GPU for i5-750 Rig

[ejm_110]

I am going back to PC master race. No I am not a pure console gamer, I just went overseas and not gaming on PC resulted to sadness. I really do feel that PC gaming is one of the missing links in my life now.

 

My rig:

 

i5-750 @ stock (planning to OC with Noctua U12 SE2 I think, I forgot the exact model #, targeting 4Ghz)

4GB DDR3

650W Corsair Bronze

GT610 (GTS450 suddenly died, have to replace to be usable)

1080p only 

 

My choices:

GTX 760

GTX 770

GTX 780

 

I can afford GTX 780 but I am reluctant if the CPU would bottleneck it, even OCd to 4Ghz. I want buttery smooth 60fps. Current games on my library are: SimCity (1 year beta tester now), Torchlight 1, Portal 2, and bunch of humble bundles. I want to play AAA titles in 60fps. Please give me your insights and suggestions. I am not familiar with AMD side. I heard that their current lineup are damn hot and noisy. I like the rig to be quiet.

 

On the side note: what is a good TK mech keyboard, mx brown? Thanks!

 

 

[Ryan Leech]

Buy the 780! You can always turn up the settings to eliminate the bottleneck.

 

What motherboard do you have?

[CoolBeans]

770 will be good for 1080P

[orangecat]

anything would be fine.

[TheSLSAMG]

I would say get a GTX 760 and a modern CPU and motherboard, such as an i5 4670K and a Z87 A.

[ejm_110]

Buy the 780! You can always turn up the settings to eliminate the bottleneck.

 

What motherboard do you have?

P7P55D-E Pro

 

 

 

I would say get a GTX 760 and a modern CPU and motherboard, such as an i5 4670K and a Z87 A.

Why would upgrade to haswell if i5-750 will not bottleneck gtx 760?

 

 

770 will be good for 1080P

 

Is OCing the CPU imperative?

[TheSLSAMG]

P7P55D-E Pro

 

Why would upgrade to haswell if i5-750 will not bottleneck gtx 760?

I thought it was a dual core. It is in fact a quad core. Get the 780 in that case

[Ryan Leech]

P7P55D-E Pro

 

Why would upgrade to haswell if i5-750 will not bottleneck gtx 760?

That's a beautiful motherboard, high quality too, it should have no problem getting that i5 to 4.4GHz. I'd put that chip under water, to its full potential.

[JoshM]

I have an i5 750 and honestly get a 4670k and Z87 board with say a GTX 760 it will be better in the long run, I'm upgrading currently and i have a Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3 and an FX 9370 with the AMD liquid cooler (which I got cheaper then an 8350 cause the guy bought it and realized it wasn't compatible with his mobo), yet to get other parts lol as I'm on a bit of a budget but yeah. 

[ejm_110]

I have an i5 750 and honestly get a 4670k and Z87 board with say a GTX 760 it will be better in the long run, I'm upgrading currently and i have a Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3 and an FX 9370 with the AMD liquid cooler (which I got cheaper then an 8350 cause the guy bought it and realized it wasn't compatible with his mobo), yet to get other parts lol as I'm on a bit of a budget but yeah. 

 

Can you please elaborate why? I do know it is a big upgrade jump but if I would buy a GTX 760 I am sure that i5-750 will not bottleneck it and upgrading to haswell right now will not improve my gaming experience that big. I do plan to upgrade it after 2 years maybe, in in that time there will be another architecture.

[JoshM]

Can you please elaborate why? I do know it is a big upgrade jump but if I would buy a GTX 760 I am sure that i5-750 will not bottleneck it and upgrading to haswell right now will not improve my gaming experience that big. I do plan to upgrade it after 2 years maybe, in in that time there will be another architecture.

Its just getting old i mean its first gen of i5's, yes they are still strong but with games becoming more multi-threaded and are a lot more demanding, I mean if your gonna buy a GTX 770 or 780 why run it on a first gen i5? I would go an 8350 and a 990fx board, but if you want to stick with intel go a 4670k. I don't think the 750 will botleneck you in the near future. 

[shouldervalley]

get MOOAAR RAM!!!!!

[Grave]

GTX 770 for now, anything that will cool your CPU adequately. Save up for a good motherboard and an i5 4670k down the line. And yes, AMD is an option that's cheaper if you want it.

 

Definitely try to get a 2x4/1x8GB DDR3 RAM kit. 8GB is basically the standard, 4GB won't do too well for you I think. A couple good ones are Ripjaws X on sale, and any Corsair you deem are good looking, but whatever you can afford will help. If you can find a 1x4GB of identical RAM to what you have currently, that's an option but I'm betting what you have is a lower frequency outdated RAM that costs the same/more than buying the same amount of better RAM.

[ejm_110]

GTX 770 for now, anything that will cool your CPU adequately. Save up for a good motherboard and an i5 4670k down the line. And yes, AMD is an option that's cheaper if you want it.

 

Definitely try to get a 2x4/1x8GB DDR3 RAM kit. 8GB is basically the standard, 4GB won't do too well for you I think. A couple good ones are Ripjaws X on sale, and any Corsair you deem are good looking, but whatever you can afford will help. If you can find a 1x4GB of identical RAM to what you have currently, that's an option but I'm betting what you have is a lower frequency outdated RAM that costs the same/more than buying the same amount of better RAM.

 

I got Corsair XM3 2x2GB 1600 C7 rams sticks. Always using XMP profile of motherboard. The board manual says this:

 

"Due to Intel spec definition, X. M. P. and DDR3-1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only"

 

Care to explain it to me?... I am thinking of putting 2x4GB sticks in it so 12GB rams overall (will do virtual lab). 1333 and 1600 sticks prices don't differ much in my area. Should I go for 1600 because of possible upgrade and clock them down to 1333 for the moment?

[Ryan Leech]

I got Corsair XM3 2x2GB 1600 C7 rams sticks. Always using XMP profile of motherboard. The board manual says this:

 

"Due to Intel spec definition, X. M. P. and DDR3-1600 are supported for one DIMM per channel only"

 

Care to explain it to me?... I am thinking of putting 2x4GB sticks in it so 12GB rams overall (will do virtual lab). 1333 and 1600 sticks prices don't differ much in my area. Should I go for 1600 because of possible upgrade and clock them down to 1333 for the moment?

I would clock them down to 1333MHz and bring the cl down to 6