i7-7700k w/ 2060 Super?

[XILEGEND]

I posted a topic earlier this morning asking which 2060 was the best value and narrowed my decision down to the Founders Edition, but came across the 2060 Super. I see on their site store that there is a $100 difference between the two, although it seems to be a decent upgrade from the FE to the S. I have an i7-7700k base clocked as of right now(weak cooler) and 16 GB of DDR4 3000mhz ram. I plan to primarily play on 1080p. Main questions; is the 7700k going to bottleneck the 2060 Super or the 2060 FE? Is the $100 price difference justified? What do you recommend going with? Thanks!

[Jurrunio]

Depends on the game

[xg32]

the best value right now is the 2060 KO

 

https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2060-06g-p4-2066-kr/p/N82E16814487488?Description=2060 ko&cm_re=2060_ko-_-14-487-488-_-Product

 

which recently dropped in price, the 2060 super isn't really in contention til it receives a price drop, gpus are dropping in price in front of next gen releases, 2060, 5600xt, 2080 ti etc.

[Man]

1 minute ago, XILEGEND said:

Main questions; is the 7700k going to bottleneck the 2060 Super or the 2060 FE?

Yes, probably. But it isn't necessarily a bad thing considering the 2060S can push most games at 100FPS. If you want, you can squeeze out a dozen or two more frames by going easy on anti-aliasing. AA is one of the biggest GPU resource hog; and you can easily minimize the GPU bottleneck by disabling it altogether.

 

Less load on GPU per frame = more frames per second = more strain on CPU = less bottleneck. 

 

AA @ 1080p is pretty much worthless in most cases and I, for one, tend to disable it completely. But then again, my eyesight isn't as good as it used to be!

[XILEGEND]

32 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Depends on the game

Escape from tarkov, Insurgency Sandstorm, DiRT Rally, and other various tripple a games with getting the upgrade. Main game being tarkov though. 

[Jurrunio]

42 minutes ago, XILEGEND said:

Escape from tarkov, Insurgency Sandstorm, DiRT Rally, and other various tripple a games with getting the upgrade. Main game being tarkov though. 

These games aren't that CPU heavy, 2060S should be fine. Invest in a good cooler that also works with AM4 if it does bottleneck.

 

1 hour ago, xg32 said:

the best value right now is the 2060 KO

 

https://www.newegg.com/evga-geforce-rtx-2060-06g-p4-2066-kr/p/N82E16814487488?Description=2060 ko&cm_re=2060_ko-_-14-487-488-_-Product

 

which recently dropped in price, the 2060 super isn't really in contention til it receives a price drop, gpus are dropping in price in front of next gen releases, 2060, 5600xt, 2080 ti etc.

Note that the KO is a really cheaply made 2060 so don't expect anything good from cooling or overclocking.

[Mersaci]

Does it have to be Nvidia? I would go with 5700 or xt for the same price