lower a few of the more demanding settings you would be able to 1440p high fps with something around the level of a 1070.

Higher fps you go, the more youll start putting load on the CPU, a 7700k for the first system would be a great upgrade, and a r5 2600 for the second one would be my suggestions.
 
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