Will my current PC bottleneck the ASUS ROG 1080ti Strix

[Andy Nguyen]

I'm planning to do a 2-gen upgrade for my PC which has specs:
- Intel Core i7 4770 (non k) 3.4Ghz
- 16 GB DDR3 1600mhz Ram
- Asus Z87 Pro mobo
- Corsair 750W PSU (platinum graded)

The question is since the CPU and Ram is sooooo last-gen... will they be able to work well with the 1080ti?

 

[King_V]

I don't think that's an issue. Going from DDR3 to DDR4, particularly with Intel platforms, I believe, does not give a huge boost in performance.

The CPU wouldn't perform a whole lot less than a Kaby Lake of the same speed, either.

 

[joex444]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3192807/ultimate-bottlenecking-guide.html

You can see for the 1080, non-Ti, that the 4770, non-K, will bottleneck in worst case scenarios. So, light bottlenecking. However for the 1080Ti you'll suffer more bottlenecking.

My guess is that your CPU would be better suited to a 1080 than a 1080 Ti, but if you plan to upgrade to something like Kaby Lake within 1-2 months then you could go ahead with the 1080 Ti.

 

[cl-justin]

It should not bottleneck that bad, there'll be slight but it's negligible.