New Graphics Card - will it work?

[Regfish]

Hi guys,

This morning I ordered an MSI GeForce GTX 1070 Gaming X to replace my GTX 570 ti however I worry that the rest of my PC may not be up to scratch. I've listed my specifications below:-

Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500k CPU @ 3.30Ghz 3.70 Ghz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-D3h
Power supply: 650W OCUK Z Series
16.0 GB RAM

I'd appreciate anybody letting me know whether I will have any issues. Any advice is welcome.

Thanks

 

[Regfish]

Thanks Plec - I'm grateful for your input.

Any recommendations on which component should be my next upgrade?

 

[Regfish]

what cooler do you have? and what temps you are getting
if its a stock cooler get something basic like hyper 212

I've got an Akasa Nero 3. I believe it sits consistently between 40 - 45.

 

[Regfish]

I ran a 980 with a 2600K for a year and a half. It worked. 2500K is a very handicapped CPU in today's world. Even "cojones to the wall" @ 4.8Ghz or so your IPC and lack of HT will let you down, and you will be bottlenecked in heavily threaded games compared to, say, a 7700K.

Will it work? Yes. At high overclocks. You really should consider upgrading though. If you had a 2600K you could OC it as far as possible and be ok for a bit but 2500K has really exceeded it's useful life span and needs to be given the old yeller treatment behind the barn IMO.

Try to upgrade ASAP.

BTW thanks to intel soldering the lids on these chips, a Hyper 212 or similar smaller cooler will let you OC really high at reasonable temps. No need to get an NHD15 or anything.

If you want to carry the cooler over to something like an 8700K in the future consider, at least, an NH-U14S if not an NHD14/15 or 240mm AIO.

Mounting holes have been the same from 1156 thru 1155, 1150, 1151, and will be the same for the next socket.

Great thank you for this. I may look to go for an i7-7700k, unless you can suggest a better alternative, as I can just about fit that into my budget right now.