eGPU vs. Desktop (GTX970)

[miniCotulla]

Hello,

 

Next week I get a GTX970, and because my PC already bottlenecked the GTX760 I thought of different solutions:

 

PC (same setup as before but instead of the GTX760 a GTX970):

Intel Core2Quad q9450

4gb DDR2 (800 mHz)

PCIe 1.1 x4 slot

 

or

 

Notebook (eGPU compatible):

Intel Core i7 2720QM

16gb DDR3 (1333 mHz)

PCIe 2.0 x1 slot (via: http://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-p-934367.html)

 

Wich one would work better? How much will the GTX970 be bottlenecked by a slower PCIe interface?

[SimpleG]

what.the.fuck? WICH DUMBASS TOLD YOU YOU JUST NEED A GOOD GPU AND THATS ALL? I will be suprised if you'd get atleast 5fps in minecrtaft on low. and I'd stay with desktops and buy new mobo+cpu+cpu cooler+ram+

[flibberdipper]

Both suck. I would return the GTX 970 and upgrade your desktop.

[ZacDaMan72]

Return the 970 and upgrade your computer.

[d3sl91]

Yeah, I'd use the money from the 970 to buy an i5/8GB DDR3/1150Mobo.

 

Your CPU is what is causing your system to be slow. 

[Damikiller37]

Might as well save up and get a new PC all together since either solution won't be very good and will most likely throttle down the performance greatly.

[miniCotulla]

the 970 comes from the EVGA Step Up programm, if I return it I won't have any GPU, but my old Quadro FX 370. 

 

Gaming performance wasn't that bad with the GTX 760:

 

BF3: 45-60 FPS on high, but the CPU bottlenecked there (CPU: 100%, GPU: 60 - 70%)

 

 

There is no money for upgrading my PC now:( 

 

I only need to know which solution is less worse: CPU bottleneck on the desktop or PCIe bottleneck on the notebook

[d3sl91]

the 970 comes from the EVGA Step Up programm, if I return it I won't have any GPU, but my old Quadro FX 370. 

 

Gaming performance wasn't that bad with the GTX 760:

 

BF3: 45-60 FPS on high, but the CPU bottlenecked there (CPU: 100%, GPU: 60 - 70%)

 

 

There is no money for upgrading my PC now:( 

My Brother's Q9550 and a 6950 outperforms my friend's Asus laptop with an i7 and dual GPU (I think dual 580s).

 

So... you are still probably best off with the desktop until you can upgrade.

[Sauron]

Welcome to the forum!

 

Chances are the 760 is already being bottlenecked by your cpu, pcie bus and ram. Before considering a 970, you should upgrade the rest of the system.

 

Get something like this if you have the money:

intel core i5 4690k

asus z97-a

kingston hyperx fury 1600mhz 2x4gb

 

You'll see a significant performance improvement.

On a side note, you really should keep a gpu for at least 3 years as a general rule to avoid wasting money. Therefore if you can't afford to upgrade now you might as well just wait. I think a 970 would be bottlenecked so hard by the rest of the pc that you wouldn't see much of an improvement at all by getting one.

 

eGPUs are a terrible idea, don't even consider them for now.

[miniCotulla]

My Brother's Q9550 and a 6950 outperforms my friend's Asus laptop with an i7 and dual GPU (I think dual 580s).

 

So... you are still probably best off with the desktop until you can upgrade.

 

I testet it and the notebook Core i7 only gets to 15-30 % in BF3

 

Maybe your brother overclocked the q9550, wich is not possible on my Mainboard

[ManWithBeard1990]

The laptop is reasonable spec

[Bhav]

If the GPU is from EVGA step up then get it anyway.

[miniCotulla]

Will the PCIe 2.0 x1 wich equals PCIe 1.1 x2 (if I'm correct) be worse bottleneck than the CPU from my Desktop?

[Jey R.]

Get the gtx 970. And if you can build a new platform. That would be the ultimate option with your best personal experience.