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Gtx 970 Bottle neck?

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Is my new gpu going to be a bottleneck? I am getting the evga gtx 970 stock and I have the amd x4 760k and was wondering if it would be a bottle neck. I know everything else is not a bottleneck.

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That's a bottleneck, quite a significant one too

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It depends on the game, but a 760k will certainly bottleneck a 970 in some (many) games. 

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Not really if you overclock the CPU above 4GHz, then you should be fine. But the "bottleneck" (stupid thing to say IMO) is not SO massive that it's EXTREMELY noticeable.

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I only have a stock cpu cooler but i think i can get it up there, any suggestions?

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Yea it's a bottleneck, if you don't plan on upgrading your CPU in the relatively near future, I suggest you go with a lower-end card like a 760/270(x)/280.

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I have no plans on changing my cpu anytime soon and i have my eyes set on the gtx 970, is there any percentages on this kind of stuff that i could use?
 

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Damn I hate that word. You didn't even word your sentence correctly. The CPU will be the "bottleneck".

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Any suggestions if I do get a new cpu? I am looking for a very inexpensive one ~100$

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Any suggestions if I do get a new cpu? I am looking for a very inexpensive one ~100$

 

Well, you would have to change your motherboard as well, due to the FM2 socket, having the 760k the best option for it really. If you want a cheap solution, go with an i3 + h81/h97 motherboard. Should only be about 150~$.

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