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GTX 970 paired with 2nd gen i5

SammyGoad
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With the current climate for ddr4 being as bad as it is, I dont want to blow my $250 worth of upgrade money on new cpu upgrade to only see a 5-10 fps increase. I'd like to upgrade to a 970 from a 1050ti for a apparently 37% increase in performance. How bad of a mispairing is a 2011 mid range i5 with a high grade 2015 gpu is this?

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Why don't you upgrade to a 1060? 

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a 970i will work fine with an i5 from any year to be honest. I wouldn't call it a high grade gpu though :P 

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7 minutes ago, LinusTechTipsFanFromDarlo said:

Why don't you upgrade to a 1060? 

Yup, 1060 or a 980 would be a good choice. I run an i5 2400 and 980 Ti. 

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RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

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970 from 1050 ti isnt worth it, you are getting more performance at a worse power efficiency, save up your money till the mining craze is over and get a more powerful card then.

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1 minute ago, Zando Bob said:

Yup, 1060 or a 980 would be a good choice. I run an i5 2400 and 980 Ti. 

legit

i run an i5 4690k with a gtx 1080 ti xD

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Just now, Tiwaz said:

legit

i run an i5 4690k with a gtx 1080 ti xD

So we can start a weak-sauce CPU vs GPU setup club? For everyone with a massive powerful CPU and comparatively bleh CPU? 

Intel HEDT and Server platform enthusiasts: Intel HEDT Xeon/i7 Megathread 

 

Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

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Just now, Zando Bob said:

So we can start a weak-sauce CPU vs GPU setup club? For everyone with a massive powerful CPU and comparatively bleh CPU? 

not really, Witcher 3, Titanfall  2, Rainbow 6 never bottleneck. Battlefield 1 is the only game that will constantly push 100% cpu usage and not use more than 60% gpu without using DSR 

 

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Just now, Tiwaz said:

not really, Witcher 3, Titanfall  2, Rainbow 6 never bottleneck. Battlefield 1 is the only game that will constantly push 100% cpu usage and not use more than 60% gpu without using DSR 

 

My games don't bottleneck at all.... Battlefront II and KOTOR stay pinned at the max frame rate... And we know  (sarcasm increasing) that they're very demanding games....

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Main PC 

CPU: i9 7980XE @4.5GHz/1.22v/-2 AVX offset 

Cooler: EKWB Supremacy Block - custom loop w/360mm +280mm rads 

Motherboard: EVGA X299 Dark 

RAM:4x8GB HyperX Predator DDR4 @3200Mhz CL16 

GPU: Nvidia FE 2060 Super/Corsair HydroX 2070 FE block 

Storage:  1TB MP34 + 1TB 970 Evo + 500GB Atom30 + 250GB 960 Evo 

Optical Drives: LG WH14NS40 

PSU: EVGA 1600W T2 

Case & Fans: Corsair 750D Airflow - 3x Noctua iPPC NF-F12 + 4x Noctua iPPC NF-A14 PWM 

OS: Windows 11

 

Display: LG 27UK650-W (4K 60Hz IPS panel)

Mouse: EVGA X17

Keyboard: Corsair K55 RGB

 

Mobile/Work Devices: 2020 M1 MacBook Air (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3

 

Other Misc Devices: iPod Video (Gen 5.5E, 128GB SD card swap, running Rockbox), Nintendo Switch

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1 hour ago, Zando Bob said:

My games don't bottleneck at all.... Battlefront II and KOTOR stay pinned at the max frame rate... And we know  (sarcasm increasing) that they're very demanding games....

thats what i was saying, they dont need powerful cpus

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Got a 980ti to play nice with a 5GHz 2600K, the I5 is fine 

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