i5 3570k paired with a gtx 1080

[Jason Kandola]

I would like to upgrade my gtx 970 to something like a gtx 1080 because the 1070 is almost the same price as the gtx 1080 in Canada. I would like to know if this is a good pair or to upgrade something else. the cpu is oc to 4.1 and 1600mhz 14 gb ram

 

[bmockeg]

A 970 is still pretty good. IMO, I would upgrade your CPU motherboard and,RAM.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i5-8400 2.8GHz 6-Core Processor ($178.89 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock - B360M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $397.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-07-23 12:24 EDT-0400

Don't be disuaded by the 2.8 of the 8400. It,will stay between 3.8 and,4.0 depending on how many cores you are using.

 

[mgallo848]

i5 3570k will bottleneck a GTX 1080.

I had an i5 3570k @4.2 with a GTX 1060 and there was some bottlenecking while playing single player games.

 

[sizzling]

What’s your aim? If higher FPS then you need to look at current cpu usage as it’s possible you are already limited by your cpu or little extra performance available. This would mean a gpu upgrade gives little to no benefit.

If you want higher game settings or resolution with similar FPS then you should have no problem.

 

[Jason Kandola]

I would like higher fps, i don't want the 8400 because i would rather spend it on the 8600k. But at the same time the ryzen 5 2600 looks appealing but not for gaming. what is some cheap ram that is still good for an i5 8600k?

 

[nkscheller]

The RAM bmockeg posted earlier is probably the best 16gb set you can by right now.

 

[King_V]

This all really depends on your monitor. What resolution and refresh rate is your monitor?