3060ti cpu?

[Cringe123]

I want to buy a 3060ti soon but I'm a little worried about bottlenecking. I have an i5 8400 2.80GHz and I have looked it up and there is bottlenecking but by how much? Is it worth buying a completely new cpu or should I just get a 20 series card or will it work. I would preferably want 144 fps but 100fps on 1080p is good for me. Thanks for your time.

[Moonzy]

depends on games and fps (144 is do-able on many titles, but not many AAA titles)

 

get the 3060ti first, if it's not performing as you'd like and your cpu is the limiting factor, then you should decide to upgrade it

[Cringe123]

2 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

depends on games and fps (144 is do-able on many titles, but not many AAA titles)

 

get the 3060ti first, if it's not performing as you'd like and your cpu is the limiting factor, then you should decide to upgrade it

The problem is money. I also have to buy a new psu and I don't want to be spending too much on it.

[Moonzy]

Just now, Cringe123 said:

The problem is money. I also have to buy a new psu and I don't want to be spending too much on it.

then the more reason you should test it out first before buying something you potentially don't need

 

a bottleneck will always occur, what matters is if you're getting the performance you want

if yes, then you're fine as is

if not, find out what's limiting you and upgrade that component

[FireAbyss111802]

i have the 3060ti in my system, and i use an i5-10400 and i don't think it bottlenecks.