[SOLVED] i9 9900k with 1060 3gb? or rtx 2060 super OC with i7 7700?

[Not Winn]

My Specs:
i7 7700
GTX 1060 3gb
16gb ram at 2400 (1 stick)
550W powersupply
around 55-65 Celsius underload

My problem:
I play fortnite competitively at 1080P 144Hz. locked frames at 160. However i keep getting frame drops, its never consistently 160. also sometimes huge frame drops down to like 40-60 late game. At first i thought it was the cooling of my pc so i upgraded from stock cooler to heat sink and now get 55-65 max temp under load. So thats def not the problem. So my question is, are these frame drops because of my i7 7700 (non K) or gtx 1060 3gb. I play on all low and near settings. I noticed the cpu works around 80+ % underload meanwhile when i minimize the game and check gpu load its usually around 50%. What should i upgrade, gpu or cpu first.

 

[Not Winn]

There are 4 slots on your board so you need to check each slot in the drop down box.

not showing any info for any slots :/

 

[Not Winn]

There are 4 slots on your board so you need to check each slot in the drop down box. Edit Where it says Slot # 1 click that and select a different slot.

Restarted pc and now its showing.

https://imgur.com/2FtL7yw

View: https://imgur.com/2FtL7yw

is it compatible with the 2 ram links i provided?

 

[Third-Eye]

Restarted pc and now its showing.

https://imgur.com/2FtL7yw

View: https://imgur.com/2FtL7yw

is it compatible with the 2 ram links i provided?

Your current module should work with what you listed, but those modules were DDR4 3200 and your motherboard will only support the maximum speed of your CPUs bus, which is 2400MHZ. You would need to buy a Z270 board (or Z170 if it was bios flashed) to use the advertised 3200Mhz memory.

Your current module is a Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CRC with CL17 timing. I would just buy this 2x8GB G.Skill kit https://www.newegg.ca/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820231888 or something similar. If you need more than 16GB buy a second 2x4 or 2x8GB kit with CL15-15-15-35 timings

Edit Here is your module on newegg.ca https://www.newegg.ca/samsung-semiconductor-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/0RN-001H-00161

 

[Not Winn]

Your current module should work with what you listed, but those modules were DDR4 3200 and your motherboard will only support the maximum speed of your CPUs bus, which is 2400MHZ. You would need to buy a Z270 board (or Z170 if it was bios flashed) to use the advertised 3200Mhz memory.

Your current module is a Samsung M378A2K43CB1-CRC with CL17 timing. I would just buy this 2x8GB G.Skill kit https://www.newegg.ca/g-skill-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/N82E16820231888 or something similar. If you need more than 16GB buy a second 2x4 or 2x8GB kit with CL15-15-15-35 timings

Edit Here is your module on newegg.ca https://www.newegg.ca/samsung-semiconductor-16gb-288-pin-ddr4-sdram/p/0RN-001H-00161

if the modules i linked are compatible. isnt it better to buy that and under clock it to 2400mhz. so end result is 32gb at 2400mhz. this will cost me 100$
getting 2x8gb at 2400mhz will also cost me around 100$ and ill have to get rid of the current 16gb

so isnt it better to get 1 stick of 16gb ram to have toal of 32?

 

[Third-Eye]

if the modules i linked are compatible. isnt it better to buy that and under clock it to 2400mhz. so end result is 32gb at 2400mhz. this will cost me 100$
getting 2x8gb at 2400mhz will also cost me around 100$ and ill have to get rid of the current 16gb

so isnt it better to get 1 stick of 16gb ram to have toal of 32?

Well, you may be risking incompatibility getting a DDR4 3200 16GB module. If you buy the 2x8GB kit, you won't have that problem and you can sell the 16GB so the new kit will be maybe only 2/3 or 1/2 the cost. I suppose you could always return the 16GB if you have a problem and then get the 2x8GB G.Skill for $94.

 

[Truckerlenny]

My Specs:
i7 7700
GTX 1060 3gb
16gb ram at 2400 (1 stick)
550W powersupply
around 55-65 Celsius underload

My problem:
I play fortnite competitively at 1080P 144Hz. locked frames at 160. However i keep getting frame drops, its never consistently 160. also sometimes huge frame drops down to like 40-60 late game. At first i thought it was the cooling of my pc so i upgraded from stock cooler to heat sink and now get 55-65 max temp under load. So thats def not the problem. So my question is, are these frame drops because of my i7 7700 (non K) or gtx 1060 3gb. I play on all low and near settings. I noticed the cpu works around 80+ % underload meanwhile when i minimize the game and check gpu load its usually around 50%. What should i upgrade, gpu or cpu first.

i would go to 9900k that way you get a nice boost. also consider with going to a 9900k getting a board that a support m.2 nvme

 

[ellisael]

You would honestly be better off buying a 2x8GB 3200 kit instead of a single 16GB since you are unlikely to ever need 32GB just to play games, especially Fortnite. Sell the 16GB module or keep it

Agree