anghellic :
might be worth upgrading the cpu what sku is it actually they so many i7s
Probably i7 7700 (3.6GHz), it is listed as the i7 used in the Aurora R6 builds.
khavens :
I'm considering getting an RTX to upgrade, and I'm trying to figure out if its worth it. I'm aware that right now the new series are going to be overpriced, but at the moment money is not a large concern. Right now I am running on a GTX 1070, so its pretty good but getting above 50-60 fps is getting hard with new games, especially since I play on a 1440p (144hz) monitor. My current setup is:
GeForce GTX 1070
Intel Core i7 @ 3.6 Ghz
16 Gigabytes of RAM
I'm using an Alienware Aurora R6, so there is room for 4 graphics cards. Should I make the upgrade?
More so, a faster GPU would do you good, but the fact you're rocking an i7 that can't be overclocked will also hold you back. If you had a K model and a quality cooler you could easily OC that CPU probably up to 4.8 or higher. That would make a big difference, too.
For example, using CPU-Z benchmark, a stock i7-7700 in a single core run scores 439 (http://valid.x86.fr/bench/1) on this list of CPUs. My 4670k at stock on that same chart scores 415. When I OC my 4670k from it's stock 3.4GHz to 4.6GHz, that same CPU-Z benchmark I score 518.
Hold off waiting to see how well the RTX cards actually perform before you jump up and pre-order one. Once you see what they can do, then decide if one of them will be a good buy for you or if you'd be better off finding a 1080Ti. Once you do get a new card, see how things perform. If you're still not getting the performance you want, then you need a better CPU that you can overclock.