Bottleneck Question

[Blunderscore]

Hey guys right now i have a gtx 1660 and i5 9400f and they perform pretty well in games getting above 80fps on average in games at high quality 1080p, i was just wondering if i wanted to upgrade to 1440p and 144hz if i could just upgrade my gtx 1660 to a rtx 2070s and not be bottlenecked by the 9400f or if i need to upgrade both, appreciate any replies thanks

[Willie de houthakker]

I think the 9400f is good enough to pair with the 2070s. With most games the bottleneck is still going to be the gpu, only in cpu heavy games you're going to be cpu bound. (This is not 100% sure but these are the results of my google searches)

[Blunderscore]

alright thanks buddy think i'm just gonna get the 2070s then thanks!

[Guest]

Save some money and get a 5700XT ? 

[Blunderscore]

ah i was thinking about that but the more i researched the less appealing it was, mostly because of the heat and driver issues, i would have loved to get the same performance for less money but i didn't think it was worth the issues that came with it

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Blunderscore said:

ah i was thinking about that but the more i researched the less appealing it was, mostly because of the heat and driver issues, i would have loved to get the same performance for less money but i didn't think it was worth the issues that came with it

 As long as you get a good version i.e Gigabyte Gaming OC, MSI Gaming X, Powercolor Red Devil, Sapphire Nitro etc then you will be fine. They don't all run hot/loud.

 

As for driver issues pretty sure they have been mostly fixed with the latest update.

 

It isn't quite as fast as a 2070 Super, but you can usually save around £100/$100 depending on where you are buying from.