Upgrading current PCS build

[andjac]

I'm looking to upgrade my current monitor set up of 1x 24"1080p/144Hz & 1x 24"1080p/60Hz
To an ultrawide, keeping the 144Hz ASUS and relegating the 60Hz to storage.
The ultrawide i was looking at getting being: MIS Optix MAG341CQ curved 34"3440x1440/100Hz. Reason this one is that it seems a really good price currently under £450, even in the current market where i expected price surges.
Not relevant but, the ultra wide will be on the desk and the 24"asus will be wall mounted above

I have plans to upgrade the gpu to the 3k series once more info and some benchmarks are available but seems this might not be till Q3/Q4 with current lockdown situiation.
Also another 2 of the same RAM sticks as below are already in my amazon list to be ordered at some point soon.

- The purpose of this post, the question...
Will my system below be able to handle the output to these monitors while maintaining 60 to 100FPS (100Hz monitor is why i say 100)?
Would there be some upgrades that i should look to make to facilitate this setup?
Not that its my plan right now but, is it possible to upgrade the CPU to an AMD on this system in the future should i need?

Uses of the PC is primerally just World of Warcraft, which i play for up to 12 hours at a time during progress.
There is occasional Witcher3/COD gameplay and Video cropping done through Lightworks.
During casual play there will be browsers open on the 2nd monitor, twitch or netflix and various google chrome tabs.
During wow progress i close what i can but I record my gameplay on OBS and use voice coms on TS3 or discord.
Budget: Have £500 to spend on a Monitor currently and i can spare £300/£400 per month for any future upgrades if req

Case	COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE PRO 5 GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU	Overclocked Intel® Core™i7-7700k Quad Core (4.20GHz @ up to 4.8GHz)
Motherboard	ASUS® ROG STRIX Z270E GAMING: LG1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GB, Wi-Fi - RGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 - DVI, HDMI, 3x DP - GeForce GTX VR Ready!
1st Storage Drive	1TB SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 32MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive	500GB SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3200MB/R, 1900MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply	CORSAIR 650W CS SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S Ultra Quiet Performance CPU Cooler

 

[SpyderTracks]

Hiya

I was going to suggest that exact monitor, it's an absolute steal for the money, anything with similar specs you can't find under £600

Grab it now though, they'll go fast!

Your GTX1080 will handle it fine, if you did want more power, I'd wait for the RTX3000 cards and look at the RTX3070 which will be around RTX2080ti performance levels if rumours are correct.

An intel build can't take an AMD chip, you'd need an AMD platform which would mean new motherboard and CPU

I'd just get the monitor for now, and then upgrade the GPU as you say when the 3000 series are out, the rest of the build is sound.

 

[Scott]

I would ditch the additional RAM as well. There's no need at all IMO. 16GB is fine, not even your video editing uses require anything more. We're a few years away from 32GB being looked at.

With regards to the GPU, you're going to struggle for really good FPS but as a stop gap it'll get you by with your gaming choices without any issues I imagine.

 

[andjac]

Thank you both for your input, Genuinely appreciated!!
Monitor ordered from laptops direct, had to call them to get them to match the price of Amazon

 

[andjac]

Okay so order not yet dispatched and i can cancel.
This just came up on my advertisements... pretty much at the same price, slight smaller screen but higher refresh.
Should i make the switch?

9S6-3DA45A-001 | MSI Optix 32” Gaming Monitor | ao.com

Take your gaming experience up a level with this 9S6-3DA45A-001 Optix gaming monitor from MSI. The WQHD display features FreeSync tech and a 1ms response time.

ao.com

 

[SpyderTracks]

Okay so order not yet dispatched and i can cancel.
This just came up on my advertisements... pretty much at the same price, slight smaller screen but higher refresh.
Should i make the switch?

9S6-3DA45A-001 | MSI Optix 32” Gaming Monitor | ao.com

Take your gaming experience up a level with this 9S6-3DA45A-001 Optix gaming monitor from MSI. The WQHD display features FreeSync tech and a 1ms response time.

ao.com

Very different screen, this is standard 1440p.

