Having this huge problem

[rishabh2211]

I've got an i3 530 processor and im planning having a gpu which is zotac gt 730 4gb ddr5 with 8 gb of ram will it bottleneck the processor???

 

[krzyimprt]

I've got an i3 530 processor and im planning having a gpu which is zotac gt 730 4gb ddr5 with 8 gb of ram will it bottleneck the processor???

GPU is the bottleneck because of how weak it is.

 

[photonboy]

Actually, where the bottleneck is varies by the game.

Some games need a lot of CPU. For example, Starcraft 2 would be limited by your CPU most of the time. A game like Tomb Raider is probably more limited by the GPU (not that it's playable).

Also, the i3-530 only has TWO cores with hyperthreading (2C/4T) and relatively weak cores at that, so WINDOWS is going to probably eat a lot of that, especially when a demanding background task suddenly does something.

So NO, it's a big stretch to simply say a GT730 would be the bottleneck. Just not true in many (most?) situations.

So...
Again it VARIES but for very light gaming I'd get at least a GTX730.

BTW, there are different models of GT730. Some have more CUDA cores than others. Some only have 96, and some have 384 so there's a HUGE DIFFERENCE between those.

Also, I would get a GT1030 instead (unless you need a VGA output). It's a better card for a similar price (new).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXCSG6zdxdQ

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/8h648d/evga-geforce-gt-1030-2gb-lp-video-card-02g-p4-6332-kr

Make sure your MONITOR connection is supported (some are DVI + HDMI, and some are DVI + DP) so if you need HDMI make sure the card you choose has HDMI output.

 

[photonboy]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cCDzK8/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-2gb-sc-gaming-video-card-02g-p4-6152-kr

Not sure of your budget, but that GTX1050 is a very good card, and a lot more powerful than a GT1030.

Again, where the bottleneck is varies a lot. I wouldn't go any higher than this with an i3-530, and I would choose my games very carefully based on the CPU recommendation.

 

[rishabh2211]

so should i buy this setup or not?
plz suggest something
if not plz give alternative

 

[rishabh2211]

I've got an i3 530 processor and im planning having a gpu which is zotac gt 730 4gb ddr5 with 8 gb of ram will it bottleneck the processor???

GPU is the bottleneck because of how weak it is.

so what can be done because i can't change the processor
plz suggest an alternative

 

[rishabh2211]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cCDzK8/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-2gb-sc-gaming-video-card-02g-p4-6152-kr

Not sure of your budget, but that GTX1050 is a very good card, and a lot more powerful than a GT1030.

Again, where the bottleneck is varies a lot. I wouldn't go any higher than this with an i3-530, and I would choose my games very carefully based on the CPU recommendation.

budget is around 70-80$

 

[rishabh2211]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cCDzK8/evga-geforce-gtx-1050-2gb-sc-gaming-video-card-02g-p4-6152-kr

Not sure of your budget, but that GTX1050 is a very good card, and a lot more powerful than a GT1030.

Again, where the bottleneck is varies a lot. I wouldn't go any higher than this with an i3-530, and I would choose my games very carefully based on the CPU recommendation.

actually the one i've picked has 384 cuda cores with engine clock 902 Mhz and 5010 memory clock