Would a 3070ti be limited by a 6700k and ddr3 at 1440

[gotoPzero]

Anyone got an experience of this set up?

I currently have
i7 6700k @4.3
32gb ram (DDR4) (edit to DDR4)
1070ti

Its struggling with most games now.

I have 2 x 1440 monitors.

I know I should probably bite the bullet and get a new machine as its 10+ years old now. It came with a 970 and I upgraded to a 1070ti after a few years when they were cheap and its done ok until the last year or so.

Edited by gotoPzero on Tuesday 8th September 14:24

[Jinx]

Depends on the game - but you will still get better fps and you'll be able to turn up more of the eye candy.

[Lucas Ayde]

You probably wouldn't be able to extract the full performance from the 3070Ti but it would still give you a big boost for more detail and higher resolutions - plus some nice perks like DLSS and Ray Tracing.

And the beauty of the PC architecture is that you can upgrade the CPU/mobo side of things in the future to fully realise the potential of the GPU.

[gotoPzero]

Thanks. I went for a 3070 rather than the 3070ti in the end.

Hopefully will be ok - my thinking was the 8GB of ram would be the limiting factor for both with more modern stuff.

Will think about a mobo upgrade at some point.

[gotoPzero]

Also realised I have ddr4 too.

[Lucas Ayde]

gotoPzero said:

Also realised I have ddr4 too.

You could upgrade to a Ryzen 5 series and keep the ram to re-use with it. AMD are even re-releasing the 5800X3D and pretty sure you can still buy new AM4 mobos. Or go for secondhand, likely lots of choice.

I started my current desktop PC with a i7-6700 and 1060,then went to a Ryzen 3700X (keeping the memory and disk storage) with the same 1060 .. Shortly afterward swapped out to a 3070 then upgraded the CPU to a Ryzen 5900X on the same mobo and finally went to a 4070 which is where I currently am with no plans to upgrade depite the config being a few years old now.

I mostly use my Steam Machine for gaming (on the TV) now and the desktop PC only really gets used for PCVR titles. I'll still occasionally stream from it via Moonlight to the TV for some demanding AAA games or even use GeForce Now. 90%+ of the gaming time is with the 'underpowered' Steam Machine though so IMO you don't really need the latest and greatest.

I would not be surprised if the next big trend in the PC gaming scene is devs optimising their games to actually use hardware efficiently instead of just assuming everyone is going to be buying beefier CPUs and GPUs. Even quite low-mid level hardware is very capable if properly used.

[gotoPzero]

Yeah kind of my thoughts. I bought this machine new in 2016 and its served me well. But like you say the ram is still capable.
A new mobo and CPU would probably see me through another 5 years at the rate I am going with the "new" graphics card.

I am stuck on Win10 too with the 6700 so going to Windows 11 might be worthwhile too for the long run.

Will see how this new card goes first - then think about what to do next.

[captain_cynic]

My last gaming box was a Ryzen5 5600x with a 3070 (non Ti) and the main thing holding me back then was the CPU. I've recently upgraded to a Ryzen 7 7800x3D and it's a world of difference with the same video card and SSDs (went from 24 GB of DDR4 to 32 of DDR5).

I think a CPU from 10 years ago would definitely be a limiting factor.