i5 8400 for gtx 1080 at 1440p

[Captain_Darkness]

Hey guys,

some people say the i 5 8400 bottlenecks the gtx 1080 others say it doesnt. so is the i5 8400 a good deal for a gtx 1080 at 1440p?

[ThatFrizie]

I’d say you’d want atleast a 8600(k)

[Captain_Darkness]

But some benchmarks of new game show at 1440p that the i 5 performs similarly to the i7 8700k

[ThatFrizie]

1 minute ago, Captain_Darkness said:

But some benchmarks of new game show at 1440p that the i 5 performs similarly to the i7 8700k

Do you already have an i5 8400 or are you planning on buying one?

[Captain_Darkness]

I have one ( which i can return) and a gtx 1080

[IdiotPenguin]

13 minutes ago, Captain_Darkness said:

I have one ( which i can return) and a gtx 1080

The 8400 is adequate for the 1080. Unless you want to get hyperthreading (which helps in a selection of games believe it or not) or OC then get an 8600k or 8700k but otherwise it will suffice in 1440p or above, hell even at 1080p lol

[ThatFrizie]

13 minutes ago, Captain_Darkness said:

I have one ( which i can return) and a gtx 1080

What motherboard do you have? Also an i7 8700 if possible will give you alot of room for the future, minimum isn’t always the best option.

 

[ThatFrizie]

Heck i even went with an i7 8700 and i have a 980 ti (similiar to 1070) i wanted to be future proof.

[Captain_Darkness]

so the i5 8400 will start bottlenecking in newer games ?

[Captain_Darkness]

so the balance of graphcis card and cpu gets more and more imbalanced after a while?

[IdiotPenguin]

2 minutes ago, ThatFrizie said:

Heck i even went with an i7 8700 and i have a 980 ti (similiar to 1070) i wanted to be future proof.

I also went with the 8700 because of hyperthreading and i'm switching to 1440p in a a year or two so cpu becomes less important there as well.

[ThatFrizie]

1 minute ago, Captain_Darkness said:

so the i5 8400 will start bottlenecking in newer games ?

It might start bottlenecking with newer games and it wouldn’t really last you long while an i7 8700(k) or i5 8600(k) will last you a lot longer and will be powerfull enough if you decide to get a new gpu.

[Captain_Darkness]

so if i plan ot get a new cpu when i gte a new gpu anyway, shoudl i get the i7 8700 or the i5 8400?

[Captain_Darkness]

is an i 5 8600k which i wont overclock a better investment than an i7 8700?

[ThatFrizie]

2 minutes ago, IdiotPenguin said:

I also went with the 8700 because of hyperthreading and i'm switching to 1440p in a a year or two so cpu becomes less important there as well.

Yes i went with an i7 8700 for the purpoe of content creation and having things like discord not degrade as much performance. And also future proofing.

[IdiotPenguin]

3 minutes ago, Captain_Darkness said:

so if i plan ot get a new cpu when i gte a new gpu anyway, shoudl i get the i7 8700 or the i5 8400?

 

1 minute ago, Captain_Darkness said:

is an i 5 8600k which i wont overclock a better investment than an i7 8700?

Just stick with the 8400. It's not as bad as he makes it out to be although it's hard to predict the future. Worrying about "futureproofing" is alright but thinking too much of it will just get you confused and switch back and forth, i've been there

[Captain_Darkness]

i only wan tto game so is the i7 8700 a better investment?

[IdiotPenguin]

1 minute ago, Captain_Darkness said:

i only wan tto game so is the i7 8700 a better investment?

If you don't plan to upgrade for a long ass while then yes. If not then no the performance is negligible at 1440p and up especially for that price gap.

[ThatFrizie]

3 minutes ago, Captain_Darkness said:

is an i 5 8600k which i wont overclock a better investment than an i7 8700?

overclocking increases temps alot and might degrade life span getting an i7 8700 will be future proof and is good for photo editing and video editing if you ever want to get into that type of stuff.

[Captain_Darkness]

i think ill stick with the i5 8400

[ThatFrizie]

Getting a better cpu now will save you alot of money in the future.

[IdiotPenguin]

1 minute ago, Captain_Darkness said:

i think ill stick with the i5 8400

Good choice. If you ever waver again then just do the research and look up benchmarks by yourself. Sometimes asking others can be unhelpful as we all have different opinions and standards.

[Captain_Darkness]

but ill get a new one when i get a new gpu

 

[IdiotPenguin]

1 minute ago, ThatFrizie said:

Getting a better cpu now will save you alot of money in the future.

He most likely won't keep it for like 8 years so It doesn't really matter now does it?

if the OP does want to keep it for that long then yes. get the 8700

[ThatFrizie]

1 minute ago, Captain_Darkness said:

but ill get a new one when i get a new gpu

 

If you don’t buying a new one your i5 is completely fine for now.