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will my I5 3570K still keep up with a GTX1080?

jorum

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I currently have an I5 3570K (can clock to 4.4GHz , but at the moment is running at default 3.4GHz).
Am thinking of upgrading GPU from 980 to a 1080 which would be running at 1440P, but wondering if CPU might cause noticeable bottleneck (i.e actually reduce in-game framerates enough to notice) or whether I can stretch another year or so out of it until I commit to complete new build.
 
980 does pretty good on most games depending on which settings i turn doen. Something like witcher 3 will chug here and there. Also have gotten an oculus , which is obviously a bit gpu hungry.
 
Sounds like timeto save up for a new build in a couple months.

Also , embarrassingly, realised I am actually running a 970 not 980! Albeit it a very well performing 970 card (KFA Infinit8 OC black).
 
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