gpu Possible gpu, CPU bottleneck

[Italic]

I haven’t been into tech as much as I was when a few years back and my gtx 1050 ti is finally not doing it for me. I mostly do 3D work in cinema 4d and unreal engine. I also game as well. I went and ordered a rtx 2070 super since I figured it’s a decent upgrade for the price. However as I wait I’m starting to worry that I’ll be bottlenecking my gpu. My cpu is an i5 6600k @3.5ghz.  I’m not sure if it will bottleneck or not which is why I’m here. If so with that gpu would a i5 9600k 6 core processor be the right way to go? Or should I be fine?

[Falco5150]

it depends on what resolution & fps youre trying to play at. From what I've heard the 9600k is hitting 100% usage at 1080p with the 2070. If youre gaming at 1440p or higher you may be ok with a 9600k, but i would reccomend a 9700k or ryzen 3700 if you want to avoid bottlenecking at higher fps 1080p

[Noah0302]

Why is your 6600k not overclocked?

 

Id try that first before spending money on a new CPU and Mainboard

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10 minutes ago, Italic said:

I went and ordered a rtx 2070 super since I figured it’s a decent upgrade for the price. However as I wait I’m starting to worry that I’ll be bottlenecking my gpu. My cpu is an i5 6600k @3.5ghz.  I’m not sure if it will bottleneck or not which is why I’m here.

nothing to worry unless, you see shutters and low avg fps when gpu under 100% load

[Italic]

Just now, Falco5150 said:

it depends on what resolution & fps youre trying to play at. From what I've heard the 9600k is hitting 100% usage at 1080p with the 2070. If youre gaming at 1440p or higher you may be ok with a 9600k, but i would reccomend a 9700k or ryzen 3700 if you want to avoid bottlenecking at higher fps 1080p

I have no reason to play in anything higher than 1080p. I’m assuming the CPU I have now is not viable anymore?

[Italic]

1 minute ago, Noah0302 said:

Why is your 6600k not overclocked?

 

Id try that first before spending money on a new CPU and Mainboard

Honestly because I don’t know all of the risks involved at all with overclocking it. I overclocked my gpu fine but I wouldn’t even know where to start with my cpu

[Falco5150]

Just now, Italic said:

I have no reason to play in anything higher than 1080p. I’m assuming the CPU I have now is not viable anymore?

I agree with what Noah said, test things out first and see how it goes before spending the money on a new cpu/mobo.

 

whats the refresh rate on your monitor?

[Italic]

1 minute ago, Falco5150 said:

I agree with what Noah said, test things out first and see how it goes before spending the money on a new cpu/mobo.

 

whats the refresh rate on your monitor?

60 hz. I plan on getting new ones. When I play games now I see screen tearing.

[Noah0302]

As long as you dont go way overboard with the voltage and keep your temps in check, there is in my experience nothing to worry about.

 

Maybe even try to keep the voltage stock and just see how far your CPU can go with that.

[Italic]

Just now, Noah0302 said:

As long as you dont go way overboard with the voltage and keep your temps in check, there is in my experience nothing to worry about.

 

Maybe even try to keep the voltage stock and just see how far your CPU can go with that.

How high should I let my cpu temp be? Or what should I worry about. When I over locked my gpu I didn’t touch the voltage I have a decent psu I just don’t trust myself or anything  I’ll look into it

[Falco5150]

Just now, Italic said:

60 hz. I plan on getting new ones. When I play games now I see screen tearing.

the reason you're getting tearing is because youre pushing way more fps than your monitor can handle.

what kind of fps are you getting in the games youre playing? this will help figure out if you really need a cpu upgrade or not.

 

to help with the tearing you can limit your fps closer to your refresh rate. (set it slightly higher though just to compensate for fps spikes)

[Italic]

1 minute ago, Falco5150 said:

the reason you're getting tearing is because youre pushing way more fps than your monitor can handle.

what kind of fps are you getting in the games youre playing? this will help figure out if you really need a cpu upgrade or not.

 

to help with the tearing you can limit your fps closer to your refresh rate. (set it slightly higher though just to compensate for fps spikes)

I normally cap my FPS at 90 for the games I play. I don’t really play anything that demanding but let’s say for example if I’m playing battlefield 4 or ark survival I get screen tears a lot with fast movements. Ark I Litterally never get over 60 let alone 60 FPS at all. Battlefield on the other hand I avg about 70 to 80 on high settings and I get screen tears as well.

