970 CPU Bottleneck question

[kenshu]

My 970 arrived today and I was wondering how much my i5 750 CPU would bottleneck it, I won't be able to afford my new cpu for another couple weeks so debating on using the 970 or watching it sit in a box for weeks Right now i am using a 570 gtx card, so would the 970 still out perform the 570 with the i5 750?

 

[Sunociva]

According to the Mod post on this thread asking the same question, you should not notice much, if any, bottleneck.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2307712/750-gtx-980-970.html

 

[Alfrodo]

Even if the i5 750 bottlenecks the 970 a little, you're still going to get significantly better gaming performance over the 570. Absolutely worth swapping out imo

 

[blacksheep123]

it will slightly bottleneck your 970 ... but if you oc your i5 a little then the bottleneck will be minimised.... make sure you have a good cpu cooler

 

[DSzymborski]

I would use it. An i5-750 is an older CPU, but it's not a dreadful one - it's in the same range as the Phenom IIx4 blacks and the FX-6300, it's not like you're trying to run it on an ancient Athlon 64. In addition, you get to test your GPU, if it's got problems -- even if that's unlikely -- do you want to put your PC together and *then* have to wait some more while you RMA the GPU? It's not as if waiting a month tolls the warranty, the clock's already ticking after all.