Cpu bottleneck

[Zataichy-Cro]

Hello..I have Intel® Core™ i5-7400 Processor  and i want to buy  gigabite geforce windforce oc 6 GB rtx 2060 ...are they reasonably compatible ( bottleneck)

 

 

 

[Mister Woof]

the 7400 is a bit lightweight. it's essentially the same as today's i3 lineup, but much lower frequency. it will hold you back in many games. You will gain some benefit depending on the game, and depending on what GPU you're coming from, but i'd advise against it at present.

[5x5]

The i5 will limit you as it's slower than modern i3/R3 CPUs. Personally, I'd suggest waiting and upgrading the entire system with a Ryzen 5 3600 and 5600 XT/2060 when you can

[schwellmo92]

6 minutes ago, Mister Woof said:

the 7400 is a bit lightweight. it's essentially the same as today's i3 lineup, but much lower frequency. it will hold you back in many games. You will gain some benefit depending on the game, and depending on what GPU you're coming from, but i'd advise against it at present.

Actualy worse than the i3's coming out next mont because they have hyperthreading

[Zataichy-Cro]

Should i buy a better cpu then,do you have a recommendation for a better one...

tnx for the reply::) 

cpu socet: lga 1151 

[Mister Woof]

5 minutes ago, Zataichy-Cro said:

Should i buy a better cpu then,do you have a recommendation for a better one...

tnx for the reply::) 

cpu socet: lga 1151 

You could potentially get aa 6700k or a 7700k, and depending on the motherboard you might be able to overclock them, but generally they are so expensive on the secondhand market that it's throwing money away on outdated hardware.

 

That said, if you can somehow get either of those for $150 or less (good luck, LOL) they would be worthwhile but I wouldn't do it.

[5x5]

16 minutes ago, Zataichy-Cro said:

Should i buy a better cpu then,do you have a recommendation for a better one...

tnx for the reply::) 

cpu socet: lga 1151 

Your best bet is to sell your board and i5 and invest in a 1600AF/3600 and a B450 Pro4

[Zataichy-Cro]

this is my board: msi b250m pro-vd

[schwellmo92]

21 minutes ago, Zataichy-Cro said:

Should i buy a better cpu then,do you have a recommendation for a better one...

tnx for the reply::) 

cpu socet: lga 1151 

I would just buy the GPU first then upgrade the motherboard and cpu later. As long as you don't want really high frame rates that i5 will be ok for most games.

[Zataichy-Cro]

1 minute ago, schwellmo92 said:

I would just buy the GPU first then upgrade the motherboard and cpu later. As long as you don't want really high frame rates that i5 will be ok for most games.

 Yup..for now this is the cheapest option ...i will do like you said

[Zataichy-Cro]

Thanks everybody for the help and ideas...i will figure something