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I have an aging X79 based system paired with a GTX 1080, my CPU is a 3.5GHz Xeon (E5 2690) that I know holds the card back but I am wondering if it is worth upgrading to Ivy Bridge-E and getting something like a i7 4960x or should I just go to x99 or x299?

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2 minutes ago, D7rkN1ghtmare said:

I have an aging X79 based system paired with a GTX 1080, my CPU is a 3.5GHz Xeon (E5 2690) that I know holds the card back but I am wondering if it is worth upgrading to Ivy Bridge-E and getting something like a i7 4960x or should I just go to x99 or x299?

Well you can check the CPU/GPU usage while gaming n stuff with MSI Afterburner.
That will be the best way to decide if its bottlenecking or not. 

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An overclocked 4930K/4960X should be fine. If you want to get an X99 system, look for used parts, you should be able to get some pretty good deals ;)

Although, if all you want is good gaming performance, just get a 7700K as it is the best gaming CPU you can buy right now or if you are budget constrained, consider the R5 1600.

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Do you need a new CPU?
Or is it just a question of you're not beeing sure if you want one or not...

In any case, make sure you're actually gaining anything with a new CPU.
If you already reach 60 FPS in all games you play, (if you're gaming) then you probably don't need a new CPU anyway... ;)

 

 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

just get a 7700K as it is the best gaming CPU or consider the R5 1600.

I don't think the ryzen cpus are the best choice for strictly gaming? But I don't mind being proven wrong.

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Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

An overclocked 4930K/4960X should be fine. If you want to get an X99 system, look for used parts, you should be able to get some pretty good deals ;)

Although, if all you want is good gaming performance, just get a 7700K as it is the best gaming CPU you can buy right now or if you are budget constrained, consider the R5 1600.

Yeah but the other big factor is that i have an asus Rampage iv Black edition that i dont really want to part with. im just wondering if a 4960x would bottleneck my gtx 1080.

 

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Just now, D7rkN1ghtmare said:

Yeah but the other big factor is that i have an asus Rampage iv Black edition that i dont really want to part with. im just wondering if a 4960x would bottleneck my gtx 1080.

At 4.0+GHz, it won't bottleneck your 1080 ;)

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1 minute ago, c0d0ps said:

I don't think the ryzen cpus are the best choice for strictly gaming? But I don't mind being proven wrong.

They aren't, but the Ryzen 5 1600 is the best CPU for $230 :D

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Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

They aren't, but the Ryzen 5 1600 is the best CPU for $230 :D

Ryzen's price is pretty sweet.

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Just now, D7rkN1ghtmare said:

Great to know, thank you

Will you be gaming at 1080p? 

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Just now, D7rkN1ghtmare said:

no, i have a benq 4k 60hz

Yeah, even at stock, a 4960X won't be a bottleneck :P

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1 minute ago, D7rkN1ghtmare said:

no, i have a benq 4k 60hz

It's good start with this information xD. Processor load on 1080p and 4k is not the same, when you compare the amount of cores, etc.

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  • Curve Optimizer Magnitude: -20
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2 minutes ago, D7rkN1ghtmare said:

no, i have a benq 4k 60hz

At 4K the cpu shouldn't be the bottle neck. If you are only gaming then the 7700k is the best bet. If you wanna stream or edit photos or videos then ryzen is the best bet

 

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Just now, PCGuy_5960 said:

Yeah, even at stock, a 4960X won't be a bottleneck :P

Great, I kinda want to get a stupid cpu TBH. i was originally thinking about getting an E5 2687w V2 8 core and pushing it to 4.3GHz, its also Ive Bridge-E but it would slap a 1800x around all day

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2 minutes ago, c0d0ps said:

It's good start with this information xD. Processor load on 1080p and 4k is not the same, when you compare the amount of cores, etc.

yeah, wasnt really going through my head at the start lol

 

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