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I have a Maximus IX Formula with an 1151 socket and a I5 7500. After building the PC about 3 years ago I noticed a lot of bottlenecking with my Asus GTX 1080 GPU, I foolishly bought a MOBO/CPU package on Amazon. I was also a fool for not realizing there are bottleneck calculators online which would have shown me the CPU and GPU are incompatible. 

Looking around I know my best option for an upgrade would be a i7 7700k however scarcity and pricing makes that a bit difficult. I have been looking at the I7 6700k but I am unsure because they are also scarce and expensive. 

Am I better off selling my current MOBO/CPU and buying a new MOBO/CPU or going with the 7700k or 6700k? 

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You're likely better off with a R5 3600 + B450 combo.

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2 minutes ago, TurboGraffix64 said:

Am I better off selling my current MOBO/CPU and buying a new MOBO/CPU

for the most part, yes. A 6700/7700K is only worth it sub $200 and that is a rare price point to find them at, Ryzen is super compelling for skylake and kaby lake upgraders right now.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

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25 minutes ago, Princess Luna said:

You're likely better off with a R5 3600 + B450 combo.

Looking at R5 3600 it is showing that the CPU is now more powerful than the GPU, will this cause issues? The GTX 1080 can be overclocked so would I need to overclock to compensate for the shift? 
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16 minutes ago, TurboGraffix64 said:

Looking at R5 3600 it is showing that the CPU is now more powerful than the GPU, will this cause issues? The GTX 1080 can be overclocked so would I need to overclock to compensate for the shift? 
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No, usually a bottleneck will come from the cpu because it can't process data as fast as your gpu pinning the cpu at really high usage with much lower usage on the gpu. This does not really apply the other way. If you gpu is running at its full capability and there is spare cpu leftover then you are not really missing out on performance. This being said you still want to have a balance, don't want to get a crazy powerful cpu and pair it with a weak gpu. Put yeah the 3600 with the 1080 should be lit

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Looking at the 3600 and a B450, it's cheaper than buying an I7 7700k or 6700k.

Thanks everyone for the advice! MUCH APPRECIATED!!

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28 minutes ago, TurboGraffix64 said:

Looking at R5 3600 it is showing that the CPU is now more powerful than the GPU, will this cause issues? The GTX 1080 can be overclocked so would I need to overclock to compensate for the shift? 

please ignore bottleneck calculator, useless website

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me.

Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference.

 

How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad

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Don't forget RAM.  

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