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New GPU for i5-4570

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Hi,

I already have an old set:
i5-4570
Asus Z97-A
Crucial 2x8GB DDR3 1866MHz Ballistix Sport
SLI EVGA GTX 970 acx 2.0
Corsair CS 650W
Acer Predator XB271HUbmiprz G-Sync, 165Hz 2560 x 1440

For now, I am holding back on buying completely new equipment (for 2-3 years), but I was thinking about replacing the graphics card.
My expectations is stable 60FPS with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 and quite reasonable graphics settings in new games.

What would your suggestions be? I do not want to buy a card that will be a bottleneck on such a platform.

Does it even make sense to play?
 
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A 3070 will probably bottleneck so i would wait a bit and see what prices you can get for second hand 2070s. anything else and the CPU and Ram to a certain extent will bottleneck it. If you want to game at 1440p 165hz at any point you need to upgrade that CPU.
you could in the meantime upgrade to a Core I7-4790k to get a bit of an edge and get a 2080 second hand in order to get 120fps in games.
 
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