Will a GTX 1070 work on this system?

[Fazuras]

Hi everyone,

Currently I am playing Battlefield 1/5 on Medium. I am able to spend a little bit of money on a new graphic card, because I am 'done' with the medium graphics, bad and sometimes unsharp images and lags.

Can I replace my GTX 960 by a GTX 1070 (and buy a sufficient power unit) to run Battlefield 5 on ultra? And will my motherboard be able to handle this?

I am asking, because I can spend ~500 euro on a new graphic card, but to buy a whole new PC goes a step too far to play a single game.

My system is:

Motherboard: P55-UD3
Intel core i7 CPU @ 2.80GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960

Thanks guys for your help, answers will be appreciated.

 

[volkgren]

Based on your motherboard you have a 1st-gen Core i CPU. It would be nice to know if it were an i3, i5, or i7.

 

[Fazuras]

Based on your motherboard you have a 1st-gen Core i CPU. It would be nice to know if it were an i3, i5, or i7.

I'm sorry, i7 it is.

 

[volkgren]

Yes you could get the GTX 1070 and play on ultra and expect around 60fps due to your CPU being a bit slow because it's old. I would get the 1070 and then see if I wanted to start saving for a new CPU/Mobo/RAM.

Before you do that though, check your power supply. What PSU do you have?

 

[zebarjadi.raouf]

For 1070, a quality 450W+ or higher PSU is recommended.

Your build supports a Titan V too just that your other components would bottleneck it.

As for BF1/5, I'm worried about your CPU. These games are very CPU intensive. While gaming, check your CPU usage with task manager. If it goes above 90%, you might need to upgrade it too.

 

[mgallo848]

If you want to run the game on high or ultra you will need to upgrade your ram also. 8gb of ram is the minimum required to run BF1 and BF5 on low-medium settings in singleplayer.

 

[Dooop805]

For 1070, a quality 450W+ or higher PSU is recommended.

Your build supports a Titan V too just that your other components would bottleneck it.

As for BF1/5, I'm worried about your CPU. These games are very CPU intensive. While gaming, check your CPU usage with task manager. If it goes above 90%, you might need to upgrade it too.

If you want to run the game on high or ultra you will need to upgrade your ram also. 8gb of ram is the minimum required to run BF1 and BF5 on low-medium settings in singleplayer.

I play BF1/5 at ultra at 1440p with a 980ti and 8gb of ram. its flawless.

 

[volkgren]

I actually noticed on the Open Beta of BFV I was using 10GB system RAM.

 

[Fazuras]

Well, thanks for you answers. Do you have any suggestions for a PSU? Mine is definitely not adequate for a gtx 1070.

 

[zebarjadi.raouf]

Anything on the list:
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/products/power-supply/#e=6,5,4&sort=-rating&page=1&W=450,800

Or tier 1,2 on this one.
https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/

I recommend EVGA G2/3 or Corsair RMx/i. Good PSUs last a long time. Spend 100 euros if needed so it would work for 5+ years without problems.
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/Rp8H99/corsair-power-supply-cp9020091na
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/sMM323/evga-supernova-g3-550w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-220-g3-0550