[Noah0302]

4 minutes ago, Italic said:

How high should I let my cpu temp be? Or what should I worry about. When I over locked my gpu I didn’t touch the voltage I have a decent psu I just don’t trust myself or anything  I’ll look into it

As most intel CPUs you should aim below 70C while gaming, if you got a heavy OC and not over 90 while running a stress test like Prime95

 

For a light overclock like youre aiming for, go for something like 60C during gaming and about 80c during stress test.

Keep in mind your cooler will be important during overclocking, dont try to force stuff with the stock heatsink.

[Italic]

3 minutes ago, Noah0302 said:

As most intel CPUs you should aim below 70C while gaming, if you got a heavy OC and not over 90 while running a stress test like Prime95

 

For a light overclock like youre aiming for, go for something like 60C during gaming and about 80c during stress test.

Keep in mind your cooler will be important during overclocking, dont try to force stuff with the stock heatsink.

I don’t have a very good cooler so I’ll have to watch that. Honestly I thought 60 would be pretty low. The cooler I’m using is a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

[Falco5150]

1 minute ago, Italic said:

I normally cap my FPS at 90 for the games I play. I don’t really play anything that demanding but let’s say for example if I’m playing battlefield 4 or ark survival I get screen tears a lot with fast movements. Ark I Litterally never get over 60 let alone 60 FPS at all. Battlefield on the other hand I avg about 70 to 80 on high settings and I get screen tears as well.

hmm. ok.

my personal recommendation. I think your current cpu is borderline good enough and you'd be more satisfied if you upgraded to a better monitor 1st. Something 120hz + with either freesync or g sync. and i really would reccomend 1440p over 1080p especially since the 2070 super has the power to push it.

 

[Falco5150]

if you tell me what size monitor you want, and a budget I could recommend a couple to you.

[Italic]

2 minutes ago, Falco5150 said:

if you tell me what size monitor you want, and a budget I could recommend a couple to you.

Rn I have three 27 inch monitors so preferably that size. And I’d say somewhere in the 200-300 usd range. 

[Falco5150]

1 minute ago, Italic said:

Rn I have three 27 inch monitors so preferably that size. And I’d say somewhere in the 200-300 usd range. 

do you game on all 3 as an extended screen?

do you want to upgrade all 3?

and would that budget be 200-300 per monitor or total?

 

[Italic]

1 minute ago, Falco5150 said:

do you game on all 3 as an extended screen?

do you want to upgrade all 3?

and would that budget be 200-300 per monitor or total?

 

No I play on just one the others are for multi tasking like chrome or discord.  I’d like to upgrade all three but trying to get all three for 300$ with a good hrz sounds unrealistic. So I’d probably only be getting one for that money 

[Falco5150]

1 minute ago, Italic said:

No I play on just one the others are for multi tasking like chrome or discord.  I’d like to upgrade all three but trying to get all three for 300$ with a good hrz sounds unrealistic. So I’d probably only be getting one for that money 

it would be extremely unrealistic lol.

 

for that price i would reccomend something like the Asus VG279Q

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KXHTRT5?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

[Falco5150]

or possibly this LG 27GL83A-B if you're interested in 1440p

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YGZL8XF?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

 

it is a bit over the budget you gave though

[Italic]

2 minutes ago, Falco5150 said:

it would be extremely unrealistic lol.

 

for that price i would reccomend something like the Asus VG279Q

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KXHTRT5?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

Yea I kinda figured that. I’ll see about selling the ones I have since there still pretty good monitors and they went up in price from when I bought them so I’ll sell those and get the upgrades. Thank you for dealing with not only my stupidity but just dumb questions lol 

[Falco5150]

1 minute ago, Italic said:

Yea I kinda figured that. I’ll see about selling the ones I have since there still pretty good monitors and they went up in price from when I bought them so I’ll sell those and get the upgrades. Thank you for dealing with not only my stupidity but just dumb questions lol 

no problem. happy I could help.

 

go for the monitor 1st, you'll have a much better experience there. just know that your current cpu will probably be running at 100% and you wont be getting 144 fps in everything because the cpu bottleneck but it should be pretty close. your overall experience will be much better though. if you want those extra fps so you're steady at or over 144 + in most games you will have to upgrade your cpu. If you find the upgrade necessary a 9600k or 3600 would probably be ok, but 9700k or 3700x would be the smarter option. or you may be perfectly happy with just the monitor.

(just a little what to expect next)

 

best of luck