Question i5 4460 + gtx 1080 is this combo ok?

[Obsidian907]

I currently have a gtx 970 and while it served me well for 4 years, in some newer games it's starting to show its age.
I like to play games at 1080p 60fps on a high-ultra combo and i found a good deal on a gtx 1080 and was wondering whether my cpu will prevent the gpu from being fully utilized.
I know that some would say that a gtx 1080 is overkill for 1080 60fps,but i plan to keep this gpu for at least 4 years,and obviously this card is not strong enough to run games smoothly at 4k 60fps ultra now ,let alone 4 years from now.

 

[shknawe]

The i5 will hold you back a bit, especially if you play any games that use cpu more than the gpu. I would recommend selling your cpu and buying a used 4790k which will rock with a gtx 1080. You could probably snag one for around $200-$225. But I know your question was will the i5 hold it back. You should be good to go on most games. I would look up some video benchmarks for the games you play and decide for yourself.

 

[Obsidian907]

Thanks for the reply,i was thinking about upgrading to a 4790k but i don't know if the performance gain justifies the price (for gaming purposes,i don't really do a lot of video editing to need the extra threads) since my mobo doesn't support oc.
Also i wanted to know if my 620w seasonic bronze psu is good enough to keep the system stable.

 

[alexamayer]

You will be able to use the 620W PSU without any issue.
In terms of memory, the GTX 1080 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks. Your combination of GTX 1080 and i5-4460 has a bit less than 15% bottleneck in many games and so will cause some FPS loss.

I used this graphics card bundle comparison tool and the comparison shows that the GTX 1080 is much faster and with everything set to ultra, you can end up with an average of 96 FPS for 1080p.

For ~ $200 this is an excellent choice and is even faster than then new 1660 ti. I'd say go for it.

 

[Math Geek]

the 4790k would only be a bit faster than the 4460 in game. it would only help if you wanted to play a game that needed more than the 4 cores of if you wanted to have other things running while gaming. otherwise the extra threads would simply sit there unused.

the speed bump from 3.4 ghz max to 4.4 ghz is what would make the difference overall. an extra ghz would def not hurt the system at all though don't expect a massive gain from it. it may not allow the 1080 to run flat out at 1080p but you'd still get a big performance gain over a 970 for sure.

 

[Detaic]

Well I have 4460 and it even bottlenecks the Radeon R9 290 on a 144Hz display, so it I feel it is a bit underpowered for the 1080.