Processor Longevity

[rossiboy001]

Considering an upgrade cause I want PCI gen3 for a planned SLI 980ti"s to run triple 144hz. Getting an ivybridge i7 availability I haven't found many options even famous auction sites for UK sellers. Have asked this question a couple of times but so far no answer.
Are any of the current top of line processors, amd or intel, capable of lasting to the point that these CPU"s will run 3x12k triples and 144hz at good settings on A list titles such as future Battlefields. Of course GPU technology would prob mean right now I would need quad 980ti"s and even then not sure if that could obtain 144fps in demanding games at that resolution.
It seems. Of course its not that realistic right now, but GPU"s are improving much much faster than CPU"s. I would like to think that in say 3-4 years time its very likely that an SLI or even single card top end solution might be viable. Therefore upgrading now would be worth it to use gen 3 along the journey till this time. Without in a couple of years having to upgrade again on the way to 4k triples?

 

[rossiboy001]

Thanks for the link. I have been told that it would significantly cut down the performance of two 980ti"s. But with this information as hard evidence 3-5% is as you say not. Thing is I dont need to upgrade the whole platform just swap out my 2700k for the ivybridge equivalent as I am already on a Z77 board.
But still this is only a temporary issue to the main question So your saying adding a 2nd 980ti would boost a 2700k to full SLI capability minus a Couple of % ?

 

[rossiboy001]

Yeah Z77 was the changeover from PCI gen 2 to Gen 3. It could take the older sandybridge or the brand new (at the time ivybridge) I got a sandybridge 2700k instead, cause I was not impressed with the temps on the new CPU. At the time on 680"s as the top card, we were a long way off saturation. Now someone mentioned the other day on another thread but the current 980ti is equivalent to 3 680"s I have had some say that even though the CPU 2700k is strong enough, especially at 4.5ghz that the bandwidth would bottleneck quite a bit. However someone else posted a comparison with a 980 and there was like 5fps at max worse. But a 980ti at 1400mhz x 2 in sli say is still quite a reasonable jump over the 980 to evaluate. But secondly puttin all GPU questions aside can todays CPU"s have the horsepower to run 3 triple screens at 4k with 144mhz and good settings?

 

[rossiboy001]

Processor Longevity. For ever the way things have going over last several years.

Lol yeah it feels that way, I can see a 2700k running a single card still top end 3 years from now, making it an 8 yr old chip. If im right?

 

[rossiboy001]

Your link shows 980's only - considering the 980ti is a much faster card, the difference between PCI-E V2 and V3 would be even larger, most likely a 10-15% loss in performanec on V2 speeds.

Once the next gen cards launch (which should be at least 50% faster than a 980ti) the difference will continue to grow and grow.

 

[rossiboy001]

Thats what I was thinking, we now for top end GPU"s at the end of the road or will be by the next offerings for PCI gen 2. Which is a shame cause the 2700k im sure is more than capable in processing, it just wont be able to get it to the GPU fast enough soon. I think it will be ok for single solution still at x16 gen 2 for at least another generation of GPU"s.