Will my processor bottleneck my GPU?

[Markus_3]

I'm thinking of upgrading my my GPU, but i'm not sure if my processor will start bottlenecking it. Help!
GPU: GeForce GTX 960 4gb
CPU: Intel Pentium G620

 

[Ozikkk]

Are you thinking of upgrading to the GTX 960 or do you have it already?

If you're upgrading to the 960 then the processor will bottleneck the GPU as it is weak.

Can you state your whole set up?

 

[Markus_3]

Are you thinking of upgrading to the GTX 960 or do you have it already?

If you're upgrading to the 960 then the processor will bottleneck the GPU as it is weak.

Can you state your whole set up?

I'm thinking of upgrading to the gtx 960.
Current setup:
Intel Pentium G620 @ 2.60GHz
8,00GB RAM
1023MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

 

[Hawkshot]

on certain games yes your GPU will defiantly bottleneck your computer

 

[utroz]

Both your current gpu and cpu are bottlenecks. A 960 will give you a nice boost but your cpu will bottleneck it at times. If you can find a cheap used LGA-1155 i5 or i7 ( such as but not limited to a 2500k, 2600k, 2700k) it would make your system handle newer games and not bottleneck a high end gpu. What do you have for a motherboard currently?

 

[Markus_3]

Both your current gpu and cpu are bottlenecks. A 960 will give you a nice boost but your cpu will bottleneck it at times. If you can find a cheap used LGA-1155 i5 or i7 ( such as but not limited to a 2500k, 2600k, 2700k) it would make your system handle newer games and not bottleneck a high end gpu. What do you have for a motherboard currently?

MoBo: ECS H61H2-M6

 

[utroz]

Nice your motherboard supports both Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge Cpus so you can easily find a cpu that is 3x faster than your current one. Here is a list of supported cpu's http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ECS/H61H2-M6(V1.0).html Basically look for a quad core 3+Ghz. Are you interested in overclocking or are you only ever going to run the cpu at stock speeds? You can probably find a locked (non K model) for less.

 

[Markus_3]

Nice your motherboard supports both Sandy Bridge and Ivy Bridge Cpus so you can easily find a cpu that is 3x faster than your current one. Here is a list of supported cpu's http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-ECS/H61H2-M6(V1.0).html Basically look for a quad core 3+Ghz. Are you interested in overclocking or are you only ever going to run the cpu at stock speeds? You can probably find a locked (non K model) for less.

Thank you so much!
Probably going to run only at stock speeds.

 

[utroz]

Glad to be of help.. Good luck.