upgrading from 970 to 1080ti wil my i7-4790 non-k bottleneck the gpu

[ilegend]

hi as the title says i have a gtx 970 and want to upgrade to 1080ti for 4k gaming will my i7-4790 non-k bottleneck the gpu also my motherboard is asus z97-pro thanks

 

[maxalge]

hi as the title says i have a gtx 970 and want to upgrade to 1080ti for 4k gaming will my i7-4790 non-k bottleneck the gpu also my motherboard is asus z97-pro thanks

not at 4k no, gpu bound

a single 1080 ti is not good enough at 4k to swing it back to a cpu bottleneck

 

[rcald2000]

ilegend No, you should be fine. What is your power supply's manufacturer and model number? Feel free to ignore my question, if you're absolutely sure you have it covered.

 

[ilegend]

ilegend No, you should be fine. What is your power supply's manufacturer and model number? Feel free to ignore my question, if you're absolutely sure you have it covered.

seasonic s12II 620W bronze 80plus

 

[rcald2000]

Cool. Enjoy your future 1080 Ti.

 

[ilegend]

Cool. Enjoy your future 1080 Ti.

thank you for your help

 

[ilegend]

hi as the title says i have a gtx 970 and want to upgrade to 1080ti for 4k gaming will my i7-4790 non-k bottleneck the gpu also my motherboard is asus z97-pro thanks

not at 4k no, gpu bound

a single 1080 ti is not good enough at 4k to swing it back to a cpu bottleneck

thank you for your help

 

[vlvrmn]

got the same config. what 1080 ti you would buy?

 

[rcald2000]

EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SC2 HYBRID GAMING, 11G-P4-6598-KR
$809.99
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487346

 

[ilegend]

got the same config. what 1080 ti you would buy?

im thinking about the asus strix. what will you choose ?

 

[vlvrmn]

msi gaming x i guess, i have 290mm max