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[tkensei]

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[Levent]

Yes, your PSU is more than adequate. PCIE so far is backwards compatible, all you have to do is remove the old card, plug the new one and use it.

[AlexStarr]

It should probably work on a olddr system but idk whether pr not it will bottleneck or not

[Rauten]

It should work just fine.

The 3060Ti isn't fast enough to be bottlenecked by PCIe 3.0 x16 in terms of bandwidth.

An 850W PSU is more than capable of driving your entire computer.

[DD08]

My son is running a 3070ti on a old i7 2700K system. He's happy, but i don't know how much the GPU is bottlenecked. It runs his games well, though.

 

/DD

[OfficialTechSpace]

2 hours ago, DD08 said:

My son is running a 3070ti on a old i7 2700K system. He's happy, but i don't know how much the GPU is bottlenecked.

Bottlenecks are all relative, and even vary depending upon resolution. Simple test: take note of how that card performs with a top-tier CPU, then compare that to your own results. Whatever percentage less you're getting than the best is how much you're being bottlenecked by the CPU... kinda. Again, it's all relative.

 

The cards can go a long ways, but lower resolutions have more CPU dependency. With a 2700K, I'd say it's being held back upwards of 50% at 1080p. That's a 10-generation old processor.

3 hours ago, tkensei said:

Would a RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition work on my computer?  Or would I need to upgrade PSU/motherboard?

 

Intel Core i7-6700K

ASUS ROG Maximus VIII GENE Z170 Micro ATX

Is it compatible? Yes. Is it a great pairing? Not really. You can usually get a good 3-5 years out of a CPU before it starts to show its age. The 6700K is 6 years old, going on 7. It's probably a better idea to upgrade first, especially if you're gaming at lower resolutions.

[DD08]

53 minutes ago, OfficialTechSpace said:

Bottlenecks are all relative, and even vary depending upon resolution. Simple test: take note of how that card performs with a top-tier CPU, then compare that to your own results. Whatever percentage less you're getting than the best is how much you're being bottlenecked by the CPU... kinda. Again, it's all relative.

 

The cards can go a long ways, but lower resolutions have more CPU dependency. With a 2700K, I'd say it's being held back upwards of 50% at 1080p. That's a 10-generation old processor.

 

Yeah... I considered the potential bottlenecking, but concluded that he would get more performance from a better gpu, than having to upgrade the whole system. Sadly, i did not anticipate that he would need a new PSU as well. 
Anyways... just watched a 12900K system running same resolution (1440p) and settings (Ultra) in his favourite game, at 10-20% higher average FPS than the 2700K.

DD 

[tkensei]

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[Mister Woof]

16 minutes ago, tkensei said:

Thanks all

Mostly playing Division 2, at 1080p

 

Hoping to get better frame rates, also my current video card GTX 1070 is sometimes having vertical lines while browsing internet.

 

Wondering if Founders Edition is better than the regular one?  i guess better cooling if not enough inside case?

FE looks better, but thermally they're not so great. On a 3060ti it isn't as big a deal, as it's only a 200w card compared to the bigger brothers. 

 

If I could choose I'd have gone with a FE because they are just slick.

[ewitte]

Playing (high fps) games at 1080p will be slower on the 6700k but your talking numbers that are likely still going to be over 120-150fps in those types of games.

[OfficialTechSpace]

59 minutes ago, ewitte said:

Playing (high fps) games at 1080p will be slower on the 6700k but your talking numbers that are likely still going to be over 120-150fps in those types of games.

Eh. On a few niche eSports titles maybe. Even with a 5600X and a 3070Ti I can struggle to keep my framerate up near the refreshrate of my monitor at 1080p, unless I turn down some settings. Still stutters like a mofo sometimes too. But that is all from story-driven games that have much more nuanced and detailed environments, so it's more understandable.

 

Like I said though, it's all relative.

[ewitte]

1 hour ago, OfficialTechSpace said:

Eh. On a few niche eSports titles maybe. Even with a 5600X and a 3070Ti I can struggle to keep my framerate up near the refreshrate of my monitor at 1080p, unless I turn down some settings. Still stutters like a mofo sometimes too. But that is all from story-driven games that have much more nuanced and detailed environments, so it's more understandable.

 

Like I said though, it's all relative.

I can't think of any esports that doesn't checked the numbers on the following they are mostly all over 300fps on a 3060ti.  Granted on a faster CPU but your likely to still get 150+ on a 6700k.

 

overwatch
fortnight
CSGO
Valorant
Rocket League