i5 7400 and GTX 1070

[kevingates]

Will i5 7400 bottleneck GTX 1070?

 

[Herc08]

It will not. However two things:

You can do better than that i5. Also a 1070 ( along with other high cards) is seriously overpriced. Anything over $410 is consider too damn much.

 

[n9neman]

I would not hesitate to team a GTX 1070 with an i5-7400. However, if you have not yet purchased your CPU, I'd suggest stretching your budget to the i5-7500.

 

[kevingates]

It will not. However two things:

You can do better than that i5. Also a 1070 ( along with other high cards) is seriously overpriced. Anything over $410 is consider too damn much.

I paid 355 gbp for the gpu, i think it was a good deal. It's a Palit Jestream

 

[Herc08]

It will not. However two things:

You can do better than that i5. Also a 1070 ( along with other high cards) is seriously overpriced. Anything over $410 is consider too damn much.

I paid 355 gbp for the gpu, i think it was a good deal. It's a Palit Jestream

I know the exchange rate is different, but that's still a pretty good price. If you already have the 7400 it works, but see if you can get the 7600 or even the i7 for those extra threads.

 

[sizzling]

Depends how you use it. 1080p 144Hz then yes cpu heavy games will bottleneck, this is where i7's show their benefits. However 1440p 60Hz you will be fine.

I assume you already have the cpu?

 

[kevingates]

Yes. I already have the cpu.

 

[Herc08]

Yes. I already have the cpu.

Well it will still work. Even if you are trying to push 1440p 144hz, games can still be played, but you have to lower the settings.

 

[sizzling]

Lower settings usually have little impact on cpu load, the cpu will dictate your maximum fps regardless off gpu and usually improve minimum fps.