Compatible cpu upgrade

[lonewolf13778]

I'm wondering what cpu will pair the best with my 3080 ti. I currently have an i7 1700k and when i try to play baldurs gate 3 or a heavily modded skyrim i get poor performance. Im not 100% sure what motherboard i even have and could really use some help to find the best cpu possible that is compatible. The most i knwo about the motherboard is that it has an LGA 1200 socket but not sure if the wattage is 65 or 125, I believe it is 125 as I think that's what my current cpu is. Any help would be appreciated.

[NonSequitur777 · Accepted solution]

@lonewolf13778,

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

Honestly, you should have exactly zero gaming issues with an i7-11700K processor paired with an RTX 3080 Ti.  You also should have at least 2 x 16GB of dual rank 3200 MHz RAM installed, and a decent M.2 NVMe SSD as your primary drive.

In terms of a processor upgrade, there is the i9-11900K, also with a 65-watt TDP just like your i7-11700K, but the performance increase -only by about 3% on a good day, wouldn't be worth-it, in my opinion.

References: HP Desktop PCs - OasisOC motherboard specifications | HP® Customer Support, and: HP PartSurfer, and: UserBenchmark: Intel Core i7-11700K vs i9-11900K.

I would seek salvation in optimizing your rig, such as by following the steps as outlined here, for example: (1200) Ultimate Windows 11 Gaming Performance Optimization Guide - YouTube.

Hope this was helpful.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777

[lonewolf13778]

Thank you for letting my know and helping me find some ways to get better fps. After trying some of the solutions in the video from the couple minutes I tested in my games the performance was a bit better. I was also wondering then if my gpu and cpu temps are ok. My gpu depending on game and setting can get up to 170f(76c) and cpu has very briefly gotten to 130f(54c) but usually between 100-110f(37-43c). Again the temps depend on the game and setting such as a heavily modded skyrim at 1440p with an enb is often at the higher gpu temps. So I just wanted to make sure these are acceptable. I did change my case to help with airflow and went to a different cpu aio water cooler. I've thought about water cooling my gpu but I know that can be risky plus I cant find one for the 3080 ti.

[NonSequitur777]

@lonewolf13778,

You are quite welcome -any time!

The temps you listed are absolutely A-OK: especially the top 54°C for your processor is outstanding!

Conservatively, an RTX 3080 Ti can run safely to at least 85°C before it starts thinking about thermal throttling. So long as you're not running it inside a case with a crappy airflow, you should be fine.

Kind Regards,

NonSequitur777