Can my PC run a gtx 1060 6gb?

[staypuft2066]

RAM: 4x2gb 8gb
Processor: i5-2500 3.30GHz
PSU: 280w
Graphics card: Gtx 1050 2gb
I just wanted to know if my pc could handle a gtx 1060 6gb. I feel that maybe it's my PSU that needs upgrading. Also, if I upgrade my PSU to, say, a 600w, could it run something like a gtx 1070 or 1080?

If you need any more specifications let me know.

 

[PC Tailor]

You will need to upgrade your PSU in order to get a GTX 1060.

Just remember ALL of your components including USBs and Fans etc, all contribute to your power consumption.
A good 450W will happily take a typical GTX 1060.
A good 500W can take a typical 1080 rig. But may leave little space for future expandability or OC. NVIDIA recommend 500W minimum. A good 600W will give more headspace if you plan on expanding or OC a lot. Just make sure theyre GOOD PSUs, cheapo = danger.

Equally the 2500 is still a pretty strong CPU, the 2500 and 1060 will always bottleneck each other in different applications, but generally is a decent pairing. It may be OK with a 1070, but you'll see your CPU will begin limiting you in CPU heavier applications, as it not overclockable. I definitely wouldn't recommend a 2500 with a 1080 IMO.

 

[staypuft2066]

You will need to upgrade your PSU in order to get a GTX 1060.

Just remember ALL of your components including USBs and Fans etc, all contribute to your power consumption.
A good 450W will happily take a typical GTX 1060.
A good 500W can take a typical 1080 rig. But may leave little space for future expandability or OC. NVIDIA recommend 500W minimum. A good 600W will give more headspace if you plan on expanding or OC a lot. Just make sure theyre GOOD PSUs, cheapo = danger.

Equally the 2500 is still a pretty strong CPU, the 2500 and 1060 will always bottleneck each other in different applications, but generally is a decent pairing. It may be OK with a 1070, but you'll see your CPU will begin limiting you in CPU heavier applications. I definitely wouldn't recommend a 2500 with a 1080 IMO.

 

[staypuft2066]

You will need to upgrade your PSU in order to get a GTX 1060.

Just remember ALL of your components including USBs and Fans etc, all contribute to your power consumption.
A good 450W will happily take a typical GTX 1060.
A good 500W can take a typical 1080 rig. But may leave little space for future expandability or OC. NVIDIA recommend 500W minimum. A good 600W will give more headspace if you plan on expanding or OC a lot. Just make sure theyre GOOD PSUs, cheapo = danger.

Equally the 2500 is still a pretty strong CPU, the 2500 and 1060 will always bottleneck each other in different applications, but generally is a decent pairing. It may be OK with a 1070, but you'll see your CPU will begin limiting you in CPU heavier applications. I definitely wouldn't recommend a 2500 with a 1080 IMO.

So a gtx 1070 should run fine if I upgrade to a 600w?

 

[PC Tailor]

A GOOD quality 500W will run a GTX 1070 (just with not too much headroom). But your CPU may be your limiting factor in CPU heavier applications.

 

[yaxy123]

According to http://thebottlenecker.com/#project, a 1060 is a bit overkill for you system, your cpu is too weak for a graphics card of that power. so either you keep the graphics card, upgrade the graphics card to a gtx 1050 ti, or you upgrade the processor.

Now, something more important is to check your motherboard and case, are they big enough for the graphics card?

Now as you said the PSU definitely needs an upgrade I recommend using this site http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ to calculate the wattage usage, now 600w is a bit much.

So remember these things when picking parts, I recommend in these steps.
1. check which component fits your system the best using bottleneck calculators, and if the estimated fps is fitting for your display.
2. Check if it's compatible/supported with your motherboard and case. (remember that CPU's need a specific socket for them to fit, according to my research you have a LGA1155 socket.
3. Check if it's compatible/supported with your other components and software. for example: PSU.

Hope this helps!

 

[yaxy123]

You will need to upgrade your PSU in order to get a GTX 1060.

