1080ti CPU

[MoistSkids]

My friend was given a 1080ti for no charge, and he would like to know what the cheapest and best CPU options would be EDIT: would be for gaming and streaming.

 

[NTDaws]

Nowadays a i3 8th gen and on can handle a 1080ti. 

[knightslugger]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Nowadays a i3 8th gen and on can handle a 1080ti. 

cheapest: Celeron

best: Core i9 7980XE

[NTDaws]

Just now, knightslugger said:

cheapest: Celeron

best: Core i9 7980XE

Oooo I would not use a celeron for gaming. Not ever, ever, ever.

[ZcanKal]

Technically, anything with PCIe slots could run a 1080 ti, but I'd recommend at least an 8th generation core i5 or a Ryzen 5 (or Ryzen2 5)

[ZcanKal]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Oooo I would not use a celeron for gaming. Not ever, ever, ever.

I had a celeron laptop for gaming, Sandybridge, 1.4 GHZ, dual core, and the best part, the poor thing wasn't even able to be cooled properly.

[knightslugger]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

Oooo I would not use a celeron for gaming. Not ever, ever, ever.

but it would run it. what the use case is wasn't specified. for mining cryptocurrencies, you could use a Intel Atom.

[ZcanKal]

2 minutes ago, knightslugger said:

but it would run it. what the use case is wasn't specified. for mining cryptocurrencies, you could use a Intel Atom.

you could use a Pentium 4 if you could find one with PCIe on it.

[Streetguru]

7 minutes ago, MoistSkids said:

My friend was given a 1080ti for no charge, and he would like to know what the cheapest and best CPU options would be

If he's gaming at 60hz grab an R3 2200G $99 + ASrock Pro4 at $75 + 8GBs of the cheapest/fastest memory at like $80

That way you have an upgrade path to an 8 core CPU

[ZcanKal]

Just now, Streetguru said:

If he's gaming at 60hz grab an R3 2200G $99 + ASrock Pro4 at $75 + 8GBs of the cheapest/fastest memory at like $80

That way you have an upgrade path to an 8 core CPU

Or an R3 1200 if he price goes down after Ryzen 2 releases.

[Streetguru]

Just now, ZcanKal said:

Or an R3 1200 if he price goes down after Ryzen 2 releases.

R3 2200G has more resale value and can be easily reused in another machine.

[ZcanKal]

Just now, Streetguru said:

R3 2200G has more resale value and can be easily reused in another machine.

Eh, good point.

[This kid builds pc]

Anything from a 2600k or even 2500k and up

[This kid builds pc]

10 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

If he's gaming at 60hz grab an R3 2200G $99 + ASrock Pro4 at $75 + 8GBs of the cheapest/fastest memory at like $80

That way you have an upgrade path to an 8 core CPU

Why get one of the meh pro4 boards? The VRMs are anemic especially for the 8 core cpus

[Streetguru]

Just now, This kid builds pc said:

Why get one of the meh pro4 boards? The VRMs are anemic especially for the 8 core cpus

Haven't noticed any issues on my R7 1700 OC'd at 1.375V though I do have a fan over the VRM, it's pretty much the best board for the money IMO, $75 with 2 VRM almost heatsinks.

[This kid builds pc]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Haven't noticed any issues on my R7 1700 OC'd at 1.375V though I do have a fan over the VRM, it's pretty much the best board for the money IMO, $75 with 2 VRM almost heatsinks.

I think you could get lower voltage with better VRMs. My old X370 board (6 phase) managed lower voltage at the same oc as my MSI b350 shit (4 phase). What freq are you running at?

[Streetguru]

Just now, This kid builds pc said:

I think you could get lower voltage with better VRMs. My old X370 board (6 phase) managed lower voltage at the same oc as my MSI b350 shit (4 phase). What freq are you running at?

3800mhz 2933mhz on Ripjaws V 3200mhz haven't updated the BIOS in a while.

Don't know if it's the board or my 1700, could never get 4ghz stable even at 1.425V

[Canada EH]

23 minutes ago, Being Delirious said:

Oooo I would not use a celeron for gaming. Not ever, ever, ever.

Depends on what games are being played.

[BryanBoi]

47 minutes ago, MoistSkids said:

My friend was given a 1080ti for no charge, and he would like to know what the cheapest and best CPU options would be EDIT: would be for gaming and streaming.

 

I'm pretty sure it can be used with a Skylake Intel CPU, like the one I have, which is the Intel 7th generation i7 6700k, and it goes for around $350- $400 depending on k's. Btw, I wanna know who gave your friend that GPU no charge lol

[Wh0_Am_1]

51 minutes ago, MoistSkids said:

My friend was given a 1080ti for no charge, and he would like to know what the cheapest and best CPU options would be EDIT: would be for gaming and streaming.

 

Really anything in the past 3-4 years, on the otherhand, I would recommend like at least an 6600k, preferably an 8600k  or an 8700k. 

[Streetguru]

53 minutes ago, MoistSkids said:

My friend was given a 1080ti for no charge, and he would like to know what the cheapest and best CPU options would be EDIT: would be for gaming and streaming.

 

If he wants to do streaming wait for the R7 2700/X

[Princess Luna]

i7 8700 on the cheapest mobo he finds and a Hyper 212X or Gammaxx 300

[MoistSkids]

1 hour ago, BryanBoi said:

I'm pretty sure it can be used with a Skylake Intel CPU, like the one I have, which is the Intel 7th generation i7 6700k, and it goes for around $350- $400 depending on k's. Btw, I wanna know who gave your friend that GPU no charge lol

i dont know the kid that gave him it free of charge, but i know that the kid bought 4 of the 1080ti released a day or two ago. and then just gave my homie one of the ones he bought.

[DocSwag]

11 hours ago, Streetguru said:

If he's gaming at 60hz grab an R3 2200G $99 + ASrock Pro4 at $75 + 8GBs of the cheapest/fastest memory at like $80

That way you have an upgrade path to an 8 core CPU

An 8100+H310 mobo would be better for what OP is doing since he doesn't need the iGPU

[TheStyne]

11 hours ago, Streetguru said:

If he's gaming at 60hz grab an R3 2200G $99 + ASrock Pro4 at $75 + 8GBs of the cheapest/fastest memory at like $80

That way you have an upgrade path to an 8 core CPU

Don't get an R3 2200G for a 1080 Ti!!! Due to the on-board graphics, the 1080 Ti will only have 8 PCIe lanes instead of 16. While this doesn't bottleneck lower end cards, it does affect the 1080 Ti. It won't be a huge performance dip, but there still will be one and you wont that 1080 Ti to run at full potential, right?