Upgrading from GTX 770 2gb

[Mork23]

Hello everyone,

 

First some specs about my pc. I have had this for a few years now and am trying to squeeze a couple of years out of it before I do a total upgrade.

 

Gigabyte GAx58A UD5 motherboard

Intel i7 950

GTX 770 2gb

12gb corsair 1333mhz ddr3 ram

Noctua cooler can remember exact specs

Silverstone 750w bronze powersupply

 

I understand with my motherboard I am limited to a better processor. Would an i7 980x be a reasonable choice? Its my understanding the 990x or 980x are the best for this motherboard but 980x is probably more cost effective?

 

I am also thinking of getting a GTX 1060 6gb GPU as an upgrade before my processor upgrade. Is this card compatible with the i7 950. How will it perform with the i7 980x?

 

Thanks

[RadiatingLight]

GPU is totally compatible with any motherboard if it has a PCIe slot.

[Mork23]

6 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

GPU is totally compatible with any motherboard if it has a PCIe slot.

Would it bottleneck hard with an i7 950 until I upgrade my CPU?

[xyc_notz]

I'm guessing your GTX 770 was in a PCIe slot, so any GPU with a PCIe slot, including the 1060 6G would be compatible with that processor. Sure x58 has slower PCIe gen2 but that shouldn't be an issue with a GPU. 

[Crunchy Dragon]

Given the choice between the 990X and 980X, I'd choose whichever is cheaper. They're old chips so I'd imagine they'd fall around the $50 mark. They're not different enough that it really matters in my opinion.

 

As for graphics card, even a 950 shouldn't hold back a 1060 6GB at 1080p unless you're playing at 100+Hz.

[Mork23]

Just now, xyc_notz said:

I'm guessing your GTX 770 was in a PCIe slot, so any GPU with a PCIe slot, including the 1060 6G would be compatible with that processor. Sure x58 has slower PCIe gen2 but that shouldn't be an issue with a GPU. 

Thanks, any suggestions for a good card to upgrade the 770 to? Keeping in mind I plan to upgrade my CPU from the 950 to maybe a 980x (or above if anyone can suggest a more powerful processor that is compatible with the x58 mobo)

[Mork23]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Given the choice between the 990X and 980X, I'd choose whichever is cheaper. They're old chips so I'd imagine they'd fall around the $50 mark. They're not different enough that it really matters in my opinion.

 

As for graphics card, even a 950 shouldn't hold back a 1060 6GB at 1080p unless you're playing at 100+Hz.

Would the 980x or 990x be the best choice of a cpu upgrade for the x58?

[xyc_notz]

Just now, Mork23 said:

Would it bottleneck hard with an i7 950 until I upgrade my CPU?

From benchmarks, the i7 950 shouldn't be a massive bottleneck for a 1060. Benchmarks show the 980x performs like a 2200g:

https://www.techspot.com/article/1666-old-1000-cpu-vs-budget-ryzen/

While tests with a slower i7 930 show it still manages playable framerates of 60-70+ fps:

https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2980-intel-i7-930-revisit-nehalem-benchmarks-2017/page-3

[Crunchy Dragon]

2 hours ago, Mork23 said:

Would the 980x or 990x be the best choice of a cpu upgrade for the x58?

990X, unless the 980X is cheaper.