Wondering if my pc can handle a 1080

[Jotron]

I'm planing on switching out my gpu out for a 1080 and I was wondering if my pc can handle it. I've looking everywhere trying to find answeres but I can't find any. Can somebody help?
Here are my specs
Gpu: gtx 960
CPU: i5-4690k
Motherboard:z-97
Ram: 16GB

 

[Mr Kagouris]

I wouldn't recommend a GTX 1080 with an i5. A 1070 would be fine if your CPU is overclocked though.

 

[Zerk2012]

The i5 can handle it just fine no problem OC it up to the 4.4 area. If your power supply can handle it is one question if you even need a 1080 is anouther. Unless your running 3X 1080p monitors while gaming or a 2K with 144 refresh rate or 4K monitor then get the 1080 if not the 1070 will do everything.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

An i5 will bottleneck a GTX 1080, OC or not. That's just simply how it is as a result of CPUs stagnating while GPU compute power kept practically multiplying.

 

[Zerk2012]

Nope no bottleneck for a i5. I really love the people that try to convince somebody you need a i7 to use a high end card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IodcbeAqxWM

 

[amtseung]

It depends largely on the games you're playing or trying to play. If you play mostly MMO's, especially games like Planetside 2 and Arma 3, you'll be murdering any CPU you throw at it, even a 6950x (we've tried, it happens). If you play mostly graphics-intensive titles (or more balanced titles) like Tomb Raider and Hitman and The Witcher 3, you'll have a fairly balanced load across the CPU and GPU.

If you just want 1000 fps in CS:GO, I'd recommend running the GTX1080 with a G3258 cooled by phase-change cooling or LN2.

Resolution and refresh rate matter quite a bit more here. If you're playing at something like 1080p 120hz, a 1060 will be more than suitable for the task. 1080p 144hz up to 1440p 120hz would be the 1070's stomping ground. 4k, 1440p ultrawide at 120hz+, etc. would be the 1080's playground.

 

[Mr Kagouris]

Nope no bottleneck for a i5. I really love the people that try to convince somebody you need a i7 to use a high end card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IodcbeAqxWM

I really love the people that try to convince somebody you can run the equivalent of a GTX 980 SLI setup with an i5 using a YT "benchmark" video from an unknown channel as evidence.

 

[sizzling]

If running 4k at <60 fps an i5 will be fine from the benchmarks I have seen of the 1080. However at 1080p/1440p at > 100fps I agree there are plenty on benchmarks showing an i7 giving material gains over an i5 in several games.