[SOLVED] Is upgrading to RTX 3070 Ok on my current system ?

[montysingh21]

Hello there!!
Need Some suggestion / help from you guys please.

I want to upgrade to Nvidia RTX 3070 FE whenever the heck it's available in my region Punjab, India at its actual or near actual price of 44,500 INR

Mostly I want to play games on my Samsung 4K TV Model RU 7470

I mostly play all major single player titles and now i want to play them in 4K. I am not very want 120fps kind of person. 40-60fps is ok for me.

I am currently running the following specs on my pc:

1. CPU: i5-9600k with CoolerMaster something Cooler
2. Motherboard : Gigabyte Auros B350 Wifi 3
3. Ram: 1x8gb Corsair Vengeance 3000Mhz (though my MB only supports upto 2444mhz by default. I didn't know this when buying the new motherboard.)
4. PSU: 450W Coolermaster PSU
5. 480gb WD Green 2.5" SSD
6. 500GB HDD
7. CoolerMaster ATX Cabinet *Don't Know the exact model.
8. GPU: Asus GTX 1050ti Phoenix

What are your upgrade suggestions based on my requirements?
I don't want to Upgrade CPU and MB cz i bought em last year.

 

[XxDarkMario20xX]

Everything apart from the PSU will be ok with gaming but you might need to upgrade your PSU to an 650W because thats the Required System Power says on the website!

 

[montysingh21]

Everything apart from the PSU will be ok with gaming but you might need to upgrade your PSU to an 650W because thats the Required System Power says on the website!

I'll be upgrading the PSU to maybe 750W just to be sure. Cz I've read the 3000 series cards have very high power spikes which may cause system to shut down.
Also I am considering additional 2or3 x 8gb Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2400 mhz.
Is it Ok to have a 3000 ram in 1st slot and 2400mhz in others? I mean compatibility wise

 

[InvalidError]

Also I am considering additional 2or3 x 8gb Corsair Vengeance DDR4 2400 mhz.
Is it Ok to have a 3000 ram in 1st slot and 2400mhz in others? I mean compatibility wise

If you are going 4x8GB, you may want to get all-new RAM to avoid the possibility of half your RAM ending up interleaved instead of dual-channel which can cost you a fair chunk of performance.

Compatibility-wise, mixing RAM is hit-and-miss. It can be made to work most of the time, albeit with some caveats such as worse frequency and timings than the worst individual module. If you want to minimize potential headaches, get a 2x16GB or 4x8GB kit and ditch the orphaned DIMM.

 

[GameCrucnh]

Yah, its usually best to just straight up buy new ram instead of trying to get compatability to work between two different ram sticks since it can cause a lot of problems

 

[montysingh21]

If you are going 4x8GB, you may want to get all-new RAM to avoid the possibility of half your RAM ending up interleaved instead of dual-channel which can cost you a fair chunk of performance.

Compatibility-wise, mixing RAM is hit-and-miss. It can be made to work most of the time, albeit with some caveats such as worse frequency and timings than the worst individual module. If you want to minimize potential headaches, get a 2x16GB or 4x8GB kit and ditch the orphaned DIMM.

Thabks for you suggestion. I'll then be changing all ram.

Also I want to know you guys' take on RTX 3070s 4k performance on most of todays rtx titles.

 

[InvalidError]

Also I want to know you guys' take on RTX 3070s 4k performance on most of todays rtx titles.

There are plenty of benchmarks out there. Depending on the frame rates you are shooting for, you may or may not need to lower details to beat your minimum fps target in any given game.

 

[montysingh21]

There are plenty of benchmarks out there. Depending on the frame rates you are shooting for, you may or may not need to lower details to beat your minimum fps target in any given game.

Another question for you please.
Can you tell me if my motherboard supports quad channel memory? Rather than discarding current 3000mhz stick. I am thinking of adding 3x8gb 3000mhz same ram and then maybe enabling xmp.

 

[InvalidError]

Can you tell me if my motherboard supports quad channel memory?

Mainstream platforms only support dual channels with most of them supporting two DIMMs per channel for a total of four. Quad-channel is an HEDT thing where 'cheap' motherboards are ~$400 and you typically get eight DIMM slots.