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jgn02
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I am going to replace my i5 6600k soon with a i7 7700k..... And yes I would go for the i7 8700k but my mobo doesnt support it (ASUS Z170-E)

Questions:

  1. Should I upgrade my CPU cooler if i upgrade to the 7700k? I don't know what I have but it is not a stock intel for sure.

  2. Is the i7 7700k going to bottleneck my RTX 2070? currently having a little bit of issues with my i5 6600k being on 100 % on most games and my GPU chillin on 50-75.

Current Specs:

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)

CPU: i5 6600k (3.5 GHz)

RAM: 8 GB Dual channel (2 x 4GB)

MOBO: Asus Z170-E (LGA1151)

GPU: RTX 2070

Storage: 465 GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO

PSU: 650 W

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5 minutes ago, jgn02 said:

I am going to replace my i5 6600k soon with a i7 7700k..... And yes I would go for the i7 8700k but my mobo doesnt support it (ASUS Z170-E)

Questions:

  1. Should I upgrade my CPU cooler if i upgrade to the 7700k? I don't know what I have but it is not a stock intel for sure.

  2. Is the i7 7700k going to bottleneck my RTX 2070? currently having a little bit of issues with my i5 6600k being on 100 % on most games and my GPU chillin on 50-75.

Current Specs:

OS: Windows 10 (64 bit)

CPU: i5 6600k (3.5 GHz)

RAM: 8 GB Dual channel (2 x 4GB)

MOBO: Asus Z170-E (LGA1151)

GPU: RTX 2070

Storage: 465 GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO

PSU: 650 W

You should be fine with the 7700k but there will be a little bottleneck, I mean a 8700k will be able to push a bit more frames I believe ?

 

Nothing to worry about I think it's worth it to go from 6600k to 7700k with a gtx2070

CPU: Intel i7 6700K 4.5 ghz / CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i V2 / Board: Asus Z170-A / GPU: Asus Rog Strix GTX 1070 8GB / RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 3000 mhz / SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 500 GB / PSU: Corsair RMx 850w / Case: Fractal Design Define S / Keyboard: Corsair MX Silent / Mouse: Logitech G403 / Monitor: Dell 27" TN 1ms 1440p/144hz Gsync

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23 minutes ago, 1kv said:

Can you post a picture of what the cooler looks like? 

 

 

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You have a Cryorig H7 which will be perfectly fine. 

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it will work fine, might want to dust off that nice system ... wish i had a 2070, instead of 1080.  

My PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor (4.4Ghz), MOBO: GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WiFi (AMD Ryzen AM4/ X470/ Intel Wave 2 WiFi/M.2), RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15, GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce OC GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD Graphics Cards, STORAGE: 120GB CRUCIAL SSD, 1TB WD BLUE, COOLER: Cooler Master 212 EVO RGB Black Edition, FANS: 4 x MasterFan MF120R RGB (2 Front, 1 Back, 1 Top), 1 x Noctua NF-P12 Redux 1700 RPM(Back off Cooler), PC CASE: Cooler Master MB500 case, PSU: EVGA 750 BQ.

 

My Kids PC:

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 (95watt @3.5Ghz @1.40V), MOBO: ASUS M2A-VM, RAM: Kingston 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 800MHz, GPU: nVidia GT 710 2GB DDR3 (OC’ed Clock to 1300Mhz and Memory to 950Mhz), STORAGE: 250GB HDD, 500GB HDD, COOLER:  Cooler Master 212 EVO, PC CASE: Cooler Master Q300L , FANS: 3 x upHere RED LED Fans (2 Front, 1 Back), PSU: Generic 300 Watt PSU.

 

Console:  PS4 - vjizzle2384

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On 12/30/2018 at 5:04 AM, WoodenMarker said:

You have a Cryorig H7 which will be perfectly fine. 

Thanks!!

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13 hours ago, vjizzle2384 said:

it will work fine, might want to dust off that nice system ... wish i had a 2070, instead of 1080.  

Lol I want to but I am scared that i will break something while dusting it of.. xD

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On 12/31/2018 at 6:42 AM, jgn02 said:

Lol I want to but I am scared that i will break something while dusting it of.. xD

No u won’t break nothing, i thought you had the 2080 wish I had the 2080Ti

My PC:

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Processor (4.4Ghz), MOBO: GIGABYTE X470 AORUS Gaming 7 WiFi (AMD Ryzen AM4/ X470/ Intel Wave 2 WiFi/M.2), RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15, GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1080 Windforce OC GV-N1080WF3OC-8GD Graphics Cards, STORAGE: 120GB CRUCIAL SSD, 1TB WD BLUE, COOLER: Cooler Master 212 EVO RGB Black Edition, FANS: 4 x MasterFan MF120R RGB (2 Front, 1 Back, 1 Top), 1 x Noctua NF-P12 Redux 1700 RPM(Back off Cooler), PC CASE: Cooler Master MB500 case, PSU: EVGA 750 BQ.

 

My Kids PC:

CPU: AMD Phenom II x4 955 (95watt @3.5Ghz @1.40V), MOBO: ASUS M2A-VM, RAM: Kingston 8GB (4x2GB) DDR2 800MHz, GPU: nVidia GT 710 2GB DDR3 (OC’ed Clock to 1300Mhz and Memory to 950Mhz), STORAGE: 250GB HDD, 500GB HDD, COOLER:  Cooler Master 212 EVO, PC CASE: Cooler Master Q300L , FANS: 3 x upHere RED LED Fans (2 Front, 1 Back), PSU: Generic 300 Watt PSU.

 

Console:  PS4 - vjizzle2384

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