Advice please

the wopster · 11 Jul 2016 at 09:44

This is my current system
i7 [email protected]
ASUS Maximus Ranger GTX970
16gig ram EVGA SuperNova 1200W Platinum

Now I was going to upgrade the CPU,board, ram and gpu to a 980ti and a bigger non gsync monitor for about £1k, will my current system cut it if I got a gtx1080 and a gsync monitor? would I be better keeping my current chip and just upgrading my gpu/monitor?

Borealis · 11 Jul 2016 at 09:52

Just upgrade your GPU/Monitor. A 4790K and a 1080 will be more than capable of running a G-sync monitor. I doubt you'll achieve 4k on a single 980Ti/1080, but you should be good for 1440p.

the wopster · 11 Jul 2016 at 10:45

I'm leaning toward the 1070 looking at them as they seem better value

Holst1981 · 11 Jul 2016 at 10:57

1070 is a reasonable upgrade over a 970.

Are you having problems with the 970 or just have an itch to upgrade?

I would go for a really nice screen and see how the 970 works.
I'm still using a 970 on a 4k screen and although it's not quite quick enough to game at 4k I'm going to wait for better gpu's before I upgrade. 1080 is fast but a bit expensive for me, in another year that performance should be better value.

No need to upgrade cpu if your just gaming.

the wopster · 11 Jul 2016 at 11:36

Holst1981 said:
1070 is a reasonable upgrade over a 970.

Are you having problems with the 970 or just have an itch to upgrade?

I would go for a really nice screen and see how the 970 works.
I'm still using a 970 on a 4k screen and although it's not quite quick enough to game at 4k I'm going to wait for better gpu's before I upgrade. 1080 is fast but a bit expensive for me, in another year that performance should be better value.

No need to upgrade cpu if your just gaming.

Just an itch