Intel i5 gtx 960

[Filip Trusk]

Hello. I want to know is intel i5 3470 good for gaming. And will gtx 960 be a good choice for that processor. I dont know can that i5 3470 handle gtx 960

 

[Lmah]

It can handle it no problem, that CPU would be fine with SLI 980s for example. Also with DX12 coming out the CPU will not as matter much in DX12 titles.

 

[spp85]

i5 3470 can handle any game right now. Even my 5 year old i5 750 @ 3.6Ghz not bottlenecking my 7950 Vapor X OCed on a single game even now. The GTX960 is a mid range GPU which can do good gaming performance for some time.

 

[Filip Trusk]

kk thanks and what do u think about getting fx 8350 4 ghz and gtx 960??

 

[lcp1109]

Probably not, it's a better CPU then i7-930 (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-5.html), and this one doesn't bottleneck a GTX 970.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbfcQYMdo_E (3470 + gtx 970)

 

[spp85]

kk thanks and what do u think about getting fx 8350 4 ghz and gtx 960??

Some of the drawbacks of FX CPU's are

1. Only PCI-E 2.0 support
2. Weak single core performance
3. Much higher power consumption compared to i5/i7 CPU's

 

[Filip Trusk]

Then i would better pickup 3470 with gtx 960

 

[spp85]

Then i would better pickup 3470 with gtx 960

YES !!