i5 8600k gtx 1060 6 GB bottlenecking

[blackd51th]

Hi all,
I'm building a PC with an i5 8600k and an Asus Strix GTX 1060 6GB with 16GB DDR4 RAM. I checked for bottlenecking using an online bottleneck calculator and i got a 13% bottleneck for this configuration.(anything above 10% is considered bottleneck). I'll be using an Asus VZ24h 24" monitor at 1080p resolution at 60Hz for gaming.

I need to know if this 13% will be a big issue because I'm spending alot on this system and i don't want to have any regrets. I can also go for an i5 8400 which according to the 'Bottleneck Calculator', is a better match for the 1060 by I want to see my options.

Thanks in advance to everyone...

 

[volkgren]

Online bottleneck calculators are for the most part crap and you shouldn't use them. There is not much difference in the CPUs but the 8600K will perform better in that system.

With that said, you could save some money and go with the i5-8400 and be just as well off now. But in 2-3 years when you want to upgrade your GPU the i5-8600K would be faster and more relevant.

Can you post a link to what you're referring to online bottleneck calculator?

 

[blackd51th]

Hi Volkgren, thanks for quick response. The calculator I used is in a website called www.thebottlenecker.com

 

[volkgren]

I wanted to see the system you had put in to calculate and why it was giving those numbers.

With a GTX 1060 + i5-8600K there may be unused CPU power, but that is not really a bottleneck. It's (almost) always a good thing to have unused CPU power for anything else you might want to do as a far as multi-tasking. I say almost because there are time, especially with AMD FX series CPUs that they wouldn't utilize 100% and they were still too slow and would be a bottleneck. But with Intel that's not really an issue.

So, instead of a 13% bottleneck with the i5-8600K; think of it as 13% extra CPU power you can use for other things while you are gaming. But that number will vary greatly depending on the game. For all we know the next big game will max out the CPU usage of the i5-8600K with a GTX 1060.

A bottleneck calculator can be misleading.

Again though, after saying all of that you can still use the i5-8400 and it might be a better value if you're looking to save some money. With a 60Hz monitor it might be all you need.

 

[blackd51th]

Hi volkgren, thanks again for that wonderful explanation. I was planning for a i5 8400 and I might as well go for that coz of budget issues. An 8600k would mean more money for a cooler too. Thanks again for the help.

 

[volkgren]

Awesome, I think that's a great CPU at a great price especially for gaming. It performs much the same as a 7th-gen Core i7. Be sure to get a Z370 motherboard, Z270 and prior is not compatible.

 

[blackd51th]

Yes, I'm going with Asus Z370 F Gaming mobo for this.
I have another question though. I'm thinking of using a Cryorig C7 cooler instead if the stock cooler that comes with the i5-8400. Do you think it'll do a sufficient job at cooling? I'm doing that purely for aesthetic purposes but need to be sure if it can deliver. Thanks

 

[volkgren]

Yes, I'm going with Asus Z370 F Gaming mobo for this.
I have another question though. I'm thinking of using a Cryorig C7 cooler instead if the stock cooler that comes with the i5-8400. Do you think it'll do a sufficient job at cooling? I'm doing that purely for aesthetic purposes but need to be sure if it can deliver. Thanks

Yes the C7 should be good for the i5-8400.

 

[blackd51th]

Great. Thanks alot for all the help.