xfx 550 , gtx 1070 4k ?

[crazy pc builds]

Hi i am thinking to buy a new build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PJH3Vn the link is without graphic card because i am going to buy the gtx 1070 (pascal) ... my psu is the xfx ts550 80plus bronze .. Is it enough for that system or i must upgrade it ( I PLAN TO OVERCLOCK THE CPU ) ... Also the gtx 1070 with an i7 5820k can play 4k resolutions settings in modern games ?

 

[Rogue Leader]

Considering cards have been getting more and more efficient Its likely 550w will be more than fine (it is for a 970). As for 4k all we can say is probably. Right now you really need SLI 970's for 4k, and even then they BARELY do it. Until we have true specs and tests, its all just speculation.

 

[RockyPlays]

The power supply should be fine for the new cards. But as to whether or not it will play 4K, how are we supposed to know? Until the cards have been released, there is no way for us to tell you how they perform. Though looking at past patterns, the 1070 will most likely perform similar or slightly better than the 980, so a single card will most likely not be able to play at 4K.

 

[sizzling]

The 970 is about 10% faster than the 780 and the 770 saw similar gains on the 680. So history predicts the 1070 (whatever it is actually called) will be about 10% faster than a 980. If that turns out to be correct you are going to want 2 of them for 4k at least.

 

[photonboy]

1) 4K:
Playing at 4K rarely makes sense.

- Minimal visual difference from 2560x1440
- Higher processing power (for again minimal difference)
- Limited refresh rate at 4K

*If you want the best in gaming, you want to be looking at the MONITOR. Something like:

a) 2560x1440 (or ultrawide 3440x1440)
b) IPS, 4ms
c) GSYNC (NVidia), FreeSync (AMD)
d) 144Hz (100Hz for 3440x1440)

2) PSU-> 550W?
Why bother taking the chance anyway? A good 650W isn't much more expensive. In fact, maybe you want to plan for SLI anyway since you're discussing 4K. Perhaps a 750W.

3) i7-5820K?
That's not the best CPU for gaming. The i7-6700K would be better. It has less cores, but higher perf per core. Very few games are likely to do better on the i7-5820K (in the future DX12 code will scale and be more efficient so the i7-6700K is still likely to remain better or similar).

4) DDR4-> I'd get 2666MHz CL16
(based on extensive article testing for sweet spot. You'll lose some performance below this, gain minimal above)

5) **READ** i7 and GPU:
The i7-5820K doesn't have a GPU. Did you know that?

The i7-6700K does and it's okay for light gaming.

6) date for Pascal?
It might not be until OCTOBER for what you want. We just don't know, nor do we know how available it will be after launch. It might be at least SIX MONTHS until you get a graphics card.

 

[photonboy]

My partial build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/nqzvzy

If you read my ABOVE comments some of this makes sense.

Other:
- aesthetics are up to YOU, however you had a red/black theme going on inside and a white/blue case chosen. Not sure I'd go that way, so I chose a red/black theme case

- SOUND quality is great with that and similar motherboards (SupremeFX hardware and audio enhancements)

- The Cryorig H7 is not bad for a light overclock of the i7-6700K, and to keep things cool. Liquid cooling can have issues, and often is noisier than air cooling.

Other (future Pascal):
- date unknown, but for high-end gaming I'd suggest something like:
a) 8GB VRAM (i.e. GDDR5X)
b) faster than GTX980Ti (I'm estimating 20-40% faster for this tier replacement, however DX12 optimizations can make a hug difference with future vs current gaming. So may be 25% on average for DX11 and 40% for DX12 but those are just guesses)

The best GPU will be 2017 and have HBM2 memory.

DX12 will allow for multi-GPU to work much better though these things take a LONG TIME to get started, nor is it certain how many games will utilize this. Some will still use SLI. Some will have no multi-GPU support.

So, I'd still buy the best SINGLE GPU setup, but I do recommend planning the PSU and ensuring SLI support on the motherboard in case you want a second GPU. It's likely 750W will be just fine. Really hard to say for certain though.