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Originally Posted by doublej_23
Hey guys just looking for a second opinion. I have an older machine:
CPU: i7-3770K
Mobo: Intel DZ77GA-70K
RAM: Patriot 16GB DDR3
GPU: GTX 970 OC
HD: 128GB Intel SSD + 2TB Seagate Barracuda
I know its time to upgrade, my thinking is to replace the graphics card first when the 3000 series launches and either grab a 2070S or a newer 3000 series card. Not sure if anyone is in my situation with older CPU hardware and a newer GPU so I'm trying to gauge how quickly I should expect to have to upgrade my CPU etc to keep up with the newer GPU.
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You’ll lose some performance due to CPU bottlenecking. It’s tough to say how much but I checked one site and it says up to 25%.
https://pc-builds.com/calculator/Cor...R/00214olu/16/
You’ll still see a noticeable improvement over your current card. I gave my old system with that CPU to my brother and he put a 1060 in it and he’s happy.
And when you feel like upgrading the CPU (and mobo and RAM) you get an even bigger boost. It’s free real estate!