WIll a I5 7600k support sli

[HellsKnight]

I have a i5 7600k I plan to upgrade to a i7 6850k in a few months, My question is, Will my current i5 7600k and my z270 msi sli plus motherboard handle 2 1080ti's Founders editions in SLI? Will there be any foreseen issues or any tips you can give

[RadiatingLight]

It will support it, yes, but temps will be through the roof if both aren't spaced out.

also, why a 6850K? It's an older platform, and Threadripper is here, not to mention the cheaper and faster 7800X

[ARikozuM]

Yes, it will. Any reason you're going with the 6850K?

[HellsKnight]

No reason at all, I just figured it be better then a i7 7700k

being it has more pci e lanes

 

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, HellsKnight said:

No reason at all, I just figured it be better then a i7 7700k

being it has more pci e lanes

 

It is better in most cases, but you do realize that you need to buy a different motherboard for the 6850K, right?

[ARikozuM]

Just now, HellsKnight said:

No reason at all, I just figured it be better then a i7 7700k

being it has more pci e lanes

x8/x8 doesn't affect GPU's until you get into high-compute scenarios and gaming doesn't use much. CFL is coming out soon and should give you a much better build for less. 

[HellsKnight]

Yes I know I will have to buy a new motherboard a x99 one

 

[HellsKnight]

so would a i7 7700k be able to do sli then?

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, HellsKnight said:

Yes I know I will have to buy a new motherboard a x99 one

 

Quote me next time

 

anyway, why buy X99 when X299 and AMD's X399 is already out, with superior CPUs on superior platforms?

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, HellsKnight said:

Yes I know I will have to buy a new motherboard a x99 one

 

not worth it go for a ryzen 1700 

[RadiatingLight]

Just now, HellsKnight said:

so would a i7 7700k be able to do sli then?

Yes. with ease.

note that you can only do 2-way SLI, but that shouldn't matter, since Pascal only supports 2-way anyway

[HellsKnight]

Ok what would you say I should get then.

 

[LienusLateTips]

1 minute ago, HellsKnight said:

so would a i7 7700k be able to do sli then?

depends on motherboard, most can

 

QUOTE US

Just now, HellsKnight said:

Ok what would you say I should get then.

 

THREADRIPPER!

[HellsKnight]

Just now, JDE said:

depends on motherboard, most can

 

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THREADRIPPER!

Can't aford a threadripper, I wish I had the money for it though.

 

[HellsKnight]

I currently have a MSI z270 sli plus motherboard, I am replacing in a few days. Cause of the randomly restarts its been giving.

[Intel HD Graphics]

5 minutes ago, HellsKnight said:

so would a i7 7700k be able to do sli then?

Should do

[LienusLateTips]

4 minutes ago, HellsKnight said:

Can't aford a threadripper, I wish I had the money for it though.

 

Budget? Use case?

 

[Intel HD Graphics]

2 minutes ago, JDE said:

Use case?

?

 

[HellsKnight]

Just now, JDE said:

Budget? Use case?

 

My budget to fix this pc issue is around 350$ at the moment, Its why I said I will be changing cpu out in a few months. Maybe a month if I stopped getting kicked while down. My main goal is a AIO, good fans as the chinese ones I have are not doing a good job cooling. and a New decent motherboard.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, HellsKnight said:

My budget to fix this pc issue is around 350$ at the moment, Its why I said I will be changing cpu out in a few months. Maybe a month if I stopped getting kicked while down. My main goal is a AIO, good fans as the chinese ones I have are not doing a good job cooling. and a New decent motherboard.

What about Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7?

 

 

But what are you doing with this computer?

[y0y0ninja]

18 minutes ago, HellsKnight said:

I have a i5 7600k I plan to upgrade to a i7 6850k in a few months, My question is, Will my current i5 7600k and my z270 msi sli plus motherboard handle 2 1080ti's Founders editions in SLI? Will there be any foreseen issues or any tips you can give

My recommendation is to use the 1080tis in SLI with the i5 (it will work) and see how you like it. If you feel the need to upgrade, a 7700K will give better in-game performance than the 6850K, but you would be better off waiting for the 8700K IMO (if buying a new mobo is already on the table).

[RadiatingLight]

 

Just now, HellsKnight said:

My budget to fix this pc issue is around 350$ at the moment, Its why I said I will be changing cpu out in a few months. Maybe a month if I stopped getting kicked while down. My main goal is a AIO, good fans as the chinese ones I have are not doing a good job cooling. and a New decent motherboard.

Then how can you afford a 6850K?

[HellsKnight]

Just now, JDE said:

What about Ryzen 5 or Ryzen 7?

 

 

But what are you doing with this computer?

I am gaming my goal is 4k ultra on everything.

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, y0y0ninja said:

My recommendation is to use the 1080tis in SLI with the i5 (it will work) and see how you like it. If you feel the need to upgrade, a 7700K will give better in-game performance than the 6850K, but you would be better off waiting for the 8700K IMO.

Isn't the 8700K going to be Kaby Lake Refresh while the 8710K (or whatever) be Covfefe Lake and the 8720K (or whatever) be Cannonlake?

[LienusLateTips]

Just now, RadiatingLight said:

 

Then how can you afford a 6850K?

Espicially with X99 prices