Nividia Geforce GTX 1050 Ti - can I use a i5-2500?

[kingsinland]

I want to know if I should buy a newer processor or if there is a way to just use my i5-2500. I've been thinking of falling the AMD side and buying a processor there for a cheaper price put I don't know which is the right decision.

 

[gingerrankin]

Yes,

If you are going to pair it with a gtx 1050 ti, the i5-2500 serves you perfectly.

 

[kingsinland]

won't it bottleneck since its only 2nd generation?

 

[gingerrankin]

I5-2500 is somewhat better than a G4560 of the seventh generation and it can handle a GTX 1050 TI without problems.

Of course if you wanted to pair with a GTX 1070 you would have bottlenecks.

 

[RobCrezz]

won't it bottleneck since its only 2nd generation?

No, the 2500 is quite good, and the 1050 ti is only a low-mid range card.