i5 7500 with gtx1070

[rreyes0051]

so im builing a new pc that I'll be using daily for mostly photo and video editing and occasional gaming here and there and i was wondering if i can run a intel i5-7500 with a gtx 1060 3GB without creating a bottleneck between the two or experiencing poor game performance.

these are the specs:

motherboard: ASUS Prime Z370-A
cpu: i5-7500
gpu: Geforce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5
ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4-2133
cooler: ARCTIC Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2 CPU Cooler
ssd: samsung 840 evo ssd
HDD: WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
monitor: Dell Gaming S2417DG YNY1D 23.8-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor with G-SYNC

 

[jacobweaver800]

so im builing a new pc that I'll be using daily for mostly photo and video editing and occasional gaming here and there and i was wondering if i can run a intel i5-7500 with a gtx 1060 3GB without creating a bottleneck between the two or experiencing poor game performance.

these are the specs:

motherboard: ASUS Prime Z370-A
cpu: i5-7500
gpu: Geforce GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5
ram: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4-2133
cooler: ARCTIC Freezer Xtreme Rev. 2 CPU Cooler
ssd: samsung 840 evo ssd
HDD: WD Black 1TB Performance Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
monitor: Dell Gaming S2417DG YNY1D 23.8-Inch Screen LED-Lit Monitor with G-SYNC

Well, I wouldn't worry about a bottleneck, those two go hand in hand really. I actually have question about your motherboard choice, your CPU isn't overclockable so why did you pay more for a Z370 motherboard when you can get the same functionality on a B250 motherboard for much less money since you can't overclock anyways.

 

[King_V]

The monitor you have, if I found the correct specs, is 2560x1440 with G-sync up to 165Hz.

Even at 60Hz, a 6GB 1060 would struggle, the 3GB version would struggle even more.

If you're planning on running things at native resolution with the details turned up, you should be looking at a GTX 1070 at least.

 

[mdd1963]

neither the 7500 nor the 1060 are particularly powerful, and, the 7500 is capable of saturating the GTX1060...and certainly a 3 GB version.

If the above post is correct, there is indeed zero percent chance of sustaining even 60 fps at 1440P, much less 165 fps; the GTX1060 (3 GB) is a medium detail 1080P at 60 Hz card...

 

[jacobweaver800]

neither the 7500 nor the 1060 are particularly powerful, and, the 7500 is capable of saturating the GTX1060...and certainly a 3 GB version.

If the above post is correct, there is indeed zero percent chance of sustaining even 60 fps at 1440P, much less 165 fps; the GTX1060 (3 GB) is a medium detail 1080P at 60 Hz card...

Actually, an watercooled 1060 6gb is capable of 60fps 1440p if you got lucky with a wicked overclocking card, likely not though. If you want to drive that monitor at full res you'll need at least a good 1060 6gb overclocked on watercooling or you'll need to look into a 1070 or similar AMD card, like a Vega 56.

 

[King_V]

Not worth the gamble or effort, though. Going with watercooling on a 1060 6GB and hoping you win the silicon lottery seems like doing far too much, with too little chance of success, for occasional gaming.

 

[jacobweaver800]

Not worth the gamble or effort, though. Going with watercooling on a 1060 6GB and hoping you win the silicon lottery seems like doing far too much, with too little chance of success, for occasional gaming.

Which is exactly why I recommended a faster GPU instead.