How powerful of a GPU can I use with my i7 4770k without it being a major bottleneck and play games at 1440p well?

[BrokeAFKid]

I'm planning a bit of a computer upgrade including a new 1440p montior, a new GPU and delidding and overclocking my i7 4770k. My i7 currently gets too hot to actually overclock it much but I'm assuming i'll get somewhere between 4,3 and 4,6 out of it once I delid it and so I'm basing my GPU choice on that. So after I've established that now on to the actual question, what kind of a GPU would be good pairing for that CPU and be powerful enough to play games well at 1440p 60 fps. I've been out of the tech loop for a good bit so I'm not sure but what would you guys say about a 1060 or a 580? Is a 1070 pushing it a bit too much? (I'm actually not aware as to what AMD's current equivalent to the 1070 is lol)

 

I don't really give a damn about running at max settings or stuff like that I just want a good gamining experience, rest of the specs that may matter are 16GB of DDR3 ram, an RM750 PSU and a Maximus VI Formula. Also I do realize that not all games will utilize the GPU and the CPU to the same extend as others just looking for a good rule of thumb.

 

Cheers and thanks in advance,

BrokeAFKid 

[Snipergod87]

I'm rocking a 1070 with a non OCed 4770k (mine doesnt clock up well) @ 1440p and a 144hz display.  For what I play i could have easily stepped up the GPU for more performance, in the games I play i end up being GPU bound not CPU bound.

I have a friend with a 3770k and a 1070 Ti playing @ 1080p 144hz.

AMD's equivalent to the 1070 is the Vega 56.

[corrado33]

4 minutes ago, BrokeAFKid said:

I'm planning a bit of a computer upgrade including a new 1440p montior, a new GPU and delidding and overclocking my i7 4770k. My i7 currently gets too hot to actually overclock it much but I'm assuming i'll get somewhere between 4,3 and 4,6 out of it once I delid it and so I'm basing my GPU choice on that. So after I've established that now on to the actual question, what kind of a GPU would be good pairing for that CPU and be powerful enough to play games well at 1440p 60 fps. I've been out of the tech loop for a good bit so I'm not sure about what would you guys say about a 1060 or a 580? Is a 1070 pushing it a bit too much? (I'm actually not aware as to what AMD's current equivalent to the 1070 is lol)

 

I don't really give a damn about running at max settings or stuff like that I just want a good gamining experience, rest of the specs that may matter are 16GB of DDR3 ram, an RM750 PSU and a Maximus VI Formula. 

 

Cheers and thanks in advance,

BrokeAFKid 

A 4770k has roughly the same performance as a i7-6700 (non overclocked). (According to benchmarks) Since you're running at 1440, I think it'll be more GPU stressful rather than CPU, so you could go all the way up to a 1080 if you wanted to. Honestly, buy the 1070 and be happy. 

[Guest]

You can use this website for a rough calculation of what kind of bottlenecking you'll get

[Jurrunio]

1440p 60fps? Depending on the game, you'll want anything from GTX 1070, 1070ti, AMD Vega 56, GTX 1080, Vega 64, RTX 2070, to a 1080ti or RTX 2080. Don't worry about the CPU, hitting 60fps on that in demanding games shouldnt be difficult.

[corrado33]

8 minutes ago, Darpyface said:

You can use this website for a rough calculation of what kind of bottlenecking you'll get

Eh, that website doesn't even consider resolution. Can't be too accurate. Higher resolution = easier on CPU harder on GPU. 

[Tellos]

with my E3-1270v2 [basically an i7 3770k] I do great with a GTX 1080 at 1440P 144hz.

[Ebony Falcon]

I ran a 4770k 4.7ghz and sli 980tis which is same as a 1080ti/2080 with no problems what so ever at 1440p  144hz

so ur good with what ever probs even a 2080ti, if u get small bottle neck turn a few settings up 

[Cereal5]

31 minutes ago, Darpyface said:

You can use this website for a rough calculation of what kind of bottlenecking you'll get

That website is garbage. It tells you nothing about how it calculates a bottleneck, and it barely takes anything into consideration. It says a Threadripper 2990WX is bottlenecked by a 2080 Ti, when in reality it's the exact opposite.

 

OP, you can run pretty much whatever GPU you want. If you were at 1080p and wanted 200fps+, it might be a different story, but at 1440p 144Hz, your 4770K will be great. You could run a 1080 Ti if you wanted to. Shit, I have a 1080 Ti hooked up to my 3570K. Obviously it bottlenecks but at least I get maximum performance from my 3570K lol.

[BrokeAFKid]

37 minutes ago, Snipergod87 said:

I'm rocking a 1070 with a non OCed 4770k (mine doesnt clock up well) @ 1440p and a 144hz display.  For what I play i could have easily stepped up the GPU for more performance, in the games I play i end up being GPU bound not CPU bound.

I have a friend with a 3770k and a 1070 Ti playing @ 1080p 144hz.

AMD's equivalent to the 1070 is the Vega 56.

 

34 minutes ago, corrado33 said:

A 4770k has roughly the same performance as a i7-6700 (non overclocked). (According to benchmarks) Since you're running at 1440, I think it'll be more GPU stressful rather than CPU, so you could go all the way up to a 1080 if you wanted to. Honestly, buy the 1070 and be happy. 

 

23 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

1440p 60fps? Depending on the game, you'll want anything from GTX 1070, 1070ti, AMD Vega 56, GTX 1080, Vega 64, RTX 2070, to a 1080ti or RTX 2080. Don't worry about the CPU, hitting 60fps on that in demanding games shouldnt be difficult.

 

21 minutes ago, Tellos said:

with my E3-1270v2 [basically an i7 3770k] I do great with a GTX 1080 at 1440P 144hz.

