S SPGaming Commendable Mar 19, 2016 10 0 1,510 Mar 19, 2016 #1 I was wondering if I should get a better processor with this graphics card just in case it might bottleneck?
I was wondering if I should get a better processor with this graphics card just in case it might bottleneck?
Solution BadActor Mar 19, 2016 You could change a few things to make it cheaper and still not lose any performance, giving you a little more to spend on the graphics card. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($323.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair...
You could change a few things to make it cheaper and still not lose any performance, giving you a little more to spend on the graphics card. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($323.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair...
BadActor Expert Ambassador Oct 31, 2015 8,749 1 54,965 Mar 19, 2016 #3 Not even close. http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-2729891/bottlenecking-guide-chart-2015.html Upvote 0 Downvote
S sizzling Titan Oct 18, 2006 27,226 3,301 112,240 Mar 19, 2016 #4 Lol, no. Your gpu is the limiting factor, not the cpu. You could run sli 980Ti's on that cpu Upvote 0 Downvote
S SPGaming Commendable Mar 19, 2016 10 0 1,510 Mar 19, 2016 #5 Thank you, also can you guys tell me if this is a good first build? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/j6Bzbv Upvote 0 Downvote
BadActor Expert Ambassador Oct 31, 2015 8,749 1 54,965 Mar 19, 2016 Solution #6 You could change a few things to make it cheaper and still not lose any performance, giving you a little more to spend on the graphics card. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($323.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.66 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.90 @ Amazon) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.95 @ Amazon) Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($250.32 @ Amazon) Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (Purchased For $139.00) Total: $1146.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 21:33 EDT-0400 Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
You could change a few things to make it cheaper and still not lose any performance, giving you a little more to spend on the graphics card. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: MSI Z97-GAMING 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Amazon) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($71.99 @ Amazon) Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($323.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair SPEC-01 RED ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.66 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($22.98 @ Amazon) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($90.90 @ Amazon) Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WDN4800 802.11a/b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($36.95 @ Amazon) Monitor: Asus VG248QE 144Hz 24.0" Monitor ($250.32 @ Amazon) Monitor: BenQ GL2460HM 60Hz 24.0" Monitor (Purchased For $139.00) Total: $1146.78 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 21:33 EDT-0400
S SPGaming Commendable Mar 19, 2016 10 0 1,510 Mar 19, 2016 #7 Would that graphics card be better than the one I had on there? Upvote 0 Downvote
BadActor Expert Ambassador Oct 31, 2015 8,749 1 54,965 Mar 19, 2016 #8 The EVGA is a good card and no reason not use it if it's cheaper. I just threw the Gigabyte in because it has very good cooling and overclocks well. Upvote 0 Downvote
The EVGA is a good card and no reason not use it if it's cheaper. I just threw the Gigabyte in because it has very good cooling and overclocks well.
S SPGaming Commendable Mar 19, 2016 10 0 1,510 Mar 19, 2016 #9 I don't really plan on overclocking so I think I will just stick with the EVGA. But I will change the case and power supply. Upvote 0 Downvote
I don't really plan on overclocking so I think I will just stick with the EVGA. But I will change the case and power supply.
L ludastar Reputable Mar 10, 2014 81 0 4,660 Mar 20, 2016 #10 Unless a game is singlethreaded eg render, AI then it will bottleneck but only game i know of is l4d on heavly modded server or serious sam 3 but your all good Upvote 0 Downvote
Unless a game is singlethreaded eg render, AI then it will bottleneck but only game i know of is l4d on heavly modded server or serious sam 3 but your all good