cpu or gpu upgrade?

[DoubleWz]

Hello, I want to upgrade my system by either getting another gtx 1070 for sli or an i7 6700k. I currently have a 4690k. Will a 4690k bottleneck two 1070s at 1440p?

 

Thanks in advance!

[VerticalDiscussions]

For a single 1070, with a modest overclock or even stock speeds, well cooled :P, it shouldnt be a problem at all, but given its two 1070's and at 1440p, then i can believe its not going to be a very smooth experience, with some stuttering here and there. Cant be sure tough, but if it were to work real good, it could very well be by a microfiber lining :d.

[deleted_member_030719]

i5-4690k is not something I'd even remotely recommend for doing SLI.

[The Sloth]

yup an i5 will bottleneck a sli setup. get a i7 

[Thony]

Do you have 144Hz monitor ? Otherwise I dont understand why u want 2x 1070 for 1440p. It would make sense for 4K but not for 1440p.

[DoubleWz]

Alright i7 it is! Thanks for all if your answers guys!

[SpaceGhostC2C]

16 hours ago, Jed M said:

i5-4690k is not something I'd even remotely recommend for doing SLI.

 

16 hours ago, nerdslayer1 said:

yup an i5 will bottleneck a sli setup. get a i7 

I would say that strongly depends on what OP is trying to achieve. We so far know it's 1440p, but what is the target FPS, and in which games? As @Thony said, OP could be heading towards an overkill setup with no practical benefits depending on that.

 

[DoubleWz]

14 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

 

I would say that strongly depends on what OP is trying to achieve. We so far know it's 1440p, but what is the target FPS, and in which games? As @Thony said, OP could be heading towards an overkill setup with no practical benefits depending on that.

 

i pretty much want to be able to run every game at max settings at 60fps stable.

[SpaceGhostC2C]

3 minutes ago, DoubleWz said:

i pretty much want to be able to run every game at max settings at 60fps stable.

I would think you are OK as it is, then, but I may be wrong. Are you having troubles with some game? What is the performance like? Is the GPU or the CPU maxed out when that happens?

[DoubleWz]

35 minutes ago, SpaceGhostC2C said:

I would think you are OK as it is, then, but I may be wrong. Are you having troubles with some game? What is the performance like? Is the GPU or the CPU maxed out when that happens?

my cpu runs at 100% which causes some frame drops now and then in mist games

 

[SpaceGhostC2C]

7 minutes ago, DoubleWz said:

my cpu runs at 100% which causes some frame drops now and then in mist games

 

In that case, and if the GPU is at less than 100%, SLI won't help you, but a faster CPU might. You can try overclocking your i5 or going for the upgrade.

[jjohnthedon1]

What the biggest load of crap iv ever read

oc ur cpu to 4.6+ 

and 2 1070's will bet u 144hz in all shooters 

not even a i7 at 6ghz will get u too 144hz is big open world games

igbu want to test ur cpu power to push frames drop settings to low and 720p and that will show u hat ur cpu is capable of 

[jjohnthedon1]

What the biggest load of crap iv ever read

oc ur cpu to 4.6+ 

and 2 1070's will bet u 144hz in all shooters 

not even a i7 at 6ghz will get u too 144hz is big open world games

igbu want to test ur cpu power to push frames drop settings to low and 720p and that will show u hat ur cpu is capable o