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What is the ideal cpu for the gtx 1070? I currently have an i5 4460, and I know I need to upgrade it if I'm gonna get a gtx 1070. What is the best option that isn't that expensive?

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I dont think it would really be neccesary but to answer your question an i7 4790 or i5 4690 maybe=? :)

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There were some reports that i5 CPUs will bottleneck GTX 1070.

So I would say i7 4770(K) i7 4790(K) i7 6700(K) would be your best bet.

 

i5 4690k or 6600k could work, but you would need to OC it for some games.

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1 minute ago, Yali said:

I dont think it would really be neccesary but to answer your question an i7 4790 or i5 4690 maybe=? :)

The Xeon i said is faster and cheaper, why do people keep suggesting the i5 4690/k if the Xeon is better?

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6 minutes ago, Rekcut722 said:

What is the ideal cpu for the gtx 1070? I currently have an i5 4460, and I know I need to upgrade it if I'm gonna get a gtx 1070. What is the best option that isn't that expensive?

Depends on your monitor.

 

Regardless, I strongly advise you to NOT upgrade. Not yet, anyways. Hold out for Zen / Kaby.

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5 minutes ago, DisconnectedYT said:

The Xeon i said is faster and cheaper, why do people keep suggesting the i5 4690/k if the Xeon is better?

Ehm, its cheaper than the xeon and a bit faster.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116987&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-N82E16819116987&gclid=CjwKEAjw5vu8BRC8rIGNrqbPuSESJADG8RV0DesbYteg-cMZI1INxN5m-Y7_UzG4mpDK2h1fDFDjtBoCs0zw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Or where do you live?

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23 minutes ago, Rekcut722 said:

What is the ideal cpu for the gtx 1070? I currently have an i5 4460, and I know I need to upgrade it if I'm gonna get a gtx 1070. What is the best option that isn't that expensive?

From where you are, a 4690K, 4770K, 4790K (or any of their non-K equivalents) or an E3 1231v3 would make sense.

 

If you're wanting to do a full system upgrade with a Skylake CPU, new motherboard and new RAM, the 6600K, 6700 or 6700K are the only CPUs I'd consider. Unless you want Broadwell-E for some wacky reason. You don't want Broadwell-E.

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I had some bottlenecks with my 4690k on my 1070, but that is only if your running a higher than 60hz refresh rate. If your only running at 60hz, then a 4690k or 6600k is ideal. if not, you will want something with more horsepower like a good Xeon or a 4790k/6700k. 

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1 hour ago, Yali said:

Ehm, its cheaper than the xeon and a bit faster.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116987&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-N82E16819116987&gclid=CjwKEAjw5vu8BRC8rIGNrqbPuSESJADG8RV0DesbYteg-cMZI1INxN5m-Y7_UzG4mpDK2h1fDFDjtBoCs0zw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

Or where do you live?

Australia and in 80% of games the Xeon wins with an RX480

GTA V

XEON: 70.1FPS

i5 4690K: 75.8FPS

 

Witcher 3

XEON: 69.2

i5: 64.6

 

Rainbow Six

XEON: 68FPS

i5: 59.9FPS

 

Rendering Time

XEON: 7m 12s

i5: 16m 56s

Pentium G3258: 36m 43s

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i5 6600K would probably be fine. I don't think you'd need extreme overclocking besides to maybe 4.5GHz or 4.6GHz which doesn't sound like it's demanding too much from the i5.

 

I had considered pairing an i5 6600K and GTX 1070 prior to deciding I wanted to save some money and also kinda wanted AMD. So I'm planning on going with a 6600K and RX 480.

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45 minutes ago, DisconnectedYT said:

Australia and in 80% of games the Xeon wins with an RX480

GTA V

XEON: 70.1FPS

i5 4690K: 75.8FPS

 

Witcher 3

XEON: 69.2

i5: 64.6

 

Rainbow Six

XEON: 68FPS

i5: 59.9FPS

 

Rendering Time

XEON: 7m 12s

i5: 16m 56s

Pentium G3258: 36m 43s

 
 

I'm trying to think how can the Xeon one be cheaper than the Core i7 6700K from Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117559

Just wondering!?!?!

 

Edit: Oh, you are living in Australia, nvm then.

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