Is Intel i7-2600K enough for 4K

[K89P64K60]

Hello. Im planning to buy 'GTX 1080 Ti' and 'Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q' but something keep bothering me and that thing is my CPU and probably its Motherboard. The problem is that I keep reading mixed comments about '2600K' and its ability to run along with 'GTX-1080 Ti' at 4K. I read a lot about the subject but cant find a clear answer Im looking for. Some people say its ok to run this CPU on 4K some say it will bottleneck the GPU but some other say it depend what motherboard you have or if you plan to run 'SLI' setup etc. I want to understand should I upgrade my other parts + the GPU and save for monitor later or just buy the monitor and GPU I plan stright ahead and can I eventually run x2 'GTX 1080 Ti' in SLI mode later. My current setup is:
Case - CM HAF-X
CPU - i7-2600K at 4.6ghz
Motherboard - Asus P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16gb 9-9-9-24 at 1600mhz
PSU - Corsair AX1200i
I dont think that other components matter to write them down but if anyone is interested I can edit the post.
Thank You in advance guys.

 

[jaslion]

Hello. Im planning to buy 'GTX 1080 Ti' and 'Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q' but something keep bothering me and that thing is my CPU and probably its Motherboard. The problem is that I keep reading mixed comments about '2600K' and its ability to run along with 'GTX-1080 Ti' at 4K. I read a lot about the subject but cant find a clear answer Im looking for. Some people say its ok to run this CPU on 4K some say it will bottleneck the GPU but some other say it depend what motherboard you have or if you plan to run 'SLI' setup etc. I want to understand should I upgrade my other parts + the GPU and save for monitor later or just buy the monitor and GPU I plan stright ahead and can I eventually run x2 'GTX 1080 Ti' in SLI mode later. My current setup is:
Case - CM HAF-X
CPU - i7-2600K at 4.6ghz
Motherboard - Asus P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16gb 9-9-9-24 at 1600mhz
PSU - Corsair AX1200i
I dont think that other components matter to write them down but if anyone is interested I can edit the post.
Thank You in advance guys.

You'll be fine at 4k. A 2600k at that frequency comes quite close to a 6700k. I also would not run sli in the future as multi gpu support is going away sli is hurting extra hard here. Just get the next best thing instead of going sli in the future.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Resolution has little impact on CPU usage. If your 2600K is able to play a game at your desired framerate at your current resolution, it should be able to run it at that framerate at 4K, (assuming your GPU can handle it).

 

[K89P64K60]

Hello. Im planning to buy 'GTX 1080 Ti' and 'Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q' but something keep bothering me and that thing is my CPU and probably its Motherboard. The problem is that I keep reading mixed comments about '2600K' and its ability to run along with 'GTX-1080 Ti' at 4K. I read a lot about the subject but cant find a clear answer Im looking for. Some people say its ok to run this CPU on 4K some say it will bottleneck the GPU but some other say it depend what motherboard you have or if you plan to run 'SLI' setup etc. I want to understand should I upgrade my other parts + the GPU and save for monitor later or just buy the monitor and GPU I plan stright ahead and can I eventually run x2 'GTX 1080 Ti' in SLI mode later. My current setup is:
Case - CM HAF-X
CPU - i7-2600K at 4.6ghz
Motherboard - Asus P8Z68 Deluxe/Gen3
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16gb 9-9-9-24 at 1600mhz
PSU - Corsair AX1200i
I dont think that other components matter to write them down but if anyone is interested I can edit the post.
Thank You in advance guys.

You'll be fine at 4k. A 2600k at that frequency comes quite close to a 6700k. I also would not run sli in the future as multi gpu support is going away sli is hurting extra hard here. Just get the next best thing instead of going sli in the future.

Thank You. I will keep this in mind.

Im open to suggestions if somebody else have something extra to add.

 

[K89P64K60]

Resolution has little impact on CPU usage. If your 2600K is able to play a game at your desired framerate at your current resolution, it should be able to run it at that framerate at 4K, (assuming your GPU can handle it).

Im aware of this, thank You for mentioned it nonetheless.

 

[sizzling]

The above is correct, 60fps at 4k takes the same CPU work as 1080p 60fps. Your CPU is fine for 4k.

 

[K89P64K60]

Your answers are much appreciated guys. Can someone explain to me what 'jaslion' meant about multi gpu support is going away? Also I forgot to ask does 2600K would bottleneck 144 or 165hz monitor if I decide to go that route for 1440p for example?

 

[sizzling]

Your answers are much appreciated guys. Can someone explain to me what 'jaslion' meant about multi gpu support is going away? Also I forgot to ask does 2600K would bottleneck 144 or 165hz monitor if I decide to go that route for 1440p for example?

Sli and Crossfire support seems to have dropped slightly in the last couple of years and NVidia has limited sli to 2 gpu's and only on the 1070/1080/1080Ti.

High Hz/fps gaming is very CPU demanding, this is where a modern i7 can really help. I would expect serious bottlenecking at 1440p in CPU heavy games with and older i7.

 

[jaslion]

Your answers are much appreciated guys. Can someone explain to me what 'jaslion' meant about multi gpu support is going away? Also I forgot to ask does 2600K would bottleneck 144 or 165hz monitor if I decide to go that route for 1440p for example?

Games are dropping multi gpu support or it's either implemented badly. The 2600k at that oc will be fine for 144hz is most games.

 

[K89P64K60]

Thanks, everyone, for your help! I wont be replacing my CPU yet, but instead boost it a little bit more, up to 4.8ghz, which is my other stable OC and probably replace it in near future when needed, along with other components.