Can I replace my 970 with a 1070 with this motherboard/cpu?

[ExiitHD]

So, this is my current pc:

 

Ram: 16 gb ddr3

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3

Cpu: i5 4690k

Gpu: gtx 970

 

If i replace the 970 with a 1070, would I have to replace anything else here too?

[Nolanl83]

No, you shouldnt Aslong as the you have enough PCIE Express slots you should be fine. I had an I7 5820K with a 960 running in one of my builds and just upgraded to a 1060. My only suggestion would be to check your power supply and make sure it can handle the 1070

[Skiiwee29]

I had that exact CPU with a 1070 and ran into CPU bottlenecks while playing AAA titles like Witcher 3. 

[ExiitHD]

Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

I had that exact CPU with a 1070 and ran into CPU bottlenecks while playing AAA titles like Witcher 3. 

so for playing stuff like league of legends or simple games like that, is it a problem?

[ExiitHD]

2 minutes ago, Nolanl83 said:

No, you shouldnt Aslong as the you have enough PCIE Express slots you should be fine. I had an I7 5820K with a 960 running in one of my builds and just upgraded to a 1060. My only suggestion would be to check your power supply and make sure it can handle the 1070

I have a corsair rm750, do you think thats good enough?

[Nolanl83]

1 minute ago, ExiitHD said:

I have a corsair rm750, do you think thats good enough?

According to the Nvidia specs page yes,

1070 should have atleast a 500w PSU

970 should have atleast a 500w PSU

 

https://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-970/specifications

 

https://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1070/specifications

[ExiitHD]

2 minutes ago, Nolanl83 said:

According to the Nvidia specs page yes,

1070 should have atleast a 500w PSU

970 should have atleast a 500w PSU

 

https://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-970/specifications

 

https://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-1070/specifications

so then theoretically i should be good for install right

[Nolanl83]

yes.

[Turtle Rig]

35 minutes ago, ExiitHD said:

So, this is my current pc:

 

Ram: 16 gb ddr3

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 3

Cpu: i5 4690k

Gpu: gtx 970

 

If i replace the 970 with a 1070, would I have to replace anything else here too?

For the CPU you have, the only video card that makes sense is a 1060 as your CPU is holding you back for a 1070 or 1080 or the RTX line.

[Turtle Rig]

Now you can grab the 1070 as future investment when you get new mobo cpu and ram one day you will have your 1070 and it will perform soo much better with a better CPU and what not.

[Turtle Rig]

24 minutes ago, ExiitHD said:

so then theoretically i should be good for install right

His full load with a 1070 will use up about 400 watts, so yes 500 watts is the sweet spot, just in case in the future you get a video card that has high TDP.

[The Pizza Thief]

16 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

For the CPU you have, the only video card that makes sense is a 1060 as your CPU is holding you back for a 1070 or 1080 or the RTX line.

You can

15 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

Now you can grab the 1070 as future investment when you get new mobo cpu and ram one day you will have your 1070 and it will perform soo much better with a better CPU and what not.

Use

12 minutes ago, Turtle Rig said:

His full load with a 1070 will use up about 400 watts, so yes 500 watts is the sweet spot, just in case in the future you get a video card that has high TDP.

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