is i7 860 still good for gaming?

[GeorgeFuckit]

Greetings, i plan to get gtx 970 for my old conputer, will i7 860 bottleneck gtx 970 on demanding games? Thanks in advance

[GhostWindGamer]

nah it's still a pretty good CPU

[ShadowCaptain]

Should keep you going for now

[Mush Brain]

Overclock it to max capacity, i would say around 4.0-4.4ghz is normal for these chips (going off Nehalem)

 

Your CPU still has a lot more IPC than the FX CPU's, so it will not really have a problem feeding a GTX 970, plus you have HT which does aid performance in some newer games now.

[Lord Pantaloons]

Core 2 Duo's and Quads are still fine, your i7 is good to go for awhile.

[Fate]

Probably a few years before you need a CPU upgrade. 

[WolfDeville]

My cousin has my old i7 860 @ stock clock and hes able to play current games with a 7870 ghz edition at 1080p and stay above 60fps on most.

[i_build_nanosuits]

Greetings, i plan to get gtx 970 for my old conputer, will i7 860 bottleneck gtx 970 on demanding games? Thanks in advance

what screen resolution are you rendering your games at?

[xc3ll]

Core 2 Duo's and Quads are still fine, your i7 is good to go for awhile.

 

For most games this is true. But if you have lower end Core 2 quad, it will bottleneck even a GTX 750ti. (I run a q8200 in my HTPC and some games, like Watch_Dogs, are unplayable)

 

The i7 860 should be fine, even with a powerfull gpu like the 970. Some Games might run a little slower, but you still should get decent framerates.

[typographie]

Core i5-750 user reporting in. It's enough to let me get to 60 FPS in most games still.

 

I'm personally considering an upgrade in the foreseeable future, but I'm still trying to decide if I should just stick it out until Skylake is released. Your 860's Hyperthreading may actually be giving it slightly longer legs in some recent games than my 750, though.

[GeorgeFuckit]

what screen resolution are you rendering your games at?

1080p 

uhmm i think i might ditch this cpu and this old computer and go for this build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WfZgqs (austin evans higlighted it on youtube)

[i_build_nanosuits]

1080p 

uhmm i think i might ditch this cpu and this old computer and go for this build http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WfZgqs (austin evans higlighted it on youtube)

it's a great system i've in fact been recommending a similar build for some time now...it makes a lot of sense.

just take a look though the core i5-4590 ATM is only 9$ more and comes with a 300mhz higher boost clock...it's worth it.

EDIT: there you go i just editied your build, included a motherboard about the same quality and features but better price, same for memory

and this PSU is vastly superior...also you get the i5-4590

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($193.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($71.99 @ Newegg)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($57.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($109.96 @ OutletPC)

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($53.49 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB Superclocked ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($349.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Case: NZXT S340 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($66.99 @ Directron)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($74.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $979.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-24 15:01 EST-0500

 

This is what it will cost you at the pump not including any mail-in rebates...

Edited November 24, 2014 by i_build_nanosuits

[totjup5]

Its still decent, but the CPU should be the next upgrade after that card.