Question Vid card upgrade

[Djrandolfs12]

Hey guys, I want to upgrade my video card, something that will last me a while, into my next “full” build. But for now I think just the video card will suffice and give me a drastic difference. I’m considering upgrading to this video card:

ASUS NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Dual Overclocked Dual Fan 12GB GDDR6X PCIe 4.0 Graphics Card

Currently I have the following specs:

Motherboard:

ASRock Z170 Pro4S LGA 1151 Intel Z170 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Ram:

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200) Desktop Memory Model F4-2400C15D-16GVR
(Two of these at 32gb total)

GPU:

MSI GeForce GTX 980 4GD5 OCV1

CPU:

Intel Core i7 6th Gen - Core i7-6700K 8M Skylake Quad-Core 4.0 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80662I76700K Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 530

Power supply:

EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G1 120-G1-0650-XR 80+ GOLD 650W Fully Modular

HD:

Western Digital Blue WD10EZEX 1TB SATA Hard Disk

SSD:

Kingston Digital 120GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5 (7mm height) Solid State Drive (SV300S37A/120G)

Monitors:

ASUS VG248QE 24" Full HD 1920x1080 144Hz 1ms HDMI Gaming Monitor

HP Pavilion 22xw is a 54.6 cm (21.5 inch) IPS LED Backlit monitor


So what do you guys think? Will this fit my current rig? I know it smile putting Ferrari engine in a smart car but the idea is to upgrade this for now and put it in a new motherboard with CPU when I can afford to do so. Is this worth the upgrade for now? Let me know if you need any more info on my current, and any thoughts and comments are super appreciated!




*edit- just want to add I’m not a computer professional by any means, I don’t mess around in bios or over clocking or that kind of jazz. For me it’s boot up, double click my game, and play!

 

[dark_globe]

unfortunately 144Hz 1080p gaming is the worst case scenario for your current cpu because
that´s where its shortcomings will be the most apparent .
(only 4 physical cores , old IPC , low boost clock speeds)
it will hold rtx 4070 back to the point of
diminishing returns , if you don´t plan to upgrade the rest of the system
in the next few months / half a year i would not advice you to buy rtx 4070 .

if you want noticeable performance uplift which would make more sense with your current setup go
for used / second hand rtx 3060 12gb - it can be found for 250 bucks .
you can than resell it with minimal loss after you build your new system and get something better .

 

[Roland Of Gilead]

Hey there,

As above, yes, your current system will really hold that GPU back. So much so, it may cause inherent stuttering once installed.

Your shinny new GPU won't even break a sweat, as you CPU (4c/8t) is just not fast enough to feed the GPU pre-rendered frames. You may have high CPU usage (bad) with low GPU usage as a result (also bad).

The stuttering which you are bound to feel, will be because your CPU will be maxed out. If I were you, I'd go with a 3060 as suggested. Reasonable balcen with your current system.

 

[geofelt]

Do you have a budget?
What kinds of games do you play?
Some, like fast action shooters depend on a fast graphics card.
Others like sims, mmo and strategy games depend on a fast single thread processor.
Try this simple test:
Run YOUR games, but lower your resolution and eye candy.
This makes the graphics card loaf a bit.
If your FPS increases, it indicates that your cpu is strong enough to drive a better graphics configuration.
If your FPS stays the same, you are likely more cpu limited.

If you are cpu limited, your Z170 motherboard should have an option to optimize performance(motherboard self overclocking) that might amount to a 20% cpu boost.

Check on how full your C drive is.
Once it gets to 90% all performance will suffer.

 

[helper800]

With that kind of budget you can nearly get a new platform considering you are going to microcenter. You could do this and keep the GPU until you are ready to drop one in. I went with AMD so in 3-5 years you can drop in another more powerful CPU with a BIOS update. I would keeps the Microcenter bundle as a core for the build and the boot SSD. Those alone with reused parts from the last build will cost you around 540 total for the upgrade.

Microcenter bundle link.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor ($449.99) (Bundle)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AG620 67.88 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650-P WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard ($0.00) (Bundle)
Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($0.00) (Bundle)
Storage: Western Digital Black SN770 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2 RGB ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Best Buy)
Total: $734.94
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-04-24 13:16 EDT-0400

 

[Vic 40]

Don't know where you live , but how are the prices for a used 1080 ti there? Compared to the other options given here.