Upgrading from A GTX 970?

[13thSpider]

Hey everyone.

 

I've currently got the following : i5 4690K, Asus Z-97 Pro Gamer Mobo, 16GB RAM, GTX 970, 650W EVGA PSU.

 

I play 1080p 60hz and I doubt that will change in the next few years. I'm in the position where I would like to upgrade my GPU in order to keep playing more recent titles at good settings, but my budget is limited to around £200 for the GPU.

 

If I buy used this would get me a GTX 1070. I realise the card is a few years old, and I've not really been keeping up to date with the GPU market, so is it still a wise upgrade at this time? Or are there AMD cards that would be a better option? I know nothing about AMD as I've always used Nvidia

 

A 1070 Ti /1080 / RTX 2060 etc are out of my price range unfortunately.

 

I'd really appreciate any input you guy have.

 

Thanks!

 

 

[Skiiwee29]

You would be more wise to save the money and upgrade your platform. A 1070 would be bottlenecked with that i5, I use to have that combination so I have experience with it first hand. 

[13thSpider]

1 minute ago, Skiiwee29 said:

You would be more wise to save the money and upgrade your platform. A 1070 would be bottlenecked with that i5, I use to have that combination so I have experience with it first hand. 

Would upgrading the CPU to an i7 4790k or similar still bottlekneck? I'm not in the position to replace mobo/cpu/and RAM at present!

[Skiiwee29]

4 minutes ago, 13thSpider said:

Would upgrading the CPU to an i7 4790k or similar still bottlekneck? I'm not in the position to replace mobo/cpu/and RAM at present!

Eventually it could, but its hard to say and depends a lot on game developers. Again, just save your money until you are in the position to be able to upgrade your platform. 

[5x5]

12 minutes ago, 13thSpider said:

Would upgrading the CPU to an i7 4790k or similar still bottlekneck? I'm not in the position to replace mobo/cpu/and RAM at present!

Depends on the game. Just save up for now