GPU upgrade suggestions?

[Bence177]

So I was thinking about upgrading my PC in the near future and I would like some thoughts about my ideas.

Current spec:

MB: Asus H97-PLUS

CPU: i7-4790k running at 4GHz Coolermaster EVO 212 cooler

GPU: ASUS STRIX OC GTX 970

RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 16GB (4x4GB) C9 1600Mhz

Screen: BenQ GW2270 FHD 60Hz

 

I either want to upgrade my GPU to a used GTX 1080Ti (ASUS turbo version, with more than 1 year warranty remainig) for roughly $600 or a brand new rtx 2060 (ASUS dual fan version) for $520

OR

I wait for the gtx 11xx/16xx series top cards (wich they might release this year) and build a completely new rig from scratch with one of the later coming 3000 series ryzen.

 

I do not know if my current cpu would bottleneck any of the two cards mentioned above. Any ideas about that?

[lmeneses]

where are you located?

[Bence177]

Just now, lmeneses said:

where are you located?

Hungary

[Fasauceome]

A 4790k and a 1080 ti is a good combo

[Bence177]

Just now, fasauceome said:

A 4790k and a 1080 ti is a good combo

Even if I'm planning for the next 2-4 years?

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Bence177 said:

Even if I'm planning for the next 2-4 years?

Come 2 to 4 years, it's probably time to get a new CPU, but as for the GPU, time will tell. It's still quite good right now.

[lmeneses]

Just now, Bence177 said:

Even if I'm planning for the next 2-4 years?

the 1080ti will still be relevant then, but you may need to upgrade the rest of your system but who knows

[Daniel644]

9 minutes ago, Bence177 said:

Even if I'm planning for the next 2-4 years?

for 1080p 60 Hz (your monitor) it should be fine for a while, at 1080p the CPU will be the bottleneck before the GPU.

[SupaKomputa]

25 minutes ago, Bence177 said:

Even if I'm planning for the next 2-4 years?

If right now 1080ti can do 144+fps, i think in 4 years it can do like 60-80fps.

Just a rough estimates.

AMD is also preparing a version of hardware Ray tracing, so i think ray tracing will have more support in the future.

And you won't get that in 1080ti.