Core I7 3770

[Knox7095]

Simple question .. is it worth getting an updated Mobo for i7 3770 or is the cpu gonna bottle neck .. I'd like to do a mobo + GPU upgrade

[Jinsoku_]

What card are you looking for?

[vetali]

Not unless you get the board for free. If you are on an ivy bridge motherboard (some sandy bridge boards worked with a bios update iirc) you already have PCI-E 3.0. Better off saving for a modern CPU + mobo.

[Middcore]

This question as written makes no sense and is impossible to answer.

 

What are the system specs you are considering upgrading from? What is the CPU going to potentially bottleneck? The GPU you mention wanting to upgrade but don't specify?

[Knox7095]

My fault. I guess I didn't think about it in depth. I have a Dell XPS 8500 with an 3770 16gb of ddr3 1600mhz on all four dimms  .. it just been transplanted into a new case and paired with a GTX 960 .. would upgrade the Mobo be a good idea ? Or can I more powerful GPU be good enough?

[Middcore]

Changing the motherboard isn't going to do anything by itself. 

[BondiBlue]

6 minutes ago, Knox7095 said:

My fault. I guess I didn't think about it in depth. I have a Dell XPS 8500 with an 3770 16gb of ddr3 1600mhz on all four dimms  .. it just been transplanted into a new case and paired with a GTX 960 .. would upgrade the Mobo be a good idea ? Or can I more powerful GPU be good enough?

Changing your motherboard isn't going to boost your performance when keeping the other hardware the same. 

[Knox7095]

Thank you

[Tristo228]

If you have a Z series motherboard, and have overclocked the cpu you can keep up quiet nicely. My system is z series board, 16gb ram, 3770 non K and an evga 1080ti FTW3.. Plays almost everything at 1440p @ 150fps ~. Took a bit to get the overclock stable tho...