Question Will RTX 2060 bottleneck with i9 9900k

[staurosstoikos]

I'm going to build a pc and i wonder if i have issues with bottleneck.

PC:
CPU:i9 9900k
Mobo:Asus Rog Maximus XI Hero
CPU cool:Enermax Liqfusion
PSU:Corsair RMx Series RM750x
GPU:MSI GeForce RTX 2060 6GB Gaming Z
RAM:G.Skill TridentZ RGB 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
Case:Enermax Saberay
Storage:250gb M.2, SSD 500gb and 2 TB HDD

 

[CamperJoe18]

No. The job of a CPU (while gaming) is simply to prepare frames for the GPU to process. Most people with mid to high end graphics cards could get away with having an i7 or even an i5.

"Bottle-necking" is sort of a buzz word; you only really have to worry about it if you spend a lot of money on a good GPU but then spend jack on the CPU.

 

[superninja12]

i think the i9 is a bit over the top man, i would consider the i7

secondly I would get a better case and cpu cooler

 

[staurosstoikos]

So you think that i shouldnt get the i9 , get the i7 and get a better gpu?

 

[staurosstoikos]

The case and the cooling are great. I won't overclock

 

[CamperJoe18]

I would highly recommend getting an i7 and upgrading the GPU.

 

[staurosstoikos]

Which i7 and which gpu would you recommend?

 

[CamperJoe18]

Give me a minute.

 

[staurosstoikos]

ok

 

[milras1202]

If u have money for a I9-9900K you should buy a I5-9600K and a 2080 instead.

 

[sizzling]

What resolution and Hz is your monitor? This will help determine what you need to best drive suitable FPS.

 

[CamperJoe18]

Right now, your CPU/GPU combo costs around $870.

You don't really need an i7 unless you are going to be doing heavy computing outside of gaming. I would almost recommend an i5, so I will present you with a couple of options:

Intel Core i5-9600K - $260
EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 Black Gaming - $500
(maybe 2080; it would push your budget for CPU/GPU to over $1,000)
Total: $760

If you want an i7:
Intel Core i7-9700K - $400
MSI GAMING GeForce RTX 2060 - $350
Total: $750

If you decide to go team red, I would recommend waiting until their next series of processors and graphics cards come out.

 

[sizzling]

Without knowing resolution and Hz it’s hard to recommend a cpu & gpu combo. However although the i5 9600k does very well in games there are some that when pushing 100fps the cpu is running maxed or nearly maxed out. I personally would go AMD instead of an i5.

 

[hftvhftv]

Bottlenecks in the traditional sense that your processor is holding back your graphics card, not at all. Although if you are solely gaming with this computer I would suggest spending slightly less on your motherboard and CPU combination and get a better graphics card like the RTX 2070 or RTX 2080. Then you will see higher performance in games.

 

[mdd1963]

The 2060 is a very nice GPU...

Nothing wrong with having a CPU more than capable of saturating it....

The point many are making is that the 9700K will give 99% of the same performance while saving $100, as either processor can saturate the GPU...(I would not step down to the 9600K, as I consider 6 threads already marginal in many newer games, especially if streaming is thrown in...

If you think you will upgrade GPUs to something much better 2 years down the road, then, opt for the 9900K, so you are not wishing you had gotten it later...16 threads are still often better than 8, and, will likely be better utilized as time goes on...