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Upgrading from a i5 4670k?

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Hi everybody,

I got a great deal on a 1080ti that will be here in a few days. Now I was getting worried that maybe my i5 4670k @ 4.4Ghz won't be enough to keep up with the card. I'll mostly be gaming on the PC, don't really plan on doing an awful lot of content creation on it. My monitor is at 1440p 144Hz.

Would a Ryzen or newer Intel chip be something worth looking into?

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It should be okay for the most part, might see some bottlenecking in cpu heavier games, but yeah id probably look into upgrading.

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Personally I wouldn't upgrade. You can oc you cpu more if possible but I think the amount a upgrade would cost is not worth it compared to the fps gains you will see. (Personal opinion)

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I would stay as is until the next Intel chips come out (octa-cores) or move to CFL if the parts will pay for themselves after selling. 

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Don't worry. Your 4670K should be able to run at most games at 1440p 120-144hz with some mild bottlenecking.

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If you play a lot of titles like AC Origins, FFXV, Witcher 3, Battlefield One Etc. You should look into moving to like a ryzen 1600 or 2600. That card wont be able to stretch its legs if you play a lot of core heavy games. Even if you don't now, we are sort of in the core wars, and I expect things to pick up on multithreading a lot more.

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no need yet its not that big of a bottleneck for 144hz 1440p and upgrade isnt worth it yet

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Ok thanks for the help guys :)

Ill just see how high I can push the OC, I use a Kraken X61 after all so a bit more should work.

As soon as Cyberpunk hits ill probably just upgrade then 

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