Best CPU for a 1080

[RobbyBobbyBoy]

My brother is upgrading to a 1080 ti from a 1080 and he's giving me his old card. Before he does that I'm upgrading my CPU from the i3 6100, but I can't decide which to buy.

 

It's between the 7500 and 7700. I'm not paying for any unlocked processors, I don't have an overclocking board and I can't afford to buy a new one.

 

I know the 7500 would bottleneck a little, but I don't know if it's worth it to spend the extra $100 to get an i7 and avoid the bottleneck.

[The Sloth]

yup, get the i7 7700 

[RadiatingLight]

If you're playing at 1440p or below, it's definitely worth it. you'll really bottleneck a 1080 with an i5.

 

if you want, for the same price as a 7700, you can go with a Ryzen 1600. it's not quite as good for average FPS, but it's comparable, and sometimes better for min FPS.

in this scenario, it's not a clear-cut choice to get Ryzen, but it's still an option.

 

[RobbyBobbyBoy]

2 minutes ago, RadiatingLight said:

If you're playing at 1440p or below, it's definitely worth it. you'll really bottleneck a 1080 with an i5.

 

if you want, for the same price as a 7700, you can go with a Ryzen 1600. it's not quite as good for average FPS, but it's comparable, and sometimes better for min FPS.

in this scenario, it's not a clear-cut choice to get Ryzen, but it's still an option.

 

Would it also be a reasonable option to buy an i5 now and grab a 4k monitor later?

[Harshil1996]

Always buy i7. I upgraded from i5 6600k to 6700k because it was maxing out already in the witcher 3. But with i7 everything is smooth. Consider getting an 6700 as its getting cheaper. And will surely be staying cooler than an 7700.

[RadiatingLight]

2 minutes ago, 3816547290 said:

Would it also be a reasonable option to buy an i5 now and grab a 4k monitor later?

Kinda.

an i5 wouldn't bottleneck a GTX 1080 with a 4K monitor, but it's still a bad idea.

Just get the i7

[RadiatingLight]

1 minute ago, Harshil1996 said:

Always buy i7. I upgraded from i5 6600k to 6700k because it was maxing out already in the witcher 3. But with i7 everything is smooth. Consider getting an 6700 as its getting cheaper. And will surely be staying cooler than an 7700.

Temps really don't matter on locked CPUs unless it's danger level.

 

It might be warm. upper 70s or low 80s, but that's still not dangerous.

[HKZeroFive]

It'd be worth the extra to grab the i7-7700 instead of the i5-7500. Four cores and four threads only gets you so far.

[RobbyBobbyBoy]

I'm gonna grab the i7. This machine was never supposed to have something as beefy as a 1080 in it but I'm not gonna say no to a free card lol

[Harshil1996]

Yup it will become beast. What is your current card?

[RobbyBobbyBoy]

Just now, Harshil1996 said:

Yup it will become beast. What is your current card?

970, also from my brother

[Harshil1996]

There will be huge performance difference. Enjoy.

[ThegamingZerii]

you should consider buying the cpu unlocked, even if you dont need it now. They cost the same, you just have to spend a little extra for a cooler, but you can use it a lot longer by just buying an overclockable motherboard in a few years.