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Should I pair my i7-9700k with a 1070, 1070TI, or a 1080?

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Farouk Sakhnini

Farouk Sakhnini

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Hey there,

I’m looking into upgrading my PC and not sure whether to pair the i7-9700k with a 1070, 1070 Ti, or a 1080. I’m very limited by my budget therefore buying the cheapest option would be the best for me. I play a lot of CPU intensive games, as well as running editing and music production software’s. However, I’m not very knowledgeable when it comes to bottleneck, and according to this bottleneck calculator, I would get up to 12% bottleneck with a 1070. Will this make my performance worse even though I mainly use CPU intensive related games/programs?

Thanks in advance.

P.S: Does buying any specific models such as EVGA, Asus etc. make a difference in performance?
 
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So others can assist you better.
Farouk Sakhnini said:
I play a lot of CPU intensive games, as well as running editing and music production software’s.
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The bigger questions is can the power supply handle the card some card require a minimal out put of 400 watts.

Just because they say they are xx watts does not mean that they can actually produce that and if they are old then they do wear out.

The other thing that may cause an issue it RAM. How much do you currently have and what is it.
 
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Rustys said:
So others can assist you better.


The bigger questions is can the power supply handle the card some card require a minimal out put of 400 watts.

Just because they say they are xx watts does not mean that they can actually produce that and if they are old then they do wear out.

The other thing that may cause an issue it RAM. How much do you currently have and what is it.
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I have a 600 Watt power supply, I also am planning on getting (2 X 8) 3600mhz ram.
 
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What is the brand and model name or number of the PSU, some PSUs are of such poor quality you wouldn't trust them as a door stop.

Your CPU is only good with 2666MHz running at stock, if you want to use anything faster you will need to overclock and that opens up a whole new can of worms, additional cooling is required and is the MB any good for overclocking, the BIOS and chipset on some are so basic that OCing is a no go.
 
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I have a z390 a long with 16 GB's of ddr4 3600mhz and an i7-9700k as of now, running with a gtx 960 4g gpu. As for the cooler I have a Cooler Master ML240L AIO. And as for my psu I have a cooler master 600w psu.
 
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So you already purchased the RAM that you mentioned on Thursday?

Your liquid cooler is a good idea but do you have any intake fans at the front of the case to draw in plenty of cool clean air.

What particular PSU do you have, do you have a link to the same model, Cooler Master are on the avoid list when it comes to PSUs as they are not a very good brand, they are in fact on the PSU lemon list, see info here you should also take a look at the 600W Cooler Master in the attachment below.

The crux of it is that before going to the time, trouble and great expense of purchasing a better GPU you should wait until you have the funds available to also upgrade the PSU, to protect your rather valuable hardware you should have an adequately powered Gold efficiency rated PSU from one of the following, Corsair, EVGA or Seasonic, this advice is readily available elsewhere such as here

Regarding the choice of the new GPU, see benchmarks here out performing your three GPUs is the RTX 2070 which costs the same as the cheapest of your three cards the lowest ranked GTX 1070.
 

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phillpower2 said:
So you already purchased the RAM that you mentioned on Thursday?

Your liquid cooler is a good idea but do you have any intake fans at the front of the case to draw in plenty of cool clean air.

What particular PSU do you have, do you have a link to the same model, Cooler Master are on the avoid list when it comes to PSUs as they are not a very good brand, they are in fact on the PSU lemon list, see info here you should also take a look at the 600W Cooler Master in the attachment below.

The crux of it is that before going to the time, trouble and great expense of purchasing a better GPU you should wait until you have the funds available to also upgrade the PSU, to protect your rather valuable hardware you should have an adequately powered Gold efficiency rated PSU from one of the following, Corsair, EVGA or Seasonic, this advice is readily available elsewhere such as here

Regarding the choice of the new GPU, see benchmarks here out performing your three GPUs is the RTX 2070 which costs the same as the cheapest of your three cards the lowest ranked GTX 1070.
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I mounted my AIO cooler on the front of my NZXT s340 cause thats the only place it has radiator support, and have the side of my cause open for now for better airflow, so just to make sure you are suggesting or rather recommending I buy a better PSU before upgrading my GPU, but for now if I keep this GPU this PSU is totally fine right? Also might aswell ask, is it better if I trade in my case for another for example a Corsair 100r just to be able to mount my cooler on top of my CPU? I'm only planning on overclocking CPU for now.
 
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phillpower2 said:
So you already purchased the RAM that you mentioned on Thursday?

Your liquid cooler is a good idea but do you have any intake fans at the front of the case to draw in plenty of cool clean air.

What particular PSU do you have, do you have a link to the same model, Cooler Master are on the avoid list when it comes to PSUs as they are not a very good brand, they are in fact on the PSU lemon list, see info here you should also take a look at the 600W Cooler Master in the attachment below.

The crux of it is that before going to the time, trouble and great expense of purchasing a better GPU you should wait until you have the funds available to also upgrade the PSU, to protect your rather valuable hardware you should have an adequately powered Gold efficiency rated PSU from one of the following, Corsair, EVGA or Seasonic, this advice is readily available elsewhere such as here

Regarding the choice of the new GPU, see benchmarks here out performing your three GPUs is the RTX 2070 which costs the same as the cheapest of your three cards the lowest ranked GTX 1070.
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Also just found out about the 1660 Super and the 1660 Ti and how well they go with my i7-9700k and for a really good price, they're way cheaper than an RTX 2070 here where I live so I'm better off with those 2. Which do you recommend more though the Super or Ti, nearly a 70$ difference here between the 2.
 
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phillpower2 said:
So you already purchased the RAM that you mentioned on Thursday?

Your liquid cooler is a good idea but do you have any intake fans at the front of the case to draw in plenty of cool clean air.

What particular PSU do you have, do you have a link to the same model, Cooler Master are on the avoid list when it comes to PSUs as they are not a very good brand, they are in fact on the PSU lemon list, see info here you should also take a look at the 600W Cooler Master in the attachment below.

The crux of it is that before going to the time, trouble and great expense of purchasing a better GPU you should wait until you have the funds available to also upgrade the PSU, to protect your rather valuable hardware you should have an adequately powered Gold efficiency rated PSU from one of the following, Corsair, EVGA or Seasonic, this advice is readily available elsewhere such as here

Regarding the choice of the new GPU, see benchmarks here out performing your three GPUs is the RTX 2070 which costs the same as the cheapest of your three cards the lowest ranked GTX 1070.
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Also the exact model of the PSU is cooler master Elite 600 v.3, I didn't seem to find that exact model on the "lemon list" :p
 
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As long as you have the top and rear exhaust fans fitted I would stick with the NZXT tbh.

If restricted by budget the Ti is the better of the two cards that you mention.

If you are happy to keep the present PSU then all good with us, we are only here to advise.

Can I ask that you do not quote every reply, it really does not help any and just makes for unnecessary reading, thanks.
 
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