I have a new build that I'm putting together this weekend. I have limited funds so I went with a great combo deal on Newegg and got the Pentium for $37.50. However, I do not have a GPU yet and I would like to get one soon.
My question is, if I get a GTX 970, will the Pentium G3258 be a bad bottleneck? I will most likely attempt to overclock it to 4GHz on the stock cooler. What can I expect if I were to play a game like Crysis 3 on max settings? Will any damage result to the CPU or GPU? This is my first PC so I'm clueless. If it helps, I can post my build below.
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
I know, I know, the 650W PSU is total overkill but the 550W version sold out literally hours before I placed my order. I was set on the XFX XTR 😀 Also, the 1866MHz RAM was cheaper than 1600 at the time of purchase.
P.S. I plan to upgrade to an i7-4790k in the near future. I just got the Pentium to start me off. So if I buy the GTX 970 now, it'll eventually be paired with a CPU that can handle it and then some.
My question is, if I get a GTX 970, will the Pentium G3258 be a bad bottleneck? I will most likely attempt to overclock it to 4GHz on the stock cooler. What can I expect if I were to play a game like Crysis 3 on max settings? Will any damage result to the CPU or GPU? This is my first PC so I'm clueless. If it helps, I can post my build below.
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2V Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: XFX XTR 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
I know, I know, the 650W PSU is total overkill but the 550W version sold out literally hours before I placed my order. I was set on the XFX XTR 😀 Also, the 1866MHz RAM was cheaper than 1600 at the time of purchase.
P.S. I plan to upgrade to an i7-4790k in the near future. I just got the Pentium to start me off. So if I buy the GTX 970 now, it'll eventually be paired with a CPU that can handle it and then some.