[SOLVED] I5 6600k 980ti gaming

[mitchgingrich]

For 600 dollars I’m going to buy a pc, monitor, mouse and keyboard. The pc is an i5 6600k with gtx 980ti and 16gb total ram with z170-a motherboard. Is this pc future proof? Will it hold 60 FPS on max settings for at least 3 years?

Just based on these specs, Is this pc capable of 60fps on ultra or 120 on medium or high?

 

[TechyInAZ]

Nothing is guaranteed 60fps for 3 years. But if you do some tweaking to graphics options, you should be able to handle ultra at 60fps no problem. I'm assuming you mean with a 1920x1080 resolution.

 

[rgd1101]

Nothing is future proof, who know what going to happened in 3 years

what resolution?

 

[rgd1101]

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Question from mitchgingrich : "I5 6600k 980ti gamig"

For 600 dollars I’m going to buy a pc, monitor, mouse and keyboard. The pc is an i5 6600k with gtx 980ti and 16gb total ram with z170-a motherboard. Is this pc future proof? Will it hold 60 FPS on max settings for at least 3 years?

List the specs of your pseudo new purchase like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:

You should also take note of the PSU's age and the sort of condition the case is in. Often times, second hand system's are bundled with the worst of components and surely enough parts that can't be seen through CPU-Z.

 

[rgd1101]

Please stick with 1 thread

 

[rgd1101]

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Question from mitchgingrich : "I5 6600k 980ti gaming"

I am about to buy a pc that consists of a gtx 980ti, i5 6600k, asus z170a mobo, and 16gb ram. Included is a monitor and Logitech peripherals. I’m wondering if this is worth the 600 dollars I’m paying and if I will be able to run modern and future games upwards of 70-90fps on mid settings. (Fortnite, bo4, r6s)

You won't get a better CPU for that price

Everything included that's a good deal. Performance should be good.

 

[delaro]

For 600 dollars I’m going to buy a pc, monitor, mouse and keyboard. The pc is an i5 6600k with gtx 980ti and 16gb total ram with z170-a motherboard. Is this pc future proof? Will it hold 60 FPS on max settings for at least 3 years?

Just based on these specs, Is this pc capable of 60fps on ultra or 120 on medium or high?

Not likely since an I5 6600K can be seen struggling in quite a few titles now.

The problem here that you can't ignore.

980 TI Launched on June 2, 2015, It's drivers will be in Legacy by 2020 which means newer titles will not optimize for it so you will see massive performance hits.

I5 6600K Launched June 2015. It's 3 generations behind now.

To say "Averaging" 60+ FPS on Ultra for the next 3 years I would think you would need an i7 7700K with Liquid cooling and at least a 1080 GTX and that would keep you close since API's are adopting more than 4 cores.

 

[mcconkeymike]

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Question from mitchgingrich : "980ti In 2018?"

From what I’ve heard, the MSI gtx980ti performs about as well as the 1070, but can anyone speak from experience? Because it’s a 900 series card will it still perform well on modern AAA titles and is it somewhat future proof? I don’t know the difference between the 980ti and 1070, but can someone fill me in? Thanks
Btw this card is paired with i5 6600k, 16gb ram, and Asus z170-A motherboard

It's not just the system, it's also got to do with the game developers. If the games you play are new and the devs have coded the game such that it demands more from your system, then yeah you will need a beefier card. To add to that point, you could still get playable frame rates with reduced in-game details or perhaps a reduced resolution. Likewise if Nvidia's decide to crop all support for 900 series cards then you're left out when newer titles come out.

It'll also depend on what resolution and refresh rate your monitor is.

For example, if you're playing at 1920x1080@60Hz, then, yeah, a 980ti is still more than enough for the task.

I have a 980ti and I play all of my games at 4k. Dota 2, Starcraft 2, Diablo 3, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty WWII, Fortnite (for a minute) Almost every game that I've tried to play, I've been able to play at high or very high settings. I know I don't play all of the newest, baddest games, but I game often and everything runs fine.