i5 4690k with 1070 (or 1080?) Gonna work?

[Majorllama]

So I have my build from last year that im wondering if its worth to upgrade my GPU or not... I have an  i5 4690k overclocked to 4.2 paired with a 970 currently that I am enjoying, but im looking to possibly grab a 1070 or maybe even a 1080 if the prices drop enough after the 1080ti drops. 

 

Im wondering if my CPU will hold back those cards... 

 

[ShadowDeity]

2 minutes ago, Majorllama said:

So I have my build from last year that im wondering if its worth to upgrade my GPU or not... I have an  i5 4690k overclocked to 4.2 paired with a 970 currently that I am enjoying, but im looking to possibly grab a 1070 or maybe even a 1080 if the prices drop enough after the 1080ti drops. 

 

Im wondering if my CPU will hold back those cards... 

 

I mean I don't really know why it'd be necessary to upgrade yet..

 

In my opinion, I'd wait for a price drop on the 1080 if you're going to do it.

[rn8686]

Depends on the resolution. You using a 970 would suggest 1080p, no need to upgrade if thats the case. But for 1440p+, it would work well. 

[Wolther]

CPU won't hold back the cards. That is.. If you're not aiming for 1080p

[Slottr]

What resolution do you play at?

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, rn8686 said:

Depends on the resolution. You using a 970 would suggest 1080p, no need to upgrade if thats the case. But for 1440p+, it would work well. 

970s are fine for 1440p but for 4k or 21x9 1440p the 1070 is needed 

[Majorllama]

4 minutes ago, Slottr said:

What resolution do you play at?

1080 but I like FPS games and I like my 144hz butterysmoothness

4 minutes ago, Wolther said:

CPU won't hold back the cards 

Are you sure? I remember my old ass first gen i7 holding back my 770 back in the day

4 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Depends on the resolution. You using a 970 would suggest 1080p, no need to upgrade if thats the case. But for 1440p+, it would work well. 

See above comment. I need my glorious 144fps or more

5 minutes ago, ShadowDeity said:

I mean I don't really know why it'd be necessary to upgrade yet..

 

In my opinion, I'd wait for a price drop on the 1080 if you're going to do it.

Well yeah. Im gonna wait and see what happens when the new 1080ti comes out.

 

Edit: Redundancy and stupidity. Also AMD is releasing a card, but I don't care. 

 

 

[HKZeroFive]

2 minutes ago, Majorllama said:

1080 but I like FPS games and I like my 144hz butterysmoothness

Yup, a i5 4690K will hold back a GTX 1070 at 1080p 144Hz in more than a few titles. For people seeking beyond 60FPS and trying to get into high refresh rate gaming, it's often advised to get an i7.

[Wolther]

Didn't know that you wanted 144 fps. I guess it depends on the games your playing, but with an i5 it's pretty hard to get 144 fps 

Even then, an i7 struggles to get 144 fps in a lot of games too 

[rn8686]

3 minutes ago, Majorllama said:

1080 but I like FPS games and I like my 144hz butterysmoothness

Are you sure? I remember my old ass first gen i7 holding back my 770 back in the day

See above comment. I need my glorious 144fps or more

Well yeah. Im gonna wait and see what happens when the new 1080ti comes out.

 

Edit: Redundancy and stupidity. Also AMD is releasing a card, but I don't care. 

 

 

If you really want to max games out fully you could upgrade to a 1070, but even just turning down settings a little will get you there already (1080/ti is overkill for this). 

[CharminUltraStrong]

11 minutes ago, Majorllama said:

So I have my build from last year that im wondering if its worth to upgrade my GPU or not... I have an  i5 4690k overclocked to 4.2 paired with a 970 currently that I am enjoying, but im looking to possibly grab a 1070 or maybe even a 1080 if the prices drop enough after the 1080ti drops. 

 

Im wondering if my CPU will hold back those cards... 

 

Your CPU wouldn't be a bottleneck, not hardly. Linus just recently went over how nonessential and incremental Intel has been. Go with the 1070 it's the better card price to performance.

[Equlizer]

i have no issues getting 140fps in games but im also SLI with a 4690k.  Been flying like that for over a year and loving it.

