EVGA GTX1080 on an older system?

[BladeMeister]

Need a little advice here gentlemen. I am quite aware that my system is in the outdated category, but I will not be trying a new build until next year most likely.
So my question is: Would an EVGA GTX1080 8GB be worth me purchasing now and using until i do a new build? The physical dimensions of a 1080 will fit
in my full tower case. I have PCIE 2.0 expansion slots in my Mobo. I am a little confused if I have the right power connectors to connect this GTX1080 to
my power supply. From what I am reading, it should work. Could someone confirm this??? I am attaching the Mobo, CPU, Memory, PS u specs I have
now. Any help and/or advice would be appreciated from some of you hardware Gurus out here. Any opinions on whether this purchase would help my performance
even in this old system? Again, thanks in advance for any feedback.

S!Blade<><

My Current System:
MB =Asus M4A79T Deluxe
CPU = AMD Phenom II 955 X4 Black Edition (running @ 3.4GB in my setup, no overclocking but Turbo mode enabled)
Memory = Corsair Vengeance 4 x 4Gb sticks = 16GB total 1600 MHZ
PS = Corsair 750w : The box says 4 x PCI-E 6 pin & 8 pin compatible
GPU = EVGA GTX770 4GB

Edited May 5, 2017 by BladeMeister

[SakerVVS]

It will be CPU bottlenecked.

is a decent reference. Gamers Nexus on youtube just did a video this week on Phenom ii so that is another good reference. I'd go with a 1060 at most or maybe wait and upgrade your platform first since you have a decent card.

[BladeMeister]

Thank you Darkangel26. I have decided to save my money and do a new/rebuild maybe by the end of the year.

 

S!Blade<><

[ZachariasX]

High end GPU (as everything "high end") is usually overpriced in the sense that you get less bang per buck. If you put that 1080 in an old rig, it will be mostly underused as your system cannot feed it with data.

 

Highend GPU makes only sense in a high end system. PCIe3 with 16 lanes is what you need as a basic prereqisite.

[SakerVVS]

Thank you Darkangel26. I have decided to save my money and do a new/rebuild maybe by the end of the year.

 

S!Blade<><

No problem. Definitely upgrade your platform first. Ryzen would be worth looking at, even starting with a lower end CPU would give you an upgrade path.

[BladeMeister]

No problem. Definitely upgrade your platform first. Ryzen would be worth looking at, even starting with a lower end CPU would give you an upgrade path.

No, I will be looking at an intel i7 most likely as AMD just doesn't seem to be able to compete in the past few years. I have never been an over clocker(unless using Turbo mode is overclocking?) but I am looking at some of the new Asus Mobos and they are advertising automatic overclocking that does it through the software and estimates the best setup(load testing) and then will choose the most stable OC for you. I will be studying up on this and probably post what I am looking to build later this year and get some feedback. I have had good success with Asus Mobos, Corsair memory and EVGA Nvidia Gpus and will most likely stick with each of them. I really like Win 7 and will probably stick with it as long as I can.

 

S!Blade<><

[Gambit21]

Blade - after endless hours of research and wading through the propaganda - my new system is Ryzen (1700) This is coming off an i5 2500k.

The Ryzen blows the i7 7700k out of the water for anything work related (content creation etc) and when it comes to gaming the difference in FPS is not noticeable in most cases. I have a 4K monitor to boot, so I'm not looking for 144fps.

 

If you want to go Intel, great. Just don't believe the Intel funded propaganda as you are incorrect that AMD is not competing.

In fact these Ryzens are the best chips we've seen in years.

 

Intel is only faster if you're only focus is single core throughout - (games) Even then there's an argument to be made for Ryzen.

If you're doing say 3D work, graphics as well as gaming - it's Intel that cannot compete.

 

Oh and I ran my EVGA 1080 with my 2500k for a few weeks and it did fine, but in your case wait.

Edited May 9, 2017 by Gambit21

[ZachariasX]

Just keep in mind, the Ryzen only has 16 lanes PCIe to the GPU, meaning (as with ALL Intel 1151 socket CPUs) it is not very suitable for SLI. If you plan on doing that, you still are liable to Intel tax with their 2011(-v3) socket CPUs.

 

Edit: Ryzen server boards are VERY promising... They have more lanes out if the CPU.

Edited May 9, 2017 by ZachariasX