Will my motherboard bottleneck?

[BouncyMan]

I'm upgrading my GPU and CPU in a month or two to a GTX 1080 TI and a 7700k and I'm going to OC them, I'm currently running 2 GTX 970's and an I7-4770. I don't know a whole lot about motherboards and how they age or what changes about new boards, so I was wondering if this motherboard will bottleneck my new components somehow? (I know about ddr3-ddr4 memory, there's not a big difference between them):

https://www.amazon.com/MAXIMUS-VII-HERO-LGA1150-Motherboard/dp/B00K2MASE4/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1489581693&sr=1-1&keywords=asus+maximus+7+hero

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[n0ns3ns3]

your MB does not support 7700K.
It supports 4th gen CPUs like your 4770.
From gaming perfromance perspective, there is no need to change anything beside the GPU. Your CPU and MB will do just fine with GTX 1080Ti

 

[raisonjohn]

The Asus Maximus VII Hero is a good fit with your CURRENT components (i.e., the 2 GTX 970's and the i7-4770). On the other hand, with your NEW components (i.e., the 2 GTX 1080 Ti and the i7-7700K), it won't - particularly the CPU issue (no problems with the GPU though).

The Maximus VII Hero has LGA1150 sockets that supports the 4th-gen Haswell (like your i7-4770). The i7-7700K, however, is a 7th-gen Kaby Lake CPU that is plugged in LGA1151 sockets. You would need to change the motherboard to one with a Z270 chipset (e.g., the Asus Maximus IX Hero - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBHXSP6)

 

[BouncyMan]

The Asus Maximus VII Hero is a good fit with your CURRENT components (i.e., the 2 GTX 970's and the i7-4770). On the other hand, with your NEW components (i.e., the 2 GTX 1080 Ti and the i7-7700K), it won't - particularly the CPU issue (no problems with the GPU though).

The Maximus VII Hero has LGA1150 sockets that supports the 4th-gen Haswell (like your i7-4770). The i7-7700K, however, is a 7th-gen Kaby Lake CPU that is plugged in LGA1151 sockets. You would need to change the motherboard to one with a Z270 chipset (e.g., the Asus Maximus IX Hero - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBHXSP6)

Uugh that's a pain, If I need to change my motherboard I might as well go with a ryzen cpu, do you think someone could take this motherboard off my hands for any amount of money? If I have to upgrade my motherboard, I need to sell it.

 

[raisonjohn]

Sell the motherboard + CPU + RAM as a combo. I think that would still sell (but the longer you have those, when new generation CPUs with new sockets are released, the lesser chances you could dispose it for a good price). But then again, who knows? Lots of users are still rocking older than LGA1150 sockets. Maybe one of your prospective buyers could be from that market segment. How much would really depend on the demand.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

There is 0 gaming perfromance difference between 4th gen and 7th gen CPUs on the SAME clock.
So you are going to spend 300-350$ for CPU, 150-350$ on MB, 100-300$ on RAM (550-1000$) without getting any practical benefit.
Of course you can do it just because you want to and it's your right, just want to make sure it's a decision made with knowledge.

as for the selling ...
assuming you have 4770K - you can expect to sell it for ~200-250$, the ram and MB, you'd be lucky to get 150 for both.
You can try to sell it together, but doubt you will get more than 350$ for the package.
Simply because new i5+MB+RAM will cost the same.

 

[BouncyMan]

There is 0 gaming perfromance difference between 4th gen and 7th gen CPUs on the SAME clock.
So you are going to spend 300-350$ for CPU, 150-350$ on MB, 100-300$ on RAM (550-1000$) without getting any practical benefit.
Of course you can do it just because you want to and it's your right, just want to make sure it's a decision made with knowledge.

as for the selling ...
assuming you have 4770K - you can expect to sell it for ~200-250$, the ram and MB, you'd be lucky to get 150 for both.
You can try to sell it together, but doubt you will get more than 350$ for the package.
Simply because new i5+MB+RAM will cost the same.

Everyone talks like they know everything, you say it won't change performance, someone else says the 4770 (NOT K) will bottleneck a 1080 TI , don't expect people to believe something because you said it. Because I'm sick of that. I don't know what to believe.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

You came here to ask question - so obviously you aware that your knowledge on the subject is limited. Good thing.
Comment like your last one, will not encourage people to invest their time to share their knowledge and opinions on the subject.

FYI, the only real bottleneck in computers is located between input and output (usually on some chair).
What component will be limiting a specific application/game performance depends on application and it's use.
For example, GTX 1080Ti will be limiting any CPU in graphics intensive games on 4K monitor And no CPU will be able to load GTX 1080Ti to 100% on 720p monitor.

The 1080Ti is intended for at least 1440p@144Hz monitors, at those resolutions, an i7-4770 even non K, will be able to load the 1080Ti high enough.
if you see that your GPU is not loaded for some reason, get higher res monitor like 3440x1440p@100Hz or even 4K. much more better experience gain than chasing imaginary bottlenecks.
Not to mention that Ryzen is worst possible choice for a gaming rig for its price.

But let's imagine that you are right, and the 4770 will what you call "bottleneck" the 1080Ti. So you go for shopping, spend 1000$ on new platform and the result is that now the 1080Ti is "bottlenecking" your CPU.

 

[BouncyMan]

You came here to ask question - so obviously you aware that your knowledge on the subject is limited. Good thing.
Comment like your last one, will not encourage people to invest their time to share their knowledge and opinions on the subject.

FYI, the only real bottleneck in computers is located between input and output (usually on some chair).
What component will be limiting a specific application/game performance depends on application and it's use.
For example, GTX 1080Ti will be limiting any CPU in graphics intensive games on 4K monitor And no CPU will be able to load GTX 1080Ti to 100% on 720p monitor.

The 1080Ti is intended for at least 1440p@144Hz monitors, at those resolutions, an i7-4770 even non K, will be able to load the 1080Ti high enough.
if you see that your GPU is not loaded for some reason, get higher res monitor like 3440x1440p@100Hz or even 4K. much more better experience gain than chasing imaginary bottlenecks.
Not to mention that Ryzen is worst possible choice for a gaming rig for its price.

But let's imagine that you are right, and the 4770 will what you call "bottleneck" the 1080Ti. So you go for shopping, spend 1000$ on new platform and the result is that now the 1080Ti is "bottlenecking" your CPU.

Sorry for previous post, I get unnecessarily stressed about this stuff sometimes, I'll just keep the board I have. Thank you for saving me time and money.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

NP, healthy skepticism is a good thing on the forums.
if you see something really stupid, just ignore it.
if there are controversial opinions, ask posters to elaborate and do quick search on the subject. from their answers you'll get the idea who knows what he is talking about.
this "bottlenecking" FUD got out of proportion. I've already seen posts like "will my monitor bottleneck my CPU". Guess will not have to wait long for "will my mouse bottleneck my PSU"

 

[BouncyMan]

NP, healthy skepticism is a good thing on the forums.
if you see something really stupid, just ignore it.
if there are controversial opinions, ask posters to elaborate and do quick search on the subject. from their answers you'll get the idea who knows what he is talking about.
this "bottlenecking" FUD got out of proportion. I've already seen posts like "will my monitor bottleneck my CPU". Guess will not have to wait long for "will my mouse bottleneck my PSU"

Haha, yeah I wonder if my optical drive is bottlenecking my speakers? hm better go get some optical drives to fill the empty slots in my case and put them in optical drive SLI.