Advice on Graphics card upgrade

[blum10113]

Hi All

I have a desktop PC that I use for FPS games. The specs are
Intel® Core™ i7-4790K Processor (LGA 1150)
16 GB DDR3 RAM
GTX 1070Ti

Would it help improve the FPS if I replace my GTX 1070 Ti with a RTX 2070 Super or RTX 3080? Would I get a good benefit by just changing graphics card or should I have to upgrade my other components as well? Any help would be appreciated

Thanks in advance

 

[Bravo25]

Just upgrade to the 3080 and wait to see what amd and intel release next on the cpu front.

 

[1337Goat]

Yeah, I bet getting a 2070, 3070, 2070 Super, or something else that's not too expensive, but a bit newer, could be worth it.
A 2080 Ti for cheap could be nice.

 

[MavericK]

I have an i7 4790K as well - I am waiting to see what the Ryzen 5000 series brings, otherwise I'll probably go for something like a 10700K.

I found this video interesting, although it doesn't have all of the latest CPUs (10700K not on there):



4790K with an overclock is still fairly competitive, though you can see it is starting to fall behind.

If you haven't OCed your processor, I would recommend it - 4.5 GHz is fairly safe with decent cooling. I can get 4.6 on mine with no voltage changes.

 

[blum10113]

Thanks for the replies. I have an Asus Z97 AR motherboard. Would the RTX 3080 be compatible with it?