Would an i5-4440 bottleneck a GTX 770?

[thejoker175]

I'm building a PC and I'm not sure if I should save some money and buy an i5-4440 or buy an i5-3570k. I would like to save as much money as possible but the gtx 770 is a powerful card and I don't know enough about CPU's to know if an i5-4440 would hold it back from it's full potential.

 

[AshyCFC]

Short answer: No the i5-4440 will not bottleneck.

 

[nikoli707]

no not really. but there are some games where you can run a top of the line 3970x and a 780ti and after a small overclock the game sees a jump in fps... these are just cpu bound games. but i think the premium you are paying for a 770 over a 760 isn't worth it in your situation.

 

[thejoker175]

no not really. but there are some games where you can run a top of the line 3970x and a 780ti and after a small overclock the game sees a jump in fps... these are just cpu bound games. but i think the premium you are paying for a 770 over a 760 isn't worth it in your situation.

So you're saying the 770 and 760 aren't that different? If that's the case then I'll be happy to get a 760 instead. The 770 is really pushing my budget.

 

[nikoli707]

there is a difference but its only about 10-12% at best. at 1080p in most games with the same settings you might gain 4-6 fps, but you can overclock the 760 to overtake a stock 770. obviously you can overclock the 770 and it will be faster again. but the 760 is the sweet spot for price to performance ratio.

 

[AshyCFC]

+1 for 760 and OC, that was a wise idea.

You could get a 760 and then OC it to the speeds of the 770(if you get a 760 with a good cooler) as posted above.

I recommend an EVGA or Asus 760.

 

[nikoli707]

yeah save your money sir.... either get the evga or the asus.... both will serve you very well. both are a tiny bit faster than my old 7950 and it was very fast and offered very very good 1080p performance.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DHW4HS4/?tag=pcpapi-20

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121775

 

[thejoker175]

Thank you all for your responses. Just one question: What's the difference between overclocking and superclocking? Superclocking sounds more expensive but is it worth the extra money? Would superclocking a 760 match the performance of a stock 770?

 

[nikoli707]

superclocking is just a term used by the manufactures... it just means a factory overclock. you can overclock any card yourself and most card reach similar levels, some more some less.

 

[InDaHood]

I have the Intel Core i5 4430S and plans to buy a GTX 770 and the Pentium G3258 and OC that CPU. That may seem odd since its dual core but i use a lot of programs that are sinlge and dual core and there the Pentium rocks! My question is if any of those CPU's will bottleneck the GPU?