just got a new 1440p monitor, i think need some advice

[starLivitation]

hi all,

I need some advice on my PC setup. i just got this nice monitor, the screen is crisp and clear, 1440p with 75Mhz. now my current CPU is i5-4460 , and GPU GTX 960 . i am considering upgrading my GPU to either 1060 3GB , or 1060 6GB or 1070 , i really dont want to spend too much .

my current situation:

8-man: I have to turn the settings down to standard (laptop) to see a decent frame rate.
housing area: there is a drop in frames in high(laptop), so i am forced to use standard(desktop) so i don't notice a frame drop.

my goal is to just have the game look better without dropping too many frames. the only other game i play is League of legends , and that one has no issues. so i am looking for an upgrade that just focuses on FFXIV.

can you share some similar setups for 1440p 75Mhz? and what worked for you? or recommend me something to buy.

I am really leaning towards the MSI 1060 3GB cause its so cheap, but some say the 6 GB version is better ( doh ), but i am not sure if FFXIV actually wiil need those 6GB?

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OC 3GB GDDR5 << this is the cheapest option to go for @ 160$ in my local store.


MSI NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G GDDR5 > this will cost me 226$

finally this MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5 >> @ 276$

other notable mentions :
Asus Dual AMD Radeon RX 580 OC 8GB GDDR5 : @ 255$
ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 O8G Dual-Fan OC 8GB GDDR6 @ 531$

I also heard this game does need more CPU power the more people or objects in the screen to process, so my old i5-4460 might bottleneck, but i am gonna delay upgrading it maybe till next year. but if you got any advice on this, please feel free to tell me .

i just did a benchmark on 1440p and the result was very high, even though i could see drawing delays during the thing, and frames being dropped.

[Nhadaly]

hi all,

I need some advice on my PC setup. i just got this nice monitor, the screen is crisp and clear, 1440p with 75Mhz. now my current CPU is i5-4460 , and GPU GTX 960 . i am considering upgrading my GPU to either 1060 3GB , or 1060 6GB or 1070 , i really dont want to spend too much .

my current situation:

8-man: I have to turn the settings down to standard (laptop) to see a decent frame rate.
housing area: there is a drop in frames in high(laptop), so i am forced to use standard(desktop) so i don't notice a frame drop.

my goal is to just have the game look better without dropping too many frames. the only other game i play is League of legends , and that one has no issues. so i am looking for an upgrade that just focuses on FFXIV.

can you share some similar setups for 1440p 75Mhz? and what worked for you? or recommend me something to buy.

I am really leaning towards the MSI 1060 3GB cause its so cheap, but some say the 6 GB version is better ( doh ), but i am not sure if FFXIV actually wiil need those 6GB?

MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GT OC 3GB GDDR5 << this is the cheapest option to go for @ 160$ in my local store.


MSI NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060 GAMING X 6G GDDR5 > this will cost me 226$

finally this MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5 >> @ 276$

other notable mentions :
Asus Dual AMD Radeon RX 580 OC 8GB GDDR5 : @ 255$
ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 O8G Dual-Fan OC 8GB GDDR6 @ 531$

I also heard this game does need more CPU power the more people or objects in the screen to process, so my old i5-4460 might bottleneck, but i am gonna delay upgrading it maybe till next year. but if you got any advice on this, please feel free to tell me .

I recommend buying a new card, or a used powerful card(the prices of the 1080tis is gonna drop due to ridiculously high supply and the new cards coming out, 1080s too) and yes this game uses more CPU than GPU, that CPU is still good(could use an upgrade for CPU-intensive games) but for most games GPU is more important.

And yes, VRAM is very important, 3GB isnt future proof at all.

If you really want to upgrade your cpu then a i7-4790k should be more than good enough, buying a newer one would mean new mobo + new ram and other shenanigans, make sure you buy an okay aftermarket cooler tho, like a Noctua or a Scythe(cheaper option) because the 4790k runs very hot.

[Risvertasashi]

I need some advice on my PC setup. i just got this nice monitor, the screen is crisp and clear, 1440p with 75Mhz.

Ok so there's something you have to keep in mind when you're going high res. Rendering load goes up exponentially with screensize. What can be overkill for 1080p can be inadequate for 1440p and utterly unplayable were you to consider 4k or such.

That being said, a 1080ti is plenty for 1440p on current gen games. 2000 series would be overkill. Going less than the 1080ti... is a bit borderline. Research specific benchmarks for the game and screen resolution you want on the card you're considering. That will tell you if it's 'enough'.

[silverlunarfox]

The game itself is CPU heavy in crowded areas, the issue affecting you though is definitely your gpu not being able to push out 1440p which is a big increase from 1080p.