 

[Scott]

Okay so order not yet dispatched and i can cancel.
This just came up on my advertisements... pretty much at the same price, slight smaller screen but higher refresh.
Should i make the switch?

9S6-3DA45A-001 | MSI Optix 32” Gaming Monitor | ao.com

Take your gaming experience up a level with this 9S6-3DA45A-001 Optix gaming monitor from MSI. The WQHD display features FreeSync tech and a 1ms response time.

ao.com

Perspective wise that's hugely smaller.

 

[andjac]

Thanks again both.
I just have a feeling/concern I'll "feel" difference in the refresh time of the 100hz
Need those health bars to update quickly 😂

I know some individuals say you can't but on these lower refresh monitors theres definitely game play response time improvements

 

[Scott]

Thanks again both.
I just have a feeling/concern I'll "feel" difference in the refresh time of the 100hz
Need those health bars to update quickly 😂

I know some individuals say you can't but on these lower refresh monitors theres definitely game play response time improvements

Most definitely, Ultrawide and 144hz would be amazing.... but you're unlikely to drive the screen at that sort of level so 100hz is fine.

Given the games you are playing I would always take the Ultrawide over the standard width screen (in fact I always would regardless).

I don't think you'll be over 100hz with the GPU anyway.

 

[andjac]

So short term i'll not often go over the 100 on this GPU with that monitor, i expect that, but would that still apply when upgrading to the RTX3070/80 when it's released?
i get it's impossible to say for definite so i won't be holding anyone to anything. I'm grateful to hear your opinions?

Currently with the 1080, in instanced related content the computer is holding a minimum:
idle 220fps
in combat 160fps
World content i do see drops to 110 so i know thats where it will struggle with this GPU and that monitor

I'm aware my current monitor prevents all that from showing and the newer monitor will require more power so those numbers will reduce but by asmuch as 70 ish fps?

 

[Scott]

related content the computer is holding a minimum:
idle 220fps
in combat 160fps
World content i do see drops to 110 so i know thats where it will struggle with this GPU and that monitor

I'm aware my current monitor prevents all that from showing and the newer monitor will require more power so those n

They won't reduce by 70% but I would expect a good 40% drop across the board (that's with 1440p). With 1440p Ultrawide it would be more like 60% drop.

The 3070 GPU is likely to sustain the Ultrawide at everything you wish. It'll be massive overkill for 1440p though.

Another option would be to stick what you have monitor wise and just buy the next gen monitor with the next gen GPU.

 

[andjac]

Just as an update to this, i cancelled the order of the one mentioned above as i found this ultrawide 34" 1440@144hz for £470 and everywhere else has it liked for like £700+.
But it was out of stock, so i set up an email notification on their site.
I got that email today and i've nabbed myself this:

Box Ltd

 

[SpyderTracks]

Just as an update to this, i cancelled the order of the one mentioned above as i found this ultrawide 34" 1440@144hz for £470 and everywhere else has it liked for like £700+.
But it was out of stock, so i set up an email notification on their site.
I got that email today and i've nabbed myself this:

Box Ltd

Wow, that’s incredibly good value! Hope it comes quick. AOC do some excellent screens, they’re budget but they’re extremely good nevertheless.

 

[andjac]

Delivery tomorrow before 12!
(i may have paid extra to get it sooner🙈)

 

[SpyderTracks]

Delivery tomorrow before 12!
(i may have paid extra to get it sooner🙈)

Would love a review of both PC and monitor if you get a second.

 

[andjac]

Its beautiful and I love it


So my setup image is to large to upload here, I know how we hate them but this is a link:

https://imgur.com/a/7mnTjQS

The portrait monitor is to be wall mounted above landscape, i have just discovered the battery to the drill does not want to hold charge... will borrow one from a family member once lockdown is over
The stuff below the desk does not live there, it was just put there while I was rearranging monitors and a large new monitor box taking up a lot of space in the room

These are the difference from in game, It holds 100fps with the GTX1080 (give or take 20fps depending on whats going on)
There is honestly so much more screen space for me to comfortably reposition all my ui and increase awareness
24" 1080p 144hz

34" 1440p 144hz