Question 1060 3GB paired with an i5-10600k ?

[sneapey]

Is pairing an i5-10600k overkill for a 1060 3GB? I would like to upgrade my GPU as well in the future but I don’t have the money right now so I’m going for the CPU first which is much weaker in my current setup.

Would my 1060 3GB noticeably bottleneck my i5-10600k?

 

[SBilal]

Im not sure but i dont think it would bottleneck the gpu, you can get a r5 3600 or 9600k performance wise if you have the money for that right now.

 

[rolli59]

Bottleneck in this case is not an issue and as you stated you plan to upgrade GPU in the future which is a sound plan.

 

[alexbirdie]

The 10600K can handle even faster GPUs.

Please take a look:

GTX 1060 6GB benchmark with Core i5-10600K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality

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www.gpucheck.com

Ryzen 5 3600 vs. i5-10600K | RTX 3070 | 1440p Gaming test - iPhone Wired

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (4.3 GHz OC) RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz Asus Prime X570-Pro Intel Core i5-10600K (5.0 GHz OC) RAM: 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 3200MHz MSI MAG Z490 TOMAHAWK Zotac GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GAMING Twin Edge Games: 1440p / Ultra 00:01 - Mafia Definitive Edition 01:02 - Red…

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RTX 3070 Mit Core i5-10600K Benchmarks bei Ultra-Qualität Qualitätseinstellungen

Wir 56 RTX 3070 und Core i5-10600K bei Ultra-Qualität -Einstellungen in 56 -Spielen und bei 1080p, 1440p und 4K. Mit einem Überblick über Spezifikationen, Preis, Leistung, Temperatur und Engpässe bei der CPU.

www.gpucheck.com

 

[sizzling]

What do you think will happen if the gpu is the limiting factor (the bottleneck I think you are asking about)?

If you are going to upgrade the gpu in the future it doesn’t matter. You will get the full potential out of the 1060. Yes a faster gpu could utilise more of the cpu when you upgrade.