(NEW TO PC) Is it possible to bottle neck a GPU?

[CellBreak]

Say you have a i7 - 6950X and a 660 GPU.. Im sure it wont... sorry if this is idiotic, im new....

 

[geofelt]

There is ALWAYS a bottleneck. (AKA limiting factor)
Sometimes lack of cpu capability will not let you use the full power of a graphics card, and similarly, a slow graphics card will not let the cpu do what it has a potential to do.

If you want a rule of thumb for a balanced gamer, budget 2x the cpu cost for the graphics card.

 

[CellBreak]

There is ALWAYS a bottleneck. (AKA limiting factor)
Sometimes lack of cpu capability will not let you use the full power of a graphics card, and similarly, a slow graphics card will not let the cpu do what it has a potential to do.

If you want a rule of thumb for a balanced gamer, budget 2x the cpu cost for the graphics card.

Ok, Im getting an i5 - 7700k and a Gtx 1080... Is there a bottleneck there?

 

[MrN1ce9uy]

I'm sure there is a better, more eloquent way to explain this..

You wouldn't really call it a bottleneck, but the GPU is the limiting factor so in a way it is a bottleneck. It wouldn't be an issue though. That's where you would want your limiting factor as it would give a steady framerate; as apposed to having a better GPU than you do CPU, because that would cause larger framerate dips. It's usually better to have more CPU than you do GPU, but within reason as to not waste money on more CPU than you need.

 

[Kunra Zether]

You can hit a bottle neck any time one part limits the performance that would otherwise be obtainable with a better part. So if you have a weaker CPU let's say an i3 and GTX 1070 vs an i5 and GTX 1070 you will see the bottle neck that the i3 create. Here is a video.

https://youtu.be/zn8hPtq8164

 

[geofelt]

There is ALWAYS a bottleneck. (AKA limiting factor)
Sometimes lack of cpu capability will not let you use the full power of a graphics card, and similarly, a slow graphics card will not let the cpu do what it has a potential to do.

If you want a rule of thumb for a balanced gamer, budget 2x the cpu cost for the graphics card.

Ok, Im getting an i5 - 7700k and a Gtx 1080... Is there a bottleneck there?

No.
You are very good.

7700K is as good as it gets for gaming, and GTX1080 can present images to a 1440P monitor very well. Perhaps event o a 4k monitor..

 

[CellBreak]

There is ALWAYS a bottleneck. (AKA limiting factor)
Sometimes lack of cpu capability will not let you use the full power of a graphics card, and similarly, a slow graphics card will not let the cpu do what it has a potential to do.

If you want a rule of thumb for a balanced gamer, budget 2x the cpu cost for the graphics card.

Ok, Im getting an i5 - 7700k and a Gtx 1080... Is there a bottleneck there?

No.
You are very good.

7700K is as good as it gets for gaming, and GTX1080 can present images to a 1440P monitor very well. Perhaps event o a 4k monitor..

xD I meant the i5 7600k but obviously its the same only being 30 dollars cheaper

 

[geofelt]

There is ALWAYS a bottleneck. (AKA limiting factor)
Sometimes lack of cpu capability will not let you use the full power of a graphics card, and similarly, a slow graphics card will not let the cpu do what it has a potential to do.

If you want a rule of thumb for a balanced gamer, budget 2x the cpu cost for the graphics card.

Ok, Im getting an i5 - 7700k and a Gtx 1080... Is there a bottleneck there?

No.
You are very good.

7700K is as good as it gets for gaming, and GTX1080 can present images to a 1440P monitor very well. Perhaps event o a 4k monitor..

xD I meant the i5 7600k but obviously its the same only being 30 dollars cheaper

Not exactly the same.
I7 includes hyperthreads which is useful if your game/app can make use of 5 or more concurrent threads.
Games rarely can.
I5-7600K is about as good as it gets for gaming if you will overclock it.
You will get about the same per core performance as a 7700K.
For a $30 delta, get the 7700K