Looking at upgrading and avoid CPU bottleneck.

[Aaron_Hundlin]

TLDR at bottom.

Looking at upgrading my GPU for a while now and I can't figure out what kind of performance point my CPU would start bottlenecking at. I'm currently running the MSI GTX 970 Gaming and have just felt it to be a bit lack luster on some more recent titles, as well as running out of VRAM in the middle of a game and all my settings being dropped to medium. All gaming is done at 1080p or lower but looking to upgrade to 1440p soonish.

 

Current build is:

I7 6700

MSI GTX 970

16GB DDR4 2666

 

Mobo is a generic cheap board that I'm gonna make another topic on right forum about a replacement since I can't remember the model and I believe something on it got burned up a few years back when my system shorted out.

 

TLDR: Upgrading GPU from GTX 970 what can I go upto and reasonably not be bottlenecked by my I7 6700, and recommended upgrades on a budget.

[Jae Tee]

The sky is the limit. A CPU like that can benefit with an update, but the higher you go the more performance you'll get. CPU bottlenecking is quite hard today. 

[Escapenz]

Go for whats in your budget say 2060 super / 2070 super. Really shouldn't bottle neck them 

[Aaron_Hundlin]

I was trying to look at sub $350 since I'm going to be replacing my motherboard at the same time and don't want to cheap out on it and honestly ray tracing is not on my list of priorities.

[Aaron_Hundlin]

6 minutes ago, NZgamer said:

What is your budget and country?

Looking for sub $350USD and USA

[keysbeast13]

5 minutes ago, Aaron_Hundlin said:

I was trying to look at sub $350 since I'm going to be replacing my motherboard at the same time and don't want to cheap out on it and honestly ray tracing is not on my list of priorities.

i just up graded to the evga 2060 ko for 329 and it has a 20 mail in rebate your running a gtx 970 that will be a nice jump for you 

[GreyestGoat]

Can grab a 5700 which destroys the 2060 KO for the same price.

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1506617-REG/msi_radeon_rx_5700_mech.html

 

 

[keysbeast13]

6 minutes ago, GreyestGoat said:

Can grab a 5700 which destroys the 2060 KO for the same price.

 

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1506617-REG/msi_radeon_rx_5700_mech.html

but right now the drivers are killing amds gpu i have to many freinds that have taken them out and either sent them back or are sitting on them until the drivers are fixed 

[GreyestGoat]

2 minutes ago, keysbeast13 said:

but right now the drivers are killing amds gpu i have to many freinds that have taken them out and either sent them back or are sitting on them until the drivers are fixed 

Yeah yeah sure you do.

 

No issues at all on my 5700-XT since i bought it along with my entire system 5 weeks back.

 

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