Computer Upgrades To Avoid Bottleneck

Ranko · 25 Sep 2018 at 13:02

Hi, I've recently upgraded my GPU to the new Nvidia 2080 but I think my specs currently bottleneck it. I was wondering if anyone could recommend me what to upgrade (sorry if that's super vague).

Current specs:
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core i5 6600K @ 3.50GHz
Skylake 14nm Technology
RAM
16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1333MHz (18-18-18-44)
Motherboard
ASRock Z170 Pro4S (CPUSocket)
Graphics
BenQ GL2450H (1920x1080@60Hz)
4095MB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 (NVIDIA)
Storage
232GB Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB (SSD)
931GB Western Digital HDD(SATA)
1863GB Western Digital HDD (SATA)
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-224FB
Audio
Sound Blaster E5
PSU - 750W

Ranko · 25 Sep 2018 at 13:21

I'm sorta surprised that's the thing holding it back but my knowledge on computers is quite limited/fragmented admittedly, thanks a bunch

Ranko · 25 Sep 2018 at 13:48

May I ask for any good 4K monitors you'd recommend?

Ranko · 25 Sep 2018 at 18:44

Is up to £400 enough? Haha

Ranko · 27 Sep 2018 at 09:56

Thanks guys, I appreciate it! I'm gonna probably save a bit more and do some browsing/research before getting one

Did you plan on upgrading your monitor when you bought the 2080? what GPU did you upgrade from?

I did think about that too, or eventually but never thought about it being the main limit, and I upgraded from the Asus970