Will this bottleneck?

[cstan16]

Hello.

Im wanting to upgrade pc starting with a new GPU Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card but im not sure that my CPU can handle this. Do i need to upgrade it or not?

Currrent Specs:

CPU: amd a8-5600k apu 3.6ghz processor
GPU: amd radeon r7 200 series
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A78M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill 8GB
Operating System: Windows 10
PSU is a stock that came with the case 500W

 

[n0ns3ns3]

of course it will.
Any computer will.
in your case, the CPU is not going to keep the GTX 1060 busy enough.

 

[cstan16]

What kind of CPU do you think will work ?

 

[bignastyid]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3192807/ultimate-bottlenecking-guide.html

 

[spat55]

Hugely.

 

[cstan16]

So a new CPU i5 4690 and this should handle the GPU nothing else to upgrade?

 

[spat55]

So a new CPU i5 4690 and this should handle the GPU nothing else to upgrade?

If you get a new CPU then you'll need a new motherboard minimum. An i5 doesn't fit that socket. Also why a Haswell and not Skylake i5?

 

[bignastyid]

So a new CPU i5 4690 and this should handle the GPU nothing else to upgrade?

An i5 4690 would also require a new motherboard., likely a clean OS install and worse case scenario a new OS license.

 

[spat55]

So a new CPU i5 4690 and this should handle the GPU nothing else to upgrade?

An i5 4690 would also require a new motherboard., likely a clean OS install and worse case scenario a new OS license.

But the license is cheap at least.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

Any i5 will be much better.
Actually even i3 would be significantly better. But for modern games like BF1, you really want an i5.

 

[bignastyid]

So a new CPU i5 4690 and this should handle the GPU nothing else to upgrade?

An i5 4690 would also require a new motherboard., likely a clean OS install and worse case scenario a new OS license.

But the license is cheap at least.

I wouldn't call ~$80 cheap. Buying a legitimate key from an authorized reseller isn't cheap and using an unauthorized reseller on a greyware site is ill advised.

 

[cstan16]

So im looking at buying a new CPU, GPU and Motherboard?

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Does this all seem to work ?

 

[bignastyid]

So im looking at buying a new CPU, GPU and Motherboard?

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus B150M-A D3 Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard

Does this all seem to work ?

Technically yes, but using a 6600k on a b150 is a waste of money and potential. Also unless you have DDR3L, then you should also look at just upgrading to DDR4 and getting a DDR4 motherboard. Skylake was designed to be used with lower voltage DDR4 and DDR3L. Intel has warned using higher voltage DDR3 can reduce the life expectancy of the cpu, even though some motherboards do support it I advise against it.

 

[cstan16]

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

Is this worth buying?

 

[ikaz]

Personally if I was you I would get the GPU and see how it performs if you like what you see then save up and or wait until your no longer satisfied but hey that's me.

 

[bignastyid]

GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB WINDFORCE OC 6G Video Card
CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory

Is this worth buying?

Much better, but you will also need a CPU cooler the K cpus do not come with a stock cooler. The Cryorig h7 is a good budget cooler.

 

[cstan16]

Do you think its fine if i just have the GPU for only like 2 months before i cant purchase the other items. Will it harm the GPU bottle necking it?

 

[ikaz]

It won't hurt at all, basically bottle necking mean you won't get the Max perfomance from your card. So you be losing 10-20% frame rate it should still be better than what you are currently getting. It will not harm your PC in anyway which is why I suggested to get the upgrade now as it should improve your gaming expiration and you can part down the road.

 

[cstan16]

Thanks everyone for helping me ^.^

 

[spat55]

So a new CPU i5 4690 and this should handle the GPU nothing else to upgrade?

An i5 4690 would also require a new motherboard., likely a clean OS install and worse case scenario a new OS license.

But the license is cheap at least.

I wouldn't call ~$80 cheap. Buying a legitimate key from an authorized reseller isn't cheap and using an unauthorized reseller on a greyware site is ill advised.

I've had no issues, what's gonna happen Micros**t turn up with their nerf guns? I'd take the £15 code and risk it needing renewing within the next year.

 

[bignastyid]

Risking your money is your choice. But reccomending someone else too without disclosing the risks is just bad advice and frowned upon here. Those greyware key sites help propagate credit card and identity theft. Many of those keys are purchased by ill gotten means and sold cheap to launder the money. When the chargebacks comekweeks to mohths afterwards) many of those keys get deactivated.

 

[spat55]

Risking your money is your choice. But reccomending someone else too without disclosing the risks is just bad advice and frowned upon here. Those greyware key sites help propagate credit card and identity theft. Many of those keys are purchased by ill gotten means and sold cheap to launder the money. When the chargebacks comekweeks to mohths afterwards) many of those keys get deactivated.

I've found most are just brought in cheap regions that have then also been brought with a student discount, Bill Gates loves his charities and I like cheap windows.

 

[bignastyid]

Risking your money is your choice. But reccomending someone else too without disclosing the risks is just bad advice and frowned upon here. Those greyware key sites help propagate credit card and identity theft. Many of those keys are purchased by ill gotten means and sold cheap to launder the money. When the chargebacks come weeks to months afterwards) many of those keys get deactivated.

I've found most are just brought in cheap regions that have then also been brought with a student discount, Bill Gates loves his charities and I like cheap windows.

If you read the eula those educational copies, just like MSDN copies, are not suppose to be resold and Microsoft will deactivate them when they find out.

 

[spat55]

Risking your money is your choice. But reccomending someone else too without disclosing the risks is just bad advice and frowned upon here. Those greyware key sites help propagate credit card and identity theft. Many of those keys are purchased by ill gotten means and sold cheap to launder the money. When the chargebacks come weeks to months afterwards) many of those keys get deactivated.

I've found most are just brought in cheap regions that have then also been brought with a student discount, Bill Gates loves his charities and I like cheap windows.

If you read the eula those educational copies, just like MSDN copies, are not suppose to be resold and Microsoft will deactivate them when they find out.

*IF* which is a big if. Take the risk save yourself 80% of the money and I'd say you have a 10% chance of them being deactivated. It is opinion on wherever you do this or not and I see you don't like the idea but I know plenty of people that have done so and are very happy, just like some dislike the use of Keysites like G2A and Kinguin, never had a issue with any of them even after buy 50+ keys.

Publishers don't like it they need to stop it happening, maybe make it so it's not so easy to buy fraudulently.