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The 4690k is likely not a bottleneck at 4k.  When you increase resolution you are actually moving the load to primarily the GPU, and the 1080 Ti is not capable of high settings at 4k 60 FPS in many games.

 

That CPU should be capable of at least 60 FPS in most games.  The CPU would be a bottleneck if you were aiming for 100+ FPS.

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Hey, my PC has a 4690k and a 1080ti, I just use it for gaming in 4k aiming for 60fps, which i don´t get in many games (i get 60fps in witcher 3 with pretty much max settings, but 40fps in deus ex with max settings, for example), and I assume its because of a CPU bottleneck. I was thinking of upgrading my cpu to an 8700k or something similar, just to get as close as possible to 60fps in all games, but that would mean upgrading my motherboard and ram too. Do you think that would give me an improvement in performance that would make the expense worthwhile? or should i stick with my 4690k for a while?

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Your CPU is definitely holding back the 1080Ti at higher settings in 4k.

 

If you can find a 4770K or a 4790K, that should eliminate the bottleneck.

The 8700K upgrade would also be worth it.

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The 4690k is likely not a bottleneck at 4k.  When you increase resolution you are actually moving the load to primarily the GPU, and the 1080 Ti is not capable of high settings at 4k 60 FPS in many games.

 

That CPU should be capable of at least 60 FPS in most games.  The CPU would be a bottleneck if you were aiming for 100+ FPS.

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10 minutes ago, NicoGutierrez said:

just to get as close as possible to 60fps in all games, but that would mean upgrading my motherboard and ram too

Yes, you'd need a new Z370 motherboard and DDR4 ram

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4K max settings? No, the graphics card is your problem, not the 4690k.

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47 minutes ago, KarathKasun said:

The 4690k is likely not a bottleneck at 4k.  When you increase resolution you are actually moving the load to primarily the GPU, and the 1080 Ti is not capable of high settings at 4k 60 FPS in many games.

 

That CPU should be capable of at least 60 FPS in most games.  The CPU would be a bottleneck if you were aiming for 100+ FPS.

Is there any consumer GPU that gets to 4k 60fps on max settings? either way, I'm not going to spend 1000+ USD on a new GPU for like 5-10fps, so I'm going to keep my PC as it is for a while. Thanks!

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1 minute ago, NicoGutierrez said:

Is there any consumer GPU that gets to 4k 60fps on max settings? either way, I'm not going to spend 1000+ USD on a new GPU for like 5-10fps, so I'm going to keep my PC as it is for a while. Thanks!

Titan V, maybe.

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