Will my i5 - 7500 bottleneck a GTX 1080 with DSR.

[monklareN]

Will my i5 - 7500 bottleneck a GTX 1080. I have a 1080p monitor (getting 4k monitor in few months) so should i use DSR to scale the resolution up; would that help the bottleneck and give me more fps?

 

[clutchc]

I doubt the Kaby Lake quad core will bottleneck the GTX 1080 at 4K unless you get a monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate and intend on trying for that fps. Remember, you won't "see" more fps than the vertical refresh rate of the display panel.

But at 4K/144Hz, the i5 may be marginal for 144 fps in some games. Here's an example from a previous generation i5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s42gvVS77dU

 

[maxalge]

Will my i5 - 7500 bottleneck a GTX 1080. I have a 1080p monitor (getting 4k monitor in few months) so should i use DSR to scale the resolution up; would that help the bottleneck and give me more fps?

no, 4k is seriously gpu bound

your 1080 will be the fps limiter as it is underpowered for 4k


I strongly suggest a 1440p/ultrawide 1080p monitor for your setup