Bottlenecking?

[Guest]

So I'm planning a low/mid level build, and I was planning on getting a 7850 and an i3 3220.

But then a friend suggested some places where I could save money and told me to save for a 7950 (Apparently there is a massive performance increase).

So my question is. Would I experience/see the effects of bottlenecking?

Thanks :)

[XiaoPigs]

Your friend is a smart man.

 

As for bottlenecking the i3 would definitely bottleneck a 7950.

 

Might I suggest something like a FX 8150/8350 or an i5-3570k?

 

I would recommend a quad core now a days for gaming despite the fact that people still say games aren't taking advantage of the extra cores.

[TechteamGB]

Hi McMitch! I would say the CPU would bottleneck the GPU, but if you can afford a 7950 then get it as more and more games are using more GPU than CPU therefore meaning you dont need as good a CPU.

 

Bottom line, get the 7950, i3 will do but a 3570k or even 3450 would be a little better.

 

Hope I helped!

 

Andrew

[Guest]

Your friend is a smart man.

 

As for bottlenecking the i3 would definitely bottleneck a 7950.

 

Might I suggest something like a FX 8150/8350 or an i5-3570k?

 

I would recommend a quad core now a days for gaming despite the fact that people still say games aren't taking advantage of the extra cores.

I was going to save up for a 3570k, but my PC at the moment is awful, I just want a decent one.

I might save for one after, it will only be a month or so.

[Guest]

Hi McMitch! I would say the CPU would bottleneck the GPU, but if you can afford a 7950 then get it as more and more games are using more GPU than CPU therefore meaning you dont need as good a CPU.

 

Bottom line, get the 7950, i3 will do but a 3570k or even 3450 would be a little better.

 

Hope I helped!

 

Andrew

Thanks, I will get the i3 for now, then upgrade to a 3570k asap

[TechteamGB]

Thanks, I will get the i3 for now, then upgrade to a 3570k asap

I would agree, but your going to already be spending £100 on a cpu, why not save the extra 50 now instead of paying 250? maybe making 70 if you sell the i3 on ebay or summin? i guess if you then decided you wanted to build a media pc and have your i5 as gaming and keep the i3, get a cheep mobo, hdd, case & psu e.t.c then your good, but otherwise dont spend more than you need to!

 

Andrew

[xToFxREAPER]

I was going to save up for a 3570k, but my PC at the moment is awful, I just want a decent one.

I might save for one after, it will only be a month or so.

techteam is right, buying two cpu's is gonna cost you more in the long run, i did that and now have a second computer that one one uses when i could have waited and spent all that money on my current rig and have something even better

[killerx525]

I would agree, but your going to already be spending £100 on a cpu, why not save the extra 50 now instead of paying 250? maybe making 70 if you sell the i3 on ebay or summin? i guess if you then decided you wanted to build a media pc and have your i5 as gaming and keep the i3, get a cheep mobo, hdd, case & psu e.t.c then your good, but otherwise dont spend more than you need to!

 

Andrew

I wouldn't exactly cheap out the PSU as that is like the backbone of the computer.

[TechteamGB]

I wouldn't exactly cheap out the PSU as that is like the backbone of the computer.

Neither would i, i simply meant there would be nearly no point in buying an i3 simply to upgrade fairly shortly, unless you had a plan to have a media center pc or something..

[WoodenMarker]

If you can get an i5, go for it. The i3 would bottleneck the 7950 but it wouldn't be the difference between playable and slideshow. As long as the i3 has a good gpu to back it up, you'll be fine.