Want to pick the hive mind about upgrades if I may!
Currently have a [email protected], 16gb 2133 with a gtx1070. The 1070 is unfortunately running in pcie2 x8 because I have an Intel 750 ssd in the second pcie slot.
It plays most things at decent frame rates and high settings, only on 1080p 60hz so not too taxing, I do use vr for Sims (racing/flying/elite).
Also use it for running solidworks at home but that's not too taxing as it's not particularly well multithreaded.
Looking at justification for upgrading to a newer CPU and ddr4 whilst keeping the 1070.
If I were to move to a 7700k overclocked (ideally up to the 4.8-5ghz range) with 16gb 3000 would I be seeing tangible increases in performance?
Obviously the current pcie limitations will be bottlenecking the 1070 somewhat but in all honesty would it be noticeable?
The 2500k is an absolute workhorse, never more than 60 degrees on air but it's aging architecture and no space to upgrade further.
Thoughts please
Currently have a [email protected], 16gb 2133 with a gtx1070. The 1070 is unfortunately running in pcie2 x8 because I have an Intel 750 ssd in the second pcie slot.
It plays most things at decent frame rates and high settings, only on 1080p 60hz so not too taxing, I do use vr for Sims (racing/flying/elite).
Also use it for running solidworks at home but that's not too taxing as it's not particularly well multithreaded.
Looking at justification for upgrading to a newer CPU and ddr4 whilst keeping the 1070.
If I were to move to a 7700k overclocked (ideally up to the 4.8-5ghz range) with 16gb 3000 would I be seeing tangible increases in performance?
Obviously the current pcie limitations will be bottlenecking the 1070 somewhat but in all honesty would it be noticeable?
The 2500k is an absolute workhorse, never more than 60 degrees on air but it's aging architecture and no space to upgrade further.
Thoughts please