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Hey all,

 

I'm currently running an i5-4690k and 2x GTX 970's in SLI @ 1080p. I've started to experience some slight CPU bottlenecks in newer games and I was wondering with the money I have, should I upgrade to the i9-9900k (when it launches in October), new motherboard, and new RAM, or should I wait until the new GTX 11xx series drops and upgrade to a new GPU instead?

 

Thanks for your time!

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5 minutes ago, Steven9595 said:

Hey all,

 

I'm currently running an i5-4690k and 2x GTX 970's in SLI @ 1080p. I've started to experience some slight CPU bottlenecks in newer games and I was wondering with the money I have, should I upgrade to the i9-9900k (when it launches in October), new motherboard, and new RAM, or should I wait until the new GTX 11xx series drops and upgrade to a new GPU instead?

 

Thanks for your time!

If you're noticing CPU bottlenecks then do the CPU not the GPUs.  SLI 970s are pretty powerful if you can use them.

A 4790K would be an upgrade if you can find one.

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