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(HELP) Do I Need to Upgrade my System For Gtx 1070

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Hi Guys , I Want To Build A Decent Gaming Pc And Want To Know That Do I Need To Upgrade My Motherboard And Processor Or Not

My Specs Are
Intel 3450 Cpu 3rd Gen Socket 1155
Gigabyte ga-b75m-d3h
8 Gb Transcened Ram 1333 (4x2)

Idk What To Do So Guys please Help Me Out

Also If specs ARe Fine Then Should I Buy Gigabyte 1070 Card Or Zotac One since Motherboard Is OF Gigabyte So I Should Buy Gigabyte 1070

I Dont Want Any Lag While I Am Playing Games And Want To Record On 1080p Monitor

Also Please Suggest Me A Good Gaming Motherboard Of Socket 1155 Which Has Good Audio As Well

Any More Suggestions Will Be Helpful For Me

Thanks
 
I would upgrade the ram. I think the rest is good.

EDIT
Actually, please clarify what you mean by 4x2. Four 2GB sticks, or two 4GB sticks?

Also, maybe specify what titles you intend to play.
 
Just get a 1060 since your i3 honestly won't keep up with a 1070.
 
Toothless said:
Just get a 1060 since your i3 honestly won't keep up with a 1070.
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FALSE... Most games will work just fine with a 1070 or 1080 with an I3 due to single core performance. There will be the occasional game that is more mutli core intensive but a I3 will game pretty good. As I mentioned in another thread, I built a I3 with a AMS 480 and it did impressively well on many games like Fallout 4 and battlefied 4.
 
i3 won't hold the GPU back... some games that rely on the CPU it will, but, its not anything to worry about outside of those titles, honestly.

That said, not sure what in the hell the OP is really looking for... personally, I wouldn't put a penny into that system without getting an overclockable CPU. Whats the point? At that point, if you need another CPU, you might as well go Haswell/Skylake and do a real upgrade. And then the PSU was mentioned at the end... something we need to know (and quality), though, with Intel and NVIDIA, it just takes 400W+ really...
 
He's going to play games at 1080p, why does he need something like a 1070? It's been proven a 1060 can hold its own on that resolution and I agree with EarthDog, something overclockable would do really good however that board is a POS.
 
All other points not withstanding, the motherboard bios may need an update to even recognise Pascal.
 
Toothless said:
He's going to play games at 1080p, why does he need something like a 1070? It's been proven a 1060 can hold its own on that resolution and I agree with EarthDog, something overclockable would do really good however that board is a POS.
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It's not that it is a POS, it's that b75 can't overclock anyway. He would need a new board too (which he said he wanted).... hence why I said he should completely upgrade anyway. It's just not worth it to pour that much money into this platform IMO.

Get the best you can/want to afford. a 1060 is a solid 1080p card today...but, not sure in 2 years. I'd rather have a 1070 at 1080p too if it was to last me a few years.
 
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