 

4 minutes ago, Ebony Falcon said:

I ran a 4770k 4.7ghz and sli 980tis which is same as a 1080ti/2080 with no problems what so ever at 1440p  144hz

so ur good with what ever probs even a 2080ti, if u get small bottle neck turn a few settings up 

Alright looks like there might be a bit more life in my trusty 4770k than I expected after all. Sounds like the 1070 is gonna be a solid choice but I've just found some really good deals on 1060 6GB and on RX 580's 8GB (like half the price of a 1070 here in Germany) would be good enough to get 60 fps 1440p on high ish settings? 

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, BrokeAFKid said:

 

 

 

 

Alright looks like there might be a bit more life in my trusty 4770k than I expected after all. Sounds like the 1070 is gonna be a solid choice but I've just found some really good deals on 1060 6GB and on RX 580's 8GB (like half the price of a 1070 here in Germany) would be good enough to get 60 fps 1440p on high ish settings? 

high-ish? Nah you need 1070 to do that in today's games, not to mention games in the future.

[xAcid9]

Titan V? 1080 Ti/2080 is the sweet-ish spot imo. 

[corrado33]

11 minutes ago, BrokeAFKid said:

 

 

 

 

Alright looks like there might be a bit more life in my trusty 4770k than I expected after all. Sounds like the 1070 is gonna be a solid choice but I've just found some really good deals on 1060 6GB and on RX 580's 8GB (like half the price of a 1070 here in Germany) would be good enough to get 60 fps 1440p on high ish settings? 

Probably not. My 1060 6 GB has trouble maintaining 60 fps at 1080p on some (albeit shittily optimized) games. Aka fallout 4 in cities, skyrim with a shit ton of mods installed. I'd go with the 1070 if you want 1440p. That said, if you only play well optimized games (DOOM), you'd probably be ok with a 1060 (I'd get tons of FPS on that game.)

 

Or look for a 980TI, it'll be roughly the same performance. 

[Mick Naughty]

Depends on the game really. 

Wouldn’t do more that a 1070 myself. 

Given how mine performs and a cpu a step above it performs. 

 

[SSJGodemis]

 i7 4770k is a great CPU still.  Yes, you will an increase from say an I7-8700k. But only in the 10-15% range which tbh is poor for the price to performance. I would get the most expensive GPU you can afford and forget the rest. 

 

[Majinhoju]

I could be wrong but i thought when you crank the resolution higher the cpu starts to make less of a difference.

I have a 1080 with my 4670k.  I would just buy the best card you can afford, don't worry yourself with going overkill if the card is within your budget.

[GamerDude]

Just look at this Retro i7 2600K review by guru3d, it should give you an idea where you stand wiith that CPU:

https://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/intel_sandy_bridge_core_i7_2600kthe_2018_review_time_for_an_upgrade,18.html

 

I have a 4770K paired with an RTX 2080 Ti, I can just about max out every single game out there at 3440x1440.....the CPU isn't much of a bottleneck at this res and ingame video setting.

[SolarNova]

at 1440p, u could use a 2080ti and be fine.

 

top end FPS will be affected somewhat, but it would only be a meaningfull difference when FPS is over 100.

[anthonyc813]

11 hours ago, Darpyface said:

You can use this website for a rough calculation of what kind of bottlenecking you'll get

This is awesome. Thank you for the link!

[i_build_nanosuits]

I'm overclocked to 4.3ghz and I use a 1080ti oc at 2ghz and in most games the match is good at 1440p ultra.

[Cleotus]

This thread is a year old, but still relevant. I have an i7-4770k at 4.5mhz that runs basically the same on my old 750ti and 2070 Super for csgo at 120hz 3440x1440 monitor.  I have tested the same cards with an i7-8700k and get similar results.  As everyone knows by now, with high GPU requirements, the CPU is not so important.  I won't be upgrading CPU until the Ryzen 4000 series!

[Mick Naughty]

7 hours ago, Cleotus said:

This thread is a year old, but still relevant. I have an i7-4770k at 4.5mhz that runs basically the same on my old 750ti and 2070 Super for csgo at 120hz 3440x1440 monitor.  I have tested the same cards with an i7-8700k and get similar results.  As everyone knows by now, with high GPU requirements, the CPU is not so important.  I won't be upgrading CPU until the Ryzen 4000 series!

What does high gpu requirements mean? Doesn’t sound like good testing methodology. 

[Xkillerpn]

If you can oc that cpu a bit just get a 5700xt devil, for the money is the best you can get new. 

 

Put those seting to max and enjoy 

[BrokeAFKid]

21 hours ago, Cleotus said:

This thread is a year old, but still relevant. I have an i7-4770k at 4.5mhz that runs basically the same on my old 750ti and 2070 Super for csgo at 120hz 3440x1440 monitor.  I have tested the same cards with an i7-8700k and get similar results.  As everyone knows by now, with high GPU requirements, the CPU is not so important.  I won't be upgrading CPU until the Ryzen 4000 series!

That's a really slow CPU man. Why would you underclock it that hard???? (I'm taking the piss because it's Ghz ) 

[Cleotus]

On 11/27/2019 at 3:48 AM, Mick Naughty said:

What does high gpu requirements mean? Doesn’t sound like good testing methodology. 

I just saw these replies.. I need to turn on notifications.

 

You're right Mick Naughty. I should have been more descriptive. Old thread now, but what I meant is that since I am running 120Mhz on 3440x1440 .. I end up GPU bound, so I experience similar FPS regardless of CPU on most titles, esp the older ones I play.  If I were 1080p it would be another discussion.  That said, I am going to try an R5 3600 with a MSI Tomahawk max soon, just bc I have an itch to build and it won't break the bank.