What CPU should I go for if I want something future proof and long lasting? Gonna OC after warranty is over (Have my intel for 5 years now)
So I asked Nvidia support about the CPU and if any bottleneck is possible, and this is the answer I got:
Yes, you can certainly use the i5 3570K with the GTX 1080 Ti as this will not bottelneck. Please ensure that the computer has adequate amount of power supply available on the computer.
If there are any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.
Best Regards,
Yugendar
NVIDIA Customer Care
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I upgraded my CPU (i5-750 to i7-4770K) because it gave me 5-10 times better performance for some non-gaming tasks. For gaming though, it makes practically no difference. See the results of my tests in this thread. If I were in your position I would probably keep the same CPU and wouldn't even bother overclocking it.
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quad cores with no HT nowadays are pure shit. . .no matter the OC, no matter the relatively decent ipc count. for older games (read: pre DX12/ Vulkan) they might be still fine - but I sincerely advise you not to pair the 3570k with an overkill of a gpu, for that cpu, that is a GTX 1080Ti. you'll definitely be bottlenecking the Ti and it's not worth it really if you're not gonna be playing the VR stuff, 4k @ultra - I see that you're in search of g-sync n above 1080p monitors, but still I wouldn't recommend it, as it'd be blasphemy pairing, what's basically a Titan with a measly i5. I suggest you wait, unless money's burning a gaping hole in your pocket - in that case do as you please.
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I posted this already but maybe you didn't see it. And yes I will buy a HTC Vive.
So I asked Nvidia support about the CPU and if any bottleneck is possible, and this is the answer I got:
Yes, you can certainly use the i5 3570K with the GTX 1080 Ti as this will not bottelneck. Please ensure that the computer has adequate amount of power supply available on the computer.
If there are any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.
Best Regards,
Yugendar
NVIDIA Customer Care
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yeah, I saw it. . .but always keep in mind that they still ARE sales reps, regardless of the titles mentioned in their signatures. it really depends on your usage case - you said youre getting a Vive. if you're gonna be playing a fairly optimized, modern title that relies heavily on multi-threaded environment, be it in VR or on a 60+Hz monitor, you're almost certainly gonna run into gpu bottlnecking to some extent (with the aforementioned setup), especially with higher LoD, textures,post-processing,etc. it might not be a great deal of holding it back, but I assure you it wouldn't hit probly even 80% utilization most of the time.
you mentioned a g-sync 1440p monitor - you'll never reach even 120fps with that, let alone 144. . .it'll start chugging before you know it. gta V would most likely allow you to max it out without too much hassle; witcher 3 too, for the better part. try to do it with Cities Skylines and it'll be a telltale sign how not future-proof 4-cores are atm. 4k on low-medium @60 - all cool; anything beyond that, don't bet on it. and don't even get me started with thermals n throttling if you're on air - you're basically fucked at that point n you're wasting precious resources you could be saving up.
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If you want to save some money the Ryzen 5 series is the best bang for your buck by far. The 7 series is great but you can easily achieve that performance with little OC., and the 7 series don't OC as nice as the 5 series.
Also, for current gen, AMDs might perform the same or worse, but in a couple years developers would have catched up to the new tech and should outperform current Intel tech.
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just something i find funny....
why is it people say "future proof" when it comes to pcs? shouldn't it be "future resistant"? cause c'mon... no pc built can be permanently future proof, they can merely be resistant to change in the near future.
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Hard to say.. I think the i5 3570K with 4c 4t should be mostly fine right now.
Multi-threading performance is important, especially if you consider the near future development, and that is what you stated, future proof, as good as possible.
I don't know which games are currently the reference to test against when it comes to CPU utilization, probably still Arma 3 and GTA V, but there should be some useful benchmark out there to find. I just don't have any at hand right now..
What I would like to know, maybe someone else here can chime in, how Unreal Engine 4 for example uses the i5 CPU, might be interesting.
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I bought i7 7700K this month and i am very satisfied with it and reatly recomend it, especially comparing to my good old friend Core 2 Duo E8400 which had some problems with modern games, fancy web pages, etc.
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So I am really thinking hard about this one and reading a lot of reviews and guides on CPU's and I don't know what I should do? I want something that will last me the same as my CPU now or even better on years and performance, yet dunno what to pick up?! I can maybe still stick some time with this one, or buy a new one? I am between two AMD more cores and threads yet less speed - power or Intel less cores and threads yet a lot more speed - power? What is more future proof, what will games really need? So far I think that the i7 is a better option, looking on how things are now?
Can you please give me your option and ideas on this part and explain to me why you pick the one over the other. This will help me a lot and would love to see some options of other games and hardware fanatic. Keep in mind that I am going to OC the processor after some time, or when the warranty is over. Thanks a lot guys and girls!
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