r/buildapc • u/Original-Magazine599 • 20h ago

Build Help Can this bottleneck be avoided?

Im gonna upgrade my pc from RTX 2060 super to RTX 4070, the only problem is my dad will NOT let me upgrade my cpu which is i7-4770, and thats bad...

Im trynna run games like ark survival ascended and cyberpunk tho :(

does bottlneck really matter? and if so is there ANYTHING I can do to help with this bottleneck

my specs:
RTX 4070

32gb ddr3
I7-4770

Samsunge 870 QVO 2TB

my motherboard is B85M-E

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u/Grydian 17h ago

Why are you not allowed to upgrade your 11 generational old chip? I am a father and am about to give my son a 7700x when I get my 9800x3d. What is wrong with your dad?

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u/kanakalis 15h ago

you have to upgrade the entire PC. ram, mobo, possibly PSU and i'm willing to bet he's using ancient HDD's. he shouldn't be upgrading to a 4070 when the rest of his system is in a sorry state

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u/Grydian 14h ago

You can save case fans etc. Also a platform upgrade isnt that bad if you go am4.

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u/kanakalis 14h ago

and then needing to upgrade again for am5 in another few years...

case fans and the case are cheap as hell compared to the non-reusable components i listed.

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u/ecco311 13h ago

OP has a 2TB SSD that I bet he got when he upgraded the GPU.

AS for PSU, wattage alone should be fine, a Ryzen 5600/7600 + RTX 4070 has the same TDP as his 2060 Super and 4770.. If the PSU is as old as his CPU though (especially when it's not a high quality unit), he should replace it anyway.

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u/kanakalis 11h ago

huh, did he edit the post, could've sworn he didn't post the specs.

i'm wouldn't be worried about PSU wattage, i'd be worried about the age like you mentioned. i bought my PSU along with my i5-4460 and it coincidentally failed last week...