i7 4790 non k + RTX 3070?

[TechNurd]

Any one still rocking the 4790? I wanna upgrade but i've already maxed out the lga1150 upgrade path. do i HAVE to change my mobo, cpu and ram or can the 4970 still hold up?

[cluelessgenius]

well yeah if you want to upgrade then you need a new mobo and ram depending on what youre upgrading to

 

if youre just adding a gpu you dont have to but if you notice that your cpu is at 100% while gaming and your gpu is chilling at 30% or whatever then maybe you should get a better cpu. 

[Jurrunio]

Even 4790k users have moved on with a GPU like that

[TechNurd]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

Even 4790k users have moved on with a GPU like that

yeah figured as much. at this point i think i've got some emotional connection with the 4790. feels bad to let it go

[boggy77]

if gaming at 4k60hz, it might hold up a bit more. for 1080p240hz or 1440p144hz, you'd need to upgrade

[Shlouski]

Watch some benchmarks on YouTube and you will see that a 4790 performs close to the 2600x in most games, and I bet a lot of 2600x users will upgrade to the 3000 series.

 

Like boggy points out, higher graphics settings with lower refresh rates like 60hz reduces the chances of the cpu being the limiting factor.

[David Renfree]

My i7 4790K does great with 4K60 on many games with an RTX 2080. I've moved the 2080 to my Ryzen 7 3800X build, but it'll be moving the RTX 2080 back to the to the i7 4790K when the RTX 3080 is in my hands  - Will be using the i7 4790k as a living room machine to drive the TV & use controllers

[Mick Naughty]

Gave up using my 4790k when the 10 series launched. Couldnt handle the cpu intensive games i played.

[Rohith_Kumar_Sp]

On 9/2/2020 at 7:30 PM, cluelessgenius said:

well yeah if you want to upgrade then you need a new mobo and ram depending on what youre upgrading to

 

if youre just adding a gpu you dont have to but if you notice that your cpu is at 100% while gaming and your gpu is chilling at 30% or whatever then maybe you should get a better cpu. 

well i'm on the same boat, still on 4790k but too much out of budget for an entire upgrade. will just wait another year

[SolarNova]

On 9/2/2020 at 2:58 PM, TechNurd said:

Any one still rocking the 4790? I wanna upgrade but i've already maxed out the lga1150 upgrade path. do i HAVE to change my mobo, cpu and ram or can the 4970 still hold up?

Anything beyond a 1080ti performance is sort of a waste at 1080p, so if u get a 3070 make sure ur atleast at 1440p.

 

CPU becomes less of an issue as u put more load on the GPU. For example Im running a 2nd gen Intel i series (a 3930k, same gen as 2700k), however ill be getting either a 3080, 3080ti or Big navi. Im not worried about a CPU bottleneck because ill be running 4k, and 4k levels the playing field big time.

 

https://www.tomshardware.com/features/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-ampere-cpu-scaling-benchmarks