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As title will this be okay? 2500K is overclocked at 4.2ghz.
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1070 with 2500K
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I am using a 1080 Zotac Amp Extreme with my [email protected]
My previous card was a 7990, got my 1080 last weekend and have to say it smashes the 7990.
If my 2500k is bottlenecking then i am not noticing it
Using a 1440p monitor
BF4 playing ultra
Playing BF1 at ultra
Project cars Ultra 6xaa
GTA5 Ultra
all of the above games run way above my 60 vsync.
Very impressed with the upgrade.
My previous card was a 7990, got my 1080 last weekend and have to say it smashes the 7990.
If my 2500k is bottlenecking then i am not noticing it
Using a 1440p monitor
BF4 playing ultra
Playing BF1 at ultra
Project cars Ultra 6xaa
GTA5 Ultra
all of the above games run way above my 60 vsync.
Very impressed with the upgrade.
Soldato
It'll be fine. I'm using the same and it runs great.
Although I am considering moving up to a 6700k.
Although I am considering moving up to a 6700k.
Personally I wouldnt, I use a 2500k@ 4.6 and a 980 and I can see the CPU bottleneck the 980 in some recent titles.
I'm still at 1080p and push 60+ fps on most games, but for higher framerates a better CPU is needed. BF4 for instance, 60-120fps with CPU usage pegged at 100% and GPU usage 70-100%, with an i7 that would be near enough a locked 120fps.
I'm still at 1080p and push 60+ fps on most games, but for higher framerates a better CPU is needed. BF4 for instance, 60-120fps with CPU usage pegged at 100% and GPU usage 70-100%, with an i7 that would be near enough a locked 120fps.
I would (and do).
[email protected] with a GTX1070. At 1440P Doom averages ~100fps, GTA V ~75fps and The Witcher 3 ~60fps, all with settings near max'd.
There may be a bit of bottlenecking, but games are running well. Not worth upgrading CPU/MB just yet.
Soldato
60Hz you should be fine. More than that then you should consider an upgrade.
Man of Honour
Yes
There are a few games that cam make use of an i7 but the difference most of the time is very little.
I am using the exact same CPU, same overclock with a 1070 connected to a 1440p 144hz monitor and it's absolutely fine.
I'd say Yes.
At 60hz at 1080/1440/1600 resolutions both the 1070 or 1080 are great cards and will play well with your 2500k for years.
Yes certain cpu intensive type games (RTS, Kerbal Space Program or certain FPS games.) will limit the graphics card. But those games will limit any card.
If you have or plan to play at 120/144hz i'd recommend a better cpu in conjunction with either graphics card as at those high refresh rates, the 2500k and DDR3 ram would limit performance..
My 1070 likely will be the last card paired with my 2500k.
Going forward 2-3 years I am for building a new 6-8 Core CPU. Good luck.
At 60hz at 1080/1440/1600 resolutions both the 1070 or 1080 are great cards and will play well with your 2500k for years.
Yes certain cpu intensive type games (RTS, Kerbal Space Program or certain FPS games.) will limit the graphics card. But those games will limit any card.
If you have or plan to play at 120/144hz i'd recommend a better cpu in conjunction with either graphics card as at those high refresh rates, the 2500k and DDR3 ram would limit performance..
My 1070 likely will be the last card paired with my 2500k.
Going forward 2-3 years I am for building a new 6-8 Core CPU. Good luck.
Yeah most singleplayer games like Doom and Witcher 3 are fine since they aint CPU intensive. I was talking about CPU intensive stuff like Battlefield, Crysis 3 absolutely hammers i5s with that grass, Ubisoft games, RTS like Total war. If you want solid minimum FPS with a high end GPU a 2500k wont cut it
Yeah most singleplayer games like Doom and Witcher 3 are fine since they aint CPU intensive. I was talking about CPU intensive stuff like Battlefield, Crysis 3 absolutely hammers i5s with that grass, Ubisoft games, RTS like Total war. If you want solid minimum FPS with a high end GPU a 2500k wont cut it
First game i tried last week after swapping out my 7990 for my new 1080 was BF4, i didnt know the fps limit was 199fps............. I do now
1440pBeen playing and loving BF1 today, everything at ultra 1440p and hitting 80_140fps.
Tried playing with vsync 60fps and it has never dropped below 60fps, further more MSI Afterburner shows no bottleneck.
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It'll be fine for most games but your minimum FPS won't be what it could be in some situations, particularly if you're using a 120hz+ monitor. I upgraded from the [email protected] to a [email protected] nearly two years ago and the improvement in FPS stability was very noticeable in games like BF4 and War Thunder. They weren't unplayable before but after the switch the occasional drops to 50/60fps were no longer present, both those titles now being at least 80 to 90.
Yeah most singleplayer games like Doom and Witcher 3 are fine since they aint CPU intensive. I was talking about CPU intensive stuff like Battlefield, Crysis 3 absolutely hammers i5s with that grass, Ubisoft games, RTS like Total war. If you want solid minimum FPS with a high end GPU a 2500k wont cut it
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It'll be okay but I do get some bottlenecking in BF 1, it isn't that terrible but I'm sure if I could overclock to 5 GHZ I'd see at least 15 fps difference, I'm always at 100% usage with the CPU awhile the GPU can drop to 70% usage, I seem to average about 90% GPU usage though. I feel like the 3570k is alright but am starting to feel unhappy.