Change platform or GPU first?

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

Hi guys, I've been contemplating the switch to a new CPU platform lately, and I've decided to upgrade to Coffee lake in a couple of months, I'm on Haswell with an i5 4460 now. the question is, shouldn't I upgrade my GPU first? It's a 780, and I think it's the part holding me back the most, certainly because I just got a 1440P monitor. 

 

I was thinking about the GTX 1070 or 1070 Ti. I don't play alot of games, But I want my GPU to hold up well for at least a couple of years just like my 780 from 2013. 

 

Is the Ti version worth the extra cash? And is it right for me to upgrade my GPU first?

 

Thanks in advance for your replies!

 

Matthew

[deXxterlab97]

I would get 1070 as 1070Ti would create more bottleneck with your current i5. If you only do gaming then you can keep that i5 for a while.

[NelizMastr]

the i5-4460 will bottleneck anything faster than a 1050Ti, so I'd say platform first. Source: I had a i5-4460 with a 1060 6GB and noticed a pretty good jump going to a Xeon E3-1241v3.

[deXxterlab97]

4 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

the i5-4460 will bottleneck anything faster than a 1050Ti, so I'd say platform first. Source: I had a i5-4460 with a 1060 6GB and noticed a pretty good jump going to a Xeon E3-1241v3.

That is not true. A 1060 should not be a bottleneck with a core i5. I also have a RX 480 which performs similarly and never noticed that. And only in very demanding case woukd the 1070 bottleneck like Battlefield 1.

[Jurrunio]

What prices do you pay for the two cards?

 

6 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

the i5-4460 will bottleneck anything faster than a 1050Ti, so I'd say platform first. Source: I had a i5-4460 with a 1060 6GB and noticed a pretty good jump going to a Xeon E3-1241v3.

What game is that? Cuz I still get performance increases form an RX 470 to GTX 1070 when still using my 4460 back then, which means I'm not bottlenecked by the RX 470 (which is about 10% behind a 1060 6gb)

 

Also OP's going 1440p, something that stresses the GPU but not the CPU

[NelizMastr]

16 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

What prices do you pay for the two cards?

 

What game is that? Cuz I still get performance increases form an RX 470 to GTX 1070 when still using my 4460 back then, which means I'm not bottlenecked by the RX 470 (which is about 10% behind a 1060 6gb)

 

Also OP's going 1440p, something that stresses the GPU but not the CPU

I've noticed it in BF1 the most. The frametimes were horrendous on the 4460. Less so in other games. Tested at 1080p, so yeah @ 1440 it's likely not as big of a deal. Point still stands though that the 4C/4T i5 of yore is on its last legs imo for gaming with a higher end GPU.

[MeepLikesToBuildPc's]

Im probably going to get a 1070ti, which is about 650 euros here, 800 dollars. I was asking myself because I hear people have no problems with an haswell i5 and even 1080s. 

 

For now, I just want best in game performance. So I’m guessing for 1440p a GPU first is the best way to go?