Just remember ALL of your components including USBs and Fans etc, all contribute to your power consumption.
A good 450W will happily take a typical GTX 1060.
A good 500W can take a typical 1080 rig. But may leave little space for future expandability or OC. NVIDIA recommend 500W minimum. A good 600W will give more headspace if you plan on expanding or OC a lot. Just make sure theyre GOOD PSUs, cheapo = danger.

Equally the 2500 is still a pretty strong CPU, the 2500 and 1060 will always bottleneck each other in different applications, but generally is a decent pairing. It may be OK with a 1070, but you'll see your CPU will begin limiting you in CPU heavier applications, as it not overclockable. I definitely wouldn't recommend a 2500 with a 1080 IMO.

the i5-2500 is overclockable from 3.30 GHz to 3.70 GHZ according to https://ark.intel.com/products/52209/Intel-Core-i5-2500-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_70-GHz.

Edit: Not overclockable, turbo(able?).

 

[staypuft2066]

According to http://thebottlenecker.com/#project, a 1060 is a bit overkill for you system, your cpu is too weak for a graphics card of that power. so either you keep the graphics card, upgrade the graphics card to a gtx 1050 ti, or you upgrade the processor.

Now, something more important is to check your motherboard and case, are they big enough for the graphics card?

Now as you said the PSU definitely needs an upgrade I recommend using this site http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ to calculate the wattage usage, now 600w is a bit much.

So remember these things when picking parts, I recommend in these steps.
1. check which component fits your system the best using bottleneck calculators, and if the estimated fps is fitting for your display.
2. Check if it's compatible/supported with your motherboard and case. (remember that CPU's need a specific socket for them to fit, according to my research you have a LGA1155 socket.
3. Check if it's compatible/supported with your other components and software. for example: PSU.

Hope this helps!

What processor would you recommend for a gtx 1070?

 

[PC Tailor]

According to http://thebottlenecker.com/#project, a 1060 is a bit overkill for you system, your cpu is too weak for a graphics card of that power. so either you keep the graphics card, upgrade the graphics card to a gtx 1050 ti, or you upgrade the processor.

Now, something more important is to check your motherboard and case, are they big enough for the graphics card?

Now as you said the PSU definitely needs an upgrade I recommend using this site http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ to calculate the wattage usage, now 600w is a bit much.

So remember these things when picking parts, I recommend in these steps.
1. check which component fits your system the best using bottleneck calculators, and if the estimated fps is fitting for your display.
2. Check if it's compatible/supported with your motherboard and case. (remember that CPU's need a specific socket for them to fit, according to my research you have a LGA1155 socket.
3. Check if it's compatible/supported with your other components and software. for example: PSU.

Hope this helps!

You've made some absolutely valid points.

Just with all due respect, please don't regard the bottlenecker website as even remotely accurate. It doesn't include SO many considerations that need to be made when considering bottlenecks. The GTX 1060 IMO and in my experience is NOT overkill for a 2500, as it's still a solid CPU. In some applications, the i5 will bottleneck the 1060, in others, the 1060 will bottleneck the 2500.

I hope that's taken with the sincerity as it is intended. But trust me, that site is not accurate in the slightest. Bottlenecks are completely applicable to the invidual application, tasks, and configuration.

The 2500 will still run the GTX 1070 fairly well for the time being, but it is not overclockable, and it will be your limiting factor in some applications. The 2500 will just not utilise the 1070 as well as the k model or other higher tier CPUs.

 

[staypuft2066]

According to http://thebottlenecker.com/#project, a 1060 is a bit overkill for you system, your cpu is too weak for a graphics card of that power. so either you keep the graphics card, upgrade the graphics card to a gtx 1050 ti, or you upgrade the processor.

Now, something more important is to check your motherboard and case, are they big enough for the graphics card?

Now as you said the PSU definitely needs an upgrade I recommend using this site http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ to calculate the wattage usage, now 600w is a bit much.

So remember these things when picking parts, I recommend in these steps.
1. check which component fits your system the best using bottleneck calculators, and if the estimated fps is fitting for your display.
2. Check if it's compatible/supported with your motherboard and case. (remember that CPU's need a specific socket for them to fit, according to my research you have a LGA1155 socket.
3. Check if it's compatible/supported with your other components and software. for example: PSU.

