Windows Updates Help

[alan101]

I just got a new i7-8700k and a gtx 1080ti to swap into my old gaming rig. Anyone know how bad this update will affect my computers overall performance? Before this i had a gtx 1070 and a i7-6700k. Also, will overclocking my CPU help at all? I'm new at all this so any advice will help.

 

this is what the configuration will be after the parts are in:

 

CPU: i7-8700k

GPU: gtx 1080ti

RAM: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/3000MHz Dual Channel Memory

PSU: 1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

FAN: Asetek 550LC (White Color) 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler (Dual (Push-Pull) Standard 120MM Fans, 3 120MM Case Fans as well.

Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Taichi ATX w/ RGB, 802.11ac WiFi, USB 3.1, 4 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 6 SATA3, 3 M.2 SATA/PCIe

[PorkishPig]

10 minutes ago, alan101 said:

I just got a new i7-8700k and a gtx 1080ti to swap into my old gaming rig. Anyone know how bad this update will affect my computers overall performance? Before this i had a gtx 1070 and a i7-6700k. Also, will overclocking my CPU help at all? I'm new at all this so any advice will help.

 

this is what the configuration will be after the parts are in:

 

CPU: i7-8700k

GPU: gtx 1080ti

RAM: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/3000MHz Dual Channel Memory

PSU: 1,000 Watts - Standard 80 Plus Gold Power Supply

FAN: Asetek 550LC (White Color) 120mm Liquid Cooling CPU Cooler (Dual (Push-Pull) Standard 120MM Fans, 3 120MM Case Fans as well.

Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Taichi ATX w/ RGB, 802.11ac WiFi, USB 3.1, 4 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 6 SATA3, 3 M.2 SATA/PCIe

Welcome to the forums!

You won't see much of a performance difference in newer hardware when performing 95% of workloads. You might see a one or two FPS difference in some games, but nothing major. Older Intel and server processors are affected the most here.

[NinJake]

Everything will be fine.

[alan101]

sweet thanks:) i tried looking around and some told me it would be major and  was kinda worried. What would be a good resolution for a computer with that set up? sometime in May or June was debating getting another 1080ti to sli them and maybe some more RAM. 

[PorkishPig]

14 minutes ago, alan101 said:

What would be a good resolution for a computer with that set up? sometime in May or June was debating getting another 1080ti to sli them and maybe some more RAM. 

I would suggest looking to get a 144hz 1440p monitor if you want high refresh rates. You can go with a 4K monitor, but the technology to produce high refresh rates at 4K is yet to be mainstream.

 

Having two 1080Tis in SLI is not really worth it, saying you have a rig with those specs often just gets you bragging rights, not so much better performance. See this chart comparing the average framerates in non-SLI vs SLI gaming.

Edited January 8, 2018 by Homeless Pineapple

[alan101]

3 minutes ago, Homeless Pineapple said:

I would suggest looking to get a 144hz 1440p monitor. You can go with a 4K monitor, but the technology to produce high framerates at 4K is yet to be mainstream.

 

Having two 1080Tis in SLI is not really worth it, saying you have a rig with those specs often just gets you bragging rights, not so much better performance. See this chart comparing the average framerates in non-SLI vs SLI gaming.

thank you for all the help:)

[alan101]

if i had around $800 or $900 what would you suggest to get to see the best gain in performance? There ins't much i can pull of the old one i'm using now except maybe the RAM. I can't remember what speed it is but i know it's 32GS of it. I want to say maybe 2400Mhz but i could be off. I figured keep that and use it for my Maya Autodesk stuff that i mess around with.

[PorkishPig]

7 minutes ago, alan101 said:

if i had around $800 or $900 what would you suggest to get to see the best gain in performance? There ins't much i can pull of the old one i'm using now except maybe the RAM. I cant remember what speed it is put i know it's 32GS of it. I want to say maybe 2400Mhz but i could be off. I figured keep that and use it for my Maya Autodesk stuff that i mess around with.

I would suggest against combining 2400MHz memory with 3000MHz memory. Doing so will cause the 3000MHz memory to match the frequency of the slower memory. I'm not sure how beneficial an upgrade to 32gb would be. When using Maya, keep an eye on your memory usage and see if it ever hits 100%. If it does, then an upgrade to 32gb might be beneficial. What is your current storage solution?

 

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[alan101]

12 minutes ago, Homeless Pineapple said:

I would suggest against combining 2400MHz memory with 3000MHz memory. Doing so will cause the 3000MHz memory to match the frequency of the slower memory. I'm not sure how beneficial an upgrade to 32gb would be. When using Maya, keep an eye on your memory usage and see if it ever hits 100%. If it does, then an upgrade to 32gb might be beneficial. What is your current storage solution?

 

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240GB WD Green SSD for windows 10 and 2TB SATA III Hard Drive for everything else

[PorkishPig]

9 minutes ago, alan101 said:

240GB WD Green SSD for windows 10 and 2TB SATA III Hard Drive for everything else

You might want to look to grab an M.2 SSD as a boot drive, as the performance for a WD Green can be a bit slower than modern SSDs. You might want to look at the 960 EVO or grab an 850 EVO or SATA 850 EVO and enable RAPID mode.