Is a RTX 2070 overkill for my situation?

[ImActualTrash]

So, I have an Intel Core I3 7100 (@3.9 GHz) and I was thinking of getting an upgrade, my best option for my budget is an RTX 2070 by Gigabyte, now would it be too overkill for my poor I3 or would it be okay?

[Jurrunio]

Expect bottleneck even when running 4K resolution in games. Spend some of that budget to the CPU

[Ansuex]

Yes, it would be worth to upgrade your I3 7100 at some point.

I would say a RTX2060 would be a better match and makes more sense in price for performance .

[ImActualTrash]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

Expect bottleneck even when running 4K resolution in games. Spend some of that budget to the CPU

Oh, I mainly plan on playing in 1080p because I have a 1080p monitor

[ImActualTrash]

1 minute ago, Ansuex said:

Yes, it would be worth to upgrade your I3 7100 at some point.

I would say a RTX2060 would be a better match and makes more sense in price for performance .

I was planning to get an I5 7600 or I7 7700K (motherboard only supports 6th and 7th generation cpu's) in the month after the gpu upgrade

[Quadriplegic]

1 minute ago, ImActualTrash said:

Oh, I mainly plan on playing in 1080p because I have a 1080p monitor

In that case, expect bottlenecking, especially on CPU intensive titles.

Frankly, if I were you, I would be looking into upgrading to more recent platform – only 7700/7700k are wroth upgrading to, but those chips are pretty expensive, even in second hand market. 

[Ansuex]

If you plan on updating your CPU then just get the best graphics card you can afford

[Constantin]

Not cause i own a 2070, but that card is the best for 1080p

[Quadriplegic]

Just now, Constantin said:

Not cause i own a 2070, but that card is the best for 1080p

Well, I don't want to be a smartass or something, but technically RTX 2080, 2080 Ti, Titan Xp (the latter one), Titan V and Titan RTX are all better for 1080p 

[Constantin]

1 minute ago, Quadriplegic said:

Well, I don't want to be a smartass or something, but technically RTX 2080, 2080 Ti, Titan Xp (the latter one), Titan V and Titan RTX are all better for 1080p 

You are overkilling it..... chill

[Srijan Verma]

35 minutes ago, ImActualTrash said:

So, I have an Intel Core I3 7100 (@3.9 GHz) and I was thinking of getting an upgrade, my best option for my budget is an RTX 2070 by Gigabyte, now would it be too overkill for my poor I3 or would it be okay?

YES!

[Jurrunio]

43 minutes ago, ImActualTrash said:

Oh, I mainly plan on playing in 1080p because I have a 1080p monitor

more CPU bottleneck as lowering resolution lessens the load on the GPU

[steelo]

You're going to bottleneck with that CPU. I'd say you'd be limited to a gtx 1060 or RX 580. 1080 res shouldn't be a problem with those cards.

[dDave64]

I think that CPU would bottleneck even on a 1060. 

 

I think you'd be better off investing $200 (or maybe $250) in a Kaby Lake i5 and then get a GTX 1660Ti. It would end up very close (or even below) the price tag of buying just an RTX 2070.

 

That setup would run FAR better than your current i3 with an RTX 2070 in my opinion.

 

Otherwise, I'd upgrade the CPU first and get the RTX later (maybe you'll get lucky and see a price drop too).

[Fasauceome]

Ryzen time my friend, used market has killer deals, R5 1400 at only $100, throw a GTX 1660ti with that boi and call it a day. 2070 for 1080p is super overkill anyways. You can keep your ram too, overclock it and everything.

 

edit: I see on your profile though that you only have 1x8GB of ram so a second dimm won't hurt.

[ImActualTrash]

I ended up deciding on getting a GTX 1660ti and a I5 7400 also another stick of ram would be next as the ram that i have only come in singular packages, thanks for everyones help and suggestions!