Hope this helps!

You've made some absolutely valid points.

Just with all due respect, please don't regard the bottlenecker website as even remotely accurate. It doesn't include SO many considerations that need to be made when considering bottlenecks. The GTX 1060 IMO and in my experience is NOT overkill for a 2500, as it's still a solid CPU. In some applications, the i5 will bottleneck the 1060, in others, the 1060 will bottleneck the 2500.

I hope that's taken with the sincerity as it is intended. But trust me, that site is not accurate in the slightest. Bottlenecks are completely applicable to the invidual application, tasks, and configuration.

The 2500 will still run the GTX 1070 fairly well for the time being, but it is not overclockable, and it will be your limiting factor in some applications. The 2500 will just not utilise the 1070 as well as the k model or other higher tier CPUs.

If I did overclock the 2500, would it then work better with the 1070?

 

[PC Tailor]

You can't overclock the 2500. You can only overclock the 2500k
The k on Intel models indicate easy overclockable features.

Edit: rephrase, the non k models CAN be overlooked, but it's much more difficult and carries higher risks ad they are not made to be overclockable.

 

[yaxy123]

According to http://thebottlenecker.com/#project, a 1060 is a bit overkill for you system, your cpu is too weak for a graphics card of that power. so either you keep the graphics card, upgrade the graphics card to a gtx 1050 ti, or you upgrade the processor.

Now, something more important is to check your motherboard and case, are they big enough for the graphics card?

Now as you said the PSU definitely needs an upgrade I recommend using this site http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ to calculate the wattage usage, now 600w is a bit much.

So remember these things when picking parts, I recommend in these steps.
1. check which component fits your system the best using bottleneck calculators, and if the estimated fps is fitting for your display.
2. Check if it's compatible/supported with your motherboard and case. (remember that CPU's need a specific socket for them to fit, according to my research you have a LGA1155 socket.
3. Check if it's compatible/supported with your other components and software. for example: PSU.

Hope this helps!

What processor would you recommend for a gtx 1070?

It really depends on what games you are planning to play, if they are CPU demanding go for an upgrade according to a quick google search people find the i7-7700k a good combo but this is very expensive and doesn't fit your socket, So I would recommend turning on boost mode on your CPU through the bios and then maybe run a stress test to check for overheating occt is good for stress tests while still monitoring your hardware. if everything seems fine it should be able to run a 1070 quite well.

 

[PC Tailor]

You can't overclock the 2500. You can only overclock the 2500k
The k on Intel models indicate easy overclockable features.

Edit: rephrase, the non k models CAN be overcloked, but it's much more difficult and carries higher risks as they are not made to be overclockable.

 

[yaxy123]

You can't overclock the 2500. You can only overclock the 2500k
The k on Intel models indicate easy overclockable features.

Edit: rephrase, the non k models CAN be overlooked, but it's much more difficult and carries higher risks ad they are not made to be overclockable.

Nevermind you are correct, I had my understandings on turbo mode wrong, but turbo mode has similar features.

 

[staypuft2066]

You can't overclock the 2500. You can only overclock the 2500k
The k on Intel models indicate easy overclockable features.

Edit: rephrase, the non k models CAN be overlooked, but it's much more difficult and carries higher risks ad they are not made to be overclockable.

Ok thanks. I'll probably upgrade to a 500w PSU then get a gtx 1070. Thanks for the help

 

[PC Tailor]

Apologies, I rephrased my original post!

Also it's worth noting Intel are knuckling down on overclocking newer non-k CPUs

You will see your 2500 showing its age with a 1070 in CPU heavier applications, but it'll still run fairly well until you upgrade at a later date. It just won't utilise the 1070 as well as other higher tier CPUs.

Obviously just also bare in mind (in the UK at least), the prices of the 1070 are still over inflated due to lack of supply to demand of mid to high range GPUs

Hope that answers your question at least! Happy gaming sir.