CPU bottlenecking GPU

[GissumGreve]

Hi guys, I want to build my first gaming rig, mainly for games like Battlefield and a bit of CoD. I'm thinking of putting an intel core i7-4790k in there along with 1 or 2 (depending on economy) asus geforce GTX 970 strix, or 1 or 2 MSI geforce GTX 970. I'm all new with this and therefore afraid of ruining the computer with overclocking. Will the CPU bottleneck the GPU?

 

Btw, if you need other information about the rig to tell if it will be bottlenecked, it will be with 16 gbs of RAM on the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5 motherboard with a 850 watts powersupply.

 

Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.

[yourdad165]

No the CPU will not bottleneck the GPU. Also you will not ruin the computer with overclocking, if you're afraid then get the 4790 rather than the 4790k.

[Archangel1994]

Error 404: Bottleneck not found.

 

Hell just get an I5-4690k and OC that to 4.2/4.3 and you will find no bottleneck whatsoever. Probably no bottleneck on a stock 4690k

[Mixzzz]

4690K is enough for 980 and I dont know but probably also for 980 SLi. Umm... You don't really need a 850w PSU, you can go with 550-600w for single gpu and 750w for dual GPUs.

[OpticFusion]

There is always a bottleneck but in your case you won't see the bottleneck.

p.s. that CPU  won't have any performance issues with that graphics cards.

[Clarkey]

i ran a 780ti oc'd with a stock i5-3570k  for a while and  no bottlenecking with that. So you'll be more than fine. 

[D2ultima]

I'll tell you for sure that a i7-4790K will bottleneck you with 970 SLI... in just about 2 games on the planet. The other few thousand? Not even close. In short, don't worry about it. If you ever run into a bottleneck, then feel free to OC. That's what a K CPU is for right? =D.