I7 7700k bottleneck

Dempsaj

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I'm building a high end gaming computer and I'm using 2 4K monitors and 2 GeForce gtx 1080ti gpus. I plan on gaming and streaming. Would the intel i7 7700k bottle neck and drop frames due to only being a quad core?
 
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2 1080ti's. That is a lot of GPU power to throw at any CPU. If u ask about bottleneck, the answer is no at 4k resolution. However, if u game on 1440p or 1080p, u will face some bottleneck.

A friend of mine has 6700k with 2 1080ti's. He faces mild bottleneck playing some games at 1080p. At, 4k, this will not happen. And, if u have a good enough cooler, OC that 7700k to as high as u can to reduce any chance of bottleneck.

I can suggest u to go for 6800k (6 cores/12 Threads). But, in most games, 7700k will beat the 6800k because of it's higher single core frequency.

SO, stick with the 7700k and buy a very good cooler. Corsair H100i V2 is a nice choice. Or, Noctua NHD15 if u prefer Air cooling. Although, i suggest water cooling at...

Touhid Shohan

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2 1080ti's. That is a lot of GPU power to throw at any CPU. If u ask about bottleneck, the answer is no at 4k resolution. However, if u game on 1440p or 1080p, u will face some bottleneck.

A friend of mine has 6700k with 2 1080ti's. He faces mild bottleneck playing some games at 1080p. At, 4k, this will not happen. And, if u have a good enough cooler, OC that 7700k to as high as u can to reduce any chance of bottleneck.

I can suggest u to go for 6800k (6 cores/12 Threads). But, in most games, 7700k will beat the 6800k because of it's higher single core frequency.

SO, stick with the 7700k and buy a very good cooler. Corsair H100i V2 is a nice choice. Or, Noctua NHD15 if u prefer Air cooling. Although, i suggest water cooling at higher budget.

Best of luck with ur build.
 
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