Looking for advice on a new graphics card

[Gadla]

HI all,

I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card since mine is the weakest link in my current pc, and was looking for some advice. I really just want to play new games smoothly at 1920x1080 res. I am looking at getting a gtx 970 if its worth it considering the rest of my pc. If the rest of my pc is going to be a bottleneck, then I probably wouldn't want to spend that much, and maybe look at getting a cheaper card. Here are my current specs:

i5 3.4ghz overclocked to 4.6ghz
radeon hd 5850 (1gb I think)
gigabyte Z68AP-D3 motherboard
8gb DDR3 ram
corsair 600w PSU
500gb 10k RPM HDD

 

[tiny voices]

A gtx970 would suit your build very well.

 

[logainofhades]

A GTX 970 is a great choice, and a substantial upgrade. Why you would think a 4.6ghz i5 would bottleneck, is beyond me. :lol:

 

[Adam Schneider]

A GTX 970 is a great choice, and a substantial upgrade. Why you would think a 4.6ghz i5 would bottleneck, is beyond me. :lol:

When people are new to the PC Master Race they don't know what is important and isn't. When I built my first computer I had a i7-920 Cause I wanted to play Crysis on Ultra... Little did I know CPU had almost nothing to do with it thank god my GPU was beefy enough.

 

[logainofhades]

But considering most of us PC Master Race, as you put it, are running i5's at a similar or lesser speed, it makes one wonder why so many ask. Not to mention the bottleneck question for i5's comes up multiple times in a day. I doubt even my 3.5ghz i5 2400 would have issues with a GTX 970. :lol:

 

[Adam Schneider]

But considering most of us PC Master Race, as you put it, are running i5's at a similar or lesser speed, it makes one wonder why so many ask. Not to mention the bottleneck question for i5's comes up multiple times in a day. I doubt even my 3.5ghz i5 2400 would have issues with a GTX 970. :lol:

It wouldn't, have an issue.