My CPU will bottleneck the GTX 970?

[Mohammad Maki]

Does i7 870 2.93ghz will bottleneck the GTX970 ?

 

[shadows1234]

nope it won't bottleneck as far as i know no i7 has bottlenecked a gpu

 

[mantukis5000]

It will bottleneck gtx 970, because i7 870 is equal to amd fx 6300 in terms of performance, which bottleneck gtx 970.

 

[TofuLion]

yes it probably would. brand new GPU with 5 year old CPU. your system wouldn't be able to allow the GTX 970 to operate at it's full potential.

 

[McDuncun]

The gtx 970 might be that bit powerful for the 870 so at the end the 870 will bottelneck the system... But it should`nt be that bad anyway man, go ahead... Never say no to a 970!

 

[shadows1234]

It will bottleneck gtx 970, because i7 870 is equal to amd fx 6300 in terms of performance, which bottleneck gtx 970.

i misinformed
from what i see people pair the fx 6300 and do bottle neck in some games but it depends on what games you will be playing

 

[Mohammad Maki]

Thanks for answers guys, so I must upgrade my CPU too

which CPU won't bottleneck GTX 970 ? my budget is low

 

[McDuncun]

Thanks for answers guys, so I must upgrade my CPU too

which CPU won't bottleneck GTX 970 ? my budget is low

The thing is for you a cpu upgrade means also an motherboard upgrade and that is going to get a bit expensive, but if that`s not a problem and your going for gaming only then a good Z97 chipset mobo and a corresponding cpu will be 100% fine, a 4690/K will be nice!

Or if you really need the hyper treading then the same chipset but maybe a 4790/K will be great!! I run a 2500K and I know I will never have a bottleneck issue even with a 980... It`s just the 1st gen I cores that is a bit behind at the moment...

 

[TofuLion]

you would need an entire platform upgrade. (i5-4460 + H97 motherboard + 2x4GB DDR3-1600) would be the very least i would go with. but if you're on a tight budget, i would suggest waiting and saving up for a really good upgrade like a i5-4690K or i7-4790K (or a better cpu if it's available at the time of upgrade)

 

[Mohammad Maki]

I already have 8GB ram so I don't think it's needed to add more, do you guys think 4690K + H97 + GTX 970 will be a good setup?

My current motherboard is GA-P55-UD3L which is this one : http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3501#ov

Do I have to upgrade my motherboard too?

 

[McDuncun]

I already have 8GB ram so I don't think it's needed to add more, do you guys think 4690K + H97 + GTX 970 will be a good setup?

My current motherboard is GA-P55-UD3L which is this one : http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3501#ov

Do I have to upgrade my motherboard too?

The 4690K is an overclocking cpu and the H97 is not a OC board so it would be unwise to pair the 2... If you dont want to overclock then change the cpu to a 4690(non-k), if you want to OC then change the mobo to a Z97 chipset...