Will a 980 ti be bottlenecked in this build?

[AA04]

I currently own this build https://pcpartpicker.com/user/xP0WERH0USEx/saved/4bvLkL

 

I set money for a 1060 but I realized I could get a 980ti for just a bit more, but what I'm wondering is whether this build will bottleneck the 980ti or if i should just get a 970

[The Sloth]

yes, get a ryzen 1600 or play in 1440p or 4k, so you put more stress on the GPU. 

[themctipers]

slightly, but just go for the 980ti. even a slighty bottlenecked 980ti will be better than a 970.

[Princess Luna]

As stated above, yes there will be a small bottleneck, however it still is a more worthy purchase than the 1060.

[Suika]

Oh definitely. The R3 1200 seems to meet its limit around the GTX 1060, so you're going to see a bit of a waste in performance. I'd recommend trying to squeeze a few extra dollars out and going to an R5 1400 or better.

5 minutes ago, nerdslayer1 said:

or play in 1440p or 4k, so you put more stress on the GPU. 

In my experience, a Haswell i5 would still bottleneck a 980 Ti at 1440p, so that won't alleviate the issue that much.

[The Sloth]

Just now, Suika said:

980 Ti at 1440p, so that won't alleviate the issue that much.

but it will help, putting more stress on the GPU. 

[AA04]

6 minutes ago, themctipers said:

slightly, but just go for the 980ti. even a slighty bottlenecked 980ti will be better than a 970.

 

4 minutes ago, Princess Cadence said:

As stated above, yes there will be a small bottleneck, however it still is a more worthy purchase than the 1060.

Would just a 980 be a better purchase? I have like $325 dollars, whats my best option for that price?

[themctipers]

Just now, AA04 said:

 

Would just a 980 be a better purchase? I have like $325 dollars, whats my best option for that price?

no. always go for a better card, even if there is a slight bottleneck, you can always upgrade the CPU later on when you need to and the GPU will perform better if it was bottlenecked, and it has more performance now and in the future. 

[Princess Luna]

Just now, AA04 said:

Would just a 980 be a better purchase? I have like $325 dollars, whats my best option for that price?

Frankly I wouldn't buy any thing as for right now, Coffee Lake is 1 week from release and it's Pentium~i3 offerings might be better purchases ^^

[PCGuy_5960]

1 minute ago, AA04 said:

Would just a 980 be a better purchase? I have like $325 dollars, whats my best option for that price?

Get the 980 Ti and get a cheaper case so that you can afford a Ryzen 5 CPU, or wait for Coffeelake.

 

BTW, don't get an MSI board, get an AsRock or ASUS one

[i_build_nanosuits]

17 minutes ago, AA04 said:

I currently own this build https://pcpartpicker.com/user/xP0WERH0USEx/saved/4bvLkL

 

I set money for a 1060 but I realized I could get a 980ti for just a bit more, but what I'm wondering is whether this build will bottleneck the 980ti or if i should just get a 970

That powesupply will not properly run a GTX 980ti...i know because i had a 980ti myself and i was using a XFX XTR 550W Gold (same as seasonic Gseries, very good PSU) and the PSU was working but when under load it would scream it's ass the fans would go to top speed and what not...450W is not enough for card, especially a super cheap unit like the CX