How to Upgrade

[awebos]

Hi everyone!

 

This is my first post so if I'm doing something wrong please let me know.

 

I've been saving for a while and was thinking about getting a new 1080 ti since it looks just sick.

 

I currently have an i3 6100 so I'm thinking there might be a bottleneck in there. Do you think I should go for it or should I hit some middle group upgrading to a i5 7600k & GTX 1070 or something like that? 

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

[The Sloth]

get a i7 6700 non k and a gtx 1070 or a 1080 ti

[DND]

1 minute ago, awebos said:

Hi everyone!

 

This is my first post so if I'm doing something wrong please let me know.

 

I've been saving for a while and was thinking about getting a new 1080 ti since it looks just sick.

 

I currently have an i3 6100 so I'm thinking there might be a bottleneck in there. Do you think I should go for it or should I hit some middle group upgrading to a i5 7600k & GTX 1070 or something like that? 

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

It all depends on what you're going to use the 1080ti are you planning on going 1440p or maybe going up at all to 4k gaming? If so then i suggest going with the 1080ti but you are right the i3 6100 would bottleneck the 1080ti severely especially on 1080p where you'll get really high framerates and the cpu won't keep up with the 1080ti. If you're only planning on going to 1080p and 1440p max then its more practical IMO to just go for the i5 7600k and 1070

[Slottr]

Don't buy overpowered equipment you don't need just to say you have it.

 

The i3 would keep the 1080ti so far back it would hurt.

 

What are you doing with the computer?

 

 

[LTTQuantum]

Yes, an i3 6100 would bottleneck a lot but a cheap lga1511 mobo might be just as bad as a cheap 13 6100 with a GTX 1080 ti.

[awebos]

2 hours ago, LTTQuantum said:

Yes, an i3 6100 would bottleneck a lot but a cheap lga1511 mobo might be just as bad as a cheap 13 6100 with a GTX 1080 ti.

Wow, I didn't know cheap MOBOs would cause a bottleneck as well. Thank you!

 

2 hours ago, DND said:

It all depends on what you're going to use the 1080ti are you planning on going 1440p or maybe going up at all to 4k gaming? If so then i suggest going with the 1080ti but you are right the i3 6100 would bottleneck the 1080ti severely especially on 1080p where you'll get really high framerates and the cpu won't keep up with the 1080ti. If you're only planning on going to 1080p and 1440p max then its more practical IMO to just go for the i5 7600k and 1070

 

2 hours ago, Slottr said:

Don't buy overpowered equipment you don't need just to say you have it.

 

The i3 would keep the 1080ti so far back it would hurt.

 

What are you doing with the computer?

 

 

I use it only for gaming. Currently on 720/1080 (got a 1050) but looking forward to try the sweetness of 1440 or even 4K. 

 

Here's what I have at the moment:

- Corsair Carbide Spec-01 (Plenty of space).

- Asus H110M-K motherboard.

- Intel Core i3 6100.

- EVGA GTX 1050 Superclocked.

- 8GB Corsair Value Select RAM  2133 Mhz.

- Corsair VS500 500 Watts 80 Plus White.

- 120 GB SSD & 1 TB HDD.

 

How would you upgrade? I mean, what would you upgrade first? 

Thanks for all your help!

[Drake10114]

10 minutes ago, awebos said:

Wow, I didn't know cheap MOBOs would cause a bottleneck as well. Thank you!

 

 

I use it only for gaming. Currently on 720/1080 (got a 1050) but looking forward to try the sweetness of 1440 or even 4K. 

 

Here's what I have at the moment:

- Corsair Carbide Spec-01 (Plenty of space).

- Asus H110M-K motherboard.

- Intel Core i3 6100.

- EVGA GTX 1050 Superclocked.

- 8GB Corsair Value Select RAM  2133 Mhz.

- Corsair VS500 500 Watts 80 Plus White.

- 120 GB SSD & 1 TB HDD.

 

How would you upgrade? I mean, what would you upgrade first? 

Thanks for all your help!

Do you have a 1440p or 4k monitor though?

Also I would try and upgrade your PSU before getting a high end GPU, since yours is meh at best.

[Herman Mcpootis]

4 hours ago, awebos said:

Wow, I didn't know cheap MOBOs would cause a bottleneck as well. Thank you!

they don't, he's trying to mislead you. a cheap h110 will do just as good as a top-end z270 board in gaming, you just get less features.

4 hours ago, awebos said:

 

Here's what I have at the moment:

- Corsair Carbide Spec-01 (Plenty of space).

- Asus H110M-K motherboard.

- Intel Core i3 6100.

- EVGA GTX 1050 Superclocked.

- 8GB Corsair Value Select RAM  2133 Mhz.

- Corsair VS500 500 Watts 80 Plus White.

- 120 GB SSD & 1 TB HDD.

upgrade the CPU to an i7 6700/7700(update bios first) and the PSU, it's not meant to power a gtx 1080ti. look for at least an s12ii.

[LTTQuantum]

14 hours ago, herman mcpootis said:

they don't, he's trying to mislead you. a cheap h110 will do just as good as a top-end z270 board in gaming, you just get less features.

upgrade the CPU to an i7 6700/7700(update bios first) and the PSU, it's not meant to power a gtx 1080ti. look for at least an s12ii.

 

@herman mcpootis sorry I always thought a mobo could bottleneck. Guess I was wrong!