Posted March 30, 2020 I recently inherited a Dell T1700 computer. It has a Xeon E3-1270 v3 CPU with 4 cores and 8 threads. It also has 16GB of RAM, 3TB HDD and 250GB SSD. Once I upgrade the power supply to something like a EVGA B700, I was considering buying either a RX580, RX590 or RX Vega 56. If I decide to use a RX Vega 56, will I have a bottleneck with the Xeon E3-1270 v3 CPU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 30, 2020 It will not bottleneck that much, but keep in mind there is no such thing as "not bottlenecking" every pc bottleneck from some component QUOTE ME FOR ANSWER. Main PC: Spoiler |Ryzen 7 3700x, OC to 4.2ghz @1.3V, 67C, or 4.4ghz @1.456V, 87C || Asus strix 5700 XT, +50 core, +50 memory, +50 power (not a great overclocker) || Asus Strix b550-A || G.skill trident Z Neo rgb 32gb 3600mhz cl16-19-19-19-39, oc to 3733mhz with the same timings || Cooler Master ml360 RGB AIO || Phanteks P500A Digital || Thermaltake ToughPower grand RGB750w 80+gold || Samsung 850 250gb and Adata SX 6000 Lite 500gb || Toshiba 5400rpm 1tb || Asus Rog Theta 7.1 || Asus Rog claymore || Asus Gladius 2 origin gaming mouse || Monitor 1 Asus 1080p 144hz || Monitor 2 AOC 1080p 75hz || Test Rig. Spoiler | Ryzen 5 3400G || Gigabyte b450 S2H || Hyper X fury 2x4gb 2666mhz cl 16 ||Stock cooler || Antec NX100 || Silverstone essential 400w || Transgend SSD 220s 480gb || Just Sold Spoiler | i3 9100F || Msi Gaming X gtx 1050 TI || MSI Z390 A-Pro || Kingston 1x16gb 2400mhz cl17 || Stock cooler || Kolink Horizon RGB || Corsair CV 550w || Pny CS900 120gb || Tier lists for building a PC. Motherboard tier list. Tier A for overclocking 5950x. Tier B for overclocking 5900x, Tier C for overclocking 5800X. Tier D for overclocking 5600X. Tier F for 4/6 core Cpus at stock. Tier E avoid. (Also case airflow matter or if you are using Downcraft air cooler) Spoiler Gpu tier list. Rtx 3000 and RX 6000 not included since not so many reviews. Tier S for Water cooling. Tier A and B for overcloking. Tier C stock and Tier D avoid. ( You can overclock Tier C just fine, but it can get very loud, that is why it is not recommended for overclocking, same with tier D) Spoiler Psu tier List. Tier A for Rtx 3000, Vega and RX 6000. Tier B For anything else. Tier C cheap/IGPU. Tier D and E avoid. (RTX 3000/ RX 6000 Might run just fine with higher wattage tier B unit, Rtx 3070 runs fine with tier B units) Spoiler Cpu cooler tier list. Tier 1&2 for power hungry Cpus with Overclock. Tier 3&4 for overclocking Ryzen 3,5,7 or lower power Intel Cpus. Tier 5 for overclocking low end Cpus or 4/6 core Ryzen. Tier 6&7 for stock. Tier 8&9 Ryzen stock cooler performance. Do not waste your money! Spoiler Storage tier List. Tier A for Moving files/ OS. Tier B for OS/Games. Tier C for games. Tier D budget Pcs. Tier E if on sale not the worst but not good. (With a grain of salt, I use tier C for OS myself) Spoiler Case Tier List. Work In Progress. Most Phanteks airflow series cases already done! Ask me anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 30, 2020 Did you replace the power supply in that Dell? An older, OEM PSU would not pair so well with a Vega graphics card. Trash beauty: CPU: Xeon X5550 GPU: RX 570 4GB (defective) SSD: Fattydove Racing 240GB HDD: WD Blue 320GB Motherboard: HP Z400 Ram: 6x2GB DDR3 1066 PSU: Corsair TX650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 30, 2020 Author Just now, Donut Dan said: Did you replace the power supply in that Dell? An older, OEM PSU would not pair so well with a Vega graphics card. As I wrote in my original post, I plan on replacing the power supply with a EVGA B700. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, PrematureCorn said: As I wrote in my original post, I plan on replacing the power supply with a EVGA B700. Sorry, misread. Unfortunately, that power supply would also be an ill pairing for such a graphics card. Have you checked out the PSU tier list? it can shed some light on better choices. Trash beauty: CPU: Xeon X5550 GPU: RX 570 4GB (defective) SSD: Fattydove Racing 240GB HDD: WD Blue 320GB Motherboard: HP Z400 Ram: 6x2GB DDR3 1066 PSU: Corsair TX650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, Donut Dan said: Sorry, misread. Unfortunately, that power supply would also be an ill pairing for such a graphics card. Have you checked out the PSU tier list? it can shed some light on better choices. I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 30, 2020 Author 5 minutes ago, Donut Dan said: Sorry, misread. Unfortunately, that power supply would also be an ill pairing for such a graphics card. Have you checked out the PSU tier list? it can shed some light on better choices. The recommended power supply for this graphics card is 500W. A 700W PSU should be plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 30, 2020 4 minutes ago, PrematureCorn said: The recommended power supply for this graphics card is 500W. A 700W PSU should be plenty. The wattage is certainly more than enough. however, the transient power draw of Vega cards causes voltage spikes that create huge problems for cheaper PSU models like EVGA's bronze units. @LukeSavenije, creator of the tier list, can probably advise quite well here. Trash beauty: CPU: Xeon X5550 GPU: RX 570 4GB (defective) SSD: Fattydove Racing 240GB HDD: WD Blue 320GB Motherboard: HP Z400 Ram: 6x2GB DDR3 1066 PSU: Corsair TX650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted March 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, PrematureCorn said: The recommended power supply for this graphics card is 500W. A 700W PSU should be plenty. Wattage isn't the only thing to consider-- that PSU has not-great ripple, safety features, etc. putting it in a lower tier. Would it probably work fine? Yes, but only probably, and there are better options. Are you paying the $100 it seems to go for on Newegg? For that price you could get a TX650M which would be much better, and probably other options as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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