X299 vs Z270 for Gaming

[NE0XY]

Hi,

I'm currently planning to upgrade my system to a 1080Ti and new CPU+Mobo (RAM etc) and my question is if I want to be able to reach maximum performance for the next 2-3 years without my CPU becoming a bottleneck, will I manage with an 7700K or should I get one of the new ones for the X299 platform?

The main usage of the system is gaming.

Thank you for the help.

Edit: Thinking of either getting the new Rampage Extreme or the Maximus IX Extreme

[Chino]

An i7-7700K is more than enough for gaming. 🙂

[Zka17]

As I understood, there will be 4 core CPUs for the X299 platform... and right now I'm seeing complaints about the 7700k running too hot when pushed...
At this moment, if you don't have yet the 7700k, I would wait to see how the new CPUs will behave... although, they will come with paste instead of soldering under their IHS too (a solution the present 7700k has)

[NE0XY]

Thanks for the responses 😃

I also run an extensive liquid cooling loop so any heat should be handled =P