Will this Bottleneck?

[linus.bra01]

Hello boyos (and goyos?). Well im going to purchase a 1170 / 1180 when they release (Not FE), and i can't decide wisch one of them because i am afraid it will bottleneck.

I currently have the following setup.

I5 6600K
16gb 2666mhz ddr4
m.2 960 evo 250gb
2000+500gb HDD
650w psu
Gigabyte gaming k3 mobo
msi 970 4gb

I will replace my 970 with either a 1170 or a 1180. Which one should i go for since i don't want bottleneck. Or should i first upgrade my cpu or possibly overclock it?

So should i go for a 1180 or a 1170. Or none at all and upgrade cpu? Or just overclock my cpu.

All answers are appriciated.

Sorry for my bad english, it ain't my primary language.

 

[rodolphe.viard]

Hi linus.bra01,

It depends on the game.
But in most of them, quickly, you will be limited by the processor.
Indeed, you "only" have 4 thread and now, games will eat them all.
A minimum of 4cores/8threads or 6cores/6threads is recommended.

Your generation (the 6th) is dead, the only thing you can do is to go for an i7 6700k but does it woth the money?
Your choice.

I would recommend you, if the budget is not a problem, to go for the 8th gen or to Ryzen.


Rodolphe.

 

[King_V]

What do you mean by bottleneck? This is a term that is overused and very often mis-used.

Some games are more CPU and thread dependent. A lot of games are more GPU dependent. It depends on what games you're playing.

Graphics card and monitor resolution + refresh rate are more of an issue a lot of the time. The GTX 970 is solid for playing 1920x1080 @ 60Hz. You really don't need a more powerful video card except MAYBE for the absolute newest AAA titles, OR if you are running a higher resolution than 1920x1080.

Nobody knows what the performance of the next generation of Nvidia cards is going to be.

I would suggest not making any changes unless your current system is falling short in some way.