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System for 1440p

oggiet

oggiet

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Looking to get PC together for 1440p 60hz gaming.
Currently have two system and not sure what to keep and what to sell …. or even to sell both.

System 1: i7 3770k,maximus gene v mobo, 16gb ddr3 1600mhz ram, evga gtx 680 4gb, 550W psu
System 2: i7 5820k, asus x99-s, 16gb ddr4 3000mhz ram, 2x msi gtx 670 4gb, 750w psu.

Should I just keep the second system , sell first system and 2x 670 and buy decent gpu for 1440p gaming ? Im totally confused what to do :confused::o

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated :)
 
You're always going to be more GPU bound in 1440p. So sell your GPUs, run the 5820k with an overclock and something like a Radeon 7 perhaps?
 
What you are thinking of doing is what I would do.

The 5820K is still a good CPU and is what I have used at 1440p for years without any problems on the latest games at high settings.As the other poster said overclock it if you haven't already - should do 4.4GHz easily enough.

No idea about the AMD cards, but get a GTX2070 and above and you will be fine. I've got a GTX1080 which is similar in performance to the 2070 and have no problems at that res.
 
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Cheers for that guys , much appreciated. Gonna sell my old system and both 970 cards and see where that takes me. Will most probably go for rtx 2070 as it has more vram or just get 1660ti to keep me tied down till Navi comes out and then revaluate. Only looking at 1440p 60hz high setting....not obsessed with ultra.
 
You would be better off going for the 2080 for 1440p. I'm happily using a 3770k with a 1080Ti for 1440p atm. Plan on moving up to a new Ryzen CPU when they land.
 
Wrinkly said:
You would be better off going for the 2080 for 1440p. I'm happily using a 3770k with a 1080Ti for 1440p atm. Plan on moving up to a new Ryzen CPU when they land.
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Agreed, 2080 for the extra headroom. Assuming the budget will cover it. Very happy with mine at 1440P, will tide me over nicely until the next round of CPU's.
 
Wrinkly said:
You would be better off going for the 2080 for 1440p. I'm happily using a 3770k with a 1080Ti for 1440p atm. Plan on moving up to a new Ryzen CPU when they land.
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You think 3770k is still good enough ? Only thing that puts me off 2080 is the prices, absolute rip off for cards that have such high failure rate. Don't you think better to get cheaper (1660ti or 2060) to keep me going till navy comes out. Hopefully Navi release will bring rtx prices down. Wish I got 1080ti when their were at their lowest prices.
 
Other way, sell the 3770K and keep the 5820K and pair it with the 2080. At 1440P you are far more dependent on the GPU and the 1660/2060 don't provide the FPS, that said I'm looking at new games which put more demand on the GPU.
 
Ok I got you !!! Will look at that for sure, just to sell the parts now and see how much I will get to work with. Thanks for your time !!
 
Ok all parts sold, kept 5820k system and overclocked it to 4.4ghz. I have £500 to spend on new GPU, I take it it's best to wait for Navi to see what it brings and take it from there ? Have kept one of 970 cards so guess can game on that playing old games such as prey.
 
When I first got my 1440p monitor, I was running a gtx 970, and with a skylake 6600k cpu, I was able to hit 60+ fps on all my games, and that was with high / ultra settings. Upgraded to a 1080ti now though.
 
Yeah gtx 1080ti is great GPU but it just doesn't feel right to spend around that much money on second hand no warranty GPU. Wish I did buy it six months back. Not really looking at ultra, would be more than happy with high setting.
 
1080ti is perfect for 1440p but you may as well go for the 2080 new for an extra £150.
Why 60hz though? 144hz in 1440p is amazing and well worth the extra for the screen.
 
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Yeah gtx 1080ti is great GPU but it just doesn't feel right to spend around that much money on second hand no warranty GPU. Wish I did buy it six months back.
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if you can find an EVGA card from MM with some remaining warranty...that'll be the best value option.
failing that...then yeah, 2080. but that comes with its own set of (potential) problems aka space invaders
 
If your sticking with 60hz 1440p just grab one of the cheap Vega 56 that have been available recently & spend any extra on some new peripherals.

*Or wait for Navi as you say..
 
Ok guys will keep an eye out for evga 1080ti in the market and elsewhere. 144hz does sound like great idea, will be upgrading later on in the year.
The thing that puts me off buying Vega 56 is high power usage which makes it very hot during summer and lottery of coil whine. From my understanding Navi will be less power hungry so that makes me want to wait till it's release. 2080 cards seem to have high failure rate so that puts me off them.
Guess keep an eye out in evga 1080 ti cards for now is my best option for now till Navi and 2070ti get released.
 
If your worried about the 20 series card being RMA'd then go for EVGA, they do advanced RMA where you get a new card before they have received the faulty one back. As long as you return the faulty one you wont get charged for the replacement
 
Apone70 said:
If your worried about the 20 series card being RMA'd then go for EVGA, they do advanced RMA where you get a new card before they have received the faulty one back. As long as you return the faulty one you wont get charged for the replacement
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But they do put a charge against your card for the full amount so just make sure you have a spare grand on it!
 
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