would a 1080ti be overkill?

[airplaneguru84 35]

I'm currently running a  i5 4690k @ 4.2Ghz. my current card is a GTX970. I'm tempted to get a 1080ti when they become available, but would my i5 be a bottleneck in regards to flying P3dv3?

[TechguyMaxC 516]

Can't answer the question unless we know what resolution you run and whether or not you run additional anti-aliasing, in particular super sampling (AKA SSAA).  

[dgraham1284 92]

26 minutes ago, TechguyMaxC said:

Can't answer the question unless we know what resolution you run and whether or not you run additional anti-aliasing, in particular super sampling (AKA SSAA).  

What he said.

[magnetite 38]

Based on this I'd say go for it. There's a big difference between these two cards.

[G-RFRY 1,705]

I have seen benchmarks were the 1060 in mid res holds it own against the 1080ti so unless you are intending to use a large 4k panel it may be overkill. 

[Boomer 1,619]

Yes, for gpu horsepower that is overkill for 32 bit p3d.

XP11 would probably fully leverage it, but I'd be amazed if the current p3d used even half it's power.

[allergiecheck 14]

If you plan to use 4K HDR with 4 x SGSS...you probably need this graphic power or even more.
Without HDR and 4K - where there is also no need for SGSS since shimmering is much lower - a GTX 1070 is more than sufficient.

[TechguyMaxC 516]

Almost a month later and the OP hasn't posted back, I don't think this particular thread is going anywhere...