Gtx 1080ti with i5 4790k

[Twazix]

Hello
Will my i5-4790k bottlenock with gtx 1080ti ?

 

[QwerkyPengwen]

You should be alright. Especially if you are over clocking. To answer your question literally yes. In Max load stress test benchmarks the numbers would be better even by a little if you had a higher end CPU. But for standard real world usage you won't see anything relevant.

 

[atomicWAR]

Yes and no. In most games you should be fine, however, newer games like BF1, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Watch Dogs 2 will take every thread you throw at them. In CPU heavy games like this you will bottleneck your GPU. 4C/4T CPUs are starting to show there age, finally. While I would go ahead with the upgrade I would consider getting a 4C/8T or better cpu (ideally 6C/12T or 8C/16T) in the somewhat near future. Games are getting better threaded at a fairly rapid pace and with AMDs launch of their Ryzen CPUs 4C/4T is going to become entry level gaming in the very near future.

 

[doubletake]

What do you actually have? Because there's no i5 4790k; you either have an i5 4690k or an i7 4790k.

 

[atomicWAR]

What do you actually have? Because there's no i5 4790k; you either have an i5 4690k or an i7 4790k.

he's right...when I saw i5 my mind registered 4690k and miss read your post. If you have the i7 your fine if it is an i5 then my previous post stands.