i2600k with a GTX 580 SC... upgrade to 970?

[Old_Man_Box]

a normal build from a few years ago...

WIN 7/10, i2600k, EVGA GTX 580 SC, 8GB DDR 3 RAM. WD Caviar Black HDD...

new games are crushin my card... how much performance could I expect with a standard 970?

 

[Old_Man_Box]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487088

specifically this card...

 

[Dugimodo]

what games, what resolution? 970 maxes out pretty much anything at 1080P or lower.

 

[Old_Man_Box]

what games, what resolution? 970 maxes out pretty much anything at 1080P or lower.

Squad, Witcher 3, The Division @ 1080...

 

[AngelOfDarkness]

Go for it, you would see a great improvement, 40 fps or more at 1080p i think.

 

[Deleted member 217926]

You will basically double your gaming performance or more in some cases.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1444?vs=1595

I'm using a 2600K ( at 4.5Ghz ) with a GTX 980 Ti and it holds up quite well. I max everything at 1440p.

 

[Old_Man_Box]

that is the answer I as hoping to hear... ive looked at benchmarks... they just don't tell the tale I guess I wanna hear... I wanted someone who has done the upgrade. thnks

and thanks for that great link. just what I needed to see!

 

[Deleted member 217926]

I've used a GTX 460 1GB, a GTX 780 and now a GTX 980 Ti with this 2600K over the last 5 years I've had it. I've never kept a platform that long before and I literally am waiting on my new Skylake build to be shipped to me right now. I finally upgraded more because I'm on a P67 motherboard than for the CPU performance upgrade.

Glad to help!