Upgrading CPU/MOBO/RAM to stop bottlenecking 1080TI

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nutyyy

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Hey guys,

I have an ASUS Strix 1080TI and I'm looking to upgrade my core components as i'm feeling CPU bottlenecked by having:

i5-2500K
16GB DDR3 1333MHz


My use case is gaming at 1440p on a 27" screen (Playing PUBG / Dota / Wow / OW / Sea of theives mostly) and occasionally streaming.

So far i've been looking at the following CPU's, not sure on what motherboard or RAM to get though:

I5 8400
i7 8700K
Ryzen 2 (Depending on reviews tomorrow but probably the Ryzen 7 2700)

I don't really have a budget but the fact the 8700K is almost 2x as much as the 8400 is slightly annoying.

I imagine from a longevity standpoint the 8700k or Ryzen 2 are my best bets.

What do y'all think?
 
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Definitely more interested in the 8700k / 2700 now, if i were to get the 8700k what motherboard should i get? I heard intel brought some new mobo's for the 8th gen but don't know much, i assume one of them doesnt include OC'ing like previous gens?
 
The 8400 was more of a budget choice as mentioned above

So with the new ryzen 2 reviews looking good ive' shifted more towards them as I don't taking the small hit on gaming performance
 
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