Hi all!
I recently purchased a 4K monitor for gaming. While I am really impressed with the increased resolution, the drop in frame rate is predictably quite noticeable, especially in games like The Witcher 3, Jedi Fallen Order, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Xplane 11. My current machine is comprised of a Core i7 4790, GTX 1080, and 16 GB of RAM. So I recently got the idea of buying a 2nd hand GTX 1080 and combining it with my first card in SLI after seeing the huge difference this can make when playing games in 4K. However I was very dissapointed to find out my current motherboard (MSI Z97 GUARD PRO) does not support SLI.
Therefore I am currently considering upgrading my motherboard, CPU and memory first and then adding a second GTX1080 a bit later once I have saved up some more. I am currently considering one of the following upgrade kits in the links below but would appreciate advice on whether or not this whole operation is a good idea. Is it worth going for the Core i7? I am also aware that I would need to upgrade my PSU as well for SLI.
https://www.evetech.co.za/core-i7-9700-rog-strix-z390-f-16gb-rgb-upgrade-kit/best-deal/6562.aspx
https://www.evetech.co.za/core-i5-9400f-rog-strix-z390-f-16gb-rgb-upgrade-kit/best-deal/6169.aspx
I am hoping this system would provide a decent performance for the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Thanks!
I recently purchased a 4K monitor for gaming. While I am really impressed with the increased resolution, the drop in frame rate is predictably quite noticeable, especially in games like The Witcher 3, Jedi Fallen Order, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Xplane 11. My current machine is comprised of a Core i7 4790, GTX 1080, and 16 GB of RAM. So I recently got the idea of buying a 2nd hand GTX 1080 and combining it with my first card in SLI after seeing the huge difference this can make when playing games in 4K. However I was very dissapointed to find out my current motherboard (MSI Z97 GUARD PRO) does not support SLI.
Therefore I am currently considering upgrading my motherboard, CPU and memory first and then adding a second GTX1080 a bit later once I have saved up some more. I am currently considering one of the following upgrade kits in the links below but would appreciate advice on whether or not this whole operation is a good idea. Is it worth going for the Core i7? I am also aware that I would need to upgrade my PSU as well for SLI.
https://www.evetech.co.za/core-i7-9700-rog-strix-z390-f-16gb-rgb-upgrade-kit/best-deal/6562.aspx
https://www.evetech.co.za/core-i5-9400f-rog-strix-z390-f-16gb-rgb-upgrade-kit/best-deal/6169.aspx
I am hoping this system would provide a decent performance for the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 and Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Thanks!