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Should I upgrade CPU? Does it bottleneck?

afaq0
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My friend is looking to upgrade his computer. He is planning on getting a GTX 1060 or GTX 1070 from the GT 1030 he currently has. He currently has a i7-4770, which is from 2013. Will this CPU bottleneck or will it perform fine with the GTX 1060 or GTX 1070 in games such as Apex Legends? Thanks in advance. 

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It'll be fine

 

Is that a 6GB or 3GB 1060? Has he looked at the RX 580 8GB? They're cheaper than the 1060 and perform the same 

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apex is newer so it's gonna lean on the CPU a bit more, but I believe a 1070 would still be suitable.

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