[SOLVED] i7 + 2080Ti or i9 + 2080?

[username4t]

i7-9700K & RTX 2080Ti -or- i9-9900K & RTX 2080?

Will the i7 bottleneck a 2080Ti or is an i9 overkill for a 2080?

 

[bmockeg]

What resolution do you game at and do you do anything else with your system? I’d go 3800x/3900x and 2080ti personally.

 

[sizzling]

Assuming 1440p or higher Id go Ryzen 3700X but no a 9700k wouldn't bottleneck either. At 1080p not even the best gaming cpu will avoid bottlenecking in most games.

 

[mdd1963]

That darn 2080Ti is just so much more expensive...

4k would have to be a 'life or death' choice for me to ever pay $1200-$1300 for a GPU...

2070 SUper vs. 2080

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMtON6qocug



The 2070 Super seems to offer very good 1080P/1440P performance for $550-$600...; hypothetically, replace it 3.5 years later with 4070 Super, and likely still be ahead vs. buying a 2080 Ti once....

 

[username4t]

The two choices -- i7 + 2080Ti or i9 + 2080 -- are the same price for what I'm looking at, so one being cheaper is not an issue.

I'd be gaming on an ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q 27", 1440P WQHD (2560 x 1440), IPS, 165Hz (Supports 144Hz), G-SYNC

 

[username4t]

...a 9700k wouldn't bottleneck either. At 1080p not even the best gaming cpu will avoid bottlenecking in most games.

It seems that you say it wouldn't bottleneck, and they you say it would ("it wouldn't avoid bottlenecking").

 

[rickypicky5]

I'd get the i9 9900k and a 2070 Super. With the approximately $150 you would save by getting the 2070 Super vs the 2080, get a kick-ass cooler for the i9 since it tends to get kinda hot.

 

[sizzling]

It seems that you say it wouldn't bottleneck, and they you say it would ("it wouldn't avoid bottlenecking").

Because you ignored the start of the sentence about 1440p or above.

 

[sizzling]

The two choices -- i7 + 2080Ti or i9 + 2080 -- are the same price for what I'm looking at, so one being cheaper is not an issue.

I'd be gaming on an ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q 27", 1440P WQHD (2560 x 1440), IPS, 165Hz (Supports 144Hz), G-SYNC

Now we know the resolution is 1440p it is definitely a 9700k & 2080Ti out of your 2 choices. You want as much gpu power as possible with 1440p 165Hz. However to my earlier comment you could also use a 3700X at 1440p or above.

The difference between a 9700k and 9900k only really shows at lower resolutions such as 1080p when running a very strong gpu. You effectively create a situation where games are cpu limited and not gpu limited as their isn’t enough workload on the gpu and no cpu can deliver enough FPS to the gpu to fully utilise it. It is why cpu comparisons are done at lower resolutions to maximise any difference by ensuring the cpu is the limiting factor.