[Majorllama]

2 minutes ago, Wolther said:

Didn't know that you wanted 144 fps. I guess it depends on the games your playing, but with an i5 it's pretty hard to get 144 fps 

Why? Multiple people (including Linus) have pointed out that gaming on more than 4 strong cores has little effect on frame rate (bar seriously outdated CPUs) 

[Rohime]

11 minutes ago, Majorllama said:

So I have my build from last year that im wondering if its worth to upgrade my GPU or not... I have an  i5 4690k overclocked to 4.2 paired with a 970 currently that I am enjoying, but im looking to possibly grab a 1070 or maybe even a 1080 if the prices drop enough after the 1080ti drops. 

 

Im wondering if my CPU will hold back those cards... 

 

CPU will be fine all the way up to 1440p @ 144Hz.

The 1070 is not a big enough upgrade (especially if you want 1440p @ 144Hz) go for 1080 or 1080TI.

( 1070 works fine at 1440p - but wont consistently get to 144hz at that size - it's the minimum card for 1440p though ).

[Majorllama]

2 minutes ago, CharminUltraStrong said:

Your CPU wouldn't be a bottleneck, not hardly. Linus just recently went over how nonessential and incremental Intel has been. Go with the 1070 it's the better card price to performance.

 

1 minute ago, Equlizer said:

i have no issues getting 140fps in games but im also SLI with a 4690k.  Been flying like that for over a year and loving it.

Yeah im leaning more for the 1070 since the 1080 just seems like too much of a stretch for my liking. 

[TheKDub]

18 minutes ago, Majorllama said:

So I have my build from last year that im wondering if its worth to upgrade my GPU or not... I have an  i5 4690k overclocked to 4.2 paired with a 970 currently that I am enjoying, but im looking to possibly grab a 1070 or maybe even a 1080 if the prices drop enough after the 1080ti drops. 

 

Im wondering if my CPU will hold back those cards... 

 

 

an i5 4690k would be perfectly fine for either of the two.

[ARikozuM]

1080 would serve you well and the 1070 just as well. 

[Majorllama]

As long as everyone is in agreement that my CPU wont fuck everything up im happy. Cause a couple of my buddies weren't sure. 

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Majorllama said:

As long as everyone is in agreement that my CPU wont fuck everything up im happy. Cause a couple of my buddies weren't sure. 

Like anything, it depends on what game. I wouldn't stop myself from getting a GTX1080 for a couple of games. You can also keep that 1080 for much longer allowing you to get a 1440 panel.

[Majorllama]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

Like anything, it depends on what game. I wouldn't stop myself from getting a GTX1080 for a couple of games. You can also keep that 1080 for much longer allowing you to get a 1440 panel.

I mean... Im a CSGO junkie, but I enjoy playing Overwatch and Battlefield sometimes.... Maybe a few single player games too if they strike my fancy. 

[Wolther]

1 minute ago, Majorllama said:

I mean... Im a CSGO junkie, but I enjoy playing Overwatch and Battlefield sometimes.... Maybe a few single player games too if they strike my fancy. 

Those games would run fine with that CPU then, this is why people need to list the games they're going to play when discussing bottlenecking. 

If you said GTA 5 or fallout 4 then I'd say it's just very difficult to get 144 fps on any cpu with those games 

[Majorllama]

1 minute ago, Wolther said:

Those games would run fine with that CPU then, this is why people need to list the games they're going to play when discussing bottlenecking. 

If you said GTA 5 or fallout 4 then I'd say it's just very difficult to get 144 fps on any cpu with those games 

I mean I HAVE all those games and more... Like... I have all the games I want, but only care about maxing out and staying about 144 for a few of them. haha

 

For games like GTAV and Fallout 4 I usually cap myself off at 60 and just enjoy the stability. 

[Wolther]

2 minutes ago, Majorllama said:

I mean I HAVE all those games and more... Like... I have all the games I want, but only care about maxing out and staying about 144 for a few of them. haha

 

For games like GTAV and Fallout 4 I usually cap myself off at 60 and just enjoy the stability. 

haha, I'd go for it then  

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Majorllama said:

I mean I HAVE all those games and more... Like... I have all the games I want, but only care about maxing out and staying about 144 for a few of them. haha

 

For games like GTAV and Fallout 4 I usually cap myself off at 60 and just enjoy the stability. 

That's what matters at the end. If you're getting the performance you want, it's all good unless you're drastically under-powered somewhere.

[Majorllama]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

That's what matters at the end. If you're getting the performance you want, it's all good unless you're drastically under-powered somewhere.

Yeah. There has only been a few games I was sad I couldnt get a steady 60fps on max (Witcher 3 sadness haha)