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Upgrading my gpu from a 1050ti to a 1660ti and was wondering if a i7 3770 will work fine with the 1660ti i ordered. Would also like to know if someone can tell me a good affordable upgrade for my processor.

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Just wondering if there will be any bottlenecking issues by the way.

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Just wondering if my i7 3770 will be enough for my 1660ti i ordered. Please help :)!

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It'll work, but it'll be holding you back in the long run. Just how much depends on what resolution you're planning on pushing.

As far as upgrades to the processor goes - depends on your definition of affordable, really. You're looking at a platform swap regardless, as the 3770(k) is about as good as it gets for the 1155 socket.

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Yes, it will.

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Right around a good combo. Pretty much the strongest GPU an i7 3770 would run mostly fine at 1080p high details.

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6 minutes ago, pizzabtw said:

It'll work, but it'll be holding you back in the long run. Just how much depends on what resolution you're planning on pushing.

As far as upgrades to the processor goes - depends on your definition of affordable, really. You're looking at a platform swap regardless, as the 3770(k) is about as good as it gets for the 1155 socket.

Im looking to upgrade everything in my pc eventually but slowly one part at a time. I would love to get a new motherboard and cpu and ram right away but its not in my budget at this moment.

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There's no good/affordable upgrade for your processor since it would take you a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM just to get some kind of a performance bump.

Let's say 400-500$ for a Ryzen 5 6-core, a decent board, and 16GB fast ddr4 - you're looking at a slight boost but having upgradability, modern hardware with new features and a new warranty. For a really noticeable boost, you'd need to spend noticeably more.

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4 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

Right around a good combo. Pretty much the strongest GPU an i7 3770 would run mostly fine at 1080p high details.

Alright thank you !

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2 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

There's no good/affordable upgrade for your processor since it would take you a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM just to get some kind of a performance bump.

Let's say 400-500$ for a Ryzen 5 6-core, a decent board, and 16GB fast ddr4 - you're looking at a slight boost but having upgradability, modern hardware with new features and a new warranty. For a really noticeable boost, you'd need to spend noticeably more.

What would you suggest for new motherboard ram and cpu ? Im planning on getting that next just wanted to get the more expensive parts out of the way first for upgrading.

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3 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

There's no good/affordable upgrade for your processor since it would take you a new motherboard, CPU, and RAM just to get some kind of a performance bump.

Let's say 400-500$ for a Ryzen 5 6-core, a decent board, and 16GB fast ddr4 - you're looking at a slight boost but having upgradability, modern hardware with new features and a new warranty. For a really noticeable boost, you'd need to spend noticeably more.

Would a i5 9600k be a good upgrade ?

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That processor is too weak for 1660ti, it's a bottleneck even if u have a SSD and 8gigs. 

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1 minute ago, A-J said:

That processor is too weak for 1660ti, it's a bottleneck even if u have a SSD and 8gigs. 

Will it still run better than my 1050ti though ? Im just looking to have it run decent until i upgrade.

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22 minutes ago, Beam3k said:

Upgrading my gpu from a 1050ti to a 1660ti and was wondering if a i7 3770 will work fine with the 1660ti i ordered. Would also like to know if someone can tell me a good affordable upgrade for my processor.

It will be fine unless you're playing on high refresh rate. 144hz++

 

3770K is the only upgrade available for you but if your current mobo is not Z series then it's pretty pointless.

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1 minute ago, Beam3k said:

Would a i5 9600k be a good upgrade ?

Should probably go for a i7-8700k.

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1 minute ago, A-J said:

Should probably go for a i7-8700k.

hmm ok

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2 minutes ago, A-J said:

Should probably go for a i7-8700k.

any amd processors that will work for it that are a bit cheaper but still similar ?

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9 minutes ago, Beam3k said:

Will it still run better than my 1050ti though ? Im just looking to have it run decent until i upgrade.

Yeah, it will work better than a 1050ti but you won't get the full potential of the 1660ti. 

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Just now, A-J said:

Yeah, it will work better than a 1050ti but you won't get the full potential of the 1660ti. 

yeah im thinking of a ryzen 5 2600 to pair it with.

 

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4 minutes ago, Beam3k said:

yeah im thinking of a ryzen 5 2600 to pair it with.

 

That's almost the perfect choice for a 1660ti and has almost 0% bottlenecks with 8 gig ddr4 and a SSD. Can't call it an equal of a i7-8700k but with more than half the price and almost just 25% less performance....the Ryzen 5 2600 is the best choice.

 

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Just now, A-J said:

That's almost the perfect choice for a 1660ti and has almost 0% bottlenecks with 8 gig ddr4 and a SSD. Can't call it an equal of a i7-8700k but with more than half the price and almost just 25% less performance....the Ryzen 5 2600 is the best choice.

 

 

I have ddr3 sadly. I do have a ssd though. 

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1 minute ago, Beam3k said:

 

I have ddr3 sadly. I do have a ssd though. 

Well, the Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't support ddr3. ?

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Just now, A-J said:

Well, the Ryzen 5 2600 doesn't support ddr3. ?

Thats why im gonna get everything new haha mother board ddr4 etc

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45 minutes ago, Beam3k said:

Just wondering if my i7 3770 will be enough for my 1660ti i ordered. Please help :)!

3570k with a 1070 here. 

You will experience bottlenecks. But a little overclock solves it in most cases. 

You'll be fine. 

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