I started this thread as I know my PC is quite old and most topic about its upgrade would be in 2020/2021, but I am looking for an advise for option available in 2022.
I am owning Aurora R7 which was bought around 2018 - 2019. I upgraded the storage by adding M2.NMVe since got it with 970 Evo, and just changed to 980 Evo PRO this year. I have been using this for a couple years and it has been a great reliable PC.
However, I am looking for an option to upgrade my GPU. The current one is GTX 1080 from Dell. I know that RTX 3080 is too long to fit in the slot, so I am aiming to RTX 3070/ 3070TI foundation edition which is 10.5 inch long.
Question would be about my PSU. I believe that what I have is 460 watt. My CPU is i7 8700, 16GB RAM, 1 SSD and 1 HDD (2TB). Will this work well with 3070TI, or I really need to upgrade the PSU in addition? My budget is quite tight though. Please recommend.
If I opted to regular RTX 3070, I will need to change the PSU as well, correct? Can you advise the required watt.
I actually wanted not to change PSU as I don't want to go through all the mess with changing cable, but seems like it is the only way if I choose to equip new GPU
Not worth upgrading because of the bottleneck the 3070Ti in combination with the 8700 CPU will cause.
You will be looking at a 30% bottleneck at 1080P resolution.
Always check the potential bottleneck before upgrading a video card. A 3060 is a better match for your CPU at 1080P resolution. Still around a 10% bottle neck, but much better than a 30% bottle neck.
Well, first, I think I would analyze why you think you need a new video card because GTX-1080 is pretty nice still. Is some game not playing right? What resolution are you running it at?
Second, if you don't see it on build-sheet, Invoice, online specs, etc ... I would verify what Power-Supply you have. You might have gotten a system with an Intel-i7 and GTX-1080 with only a 460w PS, but more likely ... it's a 750w. If no other way ... look at large-sticker on the side of it.
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Even if you changed to RTX 3060 . . . a 460 watt PSU would be at the very bottom end of capabilities. There are actually not that many cables to change with a PSU swap, and they are hard to mess up because each type of connector is different, so it won't plug in to the wrong place. Think the project through and consider to the advice of others.
I don't play video games, so I'm not familiar with the FPS metric; but bottleneck not withstanding, @ 1080P . . . isn't 166.3 FPS almost a 50% improvement over 114 FPS? Wouldn't that make a better gaming experience?
Yeah, you would have to be running at 4K res, to fall below 60-FPS, which if using a normal LCD monitor, is your limit anyway.
GTX-1080 is still viable ... especially at 1080p . I'm running a GTX-1070 on a Intel-i7 Aurora-R6 @ 1200p and Fallout-76 plays just fine.
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a more modern powerful gpu of 3000 series will undoubtedly raise gpu temp in R7 case given its cramped inside and poor air flow. moving to a new good air flow case or available old high air flow case is worth considering.
Cpu bottleneck of gpu at 10% is technically considered borderline. Another website said less than 10% is considered no bottleneck. Ideally a perfect match is 0-1% by bottleneck calculator of variable repute. Agree w tesla that 4k may need a faster gpu: compared to 1080p, 4k is more gpu dependent because there are more pixels to be pushed out by gpu. OP has not disclosed his/her resolution. It looks like overall 3070 improves fps by 50% across the board. Just for comparison
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
Year
2021
Benchmark CPU
Intel Core i7-8700 @ 3.20GHz ($454.49)
CPU Impact on FPS
-13.1 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS %
-10.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings
Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance
174.1 FPS
Average 1440p Performance
129.5 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance
113.6 FPS
Average 4K Performance
82.8 FPS
Also, 4k fps will improve if OP can lower current setup settings to high instead of ultra.
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Hi ProfessorW00d,
If I opted to regular RTX 3070, I will need to change the PSU as well, correct? Can you advise the required watt.
I actually wanted not to change PSU as I don't want to go through all the mess with changing cable, but seems like it is the only way if I choose to equip new GPU