GTX 1070 i5 650 CPU bottleneck?

[Caiopixel]

I'd like to know if my old i5 650 will cause a CPU bottleneck on a GTX 1070.

 

[antoine21839]

I'd like to know if my old i5 650 will cause a CPU bottleneck on a GTX 1070.

Absolutely. Your CPU is way too bad for this high-end card.

 

[Caiopixel]

I'd like to know if my old i5 650 will cause a CPU bottleneck on a GTX 1070.

Absolutely. Your CPU is way too bad for this high-end card.

So, which CPU do you recommend?

 

[farmerking]

even gtx 970 is bottle necked...

 

[antoine21839]

I'd like to know if my old i5 650 will cause a CPU bottleneck on a GTX 1070.

Absolutely. Your CPU is way too bad for this high-end card.

So, which CPU do you recommend?

i5 7600k/i7 7700k seems good.
Remember to get a Z270 or B270 based motherboard with it otherwise these processors will perform like <removed by moderator>.
If you want to keep an older motherboard (Z170 for exemple), get an i7 6700k with it.

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[JackNaylorPE]

i5 7600k/i7 7700k seems good.
Remember to get a Z270 or B270 based motherboard with it otherwise these processors will perform like <removed>.
If you want to keep an older motherboard (Z170 for exemple), get an i7 6700k with it.

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The only advantage that the Z series MoBo provides to the CPU is that it supports overclocking. I wouldn't go below a H270 ... there is no B270 (B250 is the weakest option available)

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z270-H270-Q270-Q250-B250---What-is-the-Difference-876/

 

[antoine21839]

i5 7600k/i7 7700k seems good.
Remember to get a Z270 or B270 based motherboard with it otherwise these processors will perform like <removed>.
If you want to keep an older motherboard (Z170 for exemple), get an i7 6700k with it.

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The only advantage that the Z series MoBo provides to the CPU is that it supports overclocking. I wouldn't go below a H270 ... there is no B270 (B250 is the weakest option available)

https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Z270-H270-Q270-Q250-B250---What-is-the-Difference-876/

I meant H270 not B270 sorry.

 

[spdragoo]

Also, if you don't want to have to build from scratch, you could always look into finding a compatible core i7 or Xeon processor. Depends on how much your budget is & whether you can find any of those older chips around.

Also, a major factor as to whether there will be a "bottleneck" is which games you'll be playing, & whether you even need a GTX 1070 in the first place. Even with games released in the past year or so, unless you're pushing 1440p resolutions (or using a 1080p/144Hz monitor), your GTX 1070 is going to be idling along with low utilization.

 

[dontlistentome]

I'm curious why someone with a six year old dual core wants to buy a ~$380 videocard. That card will cost more than all the rest of your system is worth. All I can think of is you are new to computer gaming. I can tell you that it's possible to reap benefits from a videocard upgrade...to a point. Eventually your other components are not adequate to the task no matter what videocard you use.

You reached that point where a 1070 is concerned. If your needs are such that a 1070 is the best choice, then you need a new motherboard/CPU/ram combo , as well as likely needing a new power supply.