[SOLVED] i7 2600s vs gpu?

[DarthRevanX]

Hello,

I'm trying to find the best match of gpu for my pc cuz im using an ancient gtx 460se 1gb, everything else is good enough except my cpu (i7 2600s 2.8ghz -3.8ghz turbo) which bottlenecks almost all the gpus that come to mind, im in love with rx 580 bcuz it is right at the limit that my wallet can afford, but i saw the matching of it and my cpu at gpucheck.com and it was mindblowing -20% fps avg in games cuz of bottleneck, even rx 570, 560 and even older ones with 20% or more... Can someone pls help me with a gpu recommendation.

Thank you,

 

[Darkbreeze]

Your CPU is much more capable than your current graphics card.

Getting an RX 580 is perfectly fine. Yes, you will probably see SOME reduction in performance from what you COULD get, if you also had a more capable CPU as well, but to think that you won't get substantially better performance than what you are getting now using that petrified rock for a graphics card is just nonsense.

For games that are GPU bound, your CPU probably won't even be much of a roadblock, and for games that ARE CPU intensive, you will at least have a decent amount cores/threads even if your single core performance isn't up to today's standards. It's still good enough. There are plenty of people around here using those Sandy bridge CPUs with bigger graphics cards than the RX 580, with few complaints, so long as you are only trying for 60fps 1080p gaming. If you want high FPS 1080p gaming or multi-monitor gaming, then you'll need something more capable if you want acceptable performance.

But simply as an upgrade from what you have now, I don't see an issue with going all in on an RX 580.

The MORE important question is what your PSU is capable of supporting.

What is the EXACT model of your power supply?