Will my system bottleneck if I upgrade GPU?

[Gymrat76]

Thinking of upgrading to RTX2080 or RTX2070 Super. Will the rest of my system bottleneck the GPU if I do?

 

[Gymrat76]

nobody knows?

 

[Koenig168]

Next gen is rumored to be out in Aug or Sep, you might wish to wait.

 

[Gymrat76]

Next gen is rumored to be out in Aug or Sep, you might wish to wait.

Thanks.. good point was just reading about the upcoming 3000-series launch. But same question - would anything in my system be a bottleneck?

 

[hafiz116]

Check the pc-builds bottleneck calculator.

https://pc-builds.com/calculator/

It does look like there rest of the system will be the bottleneck but its not that clear cut. There are a lot of moving parts from the OS, to the application, game you are running etc.

 

[Gymrat76]

Check the pc-builds bottleneck calculator.

https://pc-builds.com/calculator/

It does look like there rest of the system will be the bottleneck but its not that clear cut. There are a lot of moving parts from the OS, to the application, game you are running etc.

Thanks for the link. Wow you have a nice setup

 

[kendo21]

Thanks for the link. Wow you have a nice setup

If you play on 1440P ur CPU wont bottleneck ur game. 1080P your CPU might not catch up with RTX 2080

 

[86technie]

FYI GTX980Ti still can compete against concurrently cards like Geforce 1660ti.

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-980-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1660-Ti/3439vs4037

Also depend on the game you played.

 

[Gymrat76]

If you play on 1440P ur CPU wont bottleneck ur game. 1080P your CPU might not catch up with RTX 2080

Don't you mean the reverse? 1440p will bottleneckm 1080P ok?

 

[Gymrat76]

FYI GTX980Ti still can compete against concurrently cards like Geforce 1660ti.

https://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-980-Ti-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1660-Ti/3439vs4037

Also depend on the game you played.

Thanks. I can still play most games at near max, but start to have some tearing and a little stuttering. I play at the native resolution of my monitor, which is 3440x1440. A lot of heat generated also, feels like a small heater under my desk

Looking to upgrade and sell my card before the value drops more and more while it's still competitive.

 

[hafiz116]

Thanks. I can still play most games at near max, but start to have some tearing and a little stuttering. I play at the native resolution of my monitor, which is 3440x1440. A lot of heat generated also, feels like a small heater under my desk

Looking to upgrade and sell my card before the value drops more and more while it's still competitive.

If you sell what are you going to get? Its best to wait for 3000 series but if u do that you will need to use something less powerful for a while,...

 

[86technie]

Thanks. I can still play most games at near max, but start to have some tearing and a little stuttering. I play at the native resolution of my monitor, which is 3440x1440. A lot of heat generated also, feels like a small heater under my desk

Looking to upgrade and sell my card before the value drops more and more while it's still competitive.

It's common for PC to run hot under such resolution.
Newer component may run hotter so suggest upgrade to a better chassis
if you are not using one.
Decent chassis with adequate cooling with:
- Front fan
- Exhaust
- Top and bottom

 

[Gymrat76]

If you sell what are you going to get? Its best to wait for 3000 series but if u do that you will need to use something less powerful for a while,...

Hmm, perhaps will buy a cheap card for the time being as I'm busy with work and don't game much. Then will see if the price drops for the 2800Ti/2800 when the 3000 series comes out, unless the lower end 3000-series prove to be competitive from a price/performance ratio. Won't go for the highest end cards but maybe 2nd or 3rd place should last me another 3-4 years.

 

[hafiz116]

Hmm, perhaps will buy a cheap card for the time being as I'm busy with work and don't game much. Then will see if the price drops for the 2800Ti/2800 when the 3000 series comes out, unless the lower end 3000-series prove to be competitive from a price/performance ratio. Won't go for the highest end cards but maybe 2nd or 3rd place should last me another 3-4 years.

Sounds like a plan!

 

[Gymrat76]

It's common for PC to run hot under such resolution.
Newer component may run hotter so suggest upgrade to a better chassis
if you are not using one.
Decent chassis with adequate cooling with:
- Front fan
- Exhaust
- Top and bottom

Thanks for the reply. I believe my current Fractal Design R4 should be adequate. For intake I have 2 fans blowing in from the front, one sucking from the bottom and for output, the watercooled heatsink from my GPU exhausting from the top vents and the watercooled heatsink from GPU out the back.