I bottlenecked myself - RTX 2080 Tips

So I "upgraded" my GTX 1080 to an RTX 2080 (work colleague kindly bought the former so in total my new card only cost me $250).

However, I'm running an older set-up outside of that. MSI PC Mate Z97 mobo with an i5-4690k. The latter crippled me in BFV, making DXR impossible at decent frames.

I've been told that upgrading to a recent i7 would basically double performance across the board. However, that would also involve me replacing the mobo. Any tips for a CPU upgrade that wouldn't cost the world since I likely have to replace the mobo as well? An i7 9700k just seems like overkill to me but I could be wrong.

EDIT: While I'm here, mobo tips also accepted! Eyeing up the Z370 Extreme4 right now but I never know what's "cheap" for a Mobo and don't want to skimp again like I did with my original build.

 

Get a used 4770K or 4790K and that will give you a performance boost. If you want to get the most out of it you can delid them and put LM between the die and IHS, then overclock the nuts off it.

 

Get 4790K, delidd it, get proper cooling, get around 4.7 - 5ghz and you're basicially done. No more bottlenecks.

 

So basically don't upgrade Mobo, just get the best CPU from that generation for the mutil-threading improvement?

Seems like base performance increase between the 4790k and my 4690k is pretty weak but guessing the 50% multi-core speed is what counts?

 

Exactly. BFV and BF1 are pretty CPU intensive compared to older games, so they see significant benefits both from having more threads (upto a point at least) and having a higher clock speed.

 

It's not about base, it's about OC and Cores.

 

The 4790K still sells for $465 on newegg, but you can buy a Ryzen 2700 8 core, and a good mobo cheaper.

 

Yeah, I get this. My only concern is that, other than installing an aftermarket cooler, I don't plan to go too crazy with the OC on my CPU.

Wondering if a "cheap" mobo with the i7 9700k isn't a bad bet. I'd basically spend $250 extra compared to just moving to the 4700k, and I might future proof it a little.

 

I’d go this route. Mainstream Haswell is pretty long in the tooth these days. The 9700K is the current sweet spot and the Z370/Z390 Extreme4 is a decent board. Don’t forget to get some good RAM as well because Battlefield loves that.

 

Well, How about this then?
Wait for zen2.

 

Ha, I wish I had the patience but I saw a late 2019 estimate for that...

Currently evaluating a Gigabyte B450 AORUS M and AMD Ryzen 2700x bundle that comes with 16GB of DDR4 3200Mhz RAM. Bundle is cheaper than buying it all separately and looks like a pretty good deal ($550).