I'd consider at the very least replacing your GPU with a 1070 or higher. The 10 series should go down in price now with the new 20 series. You can look at comparable AMD cards as well. 1060, while not bad by any means, are a bit mixed. I think it could handle it, but its not the most future proof. If you do get the 1060 though, dont skimp on the VRAM. go for the 6Gb

I would also consider a new cpu in the future. But you don't have to go overkill. Go as high as your motherboard currently allows. But I'd definitely focus on a gpu first.

[Fhaerron]

I advise against buying second hand GPU's especially the higher end ones because most of these have been mined to death or close to at least.

Don't buy the 3Gb 1060 since you have a 1440Hz monitor, you'll want some more Vram. The 6Gb 1060 will work but especially on that res you won't be able to use full settings and will probably gonna sit around standard desktop settings if you want your FPS to match your 75Hz of your monitor.

If you can afford I'd say the 1070 that's a total 1080P killer and will do nicely on 1440P too. I'm actually waiting for the RTX 2070 that will launch later this year but that one might get quite expensive though.

I do not recommend an i7 4790K either, It's actually a beast of a CPU, I have one myself and overclocked but it's late 2018 now, it's 4 generations behind and most games don't utilize those 8 threadings anyhow, and has quite a high TDP as well.
Personally I'd say to get the I5-8xxx (the hexacore one) it's fairly new so you can wait a year like you already wanted to do, this one is cheaper then the i7's and does really match it's own. The I7's & I9's are better of course but they are also much more expensive and unless you're going full 4K gaming with high framerate and dual 1080ti's or something it's not really needed.
Do get an aftermarket cooler though, Noctua & Scythe are probably the best ones but coolers like the CRYORIG H7 for example are much cheaper and are also pretty nice and with those aftermarket coolers your CPU will never get hot unless you overclock the hell out of it but then you need to opt for water cooling for best performance.

Also make sure to get 16Gb ram.

So yeah GPU first and then next year or when you get some more money you can get a new mobo, cpu & memory. Do make sure your PSU will be able to power everything before you buy new parts.

[starLivitation]

And yes, VRAM is very important, 3GB isnt future proof at all.
If you really want to upgrade your CPU then a i7-4790k should be more than good enough, buying a newer one would mean new mobo + new ram and other shenanigans, make sure you buy an okay aftermarket cooler tho, like a Noctua or a Scythe(cheaper option) because the 4790k runs very hot.

thanks, getting a used CPU here for a good price isn't possible because of the customs unless i smuggle it . i'm planning an upgrade maybe next year.
I guess the 3GB version is out of the picture. from what i read yes its too risky for the future.

Ok so there's something you have to keep in mind when you're going high res. Rendering load goes up exponentially with screensize. What can be overkill for 1080p can be inadequate for 1440p and utterly unplayable were you to consider 4k or such.

That being said, a 1080ti is plenty for 1440p on current gen games. 2000 series would be overkill. Going less than the 1080ti... is a bit borderline. Research specific benchmarks for the game and screen resolution you want on the card you're considering. That will tell you if it's 'enough'.

I guess 1070 is a minimum the 1440p. isn't 1080Ti needed for 4k or 144Mhz?

[Risvertasashi]

I guess 1070 is a minimum the 1440p. isn't 1080Ti needed for 4k or 144Mhz?

All these questions are "it depends".

I'd love to have a 1080Ti for playing Monster Hunter: World on 1440p, even though my monitor is only 60Hz.

If you're playing Overwatch, a 900 series card can push 1440p60hz easy.

FFXIV is somewhere in the middle. A 1070 is probably sufficient. But it's close enough I'd want to search for benchmarks to be sure.

[starLivitation]

thanks for all the input, now leaning towards MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5 , but gonna wait a little more, when the new 2xxx models are released maybe we get a little more discount, in a month or 2.

[Nhadaly]

thanks for all the input, now leaning towards MSI NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 ARMOR OC 8GB GDDR5 , but gonna wait a little more, when the new 2xxx models are released maybe we get a little more discount, in a month or 2.

Yup, i got the 1070 on release and never regretted it, the prices are gonna drop as well as you said, the 1080/ti series is gonna drop a lot as well, if the price difference between the two is small then getting one of the higher series might be worth it. :3

[Risu0042]

I currently game an a 1440 monitor and my current setup is an i7-7700k with 32gb DDR4 and a 980ti with 6gb ram i think (been a while since i looked at specs). i have no issues running the game on high. that being said, i would recommend upgrading your GPU, i believe a 1070ti would be your best bet, though if you need to go to the 1060 i would at least get the 6GB version. upgrading to an i7 will also help improve performance.