Help with bottle necking

[HazzaUK]

I’m currently running an

 

I5-4460 

gtx 750ti

16gb ddr3 ram

144hz monitor 1920X1080

 

Im trying to figure out what to upgrade and was looking at replacing the 750 with a gtx 1060 but am concerned that I wouldn’t really get much performance increase in games like pubg and csgo due to bottle necking, I intent to run these games in median to high settings.

 

Thanks for helping.

[BigRom]

PUBG & CSGO are pretty intense on the CPU end. While yes the GTX 1060 is a pretty big jump from a 750Ti (made the same jump myself) and you should see good improvements, there is a slight bottleneck so you might not be utilizing the full potential of the card.

[HazzaUK]

9 hours ago, BigRom said:

PUBG & CSGO are pretty intense on the CPU end. While yes the GTX 1060 is a pretty big jump from a 750Ti (made the same jump myself) and you should see good improvements, there is a slight bottleneck so you might not be utilizing the full potential of the card.

So will I see any performance increase?

 

and will putting the game in higher settings counter the slight bottle neck?

 

thanks for replying .

[BigRom]

52 minutes ago, HazzaUK said:

So will I see any performance increase?

 

and will putting the game in higher settings counter the slight bottle neck?

 

thanks for replying .

Yeah you should get improvements in FPS and the level of detail you can go to. But prepare for potential frame drops when the action gets intense as processor might not necessarily be able to keep up

[HazzaUK]

5 minutes ago, BigRom said:

Yeah you should get improvements in FPS and the level of detail you can go to. But prepare for potential frame drops when the action gets intense as processor might not necessarily be able to keep up

alright great cheers, 

 

is there any cpu with the same socket as a i5 4460 that would pare well with the 1060?

[BigRom]

13 hours ago, HazzaUK said:

alright great cheers, 

 

is there any cpu with the same socket as a i5 4460 that would pare well with the 1060?

The top of the range i7-4790K from that era is still a very capable processor, but you might wanna invest in a better cooler if you plan on overclocking it since it is after all a "K" unlocked chip.

[Fasauceome]

3 hours ago, BigRom said:

The top of the range i7-4790K from that era is still a very capable processor, but you might wanna invest in a better cooler if you plan on overclocking it since it is after all a "K" unlocked chip.

If OP has a 4460 then it's likely not paired with a Z series board. Also, the 4790k has pretty terrible value, I'd instead recommend the non-K 4770 at around $120, where that may be found. (although with a Ryzen 5 1400 at around $100 it's probably time for a platform upgrade)

[BigRom]

5 minutes ago, fasauceome said:

If OP has a 4460 then it's likely not paired with a Z series board. Also, the 4790k has pretty terrible value, I'd instead recommend the non-K 4770 at around $120, where that may be found. (although with a Ryzen 5 1400 at around $100 it's probably time for a platform upgrade)

True.

Tbh its kinda hard to justify spending a lot on an old Haswell chip especially with the Ryzen 5 1xxx prices as it is. Intel went away from LGA1150 after Haswell anyway so there isn't any upgrade path either, the 4790K is basically "as good as it gets" for that socket

 

With the Ryzen at least there is a path to higher end Ryzen chips and the Zen2 that is coming later this year.

[jerubedo]

On 4/9/2019 at 6:39 PM, HazzaUK said:

I’m currently running an

 

I5-4460 

gtx 750ti

16gb ddr3 ram

144hz monitor 1920X1080

 

Im trying to figure out what to upgrade and was looking at replacing the 750 with a gtx 1060 but am concerned that I wouldn’t really get much performance increase in games like pubg and csgo due to bottle necking, I intent to run these games in median to high settings.

 

Thanks for helping.

Here's what the FPS would look like (it's not bottlenecked much):

 

 

There are definite and substantial gains coming from your GPU to the GTX 1060

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, BigRom said:

the 4790K is basically "as good as it gets" for that socket

And now that Ryzen's out I really only recommend it for OC enthisuasts

[HazzaUK]

22 hours ago, BigRom said:

Yeah you should get improvements in FPS and the level of detail you can go to. But prepare for potential frame drops when the action gets intense as processor might not necessarily be able to keep up

 

5 hours ago, jerubedo said:

Here's what the FPS would look like (it's not bottlenecked much):

 

 

There are definite and substantial gains coming from your GPU to the GTX 1060

 

5 hours ago, BigRom said:

True.

Tbh its kinda hard to justify spending a lot on an old Haswell chip especially with the Ryzen 5 1xxx prices as it is. Intel went away from LGA1150 after Haswell anyway so there isn't any upgrade path either, the 4790K is basically "as good as it gets" for that socket

 

With the Ryzen at least there is a path to higher end Ryzen chips and the Zen2 that is coming later this year.

 

 

Thanks for you help guys, I am going to purchase the 1060 and then later upgrade my motherboard and ram,

 

Cheers for your help!