Quote (rambler1 @ Jun 23 2019 08:37am)
I’m planning to upgrade my pc for cyberpunk 2077 to play it on high graphic settings with 60+ fps ( got a 144hz monitor so it would be nice to achieve same fps, if its even possible with my CPU)
I’m comfortably playing almost all games with decent FPS but I think I need much more power to enjoy ultra full hd cyberpunk when it released.
Current pc does like 90-150 FPS in Overwatch(middle settings), 70-100 FPS in Witcher 3 and 40-80 FPS in bf1
Here is my setup:
CPU
i7-4770k, @ 3,5 GHz (thinking about scalping it and boosting a bit, like to 3,9 GHz or so)
GFX card
Gtx 960 2gb
RAM
Corsair ddr3 4x 4gb 1666 (dunno if i should boost it, it works fine and never used all 16gb i think)
Motherboard
Asus z87-k (i can't tell why i didn't bought something a bit more expensive)
Power Supply
Zalman ZM700
Disks
HDD - 1Tb
SSD - 240Gb
All parts are like ~4-5 years old except GFX card, its ~2 years old
So my questions is:
Would it help alot if i upgrade my GFX to GTX 1070Ti (or even 1080Ti) or my power would bottleneck with CPU?
Do i really need to boost my CPU and how much i could win by scalping and boosting it?
Is there any reason to upgrade my RAM to 4x 8gb? Don't think i ever used all 16gb even with 10+ chrome pages, video playing on youtube and playing any game
I would absolutely love detailed answer if i could have it)
Thx!
I have a i5-4670k overclocked to 4.4 GHz (1.35V). GTX 1070. 16gb DDR3-1600. 1080p 144hz monitor. I play on high-ultra settings.
The CPU is definitely the bottleneck in games like GTA V, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Witcher 3, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, etc. At most my GPU uses 70% while my CPU is choked up at 100%. I get 55-125 FPS on average in these heavy games. So whats the problem? There is none, yet. But every year that FPS is getting lower and lower as games require more and more CPU power. If Cyberpunk is released in year 2020 I think a 1070 Ti will still be adequate based on it's release date relative to the game release date. I suspect your i7-4770k will bottleneck before a 1070 Ti. Even if you overclock. To give you an idea of what i gain by going from 3.6 Ghz to 4.4 Ghz, I'd say its about 10 FPS (or less 10% usage) in CPU heavy games. It's a nice boost. You don't need to delid the thing.
If you're going to buy a new card though i think it might be a better investment to get a 2070 or whatever the mid range card is at the time. I think you will get more years out of a 2070 than you will a 1070 Ti, making it cheaper in the long run. You might need to upgrade your CPU, Mobo, RAM, etc at some point and moving the GPU over to the new machines is no problem.