Can i run this GPU

xanderous · Jul 30, 2024

Hello,

I've been trying to find the answer and i'm leaning towards the answer being no but i'm not sure, planning to upgrade my pc GPU from a 1660 super to a 4070ti super i have a z490 gaming plus motherboard, will i be able use this GPU on this motherboard or should i also upgrade my motherboard, also worth noting i'm still using a an i5-10600k cpu, so i get i'm probably kidding myself in that department too.

Onasi · Jul 30, 2024

It will work just fine. You’d lose at worst 1-2% of performance due to PCI-E 3.0, but nothing that you’d notice. You’ll also be somewhat CPU bottlenecked at the top end, but again, nothing criminal there. No shame in buying the best GPU you can to enjoy now and upgrading the CPU/platform down the line. That 4070TiS won’t magically get any worse.

xanderous · Jul 30, 2024

Onasi said:
It will work just fine. You’d lose at worst 1-2% of performance due to PCI-E 3.0, but nothing that you’d notice. You’ll also be somewhat CPU bottlenecked at the top end, but again, nothing criminal there. No shame in buying the best GPU you can to enjoy now and upgrading the CPU/platform down the line. That 4070TiS won’t magically get any worse.

Much appreciated, i really wasn't sure about this at all, i also have a 650wat power supply and it says recommended 750wat, i stream as well so i think i probably will have to upgrade that at least

Onasi · Jul 30, 2024

@xanderous
Depends on the PSU, the recommendations are accounting for the most bottom of the barrel dogshit that can be found on the market. A decent 650W should be fine. Not exactly sure how streaming affects whether or not to upgrade the PSU though.

Shrek · Jul 31, 2024

Hope you're not moving the 1660 super to a 4070ti super for streaming.

oxrufiioxo · Jul 31, 2024

As long as you are at 1440p or above and that 650w psu is of decent quality you'll be fine.

Dr. Dro · Jul 31, 2024

Motherboard will be OK, your CPU has seen much better days

Buy a i7-11700K or i9-11900K (KF, if integrated graphics are not necessary) for that machine, they are cheap now.

Marcus L · Jul 31, 2024

oxrufiioxo said:
As long as you are at 1440p or above and that 650w psu is of decent quality you'll be fine.

I see no mention of brand/model PSU?? likely is crap if all he has now is a 1660 it is likely bottom barrell junk for such OEM "gaming" rigs with a somewhat middle of the road CPU, 16GB RAM and entryl level GPU but has gayming!!!!!!!!!! in the title... :rockout:

oxrufiioxo · Jul 31, 2024

Marcus L said:
I see no mention of brand/model PSU?? likely is crap if all he has now is a 1660 it is likely bottom barrell junk for such OEM "gaming" rigs with a somewhat middle of the road CPU, 16GB RAM and entryl level GPU but has gayming!!!!!!!!!! in the title...

He's probably still in the neighborhood of 350-400w while gaming so even a mediocre unit would probably be fine I'd just never recommend it. 10600k while not great should be ballpark Ryzen 5600X in gaming from memory so should be fine at 1440p.

lordmogul · Jul 31, 2024

As long as the PSU delivers enough I see no reason why it shouldn't work.

Will you be able to use a 4070 Ti on that board? Absolutely yes.
PCIe is backwards and forwards compatible, so no issue there.

Do you "waste" performance? Maybe. Depends on what you play, what settings you play it, what else you do.
And if the new card is "too strong" for the system, just put the unused performance into more eye candy.
You can always upgrade the rest later, the card will be compatible with all new parts you might upgrade to.

rusty caterpillar · Aug 3, 2024

4070 Ti is heavier than 1660 S so just get some anti sagging support, is cheap.

Ruru · Aug 3, 2024

Marcus L said:
I see no mention of brand/model PSU?? likely is crap if all he has now is a 1660 it is likely bottom barrell junk for such OEM "gaming" rigs with a somewhat middle of the road CPU, 16GB RAM and entryl level GPU but has gayming!!!!!!!!!! in the title...

Or maybe OP used some sense and bought a good quality unit, who knows. Need more info indeed.

And when 10th gen CPUs were new, 1660 series' cards had hella good bang for the buck so they could be called gaming GPUs easily. 980 Ti level performance with way lower power consumption.

dirtyferret · Aug 3, 2024

rusty caterpillar said:
4070 Ti is heavier than 1660 S so just get some anti sagging support, is cheap.

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