Question about i7 7700k and GTX 1060 6GB paring

[saffron3d]

Will the GTX 1060 6GB bottleneck the i7 7700k?

 

[alceryes]

What games, what resolution, and what settings?
If you purchased a 1080 Ti you would get better performance so, technically, you could say yes. But let us know what and how you are playing first.

 

[saffron3d]

What games, what resolution, and what settings?
If you purchased a 1080 Ti you would get better performance so, technically, you could say yes. But let us know what and how you are playing first.

Games like GTA V, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Forza Horizon 3.

 

[alceryes]

@4K?
Max settings...?

Again, the technical answer would be yes.

 

[saffron3d]

@4K?
Max settings...?

Again, the technical answer would be yes.

Max settings and 1080p (my monitor only supports max resolution of 1080p anyways). I don't even think the GTX 1060 can handle 4k that well, at least from what I've heard.

 

[alceryes]

You might not see much of a difference @ 1080p.
Some games have extreme settings/mods, like the Fallout 4 HD texture pack. You may see a difference at that extreme end if you got a faster card. I wouldn't waste my money though.

 

[saffron3d]

You might not see much of a difference @ 1080p.
Some games have extreme settings/mods, like the Fallout 4 HD texture pack. You may see a difference at that extreme end if you got a faster card. I wouldn't waste my money though.

I'm currently using a i3 6100. If I buy a i7 7700, won't that make a difference?

 

[alceryes]

Check your CPU usage in game (during the worst slowdowns) using open hardware monitor and post the results.