Will i have bottleneck?

[Nucleuz]

Hi yall. I used to have a 9900k and 2080ti. Its a long story but i now only have a 9900k and after using the 2080ti, i realised it is too overkill for me so im intending to get a 1660 super or 1660ti. Will either of these gpus bottleneck my 9900k????? Thanks!

[kamiraasu]

19 minutes ago, Nucleuz said:

Will either of these gpus bottleneck my 9900k

No.. even 2080ti wont turn 9900k in to bottleneck.
You want cpu to be faster in every scenario.
If cpu is slower than gpu needs, then its a problem, because it makes gpu to wait cpu.

So you are gpu bound, not bottlenecked by cpu.

[Tan3l6]

Bottlenecking is a term used too often to describe situation where one component (possibly) restricts the performance of other part(s) in the system.

9900K, as stated before, will not bottleneck 2080Ti.

[Fasauceome]

39 minutes ago, kamiraasu said:

No.. even 2080ti wont turn 9900k in to bottleneck.
You want cpu to be faster in every scenario.
If cpu is slower than gpu needs, then its a problem, because it makes gpu to wait cpu.

So you are gpu bound, not bottlenecked by cpu.

 

26 minutes ago, Tan3l6 said:

Bottlenecking is a term used too often to describe situation where one component (possibly) restricts the performance of other part(s) in the system.

9900K, as stated before, will not bottleneck 2080Ti.

In this case, the term bottleneck would refer to wasted CPU potential. Even though in the purest, most technical sense, one could argue that a CPU can't be a bottleneck, generally that is not agreed upon as the definition of a bottleneck. OP isn't asking about if the 9900K would be bottlenecked by the 2080 ti, OP is asking if the 9900K would be bottlenecked by a 1660 ti.

 

The bottleneck of any system is its weakest point, and if the GPU is the weakest point of a gaming PC, it is the bottleneck. Ergo, if the CPU could be downgraded and performance would not suffer, the GPU, by most people's standards, is the bottleneck. In this particular case, a 9900K would be bottlenecked by the graphics card.

 

Whether or not it's a problem is the other issue, if OP is content not to make up the extra cost by selling/returning the i9 and getting an i7, then the existence of the bottleneck is no issue, but it is a bottleneck.

[Tan3l6]

Yeah, after (thoroughly) reading OP question, yes 9900K will be bottlenecked by 1660 Super/Ti.

9 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

The bottleneck of any system is its weakest point

 

That I would disagree - weak point is something else than bottleneck, though there are very similar, or perhaps my terminology is a bit strict.

Bottleneck is a bit more severe imo than weak point. Alas I see noone talking about "performance weak point".

 

 

 

 

[Fasauceome]

1 minute ago, Tan3l6 said:

That I would disagree - weakpoint is something else than bottleneck, though there are very similar, or perhaps my terminology is a bit strict.

Bottleneck is a bit more severe imo than weakpoint. Alas I see noone talking about "performance weakpoint".

The neck of the bottle is the narrowest, most constricting point. The bottleneck of the PC is the weakest, most constricting point.

 

If the bottleneck and the weak point aren't the same thing, what is the key difference of those terms?

[Tan3l6]

Bottleneck implies that the whole performance is through the bottleneck, in practice it's considered either GPU or CPU..... 

But I guess I'm not going to implement new terminology.

 

Using 9900K with 1660Ti/super would for example use most of its performance potential though.

[kamiraasu]

45 minutes ago, Fasauceome said:

In this case, the term bottleneck would refer to wasted CPU potential

True, its wasted money on that but it wont affect negatively on performance,
so i personally would not use word "bottleneck" with it.
I see nothing wrong if anyone uses that word in that context.
Thats just my preference.

2080ti was mentioned only as example.

This could give some idea if saving more money is desired.
https://www.xtremegaminerd.com/best-cpu-for-gtx-1660-ti/

Definitely valid point Fasauceome.