Best processor match for Gigabyte GTX 960 2gb

[User abc]

I have i5-660 and GTX 960 2gb and proceesor bottleneck in large amount .Please suggest me best processor for my GPU

 

[tanckattb]

Anything from an i3-7100 to an i5-7400. Varies on the amount of cash you want to spend

 

[Lucky_SLS]

even a pentium g4560 will do. i dont see that 960 giving anything above 50fps in 1080p maxed on latest games.

 

[hdgaming]

yup a simple 60$ g4560 will do just fine, but then you will have to buy a new motherboard and ram aswell, you could also get an i7 for your motherboard and it will work just fine and saves a lot of money since they are found very cheap second hand

 

[Rookie_MIB]

I would just upgrade the CPU from the i5 to a top of that socket i7. The i5-660 is a 2 core 4 thread CPU, and since it's on a much older socket, you can get used CPUs VERY reasonably priced. You could pick up an i7-880 for about $130ish, or you can get a Xeon X3470 for about $50ish.

The i7 will have higher clockspeeds, and 4 cores with 8 threads and shouldn't bottleneck your GTX 960. The Xeon is 1/3rd the price and will also provide the 4 cores/8 threads albeit at a slightly lower clock speed.

Another advantage of going this route is that you won't have to change your motherboard out. It should drop right in.

 

[Ecky]

I would just upgrade the CPU from the i5 to a top of that socket i7. The i5-660 is a 2 core 4 thread CPU, and since it's on a much older socket, you can get used CPUs VERY reasonably priced. You could pick up an i7-880 for about $130ish, or you can get a Xeon X3470 for about $50ish.

The i7 will have higher clockspeeds, and 4 cores with 8 threads and shouldn't bottleneck your GTX 960. The Xeon is 1/3rd the price and will also provide the 4 cores/8 threads albeit at a slightly lower clock speed.

Another advantage of going this route is that you won't have to change your motherboard out. It should drop right in.

This is solid advice. However, if OP wants to upgrade to a new platform for whatever reason, it's important to know that it takes the same amount of processor power to get 60fps in a game at 4K, max settings with a 1080 Ti, as at 720P, minimum settings. A Pentium G4560 is a reasonable entry level solution that will give close-to-60fps in most new game, though you'll see dips and slowdowns in the more intense ones.