First time posting on a forum about PC upgrades.
First time posting on a forum about PC upgrades.
Sure, the 4070 isn't ideal for high FPS at 1440p or 60fps 4K. With the money you have now, upgrading to a new platform seems like the best option. It makes sense to invest in a top-tier GPU while your current mid-range to high-end setup is still limited. Your CPU isn't up to the task either, so you're right to consider a more powerful one. You're planning to sell your old components, which won't gather dust.
The 4070 significantly boosts 1440p performance at high frame rates with good settings. Upgrading to the latest platform would be the optimal solution. As you mentioned, the 9700k is five years old and runs on an older chip (6700k Skylake +14nm). If you prefer to hold onto your current hardware, a platform upgrade remains a viable option. For those selling components, adding a 4070ti and a 750w PSU could be a good addition. The benchmark video is quite long, but the 4070 seems to handle 1440p reasonably well. Ultra quality presets often reduce performance with minimal visual improvement, since games are tuned for high settings. Check out the video and let me know—I'll be around!
That video looks promising, I’ve been searching for benchmarks before this discussion. Before joining the thread, I planned to purchase the model at https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/LMYCGL. In the build, the GPU was included, but many YouTubers advise against buying the standard 4070 at this price. Do you think the extra 300€ for the 4070TI offers better value compared to the performance?
Perhaps. Its all comes down to how much you are willing to spend. I have always been thinking that I will always get the most expensive GPU I can afford, if you can spend the 300 bucks extra for a 4070ti then do so, you will have the GPU for 4 years at least? 300 euros over 4 years is ''not a lot of money''. I see you are quite set on getting intel system, I just can't recommend intel at the moment for a platform change. There is no upgrade path, you are stuck with 13th gen! If you go AMD AM5 and lets say a 7600, you can upgrade to a newer CPU in 4 years ( they will support the socket with new CPU's until 2025 ) So lets say in 4 years you put in a 9800X3D or whatever they have and buy an RTX 6070ti, No need to change anything else and then you got a 'brand new' system ready for 4-5 more years. But yes, if you want to go intel then that list you linked will do very well Very competent gaming CPU that 13600k.
Absolutely. The 7600 is a solid chip. I usually combine it with a 7700x (about 5% faster in games?) for a great feel. AM5 seems more secure for the future. The 7600 could lag behind if a newer model like the 6070ti comes out, but you can get a 9600 in 4-5 years and stay ahead. The X3D models are really hot, and it all depends on BIOS updates to fix the issues. No worries about it.
The two PcPartPicker entries shared here each contained 32GB of RAM.
This setup looks really impressive at the moment, especially considering the price in Germany. With your assistance, I think I’d go ahead and purchase this build (CPU, mainboard, RAM) and plan to upgrade the GPU and power supply later. The PSU and GPU in this configuration are already mine, so I just added them myself. Is this a solid choice? I’ve looked into those bottleneck calculators, but they seem to mislead a lot.
I'm a bit confused about that link. Could you clarify what you're referring to?