I7-3770 with GTX 1070 Ti?

[underspy101]

Will this work well? Or will my cpu throttle the gpu?

Edit: my target resolution is 1920 x 1080

 

[underspy101]

Ah, nvm. I’ve done some research and it should be all good!

 

[guanyu210379]

Just go for it
3770 is still ok

 

[vwcrusher]

Just go for it
3770 is still ok

Follow up question, if I may - I have the same cpu and am looking to upgrade from a GTX 650 ti boost to either a 1070 ti or 1080. After OC'ing, I am told that the 1070 ti will be about the same performance as the 1080....no?
I do plan on updating the cpu ++ next year, after the new AMD cpus are shipping.

The question is if I should spring for the 1080 or be ok with the 1070 ti

 

[King_V]

For both underspy101 and vwcrusher, the more pertinent question is probably: What resolution and max refresh rate is your monitor?

If it's 1920x1080 and maxes out at 60Hz, then a 1070 is more than sufficient.

If we're talking higher resolutions and/or refreshes, then it's a different ballgame.

 

[vwcrusher]

For both underspy101 and vwcrusher, the more pertinent question is probably: What resolution and max refresh rate is your monitor?

If it's 1920x1080 and maxes out at 60Hz, then a 1070 is more than sufficient.

If we're talking higher resolutions and/or refreshes, then it's a different ballgame.

Ah...sorry about that.
Current monitor is 2560 x 1440 60Hz IPS screen.
I may upgrade that as well though...so I am thinking in terms of some future proofing.

Thanks

 

[King_V]

vwcrusher - in that case, once you know your new monitor and refresh, then you can pick a video card.

At 2560x1440@60, though, a 1070 generally covers it for max settings at 60fps.

 

[smartauthentification]

Your current processor will do just fine with a GTX 1070 Ti, a little bottleneck but thats okay since you don't need 2k MAX SETTINGS 165 FPS

 

[vwcrusher]

Thanks for the replies; Would a 1080 provide some future proofing?
Worth the extra $$?

 

[guanyu210379]

Before we go further,
there is this thumb rule about the performance difference between 1070, 1070ti and 1080.
1070 = 100%
1070ti = 107%
1080 = 115%
This is not very accurate but it should more or less represent the thumb rough comparison.

an OCed 1070 and 1070ti, if you get a good chip, you can go near 1080.
1080 can still be OCed too tho' hehehehehehe...

For 1440p 60hz monitor, 1070 should be already ok.
Some small future proofing, yes, 1080 should be better.
Is it worth the extra cash? it depends on how much you are paying extra for it.